(Eagle News) — Video footage on the landfall of Typhoon Rosita in the province of Isabela on Tuesday, October 30. (Video courtesy of Eagle News Isabela Bureau Lanie Romero)
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Asian markets mostly down, trade war fears back in headlines
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday with Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks sinking following a report that the White House is preparing to impose tariffs on all its Chinese imports, throwing the trade war back into the spotlight. The story added to skittishness across trading floors, where investors are already fretting over a number of issues including geopolitical tensions, rising US interest rates, slowing growth, Brexit and Italy’s budget standoff with […]
More body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet
by Dessy SAGITA Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago, crashed into the Java Sea moments after it had asked to return to Jakarta on Monday. Flight […]
Mahigit 12,000 nasa evacuation centers ng Isabela dahil sa bagyong Rosita
(Eagle News) — Nasa 3,971 pamilya o 12,748 total evacuees na ang nasa iba’t ibang evacuation centers sa buong lalawigan ng Isabela matapos ang naging pag landfall ng bagyong Rosita sa lalawigan. Ito ay ayon sa impormasyon na ipinadala ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Isabela bandang 11 ng umaga nitong Martes, Oktubre 30. Sa ngayon ay nakatuon na ang atensyon ng local government units sa pagbibigay ng mga makakain sa mga nasa evacuation centers. Bagamat nakaalis […]
Malaking bahagi ng Pangasinan nakararanas ng kawalan ng suplay ng kuryente
(Eagle News) — Nakararanas ngayon ng kawalan ng suplay ng kuryente ang malaking bahagi ng lalawigan ng Pangasinan. Ayon kay Ernest Vidal, press relation officer ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ng northern Luzon, nakararanas ng black out ngayon ang mga power consumer ng CENPELCO sa mga bayan ng Lingayen, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Binmaley, San Carlos City, Malasiqui at Basista. Ito ay matapos bumigay ang Malasiqui-Labrador 69 kilo volt line. Ayon kay […]
Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) heading towards Benguet, to exit landmass this afternoon
(Eagle News) — After making landfall in Isabela early this morning, Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) is in the vicinity of of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya and is heading towards Benguet. Seven provinces in Luzon were still under signal number 3. They are Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Pangasinan and La Union. Twelve more areas in Luzon were under signal number 2: Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, […]
Klase sa lahat ng antas sa Pangasinan sa Oct. 30-31 sinuspende na ng pamahalaang panlalawigan
(Eagle News) — Sinuspende na ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Pangasinan ang klase sa lahat ng antas ngayong araw hanggang bukas dahil sa Bagyong Rosita. Sa inilabas na memorandum order ng provincial government ay ipinag-utos sa mga Pangasinanse ang maagang paghahanda sa posibleng hagupulit ng bagyo sa lalawigan upang tiyakin ang kaligtasan ng mga mag-aaral. Maliban sa suspension ng klase sa lahat ng antas sa pribado at pampublikong paaralan ay sinuspende rin ang trabaho sa local […]
Thompson breaks three-point record as Warriors gore Bulls
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored a record-breaking 14 three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors maintained their blistering start to the season with a 149-124 demolition of the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Thompson broke teammate Stephen Curry’s NBA record for most three-point field goals in a single game of 13 when he nailed his 14th three of the night midway through the third quarter at the United Center. The 28-year-old Thompson — who […]
President Duterte holds closed-door meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had a closed-door meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on Monday, Oct. 29. The President met the Chinese Foreign Minister who paid him a courtesy call in Davao City to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting last for more than an hour. In his remarks, President Duterte […]
Saudi offers Yemen fuel aid as economy sags
ADEN, Yemen (AFP) — A Saudi oil tanker carrying the first batch of petroleum products worth $60 million arrived at Yemen’s Aden port Monday, to help power electricity stations and prop up the war-torn country’s sagging economy, officials said. The aid, meant to ease crippling power cuts, marks the latest economic assistance offered by the kingdom as Yemen –- already on the brink of famine — reels from an economic downturn that has left many […]
OPM legend Rico Puno passes away at 65
(Eagle News) — Filipino singer and OPM legend Rico Puno passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, at the age of 65. Puno underwent open heart surgery in 2015, and underwent angioplasty in December last year. His sister-in-law, Anna Puno, expressed her grief in an Instagram post. “Numbed with grief, I would like to call on all entertainers in the OPM Industry as well as his worldwide fans to stop for a moment and say a […]
Air pollution kills 600,000 children each year: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization warned Monday. Data from the UN health body shows that every day, 93 percent of children under the age of 15 — a full 1.8 billion youngsters, including 630 million under the age of five — breath dangerously polluted air. This has tragic consequences: In 2016 alone, some […]
