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Gamit ang thermal scanner nakadetect ang mga rescuer ng heartbeat sa ilalim ng gumuhong lupa sa Barangay Tinaan, lungsod ng Naga, Cebu. Ang thermal scanner o infrared camera, ay isang kagamitan na may kakayahang maka-detect ng heartbeat ng isang tao sa ilalim ng gumuhong lupa. Nabuhayan naman ng loob ang mga rescuer nang may ma-detect pa silang heartbeat at umaasa silang mahuhukay pa nila ito nang buhay. Base sa pinakahuling datos, umakyat na sa 39 […]
(Eagle News) — The local government of Itogon, Benguet has implement forced evacuation of its residents near the site of a landslide that killed more than 50 people due to Typhoon Ompong, as another typhoon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Even though typhoon Paeng has no direct effect yet in any part of the country, Itogon mayor Victorio Palangdan enforced evacuation of residents near the landslide sites to make sure there will be […]
(Eagle News) — The damage brought by Typhoon Ompong in the country’s agriculture and infrastructure has reached to more than P18.8 billion after it hit the country a week ago, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday, September 24. For agriculture alone, the damage to crops and livestock reached more than P14.3 billion in Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Bicol region, and the […]
(Eagle News)—-Over 300 policemen have been sacked after they tested positive for shabu, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said on Monday, Sept. 25. According to Albayalde, 349 police officers were dismissed from the service because of this from January 2016 to September 2018. “There will be no second chances” if a policeman tests positive for illegal substances, Albayalde, a known disciplinarian, said.
by Heather Scott with Ryan McMorrow in Beijing Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese imports took effect on Monday, escalating a trade war between the world’s top two economies that is clouding the global outlookM The latest volley against Beijing brings the amount of goods hit by duties to more than $250 billion, covering roughly half of Chinese exports to the United States, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Sept. 25, allayed fears President Rodrigo Duterte was sick, saying he underwent colonoscopy and endoscopy as part of “routine.” “To him it was so routine na he had no qualms telling everyone, the whole world that he he had it. I think human nature naman ‘yan. It was no big deal to disclose it,” Roque said in a press briefing. According to Roque, if the President were seriously ill, he […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered Grab agreed to buy US firm Uber’s ride-hailing and food business in Southeast Asia in March, ending a bruising battle between the companies. In return, Uber received a 27.5 percent stake in Grab. However the deal came under scrutiny […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Office of the Solicitor General has asked two branches of the Makati Regional Trial Court to dismiss Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s petition challenging Proclamation No. 572, and issue a warrant against him. According to the comment filed by the OSG before branches 150 and 148, where Trillanes had been charged with coup d’etat and rebellion charges for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007, […]
(Eagle News)–The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 7 never said the area where a landslide occurred and killed over 40 people was landslide-prone in the first place. In a radio interview, Naga City, Cebu Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong said the MGB office even issued a “clearance na the company can proceed with quarry activities because okay lang ‘yung area.” “In the history of Naga, ‘yung area in Sindulan, ‘yung ground zero, wala namang landslide,” Chiong […]
(Eagle News)—Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, Sept. 24, welcomed the recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the government’s war on drugs. According to Albayalde, the “acknowledgment of the successful campaign against this 21st century scourge will serve to inspire and challenge us even more to wage the campaign further along with the built-in safeguards to maintain its good intentions sans irregularity or abuse.” Albayalde […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s latest round of punitive tariffs on China took effect on Monday, adding $200 billion in Chinese imports to the escalating trade war that is clouding the global economic horizon. The new attack on Beijing brings the amount of goods hit by duties to more than $250 billion, roughly half of Chinese exports to the United States. Beijing said it would strike back with duties on $60 billion […]
Langkat, Indonesia (AFP)- Indonesian palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack, but the threat is not from insects or hungry orangutans eating his prized crop. Half a world away, the European Parliament is moving to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels, while British grocer Iceland has announced it will stop using the commodity over concerns that it causes widespread environmental destruction. Losing the key European market worries small farmers like Surbakti and […]
