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WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — Emergency crews in North Carolina scrambled Friday to rescue hundreds of people stranded in their homes by flood waters unleashed by Hurricane Florence. The drama was unfolding in the riverfront town of New Bern, which was hit by a huge storm surge as the sprawling Category 1 hurricane came close to making landfall. Video footage showed parking lots in New Bern turned into shallow lakes of dirty gray water as […]
(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission has announced the postponement of the Physicians Licensure Examination originally scheduled from Sept. 15 to 16. In an advisory, the PRC said the postponement was “in consideration of the latest forecast” of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services on typhoon “Ompong” and “its expected impact especially (on) Baguio, one of the venues of the test. Apart from Baguio, the test should have been held in Manila, Cebu and Davao. “PLE shall […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Saturday, Sept. 15, have been suspended in some parts of the country in anticipation of the inclement weather brought about by “Ompong.” Below is a list: Apayao — all levels (public and private) Batangas — all levels (public and private) Ilocos Norte– all levels (public and private) Laguna — all levels (public and private) La Union Bauang — all levels (public and private) Caba — all levels (public and private) […]
(Eagle News)– Signal No. 4 has been hoisted over Cagayan and northern Isabela, as “Ompong” moves closer to the area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said late Friday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 4 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 340 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. “Ompong” is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers […]
Ni Emeldinand Motas Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Naka-full alert na ang mga kapulisan sa pagdating ng bagyong “Ompong” sa Cordillera. Nakahanda na rin ang mga rescue equipment na gagamitin kung sakaling magkaroon ng sakuna. Samantala, itinaas na sa typhoon signal # 3 ang ibang lalawigan sa Region 2 at Cordillera, ngunit nananatili sa typhoon signal # 2 ang lalawigan ng Benguet kasama ang siyudad ng Baguio. Patuloy naman ang isinasagawang pagpapaalaala ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — The monthly meeting of President Rodrigo Duterte with his security officials on Friday, Sept. 14, was canceled in light of preparations for Typhoon “Ompong.” The meeting with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, where peace and order issues are usually discussed, was slated at 4 p.m. “Instead the [inter-agency] National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was convened (on Thursday),” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The Philippine Atmospheric […]
(Eagle News) — Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Culung, Tuao in Cagayan province. (Photos and Videos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Manny Dela Cruz)
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea launched its first-ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North. The $700 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years. It represented a “leap forward in the country’s” defense industry, President Moon Jae-in told a launch ceremony […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post newspaper, warned Thursday that President Donald Trump’s attacks on media are dangerous for the country. Bezos, during a question-answer session at a dinner hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, said Trump’s attacks risk eroding protections and social norms important for democracy. “It’s dangerous to demonize the media,” Bezos said. “It’s dangerous to call the media lowlifes. It’s dangerous […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, officials said, amid rising international concern over a looming Syrian government assault on a rebel-held province bordering Turkey. “President Erdogan will meet with Mr Putin on Monday,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a televised press conference on Friday. The meeting will take place in the Russian resort city of Sochi, a senior Turkish official told AFP. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hailed China as a “big sister” as he prepared to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday, hoping to broker economic deals for his crisis-hit country. Maduro declared after landing in Beijing overnight that he came with “great expectations” to further deepen strategic ties with Venezuela’s key creditor. The leftist leader said his visit would give a “big push” to energy investments, trade and the “successful financial […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ompong” slightly accelerated on Friday afternoon, as it continued to threaten the Isabela-Cagayan area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as of 1 p.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 470 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers per hour. PAGASA said the typhoon was moving west northwest, at […]
