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by Sébastien DUVAL / with Leila Macor in Columbia, South Carolina Agence France-Presse WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dangerous Hurricane Florence edged closer Thursday to delivering a powerful blow to the east coast of the United States, with forecasters warning of life-threatening rainfall and flooding even as it weakened to a Category 2 storm. As day broke for millions of jittery Americans in the monster storm’s path, rain from the Florence’s outer bands approached the […]
by Mynardo Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, prompting thousands to evacuate ahead of its heavy rains and fierce winds that are set to strike at the weekend before moving on to China. Typhoon Mangkhut, which has already blasted through the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, is speeding across the Pacific with winds that can gust as high as 255 kilometres (160 miles) […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Region 1 is now preparing for Typhoon Mangkhut or locally known as Typhoon Ompong. (Photos courtesy of PRO 1)
(Eagle News) — Local officials from Batac, Ilocos Norte are repacking relief goods in preparations for the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong.
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 13, said he would try to leave the Senate building “quietly.” “Susubukan ko mamayang lumabas. We will do it quietly para we’ll see,” Trillanes said. Trillanes had been sleeping overnight in the Upper House since news of the issuance of Proclamation No. 572 broke last week. The proclamation, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, declared the amnesty granted to Trillanes for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace on Thursday, Sept. 13, shrugged off Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s remark President Rodrigo Duterte could face an impeachment complaint for his revelation a foreign country supplied him with proof there was a conspiracy to oust him as president. ‘Yung kasama niya na laging nagfa-file ng impeachment complaint, wala naman nangyayari..So let him file another impeachment complaint. Wala rin namang mangyayari diyan kasi wala naman talagang saysay,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. […]
(Eagle News) — Sixteen people have so far been evacuated ahead of Typhoon Ompong’s forecast landfall in the northern tip of Cagayan on Saturday, Sept. 15, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. According to Edgar Posadas, NDRRMC spokesperson, the four families from Rizal, Kalinga were evacuated to Tabuc, Kalinga. “As of 6 a.m. ito, so madadagdagan pa ito,” he said. So far, he said the NDDRMC and its regional councils were already […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse CUPERTINO, United States (AFP) — Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiograms and detects falls. The California tech giant said it would begin selling its 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max later this month, keeping the starting price of the company’s top-end model at $999 but bumping the […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm warning has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other nearby provinces. In an advisory issued at 1:21 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds were expected over the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Nueva Ecija and Cavite within the next two hours. So far, PAGASA said the same conditions were being experienced in Tuy, Balayan and Calaca in Batangas; and […]
(Eagle News)– Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday, Sept. 13, said it will take a year before Boracay is completely rehabilitated. Speaking before the hearing on the Tourism department’s proposed P3.39-billion budget for 2019, Puyat said although there would be a soft opening of the island on Oct. 26, this covered only Phase 1 of the rehabilitation, which includes the construction of major roads. She said Phase 2 will have hopefully been completed by April 2019, […]
(Eagle News) – Disaster and weather officials warned the public of typhoon Ompong’s strong winds and rains that will affect mostly Northern Luzon, including storm surges that will endanger coastal areas. In a press briefing, officials of the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Ompong has a very wide diameter at 900 kilometers which is why it could continue to feed from the seas it is covering and further gain strength. This diameter is even […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will lead a command conference on Typhoon “Ompong” on Thursday, Sept. 14. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the command conference will be held at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City at 3 p.m. “Ompong” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday, Sept. 12, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to raise a Storm Signal Number One […]
