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(Eagle News)–Over 300 rockfall events were monitored in Mayon in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in its Mayon update that apart from the 303 rockfall events, also monitored were eight volcanic earthquakes, one lava collapse pyroclastic density current event. One repetitive pulse tremor was also recorded since July 3 at 3:47 p.m. until 12 p.m. of July 7. Lava flow reaching 2.8 kilometers and 1.3 kilometers long was […]
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga and Davao Region, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, […]
(Eagle News) — The employment rate in the country was pegged at 95.7% in May, a 0.2 percent increase from the employment rate reported the month before. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the 95.7% translates to 48.26 million people employed. The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) was registered at 65.3 percent in May, also higher than the reported LFPR in April 2023, at 65.1%. The top five sub-sectors with the highest year-on-year increase in […]
By Aymeric VINCENOT in Addis Ababa, with Joris FIORITI in Paris ADDIS ABABA, July 7, 2023 (AFP) – Kubik is proud of its pioneering, climate-friendly technology that recycles one of the world’s environmental curses — plastic waste — into construction blocks. But for the award-winning Ethiopian startup to achieve liftoff has been no easy task. It has had to fight tooth and nail to raise funds, says its youthful boss. Kubik takes in bundles of […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Friday, July 7, signed the New Agrarian Emancipation Act. Under Republic Act No. 11953, the amortization of principal payments, interest and penalties on land tilled by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) are condoned and written off by the government. Agrarian reform laws require ARBs to pay for the land in annual installments with six percent interest for a maximum period of 30 years. RA 11953 will benefit 610,054 agrarian reform […]
PARIS, July 6, 2023 (AFP) – UNESCO on Thursday condemned the bombing of a historic building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv and expressed “its sincere condolences” to the families of five victims. “This attack, the first to take place in an area protected by the World Heritage Convention since the outbreak of the war on 24 February 2022, is a violation of this Convention,” the UN cultural agency said. UNESCO added that the […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to hold talks with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday on the latest leg of a tour to push Ukraine’s bid to join NATO and secure more weapons from allies. The talks in Istanbul come on the eve of the 500th day since Russia’s invasion, with Zelensky admitting a long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive was progressing slowly. “But nevertheless, we are advancing, not retreating, like Russians,” Zelensky […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s customs authority on Friday said it would ban food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over Tokyo’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean. Japan’s planned, decades-long discharge of accumulated water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear facility has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as meeting global standards. The release is expected to begin this summer but is opposed by some regional neighbours, with Beijing vocally […]
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2023 (AFP) – Las Vegas police said Thursday they had investigated an incident between French NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama’s security and pop star Britney Spears, who said she had been hit in the face. Wembanyama is in Las Vegas ahead of his first game in the NBA Summer League against Charlotte on Friday and was heading to a restaurant when he was spotted by fans — and Spears. Media reports […]
By Rebecca BRYAN Agence France-Presse EUGENE, United States (AFP) — US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson launched her latest bid for a first World Championships berth in style Thursday, clocking a world leading 10.71sec to lead the 100m heats at the US athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon. Richardson delivered a personal best to continue her strong start to a season highlighted by the World Championships in Budapest in August. Richardson clocked a 10.76sec at the Doha […]
Eastern sections of Visayas, Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The southern portion of Palawan, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]
By Andy SCOTT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The first-ever 32-team Women’s World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand on July 20, with the United States aiming to win a third consecutive title in a landmark month for the women’s game. It has been a rapid expansion for a tournament that featured just 16 teams in 2011 in Germany and 24 sides in France four years ago, when the USA retained the trophy. […]
