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DAVAO, Philippines | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he would not sever his nation’s alliance with the United States, as he clarified his announcement that he planned to “separate”. “It’s not severance of ties. Severance is to cut diplomatic relations. I can not do that. Why? It’s in the best interests of my country that I don’t do that,” Duterte told reporters in his hometown of Davao after returning from […]
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines (Reuters) — Residents in the northern Philippines returned to their homes on Friday (October 21) after typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to hit the country in three years, left a trail of destruction that killed at least 12 people. Haima barrelled through the northern provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Ilocos on Wednesday (October 19) night, damaging houses, cutting power and displacing thousands of people. A day after the typhoon has passed, some […]
GUANGDONG, China (CCTV) — Huge waves of more than 10-meters tall lashed the wharf in Shanwei, Guangdong Province of south China, as Haima, the 22nd typhoon of the year, landed on Friday afternoon. Live video footage shows the scene like that in a disaster film, when titan cranes at the wharf were smashed and shaken by the monstrous waves. Meanwhile, in Huizhou Prefecture, local authorities have ordered the closure of all scenic spots, evacuated tourists to […]
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pormal ng na-i-turn over nitong Biyernes, October 21 sa Baybay City Senior National High School ang isang 2-storey school building na mayroon 12 silid aralan. Bahagi ito ng kabuuang proyekto na 2 gusaling na may kabuuang halaga na Php 28,737,029.18 mula sa pondo ng DPWH CY 2016 Regular Infra na kung saan ang 5th Leyte District Engineering Office ang implementing agency ng nasabing proyekto. Labis itong ikinagalak ng mga mag-aaral, magulang […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Dinagsa ng mga Ormocanon noong Huwebes ng gabi, October 20 ang kanilang isinagawang malaking celebration sa kanilang ika-69 Charter Day. Sinimulan ang aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng magarang fireworks display na umabot ng halos anim na minuto. Isinagawa nila ito sa City Plaza Quadrangle. Pagkatapos ng fireworks display ay nagkaroon ng mini concert ang AEGIS na dinayo ng kanilang fans na galing pa sa iba’t ibang ng lugar ng Ormoc. Nagsagawa din ng cultural […]
DINGALAN, Aurora (Eagle News) – Ang mga opisyal ng Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Dingalan, Aurora katuwang ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ay muling nag-ikot sa mga barangay at namahagi ng relief goods sa mga mamamayan. Samantala, bago nagsibalik sa kani-kanilang tahanan ang mga nasa evacuation center ay pinakain muna ang evacuees ng lugaw. Ayon sa mga opisyal ay zero casualty sa buong bayan ng Dingalan dahil naging handa at listo ang mga […]
(Eagle News) – “It was pure insanity.” That was how the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process condemned the recent violent dispersal done by members of the Manila Police District on rallyists in front of the United States Embassy on Wednesday, October 19. In a statement issued by the OPAPP on Friday, October 21, it said it was “shocked and appalled with the violent manner the protesters were dispersed at the […]
MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 113 houses were damaged by Lawin in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), including six houses that were totally damaged and 107 others that were partially damaged. The agency also said that 65 barangays were flooded with waters reaching a level of up to three feet in Pangasinan and Pampanga while Regions I, III, Calabarzon, and the whole of CAR are experiencing brownouts […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinatayang 16,000 manggagawa na ang na-regular sa trabaho sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang inihayag ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III bilang bahagi ng pangako ng administrasyon na wakasan na ang contractualization o end of contract na mas kilala bilang “ENDO.” Ayon kay Bello, ang regularisasyon ng 16,000 workers ay kumakatawan sa 10 hanggang 15 porsyento ng kabuuang bilang ng mga irregular worker. Isa rin aniya […]
By Anthony V. Rinna, Analyst on Russian foreign policy, Sino-NK (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — Less than six months into his tenure as President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has embarked on what even he considers to be risky foreign policy moves. In September 2016, he declared that he is about to ‘cross the Rubicon’ in the Philippines’ relationship with the United States. The ‘crossing’ Duterte refers to is his plan to enhance the Philippines’ […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanguna ang isla ng Boracay habang pumangalawa naman ang Palawan sa listahan ng World’s 20 Best Islands ng International Traveler’s Magazine na Conde Nast Traveler. Ang Cebu naman ay nasa ika lima sa listahan ng World’s Best Islands ng nasabing magazine. Noong nakaraang taon, pang labing siyam (19) sa listahan ang Cebu habang panglabing siyam naman ang Boracay at number 1 ang Palawan. Pinuri ng nasabing magazine ang Boracay dahil […]
BONTOC, Mt. Province (Eagle News) — Nananatili paring isolated ang Bontoc, Mt. Province dahil sa mga nasirang tulay at mga pagguho ng lupa. Wala pa ring suplay ng kuryente hanggang ngayon sa probinsya.
