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CAUAYAN, Isabela (Eagle News) — Isa ang SCAN International sa unang tumugon sa clearing operation sa mga kalsadang naharangan ng mga bumagsak na punong kahoy dahil sa bagyong Lawin. Gamit ang itak, manu-manong tinaga ng mga miyembro ng SCAN mula sa Cauayan City ang naglalakihang sanga na nakaharang sa mga kalsada ng Naguillan, lalawigan ng Isabela. Sa pangunguna ng Tagapangasiwa ng Distrito ng Isabela East na si Kapatid na Bernard Gonzales katuwang ang pangulo ng SCAN […]
by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on Friday, if the “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian army’s Russian-backed assault on the city holds. Despite a drop in violence after the truce took effect on Thursday there was little sign civilians were heeding calls to leave, and Russia accused rebels of preventing civilians from fleeing the east of the city. Meanwhile NATO chief […]
EXPECT the return of brisk Chinese tourist arrivals in the country, after China lifted all travel advisories to the Philippines which previously discouraged its citizens from coming the country. The announcement on the lifting of the travel advisories was made by Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, amid the four-day state visit of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to China which saw the two leaders cementing their brotherly […]
Reuters — Fans of the X-Men film franchise have a new Wolverine movie to look forward to in 2017, according to a teaser trailer release on Thursday (October 20). Simply titled “Logan,” the latest installment of the globally successful film franchise sees Australian actor Hugh Jackman return as the Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine, but this time he is older and his healing abilities have diminished, seemingly in line with the current Marvel Comics where Wolverine […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 21 – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has reported the outage of the following North Luzon transmission lines, affecting the provinces of La Union, Isabela, Cagayan, Abra, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte Sur, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino. Bauang-San Fernando 69kV line Customer/s affected: LUECO Date/time of outage: 20-Oct/ 3:26AM Date/time of restored: 20-Oct/ 8:31AM Bauang-Naguilian 69kV line Customer/s affected: LUELCO Date/time of outage: 19-Oct/ 8:47PM San Esteban- Bangued 69 kV line Customer/s […]
(Reuters) — A western lowland gorilla, part of a critically endangered species, was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, zoo officials announced Thursday (October 20). The female, weighing about four pounds, is the second offspring for mother Kokomo and father Winston. It’s the sixth birth overall for Kokomo. “The baby was born overnight, and the keepers found her in her mother’s arms when they came in (Wednesday) morning,” said San Diego lead […]
AURORA, Isabela (Eagle News) — Sa pananalasa ng Bagyong Lawin ay nakapaminsala ito ng tirahan, pangkabuhayan at maging ang suplay ng kuryente sa lalawigan ng Isabela. Ayon sa ISELCO posibleng aabot pa ng isang linggo bago maibalik ang suplay ng kuryente dahil sa dami ng mga poste ng kuryente na natumba. Sa kasalukuyan ay abala pa rin ang lahat sa clearing operation sa pangunguna ng mga kawani ng gobyerno. April Valdez – EBC Correspondent, Aurora, Isabela
A “BAFFLED” United States said it would seek an explanation from the Philippines for President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that it was separating from the US, saying this was at odds with the two countries’ close relationship. US State Department spokesman John Kirby said they were “obviously aware of (Duterte’s) rhetoric” and that this was “inexplicably at odds with the very close relationship that we have with the Filipino people, as well as the government […]
by Danny KEMP BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders backed down Friday from an explicit threat of sanctions against Russia over the bombing of Aleppo but warned that they would consider “all available options” if atrocities in Syria continue. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi demanded that any mention of possible punitive measures against Moscow over the Syrian carnage should be removed from a statement issued after a summit in Brussels. The climbdown underscored the deep […]
by Thomas URBAIN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Straying from his normal vitriolic skewering of the status quo, Michael Moore’s latest documentary “Michael Moore in TrumpLand” is less of an attack on Donald Trump than an ode to Democrat Hillary Clinton. The award-winning provocateur unveiled the surprise film just three weeks before the US election, and he told journalists he made it in just 12 days. “I wanted to do something subversive here, something […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city went into lockdown for Typhoon Haima, which has killed at least eight people in the Philippines. Flights were cancelled, roads were clear of cars and pavements empty, with schools and offices shut as the storm loomed southeast of Hong Kong. Trading on the city’s stock exchange was postponed and was unlikely to resume Friday. At 8:00 am […]
