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Malakas na bugso ng hangin at manaka-nakang pag-ambon nararanasan pa rin sa San Mateo, Isabela

SAN MATEO, Isabela (Eagle News) – Sa pananalasa ng bagyong Lawin Miyerkules pa lamang ng gabi ay inilikas na ang ilang mga pamilya at mga indibidwal na ang tirahan ay malapit sa mga ilog at apektado ng nasabing bagyo . Ayon sa tala ng MDRRMO, ang bilang ng mga evacuees sa iba’t-ibang evacuation center ay ang sumusunod: 45 pamilya at 150 indibidwal ang evacuees sa Livelihood Training Center ng San Mateo 30 pamilya sa Barangay San […]

Tulong sa mga nasalanta, inihatid na ng DSWD

AURORA, Isabela (Eagle News) – Ayon kay Ginang Minerva Valdez, head ng DSWD ng Aurora, Isabela mahigit sa 1,684 katao ang na rescue ng mga kapulisan at mahigit limang daang pamilya naman mula sa mga low lying areas ng naturang bayan. Sa kasalukuyan nagbibigay na ng tulong ang kawani ng lokal na Pamahalaan ng Aurora sa mga residente sa pangunguna ng DSWD. Maraming bata, matatanda ang nasagip ng rescue team sa pagbabadayang pagtaas ng ilog sa kanilang […]

Typhoon Lawin slightly weakens; Cagayan, 9 other areas placed under storm signal no. 4

  (Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin has “slightly weakened” early dawn Thursday (October 20) while traversing Apayao province, with its maximum sustained winds down to 215 kilometers per hour from the previous 225 kph, and gusts of 285 kph from the previous 315 kph. According to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, although typhoon Lawin has weakened, it is still a destructive typhoon. It will exit via Ilocos Norte at around 8 to 10 this morning. […]

Duterte says S.China Sea arbitration to take “back seat” in China talks

  (Reuters) — The South China Sea arbitration case will “take the back seat” during talks with China, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday (October 19) in Beijing. Duterte said he would wait for the Chinese to bring up the dispute rather than doing so himself. Duterte arrived in Beijing on Tuesday (October 18) with at least 200 top business people to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance, amid […]

Clinton, Trump go all-in with last debate in Vegas

  by Michael Mathes with Ivan Couronne in Washington LAS VEGAS, United States | AFP | — Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump face off for their last presidential debate Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiraling downward in the polls amid allegations of sexual misconduct and wild charges of a “rigged” US election. With just 20 days before Americans cast ballots November 8, polls showed Clinton widening her lead over the provocative billionaire. The […]

“Lawin” makes landfall in Cagayan, to exit via Ilocos Norte this morning

  (Eagle News) — Packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 315 kph, Super Typhoon Lawin has made landfall over Penablanca, Cagayan and is traversing Apayao province. As of 1 a.m., Thursday, October 20, the eye of typhoon Lawin was located in the vicinity of Solana, Cagayan. It made landfall in Cagayan around 11 p.m. Wednesday night (October 19) It is expected to exit the landmass via Ilocos […]

Will US be a clean energy or fossil fuel super power?

The first off-shore wind farm in the US is set to start generating power in November, exactly eight years after Barack Obama was elected pledging to fight climate change. It’s a symbolic milestone in the move towards clean energy which Hillary Clinton also supports, but if Donald Trump is elected the focus will be on fossil fuels. https://youtu.be/wXeIqPT6vao