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Filipino fishermen pin hopes on Duterte China visit
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea has all but wrecked the livelihoods of these Filipino fishermen. The Philippines won an international court ruling in its favor over who owns the Scarborough Shoal. China’s rejected that ruling and has stopped the Filipino fishermen entering the waters in and around the Shoal since 2012. Now they’re hoping their president’s impending visit to China will restore their […]
Philippine leader open to war games with China, Russia
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the United States. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast Monday with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television ahead of a four-day visit to Beijing, which begins on Tuesday and is aimed at improving ties that soured over competing claims in the resource-rich […]
Daan-daang tanim na marijuana, nadiskubre sa Bohol
Apat na raang tanim na marijuana ang nadiskubre ng kapulisang sa Barangay San Pascual, Ubay, Bohol. Na mariin namang itinanggi ng nagmamay-ari ng nasabing lupain na sa kanila ang nadiskubreng marijuana.
Bagyong “Karen” nagdulot ng malawakang brown-out sa Tarlac
Dahil sa bagyong “Karen”, kawalan ng kuryente ang naranasan ng mga residente ng Tarlac habang binabayo ng malakas na hangin. Bagamat nakalabas na ng bansa ang nasabing bagyo ay nag-aalala naman ang mga magsasaka dahil sa isa pang papasok na bagyo sa bansa na maaring makasira sa kanilang pananim.
Blood Donation activity isinagawa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Oriental Mindoro
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) sa probinsya ng Oriental Mindoro ang blood donation activity na isinagawa sa Gymnasium ng Bucayao, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro sa pakikipagtulungan ng Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital. Ang kabuuang bilang ng nai-donate na blood bags ay 71. Ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo na lumahok sa nasabing aktibidad ay nagmula pa sa iba’t-ibang bayan ng Oriental Mindoro na bagama’t […]
10 kandidata ng Miss Earth 2016, dumalaw sa Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao Del Norte
SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) — Dumalaw sa bayan ng Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao Del Norte ang sampung kandidata ng Miss Earth 2016 dakong 2:00 ng hapon noong Linggo, Oktubre 16, 2016. Ang mga kadidata na dumalaw sa Lanao Del Norte ay mula sa mga bansang: Slovenia New Zealand Maldova Nepal Lebanon Italy Cyprus Mauritius Sri Lanka Palestine. Mainit naman silang tinanggap ng mga mamayan sa nasabing Probinsiya. Tumuloy din ang delegado sa Pikalawag […]
Full implementation of “No Window Hour” policy begins
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (IACT) on Monday started its full implementation of “No Window Hour” policy in Metro Manila. The areas covered by the new policy are: Alabang-Zapote Road, C-5 Road from SLEX up to the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Luzon Flyover, EDSA, Mandaluyong City, Makati City as well as Las Piñas City and Roxas Boulevard.
“Karen” now outside PAR, but another typhoon, “Lawin” to enter this afternoon
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Karen, international name Sarika, has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but another strong typhoon is forecast to enter the country today, Monday, October 17. According to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, typhoon Karen is already outside PAR as of 4:30 a.m.. But another strong typhoon outside the PAR with an international name “Haima” is expected to enter the country this Monday afternoon. Once it enters the […]
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits northwest China: USGS
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. The quake was 32 kilometres (20 miles) deep, USGS said, with its epicentre in a sparsely-populated area of Yushu prefecture. There was a “low likelihood of casualties and damage”, it said. Yushu was the scene of a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in April 2010 that left nearly 2,700 people dead […]
Vietnam floods kill 25 as new typhoon approaches
HANOI, Vietnam | AFP | — Severe flooding in central Vietnam has killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said Monday, as the country braced for further destruction with a typhoon barrelling closer. Images from flood-hit provinces showed houses almost completely submerged and people paddling down waterlogged streets following heavy rain that started last week. Four people are still missing after the deluge, which destroyed or damaged more than 240,000 […]
