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LPA , nasa Ilocos: ITCZ nakakaapekto sa Mindanao

Patuloy na magdadala ng mga pag- ulan sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon ang Low Pressure Area (LPA) na dating bagyong “Ambo.” Ayon sa PAGASA, nakatawid na ang l-p-a sa kalupaan ng hilagang Luzon ngunit ang ulap na nahahatak nito ay nananatili sa kanlurang bahagi ng northern at central Luzon. Pati na sa Palawan. Huling namataan ang sama ng panahon sa layong 148 kilometro sa kanluran ng Vigan City Sa Ilocos Sur. Inaasahang mananatili pa rin […]

Sen. Pangilinan, Sen. Recto at Rep. Vilma Santos et al, nanumpa kay Chief Justice Sereno

Tatlong araw bago ang pagsisimula ng Seventeenth Congress. Nanumpa na kay Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ang ilan sa mga nanalong senador at kongresista. Una sa mga nanumpa ay ang nagbabalik na senador na si Kiko Pangilinan na nasa ikawalong pwesto sa 2016 senatorial race. Kasama niya sa oathtaking ang kanyang asawa na si Sharon Cuneta, mga anak at ina. Pinanumpaan din ng punong mahistrado si Congresswoman-Elect Vilma Santos ng lone district ng Lipa, Batangas. […]

The best adventure I had with Nathan Drake in “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End”

By Aimee V. Mendoza Have you been in an expedition this summer? Summer is short but you can make the most out of it. Like what I did. I went to Italy, Scotland, King’s Bay in Madagascar and even in the legendary free colony that was built by pirates and the pirate Captain Avery – Libertalia. I had climbed mountains, had seen breathtaking sceneries, faced near-death jumps on cliffs, rode on a 4×4 off-road on muddy […]

Paris takes Global Earth Hour Capital 2016 title

GLAND, Switzerland – Paris is this year’s Global Earth Hour Capital. WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge recognizes the “City of Light” as a role model for climate action and awards Paris for its ambitious vision and successful engagement with business, civil society and other cities on its journey toward sustainability. Paris hosted last year’s historic global climate summit and has shown strong climate leadership, creating a model for other city governments to replicate. In addition […]

PHL Agriculture policy directions on Agriculture in the context of the ASEAN Community

PHL Agriculture policy directions on Agriculture in the context of the ASEAN Community (Eagle News) — The Philippine agriculture sector is the country’s largest single employer, even as the government looks to the development of other modern industries. It directly employs more than one-quarter of all workers in non-services industries.   More than 11 million Filipinos relied on agriculture for their livelihood in 2013, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. But ironically, despite accounting for […]

Pound sinks but stocks bounce after Brexit vote

  by Danny McCord   HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The pound fell Monday to around 30-year lows but most Asian stock markets rebounded from hefty losses fuelled by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, despite fears of months of uncertainty. Sterling plunged two percent in early Asian trading before paring losses as dealers rushed into safe assets, although Japan’s Nikkei stock index rallied. Britain’s finance minister George Osborne looked to reassure markets, saying the […]

La Niña may aggravate lahar flow in Mt. Bulusan

QUEZON City, Philippines – Provincial authorities in Sorsogon are in full alert as Mount Bulusan continues to exhibit volcanic ability. The local government is preparing for the possibility of the La Niña phenomenon aggravating the lahar flow from the volcano.  (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)

Area Task Force North to guard Philippine interests in West Philippine Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines, together with other government agencies like the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Marines, Philippine National Police, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Interior and Local Governments and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, formed the group known as the Area Task Force North in order to safeguard national interests in the West Philippine Sea. Specifically, the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces […]

Authorities closely monitoring West Phl Sea after China’s rocket launch

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang said authorities are keeping a close watch on activities in the West Philippine Sea. Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Operations Office said the safety of the public is the government’s main concern as he noted the recent warning issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP on Saturday alerted aircraft pilots because of China’s rocket launch on Hainan Island. CAAP’s Notice to Airmen […]

Marcos to file electoral protest

QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., will file his electoral protest to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal tomorrow, June 28 after gathering sufficient evidence regarding the alleged anomaly in the May 9 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)

China’s re-entry module of Long March-7 lands on Inner Mongolia region

  (Courtesy CCTV) — The scaled-down version of the re-entry module of the Long March-7 carrier rocket landed on Sunday afternoon in a desert in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, close to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. China blasted off its new generation carrier rocket Long March-7 from the Wenchang space launch center in south China’s Hainan province on Saturday. The re-entry module took a fresh new way to return by swirling slowly at a […]

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, not afraid of impeachment

QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said that he is not afraid of impeachment in a speech made in front of Davao City Hall employees. In the same speech, he said that he has a promise to the Filipino people and that he will do everything to implement policies that will maintain peace and order. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Edrian Acla)