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by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse Japan’s weather agency warned Saturday of “unprecedented” risks from a “very dangerous” typhoon heading towards the southern Kyushu island, urging residents to take shelter ahead of the storm. Typhoon Nanmadol was producing gusts of up to 270 kilometres (167 miles) an hour and classed as a “violent” storm, the agency’s top level, on Saturday. By late afternoon it was approaching the remote Minami Daito island, 400 kilometres east […]
HANOI. Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnamese authorities have arrested the owner of a karaoke bar where a fire killed 32 people earlier this month, police said Saturday. The blaze ripped through a three-storey entertainment venue nine days ago in a dense residential neighbourhood of Thuan An city, north of commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City. It trapped customers and staff as smoke filled the staircase and blocked the emergency exit. Seventeen people were injured, with […]
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) — Panamanian prosecutors have charged former presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela with laundering money from construction giant Odebrecht, after the company admitted paying bribes in the country. The two men, who collectively led Panama between 2009 and 2019, were not present at a court hearing on Friday. Prosecutors accused the pair of using front companies and foreign bank accounts to receive funds from Odebrecht between 2008 and 2014. […]
PONTIANAK, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian rescuers have recovered seven bodies after a landslide at an illegal gold mine buried an estimated 20 people, officials said on Saturday. The victims were mining gold on a bare hillside when the landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the area on the west of Borneo island, in West Kalimantan province. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago where abandoned sites attract locals who scrounge for leftover […]
(Eagle News) – Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has stepped down as Executive Secretary but will stay on as the chief of staff of President Ferdinand Marcos. In a statement, Rodriguez said he has “asked permission to step down as Executive Secretary.” He said that while it has been a “rare privilege” to work as the President’s Executive Secretary, it was a very demanding “24/7 job with myriad topics expected to be attended to every day” that […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, apart from the quakes, also detected were 196 tons of sulfur dioxide flux as of August 30. A moderate steam plume reaching 100 meters high was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that entry into the 4-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone remains banned. Pilots were also advised against flying close to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged 2619 more COVID-19 cases. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally in the country to 3916162. Of these, 26363 are active. The DOH said Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 10,000. It was followed by Calabarzon with 3800, Central Luzon with 2299, Davao Region with 1251, and Western Visayas with 1017. Of […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Antique, and Negros Occidental, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Alaska was battening down Friday for what is slated to be the US state’s worst storm in more than a decade, as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok barreled through the Bering Sea, threatening major flooding and hurricane-force winds. Residents on Alaska’s western coast were urged to brace for potentially the “worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a tweet on Thursday. Merbok, […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) – Ghana has declared the end of a Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two months ago and caused two deaths, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The health ministry made the announcement after no new cases of the Ebola-like disease were reported over the previous 42 days, the WHO said in a statement. No vaccine treatment exists for Marburg, which is almost as deadly as Ebola. Symptoms included […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine peso plunged to a new record low against the US dollar at P57.43 on Friday, September 16. The previous lowest closing of the peso was recorded on Sept. 8 when the peso went down to P57.18 to a US dollar. According to data from the Bankers’ Association of the Philippines (BAP), intraday trading saw the peso even going as low as P57.44 against the dollar. It settled at P57.43 […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is allotting P74.4 billion to the Bangsamoro region for next year and is pushing crucial legislation that would facilitate the elections in the region in 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said. In his speech during the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Marcos also urged the passing of crucial legislation on taxation and fiscal policy in the region. The President assured Bangsamoro leaders of his government’s commitment […]
