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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The Philippines’ Princess Mary Superal secured her first ever international golf title on Saturday, beating a tough crowd that included major winners at the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia. The inaugural competition, which drew a field of 40 top players, was the first event in the country since the 2012 Indonesia Ladies Open and offered a total individual prize pot of $500,000. Superal, 25, roared to victory with a five-under-par […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday. The World Health Organization designated the outbreak of the virus an emergency last month — something it reserves for diseases of highest concern. Indonesian health ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient had a “high awareness and knowledge of the disease”. “So when he got the […]
SHIMLA, India (AFP) — At least 15 people were killed in India after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides near the Himalayan foothills, authorities said Saturday. Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India’s treacherous monsoon season. Experts say climate change is increasing the number of extreme weather events around the world, with damming, deforestation and development projects in India exacerbating the human toll. Rescue officials were rushed to […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Central Luzon. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 930 kilometers east of Central Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Saturday, Aug. 20. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake that hit 7 kilometers northeast of Masbate was an aftershock of the 5.0-magnitude quake on the same day. The following intensities and instrumental Intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV- Masbate City Intensity II – Legazpi City, Albay Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV- Masbate City Intensity II – Legazpi City, Albay No damage to property nor […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 3,000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, Aug. 19. According to the Department of Health, the 3748 additional cases pushed the tally to 3848449. Of these, 37225 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 14471. It was followed by Calabarzon with 8877, Central Luzon with 4931, Western Visayas with 2576 and Cagayan Valley with 2230. Quezon City logged the highest […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Drought-stricken parts of the western United States were warned Friday to be on alert for flash flooding, with up to six inches (15 centimeters) of rain expected in some areas. The National Weather Service said “a significant heavy rainfall event” could strike Arizona and New Mexico, leading to sudden inundations — especially in areas previously ravaged by wildfires. Very heavy rainfall is “forecast for portions of southeastern Arizona […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s military chief said Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded. Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 last year and plunged the Southeast Asian nation into chaos. She has been jailed for 17 years for […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said that inspection of various warehouses in the country will continue as authorities investigate if there is hoarding of sugar supplies to create an “artificial sugar crisis.” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that authorities from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will continue the inspection of warehouses using the “exercise of visitorial powers.” “Tuloy pa rin ang inspection sa […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting services on almost all underground and overground rail lines that link up the UK capital. The latest walkout comes during a summer of industrial action across Britain, with workers in various sectors pushing for pay rises in line with decades-high inflation and the soaring cost of living. A spokesperson for Transport for London, responsible for […]
SM Supermalls, Robinsons Supermarket, and Puregold to sell their inventory at a lower price; limit is 1 kilo per buyer (Eagle News) – Malacanang said on Friday, August 19, that three big supermarket chains have already promised to sell their refined sugar supplies at a lower price of P70 per kilo. Supermarkets of SM, Robinson’s and Puregold have all agreed to the request of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to sell at least 1 million […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday, Aug. 19, confirmed two more monkeypox cases in the country. According to Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, the two new cases, which brought the total in the country to three, are aged 34 and 29. The two had recently traveled to countries where monkexpox cases have been confirmed. Vergeire said the 34-year-old patient is under home isolation. The 29-year-old patient, meanwhile, is in a medical institution. […]
