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MIAA suspends flight, ground operations at NAIA due to red lightning alert

Announces resumption of flight operations past 3 p.m. (Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority on Thursday, Aug. 18, suspended flight and ground operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In an advisory past 3 p.m., MIAA said the suspension was a “safety measure taken to prevent untoward incidents from happening when lightnings are prevalent in the immediate area..” It said this may “endanger personnel, passengers, and even flight operations.” According to the Philippine […]

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16 killed, dozens missing in northwest China floods

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — Sixteen people have been killed and dozens are missing in flash flooding in northwest China after a sudden downpour triggered mudslides and caused a river to change course, state media reported Thursday. The floods occurred in a mountainous region of Datong county in Qinghai province, affecting more than 6,200 people from six villages, state broadcaster CCTV said. “As of noon on the 18th, 16 people have been killed and 36 […]

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DSWD allocates P500-M cash aid for indigent students to help in expenses this school opening

P1K per elem. student, P2K per junior HS student, P3K per senior HS student, and P4K per college student to be distributed starting Aug. 20; limit is 3 students per indigent family, says Tulfo (Eagle News) — Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo announced on Thursday, August 18, the department’s plan to distribute a P500 million budgeted educational assistance program for students who belong to indigent families nationwide. Allocation of funds is limited to […]

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DOTr: Portions of Ninoy Aquino Avenue closed from Aug. 19 to 22

(Eagle News)–Portions of Ninoy Aquino Avenue near Imelda Bridge will be temporarily closed. According to the Department of Transportation, the temporary closure of portions of the northbound and southbound lane of the road is in effect from August 19, 6 pm, to August 22, 5 a.m. It said this was due to the construction of the Ninoy Aquino station of the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project. Affected vehicles were advised to take the following alternative routes: […]

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PHIVOLCS: 19 volcanic quakes monitored in Taal in last 24 hours

(Eagle News)–Nineteen volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quakes lasted two to five minutes long and included a low-background tremor. Sulfur dioxide flux was at 5119 tons per day. A plume reaching 1500 meters high was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the Permanent Danger Zone especially the main crater and the Daang […]

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Five million in southwest China face power cuts in heatwave

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — More than five million people in southwest China were facing rolling power cuts Wednesday as a heatwave creates an electricity supply crunch that has forced factories to stop work. Temperatures across Sichuan province have surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in recent days, causing demand for air conditioning to spike. The region also relies heavily on dams to generate its electricity but the heat has caused reservoirs to dry up, […]

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Turkey vows to back Palestinians despite restoring Israel ties

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkey said on Wednesday that its decision to restore diplomatic relations with Israel after a decade of tensions did not mean that it would abandon its support for Palestinians. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s comments came moments after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced the resumption of full diplomatic relations that included the reappointment of ambassadors. Cavusoglu said the decision will allow mostly Muslim, but officially secular Turkey to lobby for […]

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Israel to restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey: PM Lapid

Jerusalem | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday his government will restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey, following years of strained relations between the Mediterranean nations. “It was decided to once again upgrade the level of the relations between the two countries to that of full diplomatic ties and to return ambassadors and consuls general from the two countries,” said a statement from Lapid’s office. The prime minister hailed the diplomatic breakthrough […]

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PAG-IBIG Fund reports record-high P38.82-B savings of its members in first six months of the year

Highest amount saved by members for any January to June period, agency notes   (Eagle News) – PAG-IBIG Fund reported a record-high of P38.82 billion savings of its members in the first six months of the year, or an increase of P7.23 billion compared to the collected savings for the same period last year. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Rizalino Acuzar noted PAG-IBIG Fund’s “excellent performance in its members’ savings collections.” […]

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UK inflation hits new 40-year high as food prices rocket

  by Ben PERRY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British inflation surged to a new 40-year high in July on soaring food prices, official data showed Wednesday, adding to a cost-of-living crisis as the country faces the prospect of recession. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated to 10.1 percent last month from 9.4 percent in June — itself a four-decade high — the Office for National Statistics said. The Bank of England […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., son Rep. Sandro get 2nd booster dose vs Covid-19; urge public to do the same

PBBM stresses importance of getting booster shots amid presence of highly infectious Omicron variants   (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and his son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos both got their second booster doses on Wednesday, August 17, in a government campaign to convince the public to avail of booster doses as additional protection against Covid-19. At the PinasLakas Vaccination Campaign in Manila, President Marcos Jr., urged Filipinos to also […]

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Dead Indian soldier found after 38 years on ‘world’s highest battlefield’

NEW DELHI, India  (AFP) – The body of an Indian soldier who went missing 38 years ago on a glacier on the disputed border with Pakistan has been found. A unit of the Indian Army tweeted pictures of the coffin of Chander Shekhar wrapped in an Indian flag early Wednesday, two days after India celebrated the 75th anniversary of independence. The Army said Shekhar was deployed for Operation Meghdoot in 1984 when India and Pakistan […]

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