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AFP: 6 soldiers killed, 4 hurt in Basilan clash with Abu Sayyaf members, sympathizers

(Eagle News) — Six soldiers were killed and four others were injured after they clashed with Abu Sayyaf members and sympathizers in Basilan on Wednesday. Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, made the announcement in a press statement released on Thursday. According to Colonel Juvymax Uy, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan,  the soldiers were members of the 18th Infantry Battalion, who conducted a strike operation against the Abu Sayyaf under Siar […]

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PHL extends sympathies to victims of N. California wildfires

(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Saturday extended its sympathies to the families of those who died and whose properties were lost in the Northern California wildfires. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the wildfires, which began in California’s Wine Country on Oct. 8, have left more than 30 dead and thousands of people homeless. While none of the “almost 18,000 Filipinos in the Wine Country and surrounding counties have been reported as among the casualties,” […]

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At least 12 dead, scores missing in Rohingya capsize: officials

  COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) – At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees — many of them children — capsized, the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Coast guard and border guard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people when it sank late Sunday in the mouth of the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh. Border […]

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PHL condoles with families of Las Vegas mass shooting victims

(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Tuesday expressed  condolences to the families of the victims in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday night.   Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella made the pronouncement, as he reported that there was no Filipino casualty in the incident that is now dubbed as the worst mass shooting in modern United States history. “We join the peace-loving people of the international community in denouncing this latest act of violence,” […]

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Rescuers in grim search for survivors of Mexico quake; death toll over 230

by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias and Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Rescuers dug Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1- magnitude earthquake that killed at least 230 people in Mexico, as the nation watched anxiously for signs of life at a collapsed school in the capital. Firefighters, police, soldiers, and volunteers worked frantically to remove rubble in scenes repeated across a swath of central states in Mexico’s second killer earthquake this month. The […]

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PHL ambassador to Mexico: “No reports of Filipino casualties” after 7.1-magnitude quake in Mexico

(Eagle News) — There are no reports of Filipino casualties after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  hit central Mexico on Tuesday. This was according to Philippine Ambassador to Mexico Jose Eduardo de Vega in a radio interview on Wednesday. According to De Vega, there are less than 100 Filipinos in the area. “Napakalakas talaga…Up and down talaga,” he said of the quake that hit the state of Puebla, near Mexico City, hours after an earthquake drill. […]

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Six dead at Florida nursing home; governor pledges full investigation

by Leila Macor Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – Six residents of a Florida nursing home without power since Hurricane Irma died on Wednesday and the state governor vowed a full investigation into what he called an “unfathomable” event. The nursing home deaths brought the total number of storm-related fatalities in Florida to 18 and illustrated the urgency of restoring electricity to millions of people across the southern state. Around 115 residents of the […]

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President Duterte declares state of calamity in quake-hit Ormoc, Kananga town

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in Ormoc City and  Kananga town in Leyte, the areas most affected by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Eastern Visayas in July. Duterte made the declaration via Proclamation No. 283, which he signed on Aug. 7. According to Duterte, the declaration of a state of calamity “will hasten the rescue, recovery, relief and rehabilitation efforts of the government and the private sector, including any […]

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President Duterte visits quake-hit Ormoc; assures residents of gov’t help

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured residents of quake-hit Ormoc, Leyte the government was there to help them get back on their feet, as he expressed satisfaction over government relief efforts there. “Narito kami kasi tutulong kami sa inyo. Meron nang programa ang gobyerno kung paano ang gagawin sa mga tulong na dumating,” he said in a brief interview with Palace communications office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson. According to the President, the government would […]

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UPDATED: At least two reported dead, several injured after 6.5-magnitude quake jolts Leyte

At least two were reported killed and several others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Leyte and was felt in nearby provinces on Thursday. The first fatality was a man who died following the collapse of a 10-year-old commercial building when the quake struck at 4:03 p.m., Kananga Mayor  Rowena Codilla said in a radio interview. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake–with its epicenter in Jaro–was felt at varying intensities in nearby provinces […]

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At least 26 dead, hospitalized in Mexico shootout – government

CHIHUAHUA STATE, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 26 people were dead or hospitalized after a shootout in the northern Mexican border state of Chihuahua on Wednesday (July 5), the state attorney general’s office said, as drug violence surges in one of Mexico’s bloodiest years on record. The shootout took place near the mountainous community of Las Varas, in the heart of one of Mexico’s drug trafficking regions, and it involved two armed groups. It was […]

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Gas pipeline blast in northeast China kills 5, injures 89

SONGYUAN, China (Reuters) – At least five were killed and 89 others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in northeastern China, state media reported on Wednesday (July 5), the second deadly incident of its kind this week. The blast occurred at 2:45 p.m. (0645 GMT) on Tuesday (July 4) in Songyuan city in Jilin province, state broadcaster CCTV said. It did not name the owner of the pipeline. CCTV-carried mobile phone footage showed black […]

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