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(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ompong” damaged P14.27 billion worth of agriculture after it destroyed more than half a million hectares of farmland, according to the Department of Agriculture. The agricultural damage affected rice, corn, high value crops and livestock covering a total of 553,704 hectares. This has an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons (MT). The DA said that the rice sector had the largest share of losses since 397,204 hectares […]
(Eagle News)—–Several boats sustained damages after a blast ripped through Masbate early Sunday. The explosion took place near a Philippine Coast Guard station in Masbate Port at 12:30 a.m. Two aluminum boats were damaged and a newly procured rescue boat from the Philippine Army was destroyed, the PCG said. An investigation is ongoing.
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Communication blackouts and blocked roads were hampering rescue efforts Wednesday as Papua New Guinea worked to get a better grasp of the damage wrought by a massive earthquake amid fears of its economic impact. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Porgera in the Pacific nation’s mountainous Enga province early Monday, with sporadic aftershocks continuing to rumble through the rugged region. Local media reported that aerial surveys of […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –– The agricultural and infrastructural damage brought by tropical storm Urduja has now reached more than two billion pesos (P2 billion). According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Romina Marasigan, “Urduja” (international name Kai-Tak) damaged more than 1 billion pesos (P1-B) in agriculture, and another P1 billion in infrastructure. The storm also placed 18 areas in MIMAROPA and Region 8 under a state of calamity, including the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A pair of devastating earthquakes and Tropical Storm Lidia in Mexico killed more than 400 people and toppled 150,000 houses and other buildings and structures, authorities said Wednesday. The damage included almost 12,000 ruined schools to the tune of 717 million dollars. And that was in addition to 1,500 national monument structures worth about $440 million dollars. All three disasters hit in September. “The raw, preliminary numbers cross over from homes, to monuments, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The United States strikes ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian air base Friday inflict further “considerable damage” to US-Russia relations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agencies. “This step by Washington inflicts considerable damage to US-Russia relations, which are already in a lamentable state,” Peskov said.
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Scientists have found signs of brain damage that could cause dementia in a handful of former soccer players, fueling worries about the danger of frequent knocks from heading the ball or colliding with others on the field. The small study was the first of its kind, involving post mortems on six men who died with dementia after long careers playing soccer. All were skilled headers of the ball. The study, […]
In today’s generation, tea has turned into a favorite liquid drink all over the world. Drinking tea is not only good for one’s well-being, it tastes heavenly and is animating as well! Today, we can see many stalls offering milk tea. Why is it popular to youngsters? Many young people today have an exceptional craving for sweet drinks. Milk tea is a refreshment that most high schoolers and yuppies appreciate. Since milk tea is a […]
