Tag: Eagle News Service

ICYMI: Agila Pilipinas Online (Surigao del Sur province)

  Watch the news and other features in Surigao del Sur as reported in the dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas. With reports from the Eagle News Service correspondents in Surigao del Sur Among the news for this episode (July 14, 2021) are the updates on the vaccination rollout for senior citizens, the continuous registration of the national ID in the province, and the planting of 50 Palawan cherry tree seedlings in Bislig […]

FDA chief says initial data show no incidence of blood clots in those given AstraZeneca shots

FDA chief Domingo says he’s still waiting for full data on around 500k who have been given AstraZeneca shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgIwNlkBLg   (Eagle News) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that there were no observed incidence of blood clots among the half a million who had been administered with the AstraZeneca vaccines in the country. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that so far there had been no reported incidents of […]

News in photos: Electric posts toppled by Super Typhoon Rolly in Guinobatan, Albay

  (Eagle News) — In these photos by EBC Eagle News Service correspondent Rebert Soriao, concrete electric posts can be seen toppled by Super Typhoon Rolly’s intense winds on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Albay was under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 when it was hit by “Rolly” early Sunday with maximum sustained winds of over 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 310 kph.  

DA says maximum buying prices for palay higher than in previous years

(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that the maximum buying price for palay this September in the top two producing regions in the country was actually higher than in the previous years. Agriculture Secreary William Dar, citing statistics on the farmgate prices of palay, said that the buying prices for dry palay (paddy rice) in the country’s top-producing areas reach P19 per kilo, which is at par with the maximum buying price set […]

Total coronavirus cases worldwide reach more than 720,000 as more than 151,000 patients recover

  (Eagle News) – The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide have reached more than 720,000 with recoveries reported at more than 150,000, according to the latest data from the virus dashboard of Johns Hopkins University tracking global cases of COVID-19. The cases have reached 721,817 as of 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 30,  (Philippine time) with 33,968 total deaths and 151,204 total recoveries. -US still leading countries with most COVID-19 cases- […]

Watch: More Russian students studying Tagalog at Moscow State University, say they admire President Duterte

(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Russia, Emy Coloma, more Russian students express their love for the Filipino language. These three students interviewed by Eagle News Service in Moscow are taking up studies on the Tagalog language at the Moscow State University. They said they love the Filipino language and also expressed their admiration for Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. They, however, missed the chance to take a picture […]

Watch: West Sacramento mayor talks about his Filipino roots in exclusive EBC Hawaii Bureau interview

  (Eagle News) — In this interview by EBC Hawaii correspondent Alfred Acenas, United States West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon talked about his Filipino roots and revealed how his great-great grandparents came from the Philippines through Hawaii. Cabaldon was one of the more than 220 mayors of the US who attended the 87th annual meeting of the US Conference of Mayors at the Hilton Hawaii Village in Honolulu. The event which ran from June 28 […]

Shaking took about 2 minutes: Eagle News correspondent in California reports right after 6.4 magnitude quake

  LANCASTER, Calif. (Eagle News) — Eagle News Correspondent Ivan Sanchez reports from Lancaster, California after experiencing a 6.4 earthquake. The quake was originally reported as a magnitude 6.6 earthquake but later the United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed it as a 6.4 . “The shaking was for about two minutes,” Sanchez said, reporting 10 minutes after the quake. Sanchez described the movement as a “side-to-side sway.” California is one of US states with a […]

Five killed, including 3 soldiers, in suicide bombing in army headquarters in Sulu; 9 soldiers injured

  (Eagle News) – Five people, including three army soldiers, were killed while nine persons were injured after two suicide bombers entered the Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team headquarters in Indanan, Sulu, a police report said. The incident happened in Sitio Tanjung, Bgy Kajatian, Indanan, Sulu past 12 noon on Friday, June 28, where the two suicide bombers also died. The army soldiers who were killed were identified as Pfc Dominique C. Inte, Pfc Recarte […]

#EBCphotography: Angat Dam thirsting for rain

    (Eagle News) —  Amid a dramatic backdrop of vast cloudy skies, Angat Dam in Bulacan — one of the main sources of water for millions of Metro Manila residents — can be seen here in these photos with its exposed bare embankment that had previously submerged in water. Located 38 kilometers north of Metro Manila, the Angat Reservoir and Dam supplies 98 percent of Metro Manila’s Water needs with a storage capacity of […]

EBC Hawaii Bureau reports on preparations in Hawaii before arrival of Hurricane Lane

  Eagle News Service’s Hawaii correspondent Alfred Acenas reports near the Daniel K. Inouye airport, also known as the Honolulu International airport, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 on the preparations being done in Hawaii before the expected arrival of Hurricane Lane later on nightfall. Acenas reports on the public address made by Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell urging residents to step up preparedness measures before the monster hurricane’s arrival. “Everyone on O‘ahu and throughout the state […]

Four head revisors quit manual recount in VP poll protest case; Marcos expresses concern

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Just a day after the official start of the manual recount of votes for vice-president, four of the head revisors supervising the counting decided to withdraw. There was no reason why the four head supervisors of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal begged off on Tuesday, April 3, from the work of the manual recount, but there were four alternates who would take their place, so the recount […]