Tag: Eagle News

9 sa 10 presidential bets kumpirmadong dadalo sa PiliPinas Debates 2022 – Comelec

7 naman sa 9 na VP bets, dadalo sa Comelec-sponsored debates   Siyam sa sampung kandidato sa pagka-pangulo ang nagbigay na ng kumpirmasyong dadalo sa kauna-unahang Presidential Debate ng Commission on Elections na isasagawa sa Marso 19. Sa mga 2022 presidential candidates, tanging si dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., ang hindi pa nagbigay ng commitment sa pagdalo sa nasabing debate. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang mga sumusunod ay nagbigay na ng kumpirmasyon […]

“Odette” intensifies, nears typhoon category in strength; 15 provinces in Visayas, Mindanao under Signal no. 1

  (Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm “Odette” (international name Rai) has slightly intensified and is now nearing typhoon category in strength, according to PAGASA in its 5 a.m. bulletin on Wednesday, December 15. The storm was estimated based on all available data at 735 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.8°N, 133.0°E) and is affecting at least 15 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao which have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal […]

Massive “solar tsunami” observed after sunspot eruption; solar flare, coronal mass ejection observed

Solar storm cloud “appears to be heading for earth” says space weather monitoring site   (Eagle News) – Space weather observers noted a “massive solar tsunami” across the sun caused by the eruption of a sunspot that happened on Thursday, Aug. 26, according to a website monitoring the sun’s activity. Spaceweather.com said that this solar tsunami could cause a coronal mass ejection (CME). In fact, coronagraphs of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), already detected […]

ICYMI: Agila Pilipinas Online (Kapampangan edition)

Watch the news and other features in Pampanga as reported in the dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas. With reports from the Eagle News Service correspondents in Pampanga. Among the headlines for this episode (July 13, 2021) are the following: -Vaccination against Covid -19 for A4 category in San Fernando (Hazel Sevilla) – Distribution of educational assistance (Trevor Angeles) – Pending flyover project worries many motorists in Angeles City (Kristel Canlas) – Notorious […]

WATCH: Agila Probinsya online – Kapampangan edition

  Watch the news and other features in Pampanga as reported in the dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas Kapampangan edition. Some of the news in this episode: – Vaccination rollout for senior citizens in Porac, Pampanga; – Rising prices of some basic commodities caused by rainy season; – P684-M allotted for infrastructure development of Angeles City; and – A “Korean town” in Angeles City, Pampanga (Eagle News Service)

US Congress reintroduces bipartisan bill to expedite visa issuance for children of Filipino WWII veterans

    by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) Eagle News Service HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Three US senators and two congressmen reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act on Wednesday, May 19, which would speed up the visa processing for children of Filipino World War II veterans. U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Don Young (R-Alaska), stressed the importance of this act for […]

Vaccine expert panel head tells public, be extra careful amid COVID variants’ presence in PHL

Avoid mass gatherings to avoid virus transmission, mutation, Dr. Gloriani says   (Eagle News) — The head of the vaccine expert panel said that the presence of more transmissible variants in the country, including the latest B.1.617.2 first detected in India, is enough reason for the public not to let their guard down even if Metro Manila and surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal have shifted into General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened […]

GCQ with heightened restrictions in NCR not advisable with increasing COVID cases, says ex-NTF adviser

Citing still high COVID positivity rate, Dr. Leachon says surge in COVID cases like what happened in March could occur again https://youtu.be/SbTzKGOqXTQ   (Eagle News) — It is still too early to shift to a General Community Quarantine protocol even if “with heightened restrictions” for Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, according to the former special adviser of the National Task Force against COVID-19, Dr. Tony Leachon. Even if […]

PH caregiver in Israel talks of rocket fire at night, at dawn as tensions rise: “We need your prayers”

Says OFWs in Israel banking on PHL gov’t’s contingency plan, evacuation if situation worsens   (Eagle News) —  A Filipino health worker in Israel talks about how they are affected by ongoing tensions in that area as rockets continued to rain down in the region. Marlyn Sanchez said that they could not sleep at night and are continually on the alert for sirens that would signal that they have to run to shelters underneath their […]

17 NPA rebels surrender in Bukidnon, turn over firearms to govt; given P60K each in livelihood aid

  (Eagle News) — Seventeen members of the Commmunist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army recently surrendered to the government, and turned over their firearms, several improvised explosive devices (EID) and ammunition. In return, they were given P60,000 each in cash and livelihood assistance to start a new life with their families as part of mainstream society. Major Gen. Andres Centino, commanding general of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said that the CPP-NPA had […]