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(Eagle News) — According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr., President Rodrigo Duterte will never visit the United States until the Balangiga bells are returned. In a Twitter post, Locsin said this was what he told US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley last year when she asked why the President was still not coming to the US. “She took note and added when we get the bells, no more excuse not to […]
(Eagle News) — The historic Balangiga bells have officially been turned over to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato made the announcement in a social media post. According to Cato, Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez was at the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming for the official turnover with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. “We return the bells of Balangiga to our ally and our friend, the Philippines. We pick […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto on Tuesday, Nov. 13, hailed the reported imminent return of the Balangiga bells to the Philippines. “This is a joyous occasion for us all,” Recto said. According to Recto, the return of the bells, after all, “restores a severed historical connection between a proud people and their brave forebears.” “The bells are more than church artifacts, but will serve as a reminder of courage, which when rang will give […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 13, welcomed the imminent return of the historic Balangiga bells to the Philippines. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who expressed his desire for the return of the three bells, which the Americans took as war trophies from Eastern Samar in 1901. “(The President explained) that they form part of our country’s patrimony and they were taken at the cost of […]
(Eagle News) — The town of Oras, a fourth class municipality in Eastern Samar, may have been spared by typhoon Ompong, but it did not escape a fire that engulfed a large portion of the town on Sunday, Sept. 16. The fire also razed the town’s public market where people buy most of their food. The fire lasted for four hours, starting at 1 a.m. when most of the townspeople are asleep, and ended […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Aug. 12, welcomed the United States’ supposed plan to return the Balangiga bells to the Philippines, years after they were seized by the Americans from the Eastern Samar town as war loot. “We welcome this development as we look forward to continue working with the United States Government in paving the way for the return of the bells to the Philippines,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. US […]
(Eagle News)– A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck Borongan City in Eastern Samar early Friday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 23 kilometers east of Borongan at 1:20 a.m. The earthquake, of tectonic origin, had a depth of 20 kilometers. It was felt at Intensity IV in Borongan City.
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Samar on Saturday, the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake hit 56 kilometers northeast of San Policarpo at 3:45 a.m. The depth of focus of the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, was at 5 kilometers. There were no reported aftershocks.
(Eagle News) – Dalawa na ang naitalang patay sanhi ng pananalasa ng bagyong “Agaton” sa Visayas. Nasawi sa landslide ang biktimang si Flora Basadre, 64 taong gulang, matapos na matabunan ng lupa at putik ang kanilang tahanan sa kasagsagan ng pag-ulan sa Brgy. Looc, Malabuyoc, Cebu. Samantala, isinisisi rin sa bagyo ang pagkamatay ng 39 anyos na lalake na nabagok ang ulo matapos tumalon sa bintana ng kanilang bahay sa sobrang pagkataranta sa gitna ng […]
(Eagle News) – Tropical Storm Urduja remained almost stationary off the coast of Eastern Samar where storm signal number 2 had been raised, along with Northern Samar, Samar and Biliran, according to PAGASA’s latest update. These areas will have winds from 61 up to 120 kilometers per hour in the next 24 hours. PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, also raised signal number 1 over 8 areas in Luzon (Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Romblon, […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “Urduja” has slightly intensified and slowed down as it threatened Samar provinces, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. As of 10 a.m., Thursday (December 14), the center of tropical depression “Urduja” was estimated based on all available data at 120 kilometers east of Guian, Eastern Samar. It has maximum sustained winds of up to 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake struck 39 kilometers southwest of Guiuan at 11 a.m. No aftershocks were reported.
