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(Eagle News) — This was the effect of typhoon Yutu in Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands. Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Eagle News Service correspondent in Saipan, Liezel Cristobal, interviews some of the Saipan residents coping in the aftermath of the supertyphoon. Yutu had destroyed houses in the island with its powerful winds. When it hit the Northern Marianas, it had winds of up to 178 miles per hour, making it the […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos illegally staying in the United Arab Emirates only have until the end of the month to regularize their stay or face repatriation. This was the reminder issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs a day before the arrival in Manila of 150 Filipinos from Dubai who availed of the UAE amnesty program. The 14th batch of repatriates is expected to arrive at Terminal 2 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:45 a.m. […]
(Eagle News) — Self-rated poverty rose to 52 percent, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS, the 52 percent was four points above the 48% registered in June. The SWS said that of the 52% self-rated poor families, 8% used to be non-poor one to four years ago, and 6% used to be non-poor five or more years ago. The remaining 39%, or about three out of four poor families, have […]
(Eagle News) — More Filipinos are satisfied with the way democracy works in the country. The Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey found that 84 percent of Filipinos felt that way, 6 points above the 78% in March 2018. This was, however, below the record-high 86% in September 2016. The survey also found that 59 percent preferred democracy to any other kind of government, while 20 percent said that “under some circumstances, an authoritarian government can be preferable […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were killed in a car crash in Palmdale, California, on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Department of Foreign Affairs did not identify the Filipinas, but said they were in their 60s. Consul General Adel Angelito Cruz said in his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano that the two were killed after the vehicle they were in crashed into a construction truck on 14 Freeway near Palmdale Boulevard. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Sept. 25, confirmed seven of the 12 crew members who were abducted from a ship off the coast of Nigeria were Filipinos. In a statement, the DFA said it was taking the necessary steps to ensure the safe release” of the Filipino crew members of the MV Glarus who were taken as the Swiss-owned vessel was making its way from Lagos to Port Harcourt. The vessel had 19 […]
(Eagle News) — Twelve crew members of a Swiss cargo vessel, including seven Filipino members, were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday. The incident happened 45 nautical miles from Bonny Island in Niger Delta which was confirmed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Aside from the seven Filipinos, the five others who were kidnapped were from Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia. Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the foiled missile attack in the Saudi city of Najran, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to Consul General Edgar Badajos of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, based on a report from Filipino community leader Fayes Mailao, all the 7,850 Filipinos in Najran are safe. These include the Filipino nurses who work in the two hospitals which are near the area where debris from the blasted missile […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the onslaught of Typhoon Jebi in Japan, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Sept. 5. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka have not received any reports of Filipinos being among the 10 fatalities and 300 injured after Japan’s most powerful typhoon in 25 years struck the Asian country. Nevertheless, the DFA said the embassy […]
(Eagle News)–The “most problematic” are Filipinos themselves. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say on Tuesday, Sept. 4, as he lamented how fellow Filipinos themselves criticized him for the way he governed the country. He said this was despite the progress in the war on drugs and in dealing with the communist and Moro rebel insurgencies. “It’s always wrong. And so we will just have to navigate where democracy allows us a space to work […]
(Eagle News)—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, Aug. 26, said he was “deeply saddened” by the passing of US Senator John McCain, a “true friend of the Philippines and the Filipino people.” “As Chair of the Armed Services Committee of the United States Senate, Senator McCain was among those who valued not just the shared history between our two countries but also the importance of our strategic partnership,” he said. Lorenzana noted that McCain “never […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos in Hawaii were told to prepare with Hurricane Lane expected to bring heavy rains. The Philippine Consulate General recommended the supply of basic emergency needs good for 14 days. “Filipino nationals in the affected areas are advised to inform the Consulate General so it could update their relatives in the Philippines of their conditions,” Consul General Joselito Jimeno said. The Filipinos were also urged to comply with Hawaii State and federal government authorities. The […]
