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In these photos, fire can be seen engulfing the Gaisano Mall in General Santos City after the 6.3 magnitude quake that hit North Cotabato on Wednesday night, Oct. 16, which was felt at intensity 5 in General Santos City. The video below taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in General Santos City, Marigold Soriano, shows firemen as they try to put out the fire at the said mall in General Santos City.
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Davao City, Davao del Norte, Maguindanao, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte and Surigao del Norte within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Bukidnon in Talakag, Damulog, Pangantucan, Kalilangan, Valencia, Maramag, Kadingilan; Misamis Oriental in Cagayan de […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Maguindanao and North Cotabato within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga del Sur; in Labason, Salug, Godod, Gutalac in Zamboanga del Norte; Bukidnon; Lanao del Sur; Lanao del Norte; Misamis Occidental; Davao City; Davao del Norte; Davao […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are so far being experienced in Surigao del Norte, Carrascal in Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Island, and in Jabonga and Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte and in nearby areas. PAGASA said these conditions may persist within one to two hours. “All are advised […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore President Halimah Yacob talked about deepening defense and security ties between the two countries during the visit of the Singaporean leader in the country. In their joint press statement, Duterte and Yacob reaffirmed their ties Monday as both leaders look forward to a stronger cooperation in the coming years. President Yacob, the eighth president of Singapore, arrived in the country Sunday for a five-day state […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are so far being experienced in Agusan Del Norte, particularly in Jabonga, Santiago and Cabadbaran City. PAGASA said these conditions may persist within 1 to 2 hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impact associated […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Davao Oriental within the next 1 to 2 hours. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impact associated with these hazards which include flash floods and landslides,” PAGASA said.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing the transfer of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), saying the needed someone who knows Mindanao well to help him to coordinate efforts between the national government and the newly formed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “I cannot see anybody in the horizon except Piñol who knows and grew up…was born in Mindanao and grew up there. He is a […]
(Eagle News)–The Australian government has warned its citizens against traveling to Central and Western Mindanao, including Sulu and Zamboanga, because of what it said was a “very high threat of kidnapping, terrorist attack, violent crime and violent clashes between armed groups.” In its advisory, the Australian government also urged its citizens to “reconsider” their need to travel to Eastern Mindanao “due to the very high levels of violent crime and the high threat of terrorist […]
(Eagle News)–A low pressure area is affecting Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, May 10, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 4 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 2 a.m., the LPA was located 860 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone. According to the weather bureau, Eastern Visayas, CARAGA and Davao region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the […]
(Eagle News) — A suspected bomb blast in front of a local eatery along a national highway in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, April 3, wounded at least 18 people, including children. Police said the loud explosion happened outside a small restaurant serving chicken at 3:15 in the afternoon, local time, in Barangay Kalawag 2 in Isulan town shattering the windows in front of the eatery and wounding 18 persons. In a spot report […]
(Eagle News) — Mindanao, Abra and some towns in northern Samar and Isabela are now election hotspots. The Commission on Elections made the declaration on Tuesday, March 19, months before the elections slated in May. According to James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, the decision to declare Mindanao an election hotspot was due to “serious armed threats” from members of the New People’s Army, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Abu Sayyaf, among others. Apart from Mindanao, Lope […]
