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https://youtu.be/MICnhkGNBNA (Eagle News) – E-sports events made their historic debut at the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, December 5, at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Metro Manila. There are six medals to be contested in the events which should all conform to the standards of the International Olympic Committee that the selected games should not “should not promote the culture of violence and gambling.” The games are under three categories: PC, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 6, questioned the results of a Social Weather Stations survey that said a majority of Filipinos were worried about the rising number of Chinese workers in the country. “It is a matter of research methodology. We note that the survey question has been slantly phrased as: ‘Gaano po kayo nababahala sa pagdami ng dayuhang Intsik na nagtratrabaho sa Pilipinas?’ Necessarily, the response is logical and expected because […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines continued to dominate the 30th Southeast Asian Games after Day 5 with 63 gold medals, 45 silvers and 32 bronze medals. The host country now has a total medal haul of 140. Second is Vietnam with 31 golds, 35 silvers and 41 bronze medals, or 107 medals in all. Third is Indonesia with 27 golds, 36 silvers and 39 bronze medals, or 102 medals in all. Fourth is Singapore […]
(Eagle News) — Unemployment rate in the country went down to 4.5 percent in October, the lowest since 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Dec. 5. The PSA said this was also a decrease from the 5.1 percent in October last year. Among the regions, Zamboanga Peninsula (1.9%), Cordillera Administrative Region (2.8%), Ilocos Region (3.5%), Northern Mindanao (3.5%) and MIMAROPA Region (3.7%) had the lowest unemployment rates, the PSA said. Based on the […]
by James EDGAR MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippines weightlifter Kristel Macrohon claimed a tearful Southeast Asian Games gold medal as the regional Olympics got back into full swing on Wednesday, a day after being battered by a deadly typhoon. Macrohon posed alongside her “inspiration”, Olympic silver medallist Hidilyn Diaz, after winning the women’s 71-kg category in Manila in front of cheering Filipino fans. The 56-sport SEA Games resumed a full program on Wednesday, organizers said, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines continued to dominate the 30th Southeast Asian Games after Day 4, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, with 56 gold medals, 41 silver medals and 22 bronze medals. The Philippines now has a total medal haul of 119. It is followed by Vietnam with 27 golds, 32 silvers and 33 bronze medals; Malaysia with 21 golds, 12 silvers and 22 bronze medals; and Singapore with 18 golds, 12 silvers, and 20 […]
https://youtu.be/YLWAGt_yvwE (Eagle News) — Sorsogon has been placed under a state of calamity because of the damage to agriculture and infrastructure brought about by typhoon Kammuri (TisoyPH). Sorsogon governor Chiz Escudero, however, noted that there were no casualties reported in the province after the typhoon’s onslaught. But the initial damage reported already reached P667,331,900 due to agriculture and fisheries losses. The cost of damage to infrastructure is still being completed.
(Eagle News) – The Philippines won 47 gold medals at the end of Day 3 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, maintaining its lead in the biggest multi-sport biennial meet in the Southeast Asian region. It has a total medal haul of 95, with 31 silvers and 17 bronze medals. The 47 gold haul is already almost double than that of the 2017 SEA Games gold haul of only 23, when the Philippines only […]
(Eagle News) — Kammuri, with its local name Tisoy, weakened into a severe tropical storm, according to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA which decided to lower most of the tropical cyclone wind signals in the country. In a bulletin issued at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, PAGASA said that Tisoy could also exit tonight or tomorrow morning, and will continue to weaken. “Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals are now lifted for northwestern Antique, southern Nueva […]
by Ron LOPEZ Agence France Presse Typhoon Kammuri killed at least two people in the Philippines on Tuesday as it tore roofs of houses and forced the international airport in Manila to shut down. The storm roared ashore late Monday and passed south of Manila — home to 13 million people — and thousands of athletes at the regional Southeast Asian Games. As the typhoon was exiting the Philippines it hit one last major landmass, […]
(Eagle News) — In this series of videos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Jomike Solasco starting 10 a.m. of Tuesday, Dec. 3, until 10:25 a.m. of that same day, the strength of Typhoon Kammuri’s (TisoyPH) winds and rains can be seen intensifying as it nears landfall in Oriental Mindoro. This video was taken in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro. Typhoon Kammuri with its local name, Tisoy, made landfall over Naujan, Oriental Mindoro at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, […]
(Eagle News) — Host country, the Philippines, continued to dominate the 30th Southeast Asian Games as Filipino athletes won 41 gold medals, and a total medal haul of 79, as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Some of the games pushed through while outdoor events had to be rescheduled for another day as typhoon Kammuri (TisoyPH) battered the country with strong winds and heavy rains. As of the 2 p.m. medal tally, the […]
