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Conducts aerial inspection, visits hospital where the injured were taken (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his extreme sadness with the big number of deaths and persons still missing due to the landslides brought about by storm Agaton. The death toll has risen to 175 as of Tuesday, April 19, but the missing still stood at 110. President Duterte went to Leyte and Capiz to distribute aid to the residents affected by “Agaton” […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s ambassador to China, Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana, who has contributed much to the strengthening of Philippine-China relations amid various challenges including the West Philipine Sea dispute, has passed away, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, April 19. He was 74. “It is with the inconsolable grief of the Secretary and the profoundest sadness that the Department of Foreign Affairs announces the demise of Philippine Ambassador to […]
Stress that they won’t withdraw from presidential race by Cecil Morella and Ron Lopez Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Three rivals of Philippine presidential candidate Leni Robredo refused to back her campaign Sunday, dousing speculation they would withdraw from the race to improve her chances of defeating the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Voter surveys show Robredo is a distant second behind Marcos Jr, but a recent bump in the polls […]
At least 110 still missing, mostly in Eastern Visayas (Eagle News) – The death toll due to landslides and floods brought by tropical depression Agaton continued to rise and hit 172, according to the latest disaster reports on Sunday, April 17. Another 110 are also reported missing. Most of the deaths and the missing persons are in Region 8 or the Eastern Visayas region, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). […]
Says only registration of SIM cards, not social media use, was part of original bill (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte decided to veto a consolidated Senate and House bill that sought to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts, after Congress added social media registration as part of the proposed bill without proper guidelines, the Palace said. The 76-year old Duterte, who had been a prosecutor and long-time local […]
Reminds public to follow health protocols amid summer break, election season (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned that there could be another Covid-19 surge in the country after the summer holidays and the campaign sorties where people could forget following the minimum health protocols. Duterte observed that crowding in political gatherings, and even in religious gatherings are a cause for worry, and another surge is always a possibility. “We have so many crowds […]
The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi hit 115 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages. Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain over several days, forcing tens of thousands into evacuation centres. In the central province of Leyte — the worst affected by Megi […]
NDRRMC says number of individuals affected by storm close to 1 million (Eagle News) – The death toll due to tropical depression Agaton has reached 76, with 29 reported missing and eight injured mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao region. A state of calamity has also been declared in 14 cities and municipatilies in Region 6, Region 11 and CARAGA. There is no more active tropical cyclone within the country, But Agaton has left […]
42 provinces and three cities under Alert Level 2 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila remained under Alert Level 1, while 68 other areas are also under Alert Level 1 until April 30, Malacanang said. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Tuesday, April 12, also placed 42 provinces and three cities under Alert Level 2 effectve April 16 to 30. The areas under the announced alert levels are effective April 16, 2022 until April 30, 2022. Aside […]
by Bobbie Alota © Agence France-Presse BUNGA, Philippines (AFP) — Rescuers hampered by mud and rain on Tuesday used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 42. Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses, severed roads and […]
by Ron Lopez and Mikhail Flores MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28. More than 17,000 people fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, flooding houses, severing roads and knocking out power. At least 22 people were dead and 27 missing […]
LEYTE, Philippines (AFP) — At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the April holidays. More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region Sunday, the national disaster agency said, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads and knocking out power. The central province of Leyte […]
