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(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name Vamco) left at least 14 dead, eight injured and 14 missing in the country, according to the Philippines’ top disaster and risk reduction official. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that the list of 14 dead does not include fatalities coming from Metro Manila yet. Jalad said the number of dead from the Philippine capital was still undergoing validation. So […]
Tells ASEAN leaders how PHL is affected by successive desvastating typhoons (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to make a collective action to further press developed countries to mitigate carbon emissions to better address the effects of climate change. In attending briefly thru online means the 37th ASEAN Summit happening in Vietnam, the Philippine leader also asked to be excused from attending further the […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, issued a storm surge warning of up to three meters over the coastal areas Aurora, Quezon including Polillo Islands, and Camarines Norte as typhoon “Ulysses” (international name Vamco) further intensified and made landfall twice over Quezon province. PAGASA also warned of a possible storm surge of up to 2 meters over the coastal areas of Isabela, La Union, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, the […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name Vamco) made its second landfall in the vicinity of Burdeos. Quezon at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, within an hour after it made its first landfall in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. With destructive and forceful winds of 150 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 205 km/h, “Ulysses” pummeled areas of Luzon previously hit by supertyphoon Rolly and […]
Says vaccines from other US pharma might also be available by early next year to PHL https://youtu.be/UmP4v5Lo2uU (Eagle News) — The Philippines has already coordinated with the United States government for the acquisition of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech which has recently shown promise in preventing COVID-19 infections. And Pfizer is even willing to sell the vaccines to the Philippine government at a much lower price — at around $5 per […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the National Task Force’s (NTF) Philippine National Vaccine Roadmap which will ensure that the safest and most effective vaccine would be given to Filipinos. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that three options are also being discussed for the acquisition of the vaccine: through government to government deals, tripartite and multilateral deals where the pooled acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines by the ASEAN could be done to be […]
by Mikhail FLORES MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A gardening craze dubbed “plantdemic” has spread across the Philippines after coronavirus restrictions fuelled demand for greenery, sending plant prices soaring and sparking a rise in poaching from public parks and protected forests. Photos of delicate flowers and broad-leafed foliage cultivated in backyards and on balconies have flooded social media as housebound Filipinos turn to nature to relieve stress and boredom. “It’s unbelievable. People are super interested […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden, saying the Philippines is “looking forward to working closely with the new administration.” “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to former Vice President Joseph “Joe” Biden on his election as the new President of the United States of America,” said a statement sent to reporters by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. “The Philippines and the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine headline inflation increased to 2.5 percent in October from 2.3 percent the previous month bringing the year-to-date inflation this year at also 2.5 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “Higher overall inflation was primarily brought about by the increase in the inflation of the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.1 percent during the month, from 1.5 percent in September 2020,” the PSA said in its latest report. […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical storm “ROLLY” (international name Goni) is “no longer affecting the country” as it moves to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. At 3 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm ROLLY {GONI} was estimated based on all available data at 450 km West of Iba, Zambales (15.0°N, 115.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the […]
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France Presse The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed at least 20 people, officials said Monday, as communications to the worst-hit areas remained cut off. Catanduanes Island and nearby Albay province on the most populous island of Luzon bore the brunt of Typhoon Goni which was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 225 kilometres (140 miles) per hour when it […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of Catanduanes and Albay in the Bicol region which were severely hit by super typhoon Rolly (Goni) on Monday, Nov. 2, a day after the typhoon pummeled Bicol and other parts of Luzon. Duterte was accompanied by Sen. Christopher Bong Go. The President’s chopper also landed in Guinobatan. Albay where he met with some of the residents affected by the onslaught of the super typhoon. […]
