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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, reiterated his wish to ban mining in the country, following a landslide that buried at least 30 people in Itogon, Benguet, and which was blamed on mining operations in the area. “I want to stop mining because it has created a monster in the country,” Duterte said in a press briefing in Isabela. He said mining destroys marine life, and “puts in peril the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will probe ten municipal mayors for possible negligence after they were alleged to be missing in action even as Typhoon “Ompong” battered their areas of jurisdiction over the weekend. Jonathan Malaya, DILG spokesperson, did not name the mayors but said they were from the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley. “Ompong” made landfall in northern Luzon. “We are now doing a review of their performance […]
by Purple Romero Agence France Presse ITOGON, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide, with dozens feared dead in the region worst-hit by Typhoon Mangkhut as the storm’s toll climbed to 74. The typhoon, 2018’s most powerful, smashed homes and flooded key agricultural regions in the northern Philippines before battering Hong Kong and southern China with fierce winds and heavy rain. […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union expressed readiness to provide the Philippines with assistance amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” that left at least 50 dead. “The EU Delegation expresses its sincerest sympathies to the victims and to those severely affected by typhoon Ompong,” the EU delegation in Manila said in a statement. “Ompong” left 59 people dead, the Philippine National Police said. Over 500,000 were affected by the typhoon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Itogon, Benguet where a landslide that buried a chapel claimed at least 33 lives. Duterte will reportedly make the visit on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Earlier, Duterte made an aerial inspection of areas affected by “Ompong,” which make landfall in northern Luzon. “Ompong” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday.
(Eagle News)—Isabela and Cagayan, which were the hardest-hit by Typhoon “Ompong,” have not recorded any casualty so far, Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Sept. 17. According to Tolentino, who spoke in a television interview, this was because the residents in those areas, where “Ompong” made landfall, followed the instructions of the government. “Yung pinangangambahan na storm surge, yung pinangangambahan na mamamatay sa flooding, wala po kasi tumalima yung mga kababayan natin sa […]
(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]
(Eagle News)—-These pictures posted by Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in his social media account show President Rodrigo Duterte in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, one of the most affected areas by Typhoon “Ompong.”
HONG KONG, China (AFP)–Macau shut down all its casinos in a historic first as Typhoon Mangkhut approached Sunday, with authorities warning the gambling enclave would be hit by severe flooding. The Macau government was heavily criticized by residents last year for failing to prepare the city ahead of Typhoon Hato, which left widespread damage and 12 people dead. A statement from authorities late Saturday said the decision to shut Macau’s 42 casinos was approved by […]
(Eagle News)–At least 25 people have been reported dead following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” in the country. Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino said in a radio interview on Sunday, Sept. 16, that of the fatalities, 20 were from the Cordillera Administrative Region, four from Nueva Vizcaya, and one from the Ilocos Region. The Philippine National Police lists 20 people who were injured from the CAR. Of the 20 injured, two were from Baguio, seven […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ompong” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its official Twitter page, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ompong” left PAR as of 9 p.m. It said the typhoon was last spotted 355 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan and is now headed toward southern China.
(Eagle News) — This video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Nora Dominguez in Pangasinan showed how typhoon Ompong took its toll in the province on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. The typhoon’s catastrophic winds uprooted several trees while rains flooded parts of Pangasinan.
