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Evacuees’ welfare, Power restoration Top priorities after Glenda’s Onslaught – Palace
Government agencies has begun clearing operations and assessment of damages caused by Typhoon Glenda, with the government prioritizing the health and welfare of evacuees and returning power and communication in areas battered by the storm.
BRICS set up bank to counter Western hold on global finances
(Reuters) – Leaders of the BRICS emerging market nations launched a $100 billion development bank and a currency reserve pool on Tuesday in their first concrete step toward reshaping the Western-dominated international financial system. The bank aimed at funding infrastructure projects in developing nations will be based in Shanghai, and India will preside over its operations for the first five years, followed by Brazil and then Russia, leaders of the five-country group announced at a […]
Israel targets top Hamas leader as Gaza cease-fire collapses
(Reuters) – Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after holding its fire in deference to an Egyptian-proposed cease-fire deal that failed to get Hamas militants to halt rocket attacks. Attacks in the Gaza Strip killed at least seven Palestinians in the early hours of Wednesday, Gaza health officials said, and destroyed the house of Mahmoud Zahar – who is believed to be in hiding elsewhere – in the […]
Mexico rescues 458 children from squalid refuge amid abuse fears
(Reuters) – Mexico said on Tuesday it had rescued 458 children from a vermin-infested refuge for abandoned boys and girls, some of whom it believes were sexually abused. The attorney general’s office said police and army troops raided a home known as “La Gran Familia” (The Big Family) in the western city of Zamora on Tuesday, following at least 50 complaints about its operators. Infested by rats, bedbugs and fleas, the refuge was run by […]
PCG-Zambo allows seacraft to sail as weather improves
ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 16 (PNA) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has lifted the suspension of voyages from this city to the nearby provinces as well as to the Visayas as the sea condition has improved although typhoon Glenda still remain in the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR). Zamboanga Coast Guard Station (ZCGS) commander Lieutenant Senior Grade Jomark Angue said the suspension of voyages was lift effected 7 a.m. Wednesday. “As the weather is continuously […]
Typhoon ‘Glenda’ weakens slightly while over the landmass of Luzon heading to Bataan and Zambales
MANILA, July 16 (PNA) — Typhoon “Glenda” weakened slightly while traversing the landmass of Luzon on its way to Bataan and Zambales and the West Philippine Sea at mid-morning Wednesday even as 10 areas, including Metro Manila, remain under public storm warning signal No. 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 a.m. weather advisory, PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the eye of the typhoon […]
LRT, MRT operations temporarily suspended
MANILA, July 16 (PNA) — Light and Metro Rail Transit (LRT/MRT) operations were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning. LRT/MRT spokesperson Hernardo Cabrera via Twitter, said that operations were suspended for safety considerations. Earlier, he noted that LRT-2 and MRT-3 were operating only with a limited number of trains. While LRT-1 was not operating due to limited/fluctuating power supply. It was also noted that there were some debris in the tracks of the transit systems. Cabrera, […]
Over a thousand Malabon residents evacuate due to typhoon ‘Glenda’
MANILA, July 16 (PNA) — More than a thousand individuals from different areas in Malabon City evacuated to nearby schools and gyms on Wednesday due to floods caused by rains spawned by typhoon “Glenda.” In a phone interview, Malabon City public information officer Bong Padua told the Philippines News Agency that the city government is assisting a total of 1,650 individuals (403 families) as of posting time. Padua said that the barangays most affected by […]
Emergency hotlines
Department of Social Welfare and Development hotlines: 931-8101; 856-3665 and 852-8081 (Disaster Response Unit) MERALCO hotlines: 16211; 0920-97-16211; 0917-55-16211; 0925-77-16211. Philippine Coast Guard hotlines: 527-8481 to 89; 527-3877 (Action Center); 0917-724-3682; 0918-967-4697. PAGASA hotlines: (632) 434-2696 for general inquiries; (632) 926-4258 and (632) 927-1541 for weather updates Metro Manila Development Authority hotlines: 136, 374 (public safety), 320 (road emergency), 882-0925 (flood control). National Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) hotlines: 911-5061 to 65, […]
EU to aid areas affected by ‘Glenda’
Manila, July 16 — The European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines has assured its aid for areas affected by typhoon “Glenda”. “The European Union stands ready to assist families affected by typhoon ‘Glenda’,” EU Ambassador Guy Ledoux said in an advisory Wednesday (July 16) morning. Ledoux added that the EU delegation here is currently monitoring and will be assessing the aftermath and damages of typhoon “Glenda”. The EU envoy here also extends solidarity with […]
6,551 seagoing passengers stranded by ‘Glenda’
MANILA, July 17 (PNA) — While typhoon “Glenda” is wrecking havoc on a large part of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in its 11 a.m. update Wednesday, said that 6,551 seagoing passengers have been stranded in various ports nationwide. According to the Coast Guard, strong winds and big waves prompted the suspension of sailing of ships weighing less than 1,000 gross register tons, resulting in the immobilization of 614 rolling cargoes, 37 ships […]
