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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Cavite Governor Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said that he may declare the province under a state of calamity as many areas in the province suffer from severe flooding. In an interview with Net 25’s, Radyo Agila, Remulla also said that a bridge in Silang, Cavite has collapsed and there were landslides in the area. “In General Trias, Imus at Bacoor ay marami ng lugar na nabaha. Meron din kaming […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least three people died and six were missing after a major storm caused widespread flooding in and around the Philippine capital on Tuesday, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to shut down. The tropical depression, which left some people wading through chest-deep waters outside Manila, was the latest to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago, which endures about 20 such storms each year. Most of the dead and missing were poor […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Heavy rains caused flooding in some parts of the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, strangling traffic and forcing the closure of financial markets, government offices and schools on Tuesday (September 12) as a storm swept across the main Luzon island. The weather bureau raised storm warning signals over Manila and 19 provinces in Luzon as a tropical cyclone with winds up to 60 kilometres per hour (kph) made landfall before noon […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said on Tuesday that a second DNA test on the body found in Gapan, Nueva Ecija on September 5 was underway. In a radio interview, Aguirre said he would ask the National Bureau of Investigation to do this. According to Aguirre, although many court decisions give a lot of weight on DNA test results, “there are instances these are discredited if the procedure was wrong or if […]
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) — Some Islamic State-linked militants besieging the southern Philippines city of Marawi have sent “feelers” they are prepared to surrender after three and a half months of fighting, the military said on Monday (September 11). Philippine army spokesman Colonel Romeo Browner told a news conference that forces have used loudspeakers urging militants to give themselves up, telling the estimated 50 to 60 fighters left in the city their lives would be […]
(Eagle News) — “Maring” made landfall in Quezon, on Tuesday, bringing rains in the area and in nearby places including Metro Manila. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its noontime press briefing that the tropical depression hit Mauban around 9 a.m. As of 10 a.m., Pagasa said “Maring” is located in Laguna, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 100 kph. Pagasa said “Maring” […]
LOPEZ, QUEZON (Eagle News) – Bagaman passable pa ang mga sasakyan patungong Lopez, Quezon pagdating sa bungad nito sa may bahaging Diversion road unti unti nang tumataas ang tubig hanggang sa umapaw na ito. Pinapayuhan ang mga dumadaang sasakyan na mag-ingat sa pagmamaneho at maging mapagmatiyag. Kung sakaling tuloy-tuloy ang paglaki ng tubig ay huwag nang tumuloy sa pagtawid upang maiwasang mamatayan ng makina. (Jaime García at Allan Alinio – Eagle News Correspondents, Lopez, Quezon)
(Eagle News) — Asahan na ang pagbili ng Pilipinas ng mga military equipment mula Russia, bunsod ito ng gumagandang trade relations ng dalawang bansa. Ayon kay Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, kinikilala ang Russia bilang mahusay na supplier ng mga military equipment at nagpahayag na rin ang Russian Government ng suporta sa layunin ng Pilipinas. Magugunitang bumisita si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Russia noong Mayo subalit naudlot dahil sa sumiklab na kaguluhan sa Marawi City, Lanao […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public about the different deadly diseases primarily caused by mosquito bites. The latest of such disease that caught the public attention is Japanese encephalitis or JE. The disease claimed nine lives already just this year. Japanese encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a flavivirus related to dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses. According to […]
