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Ilang kalsada sa Northern Luzon, isinara sa mga motorista

Eagle News – Isinara sa mga motorista ng Department of Public Works and Highways ang ilang kalsada sa Hilagang Luzon dahil sa mga nakahambalang kahoy, mga landslide prone areas, mga bumigay ng lupa dahil sa Bagyong Lawin. Ayon DPWH, hindi pa din madaanan ang Cannon Road sa Baguio, at ilang kalsada sa Mountain Province Nagpapatuloy naman ang clearing operation sa ilang kalsada sa Hilagang Luzon . Nagpakalat na din ang kagawaran ng mga road warning. […]

DOH nakaantabay para magbigay ng tulong sa mga residenteng inilikas

Eagle News —  Nakaantabay na ang Department of  Health (DOH) para magbigay ng tulong sa mga residente na inilkas at nasa Evecuation centerna naapektuhan ng pananalasa ng Bagyong Lawin. Ayon  pa kay DOH secretary Eric Tayag, sa oras na gumanda na ang sitwasyon ay nakahanda na ang mga gamut na kanila bibigay sa mga evacuee. Bukod sa gamut magdadala din ang kanilang response team ng water purifier para masiguro na ligtas ang inuming tubig sa […]

Duterte, Xi to restore talks on South China Sea dispute

  President Rodrigo Duterte and President Xi Jinping on Thursday (October 20) agreed to resume their talks over disputes and issues in the South China Sea, Chinese vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said. “The two presidents agreed that China and the Philippines will return to the track of dialogue and consultation to properly handle the South China Sea issue,” Liu said through a translator. “China is ready for discussions with friends in the Philippines on maritime […]

Magat Dam nasa below spilling level na

Eagle News — Binawi ng Magat ang posibilidad ng pagbaha sa mga mababang lugar sa Isabela at Cagayan matapos bayuhin ng malakas na Bagyong Lawin ang dalawang lalawigan sa buong magdamag. Ayon sa National Irrigation Authority Magat River Integration and Irrigation System, nasa below overflow level ang Magat Dam  bago magpakawala ng malaking volume ng tubig. Nasa 187.47meters na ang  spilliing level na ang Magat Dam, bahagyang malayo na sa dating spilling level193 meters. Sinasabi […]

PNP execs admit excessive, unreasonable use of force during rally dispersal

(Eagle News)– National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde on Thursday (October 20) admitted that there were lapses committed during the violent dispersal of protesters in front of US Embassy. However, he insisted that the use of force cannot be considered as police brutality. “Not actually brutality, yung brutality naman is sobra, it is not the right word.  Maybe there was an excessive use of force, not necessarily brutality.  Kung brutality […]

Power, telcom services down in Northern Luzon

  (Eagle News)– The lash of Typhoon Lawin on Thursday has caused power interruption and disrupted telecom operations in Northern Luzon. The powerful winds from the super typhoon resulted in voice, call and data service disruptions in selected areas in Abra, Cagayan, Kalinga, portions of Ilocos Norte, and Apayao. Customers in the said areas will experience difficulty in accessing communication devices. Different technical teams from various telecom companies were already deployed to repair damaged facilities. […]

Updated: Super typhoon kills at least four in Philippines

  by Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse Ilagan, Philippines | AFP | — One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least four people as it destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and uprooted giant trees on Thursday. Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and […]

China never invaded a piece of PHL over generations—Duterte

  PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte praised China on Wednesday (October 19), setting aside its maritime dispute as the combative leader reconfigures his country’s diplomatic alliances. The Asian giant was “good”, he said. “It has never invaded a piece of my country all these generations,” Duterte added in an apparent comparison to the Philippines’ former colonial ruler the United States. “During the Cold War, China was portrayed as the bad guy,” he added. “And all of […]

Super Typhoon Haima barrels through northern Philippines

(Reuters) — Super Typhoon Haima, the strongest cyclone to hit the Philippines in three years, toppled power and communication lines, damaged houses and displaced thousands as it barrelled through the northern Ilocos region early Thursday (October 20) morning. Haima, a category 5 typhoon, made landfall in the northern province of Cagayan Wednesday (October 19) night. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Some villagers took shelter inside the public market as vendors sold their produce […]

DepEd admits error over Metro Manila ‘no classes’ tweet

(Eagle News)– The Department of Education (DepEd) publicly apologized for its false tweet about class suspensions for Metro Manila on Thursday (October 20). “In an effort to catch all announcement from different sources (government agencies, LGUs, schools, etc), a tweet from a fake account of a trusted agency was quoted,”  DepEd said in a statement. The agency deleted the tweet, but was already shared by various accounts before it was pulled out. “This apology comes […]