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ABOARD THE BRP MALABRIGO , April 27, 2023 (AFP) – A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw. The near-miss off the Spratly Islands on Sunday was the latest in a steady string of incidents between China and the Philippines in the contested waterway. AFP was one of several media outlets invited to […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos will greatly benefit from the passage of a Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology modernization bill. In making the statement, PHIVOLCS Director Teresito C. Bacolcol said that the bill, which is pending at the House committee level, will “greatly help us formulate policy recommendations and guidance to our LGUs and communities.” He noted that 21 out of 24 active volcanoes have incomplete hazard maps, putting at risk 28 provinces. […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, the whole Visayas, Palawan, including the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds will prevail over the whole Visayas, Palawan. PAGASA said these include the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro. Light to moderate seas […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Sunday, April 23, reiterated the mask mandate will continue to be strictly enforced in specific places in the Light Rail Transit, Metro Rail Transit, and the Philippine National Railways amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Transportation Assistant Secretary for Railways Jorjette B. Aquino said the policy will be strictly enforced in all of the country’s railway trains as a preventive measure. “Our medical professionals in the railways sector stressed […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has raised an Alert Level 2 over Benguet. The IATF said the alert level is also in place over the following areas from April 15 to 30: Ifugao; Quezon Province; Palawan; Camarines Norte; Masbate; Antique; Negros Occidental; Bohol; Cebu Province; Negros Oriental; Leyte; Western Samar; Lanao del Norte; Davao de Oro; Davao del Norte; Davao del Sur; Davao Occidental; North Cotabato; Sarangani; Sultan […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden will welcome Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the White House on May 1 in a sign of a warming bond between the two nations amid US tensions with China over Taiwan. Biden will reaffirm Washington’s “ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines, and the leaders will discuss efforts to strengthen the longstanding US-Philippines alliance,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The White House […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Tuesday 4/18/2023 Albert del Rosario, the Philippines’ former foreign minister who stood up to Beijing in the South China Sea, has died at the age of 83, Manila said Tuesday. Del Rosario, who served under Philippine president Benigno Aquino from 2011 to 2016, died while en route to the United States, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement that did not specify the cause of death. Born […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers as a result. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. The entire country will have light to moderate winds and light to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News) — A total of 3,992 of the 9,183 examinees passed the 2022 bar exams. Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, the 2022 bar chair, said on Friday, April 14, that the figures translate to a 43.47% passing rate. He also announced the 30 bar passers who obtained the highest ratings. These were: According to the SC, the top five law schools with the highest passing rate were: San Beda University – 97.58% Ateneo de […]
PALAYAN, Philippines | AFP | Thursday 4/13/2023 by Mikhail FLORES US and Philippine troops held anti-tank missile exercises on Thursday, as the allies stepped up their largest war games, which have already drawn China’s ire. Under a plume of black smoke, three cars parked on scrubland were crushed by missiles fired from about 600 metres (0.37 miles) away by three soldiers at a military base in the north of the Philippines. The annual Balikatan manoeuvres […]
(Eagle News) — More areas in Luzon are now under Signal No. 1 as “Amang” made landfall over Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, on Wednesday, April 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Catanduanes Sorsogon (City of Sorsogon, Pilar, Castilla, Donsol, Prieto Diaz) Albay Camarines Sur Camarines Norte Laguna (Cavinti, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Famy, Santa Maria, Mabitac) Aurora Quezon (Buenavista, Calauag, […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Amang” meanders over Lagonoy Gulf near Catanduanes. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Catanduanes Sorsogon Albay Camarines Sur Camarines Norte Ticao Island Burias Island eastern portion of Laguna (San Pablo City, Rizal, Nagcarlan, Pila, Liliw, Magdalena, Majayjay, Luisiana, Cavinti, Pagsanjan, Santa Cruz, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, […]
