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Signal No. 2 still raised over Batanes as Typhoon “Henry” accelerates

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon “Henry” accelerates northward while maintaining its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, remains hoisted over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana). PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the southwest monsoon enhanced by this typhoon will also bring monsoon rains over the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. […]

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Batanes still under Signal No. 2 as “Henry” traverses PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Batanes as “Henry” continues to weaken while moving over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is raised over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana). Moderate to heavy rains are likely over Ilocos Norte, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and Abra, with “Henry” 350 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. Light to moderate […]

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Pres. Marcos Jr., set to hold his first state visits in Indonesia and Singapore from Sept. 4 to 7

(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to conduct his first state visits this September, first in Indonesia from Sept. 4 to 6, then in Singapore from Sept. 6 to 7. This is to highlight how the Philippine president regards the importance of countries in ASEAN region, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In the inaugural state visits, Marcos Jr., will have meetings with Indonesian president Joko Widodo, as well as with Singapore’s […]

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India-Philippines consortium sells Cebu airport business for $440.2 mn

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A consortium that includes India’s GMR Group is selling its business developing and operating the Philippines’ second-largest airport for 25 billion pesos ($440.2 million), its Filipino partner announced Friday. The consortium of GMR Group and the Philippines’ Megawide Construction Corp will sell its interests to operate the Mactan-Cebu International Airport to Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc, a unit of a family-owned conglomerate. Megawide said in a disclosure to the local stock exchange […]

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EJ Obiena wins 3rd gold in int’l pole vaulting competitions in Germany

Victory comes following House resolution commending Obiena for bringing honor to PHL   (Eagle News) – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena has won his third gold medal in competitions in Germany, bringing honor anew to the country. Obiena, 26, finished first in the St. Wendel City Jump last August 31 after clearing 5.86 meters, beating Menno Vloon of the Netherlands, a fellow Tokyo Olympian, who placed second after clearing 5.81 meters, and Anthony Ammirati of […]

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Signal No. 2 raised over Batanes; Typhoon “Henry” weakens further

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 has been raised over Batanes even as “Henry” weakened further and moved northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is raised over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana), with “Henry” estimated  365 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near the center, and a […]

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PHL gov’t extends condolences to family of Fil-Canadian mom, daughter who were stabbed to death in Toronto

(Eagle News) – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, Canada confirmed reports that a 44-year old Filipina and her daughter had been stabbed to death in a busy part of Toronto by a man whom local media claimed was known to the victims. Consul General Orontes Castro sadly confirmed the news on Wednesday August 31. He said that the consulate would be working to repatriate the remains of the victims, and extended the Philippine government’s […]

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Batanes, northeast part of Babuyan Islands under Signal No. 1 as Super Typhoon approaches extreme N. Luzon

Super Typhoon Henry to enhance Southwest Monsoon that will bring rains over western section of Luzon island   (Eagle News) – Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands were placed under tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 as super typhoon “Henry” (international name Hinnamnor) approached extreme northern Luzon. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, said the super typhoon also slightly weakened as it began to decelerate south southwestward over the […]

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PBBM condoles with Russian people over death of former Soviet leader Gorbachev

  (Eagle News) — Philippine president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.,,expressed the Filipino people’s condolences to the Russian people over the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who died on Tuesday, August 30, at the age of 91. “I share the grief of other world leaders over the death of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union,” Marcos Jr., said in a statement issued by Malacanang on Wednesday, August 31. The […]

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Super Typhoon “Henry” slightly intensifies as “Gardo” weakens into a remnant LPA

  (Eagle News) – Super Typhoon “Henry” (international name Hinnamnor) slightly intensified while moving south southwestward northeast of Batanes with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 240 kilometers per hour. The center of the eye of Super Typhoon Henry was estimated at 430 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes as of the 11 a.m. bulletin, of PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, on Thursday, September 1.  It entered the […]

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ABS-CBN, TV5 announce deal termination; Cignal-Sky deals also terminated

  (Eagle News) – ABS CBN Corporation and TV5 Network Inc., said that they have “mutually agreed to terminate” the investment agreement dated August 10, 2022 that covered the proposed acquisition by ABS- CBN of 34.99 percent equity interest in TV5. In a statement, both media companies also announced the termination of the “Convertible Note Agreement” dated August 10, 2022 that covered the “proposed subscription by ABS-CBN to a Convertible Note to be issued by […]

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“Henry” maintains strength as it moves over PHL Sea

(Eagle News) — “Henry” has maintained its strength as it moves southwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, this late afternoon through evening, light to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible over Batanes. The center of the eye of Super Typhoon “Henry” is estimated  at 530 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes Moderate to heavy rains are likely over Batanes and Babuyan […]

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