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More cities in Metro Manila and towns and cities in Luzon affected by heavy rains and floods announced class suspension for Monday, August 13, 2018. Here is the list of these towns and cities where class suspensions for all levels — both public and private — have been declared: In Metro Manila • Quezon City . Caloocan City – Central Colleges of the Philippines • Marikina City . Manila City . Malabon City . […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — NASA on Sunday launched a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the mysteries of dangerous solar storms. “Three, two, one, zero, and liftoff! Of the mighty Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star, the Sun,” said the narrator […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States will return to the Philippines church bells seized by American forces in a bloody campaign more than a century ago, its embassy said on Sunday, following a demand by President Rodrigo Duterte. American forces took three bells from the Catholic church of Balangiga town on the eastern island of Samar in 1901 as war booty in what historians said was a particularly brutal military operation in the […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Aug. 12, welcomed the United States’ supposed plan to return the Balangiga bells to the Philippines, years after they were seized by the Americans from the Eastern Samar town as war loot. “We welcome this development as we look forward to continue working with the United States Government in paving the way for the return of the bells to the Philippines,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. US […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reconsider the plan to ban driver-only vehicles on Edsa during rush hours, saying it may only lead to “passengers for hire.” “While car-pooling may be commendable, this plan prohibiting driver-only vehicles along EDSA could give rise to paid car jockeys who are more than willing to risk their own safety by getting into the cars of strangers just to earn money,” she said […]
(Eagle News)—-Classes on Monday, Aug. 13, were suspended in some areas in the country due to inclement weather. Below is a list: Balagtas, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Baliwag, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Benguet: all levels, public and private Bulakan, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Calumpit, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Guiguinto, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Hagonoy, Bulacan: all levels, public and private Lingayen, Pangasinan: preschool to college, […]
(Eagle News)—-Heavy to intense rains are expected over Metro Manila in the next 1 to 2 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the rains, which will be accompanied by lightning and strong winds, are also expected over Nueva Ecija. The conditions are expected over Bulacan; Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Guagua and Minalin in Pampanga; Rodriguez and Antipolo in Rizal; Mariveles, Limay, Dinalupihan, Hermosa in Bataan; and Olongapo, Castillejo, […]
(Eagle News) — The water level in Marikina river continued to go down as the rains stopped Saturday night, August 11, and stood at 17.9 meters — below the 18-meter critical level — as of 7 a.m. Sunday, August 12, prompting the Marikina city government to lower the warning to second alarm from third alarm the previous night. The water level started going down after 10 p.m, Saturday. From a high point of 20.6 […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Flash floods in Kerala have killed 37 people and displaced around 36,000, Indian officials said Saturday, after heavy monsoons led to landslides and overflowing reservoirs across the southern state. Kerala, famed for its pristine palm-lined beaches and tea plantations, is battered by the monsoon every year but the rains have been particularly severe this season. Those forced from their homes “have moved to 350 relief camps across the state”, […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau PAGASA has lifted all rainfall warning levels in the country after “light to moderate rain was observed over Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Zambales, Pampanga, and Bulacan for the past one hour.” “With this development, HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING over these areas has been TERMINATED,” PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. advisory. Only light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over Batangas (Lian, Tuy, Balayan, […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Sunday, Aug. 12, were suspended in some parts of the country due to flooding as a result of the continuous rains. Below is a list: Local government units Malabon Manila: All post-graduate schools Mandaluyong: College Valenzuela: All classes and activities Schools Polytechnic University of the Philippines: classes in College of Law, Open University, NSTP, Graduate School and CoED Graduate School
But continuous rains prompt Marikina to enforce evacuations as Marikina River reaches near-“Ondoy”–like levels (Eagle News)—-The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has downgraded the red rainfall warning level hoisted over Metro Manila, but the continuous rains have prompted several local government units there like Marikina to implement a forced evacuation of its residents. In its 11 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said an orange rainfall warning level was up over the National Capital Region instead, […]
