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Interview with Veteran Journalist and China Analyst Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana. As a China Analyst, he has given briefing on Chinese Foreign Policy and issues on Philippine-China relations to various government, non-government and media organizations.
Residents in a city in the northern Philippines on Tuesday (October 20) cleared out debris from their houses after a typhoon tore across the northern Luzon Island, killing at least nine people and displacing thousands. Koppu, now a tropical storm after being downgraded from a category 4 typhoon, moved slowly north on Tuesday, the state weather bureau said. Officials fear the death toll may rise after Typhoon “Lando” tore through the main island of Luzon on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 20) – Should they be worn by the students? An organization in the United States who aims to let people understand the pros and cons of wearing school uniform, ProCon.org, says that, traditionally favored by private and parochial institutions, school uniforms are being adopted by US public schools in increasing numbers. Almost one in five US public schools required students to wear uniforms during the 2011-2012 school years, up from one in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 20) – My dad decided to take me to the municipal hall seven months after I turned 18, so that I can register myself as a voter. Then, I realized that being a registered voter carries with it so much more significance not only for me but for our country as well. Being a registered voter means that you are considered as a legitimate citizen of the Philippines. The scene when I first […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 20 — The Social Security Commission, the policy-making body of the Social Security System (SSS), has approved the grant of a calamity relief package for SSS members and pensioners affected by Typhoon Lando for calamity areas declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). SSS Assistant Vice President for Member Loans Boobie Angela A. Ocay said SSS members and pensioners residing in areas to be declared by the NDRRMC under […]
China’s construction work on islands in the disputed South China Sea is “unwarranted provocation”, Malaysia’s armed forces chief said on Sunday (October 18), a country which has its own claims in the seas but which generally says little in public about the spat. China’s relations with several Southeast Asian countries, especially the Philippines and Vietnam who have competing claims in the South China Sea, have been strained over Beijing’s increasingly assertive tone in an area […]
“Star Wars” fans eagerly await the release of “The Force Awakens” trailer as fans in the U.K. sets record pre-sales on Monday (October 19). Although Disney is keeping the plot of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” under wraps until the Dec. 18 release, British movie theater chains reported record business for advance tickets, underscoring projections that the movie will take in about $2 billion globally. Online ticket retail company Fandango says the sale of tickets […]
As of 7:00 am today October 20, the center of Severe Tropical Storm “Lando” was estimated based on all available data at 100 km Northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (19.0°N, 120.1°E), the weather bureau said in its weather forecast. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that stormy weather is expected over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Apayao, Batanes, northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands. Rains […]
Isang Safe Motherhood Caravan ang isinagawa sa Dasmariñas, Cavite. Kabilang sa nasabing aktibidad ay ang pagtalakay sa Family Planning. Namahagi rin ng mga libreng vitamins at libreng massage at haircut. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Avril Diña)
Tiniyak ng Department of Agriculture sa Region 1 ang kanilang kahandaan sa epekto ng El Niño phenomenon. May mga nakalatag na rin umano silang hakbang para masigurong hindi gaanong maaapektuhan ng El Niño ang sektor ng agrikultura.
Pito ang patay matapos tumaob ang isang motorbanca sa karagatang sakop ng Iloilo. Dalawa naman ang naiulat na nawawala. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Ian Rose)
MANILA – Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa turned over Real-time Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring Systems and a Tsunami Simulation Database to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Office (PHIVOLCS) in a ceremony held on October 15, 2015 in Quezon City, Metro Manila for the Japan-funded Project for Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Management. The ceremony was also attended by the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology Raymund E. Liboro. The assistance, signed three (3) years […]
