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In the summer of 2015, the country may experience a shortage in the electrical supply due to various scheduled maintenance of different power plants. According to President Aquino, it is about time that a state of emergency in the power sector be declared to be able to remedy the power crisis. Presently, the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA law forbids the government to make transactions regarding power generation. But Section 71 of the […]
A low pressure area was spotted by the PAGASA but said LPA will dissolve once it hits the country. Next week will mark the start of the northeast monsoon or “amihan” season.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the United States continues to extend its help in the speedy disposition of the case involving the death of a transgender in Olongapo. DFA further added that the incident will not have a negative effect in the relationship of the two countries, both of which are complying with the provisions found in the Visiting Forces Agreement.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Basketball Association is expecting to set a new attendance record for an indoor arena on Sunday when it opens its season at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. The Philippine Arena, touted as the world’s largest mixed-use indoor theater, has a maximum capacity of 55,000. It opened in July, during the centennial celebration of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, placing the Philippines in the map of architectural wonders. Fans will get a […]
(Reuters) – Philippine police on Wednesday filed murder charges against a U.S. Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former U.S. naval base of Subic Bay. The Philippine government also wants to take custody of Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton while he stands trial, said a senior Philippine official, who warned that the case could damage military ties between the allies. “Based on two witnesses’ […]
Legazpi City, Albay (Eagle News Service)— Albay residents affected by the evacuation being implemented around the Mayon volcano’s seven to eight kilometer extended danger zone asked that they be allowed to enter their villages just to harvest their vegetables and other crops planted within the danger area. The residents in barangay Matnog which is within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone seemed more concerned about harvesting their tomatoes and other crops, as they asked authorities to […]
LEGAZPI City, Albay (Eagle News Service)-– Mayon Volcano is now considered under critical status after volcanologists observed a crater glow since Tuesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Mayon Volcano on Oct. 15 entered the 31st day of being under observation. Phivolcs resident volcanologist Eduardo Laguerta said they noticed the crater glow at about 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. Wednesday morning (Oct. 15), but they believed that this may have started […]
(Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall a total 1.67 million vehicles globally in a voluntary move to address three separate defects including a faulty brake master cylinder that could hinder the brake’s performance. Toyota said in an email it was not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths resulting from the defects. Some 1.05 million vehicles will be recalled in Japan and 615,000 overseas, covering Toyota models Crown Majesta, […]
(Reuters) – A second Texas healthcare worker who treated the first patient in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola has tested positive for the disease, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement on Wednesday. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, was immediately isolated after reporting a fever on Tuesday, the department said. “Health officials have interviewed the latest patient to quickly identify […]
(Reuters) — A suicide car bombing on Tuesday (October 14) killed a parliament member and 24 others in a Shi’ite neighborhood in Baghdad, according to police and medical officials, as Islamic State attacked towns in western Anbar province. The third straight day of bombings in Shi’ite parts of Baghdad and an offensive in Anbar province that saw strategic towns threatened by Islamic State pointed to the dire security situation in Iraq. The blast in Baghdad, claimed by Islamic State, occurred late afternoon as cars […]
MANILA, Philippines — The elusive and critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) was again spotted this year in the forests of Samar Island not once, but twice in two weeks, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Reports reaching the DENR’s head office in Quezon City said the raptor was seen by members of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) and the Institute of Biology of the University of the Philippines-Diliman during their […]
(Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed from their positions after footage of the overnight incident went viral, sparking outrage from some lawmakers and the public. Police said they arrested 45 protesters in the early hours, using pepper spray on those who resisted, as they cleared a main road in the Chinese-controlled city that had been barricaded by pro-democracy demonstrators with concrete […]
