Despite the fact that “Mario” exited the Philippine area of responsibilty, the northern part of Luzon will continue to experience rain due to the “habagat”.
Other News
Malampaya fund scam probe
The Senate’s probe on the Malampaya fund scam probe was once again postponed. According to Committee Chairman Senator Teofisto Guingona III, the postponement was issued due to COA Chairman Grace Pullido-Tan’s letter saying that she cannot attend the scheduled hearing due to her leave while COA Special Audit Chief Susan Garcia is on an official mission.
Agricultural Education
The Senate proposed a bill that aims to promote agricultural education and to promote “agri-preneurship”. Senate Bill 2384 or Entrepreneurial Agricultural Education Act proposed by Senator Sonny Angara aims to create training programs for agricultural entrepreneurship, especially in rural areas. The Senator also wants the establishment of Agricultural Manpower Education and Entrepreneurship System or AMEES and to also establish AMEES Development School or Farm Business School in all regions including the NCR. Under AMEES, educational […]
Price of petroleum products
Oil company Flying V, implements a price rollback of 20 centavos per liter of diesel and kerosene. While the price of their gasoline increased by 20 centavos per liter. Said price change was implemented last midnight.
INC LINGAP – HOUSTON FILIPINO COMMUNITY EVENT
The city of Houston held its first largest Filipino celebration – “Fiesta Mo sa Texas” to promote Filipino arts and culture. Members of the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo) participated in the event by volunteering their time to set up booths providing free health checks and medical services. Texas correspondent Abigal Bonifacio reports.
Hamilton and Rosberg avoid rivalry talk as Singapore Grand Prix looms
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton avoid the subject of their rivalry as the Mercedes drivers gear up for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix. Hannah Vargas reports from Singapore.
President Aquino visits Spain
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
(Reuters) – About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on Saturday, as Islamic State militants seized dozens of villages close to the border. Turkey opened a stretch of the frontier on Friday after Kurdish civilians fled their homes, fearing an imminent attack on the border town of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani. A Kurdish commander on the ground said Islamic State had advanced to […]
Storm “Mario” moves closer to Taiwan; storm signals now lowered
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — Tropical Storm “MARIO” has maintained its strength as it continues to move closer to Southern Taiwan, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. Most of the storm warning signals in the country were lowered as of 4 a.m., Sunday morning as “Mario” was located at 155 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It is forecast to move north northeast at 17 kilometers per hour. Only the Batanes group of islands is placed under […]
Philippines, Germany agree to address worsening effects of climate change
President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored the need for cooperation between developed and developing countries to combat the destructive effects of climate change, citing the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. During a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting, President Aquino emphasized the shared determination of both nations to address the adverse impacts of climate change. “This commitment to upholding the welfare of peoples is also reflected in our shared determination […]
Goodell tackles NFL domestic abuse crisis with vow to reform
(Reuters) – A chastened NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday that the league’s poor response to its domestic violence crisis will prompt an overhaul of how it deals with player behavior and punishment in America’s most popular sports league. Goodell has been under fire since the NFL’s slow and fumbled response to the domestic violence incident involving Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, whose knock-out punch to his then-fiancee was captured in a video that […]
More than 700,000 affected by storm “Mario”; no “significant damage” reported
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — More than 710,000 people were affected by tropical storm “Mario” which is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday afternoon. Floods have also generally subsided in Metro Manila and Luzon, and only pockets of floodwater have remained, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Saturday, Sept. 20. NDRMMC executive director Alexander Pama said that 710,120 persons or 153,976 families were affected in the Ilocos […]
