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Landmarks, Net 25’s travel and history show aired an special episode regarding the largest house of worship of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which is called the Templo-Central, in celebration of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial year. For those who missed it, here’s a special three-part video of the said special episode. Here is Part One
The second floor of a boardinghouse in Baclaran went up in flames. The incident is still under investigation, so there’s no available report on casualties and damage caused by the fire.
A public service announcement, if you are experiencing electric supply problems in your area due to the typhoon, you can notify Meralco thru these numbers.
The casualties caused by “Glenda” continues to rise, with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council recording 38 deaths, 10 injured and 8 missing. The NDRRMC also reported that 668 million pesos damage in the agricultural damage due to the typhoon.
By Nate Raymond and Alison Frankel Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:21pm EDT (Reuters) – Apple Inc has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve U.S. state and consumer claims the iPad manufacturer conspired with five major publishers to fix e-book prices, according to court records filed Wednesday. The settlement, which would provide $400 million for consumers, is conditioned on the outcome of a pending appeal of a New York federal judge’s ruling last year that […]
SEATTLE Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:03am EDT (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is set to cut more than 6,000 jobs in an announcement expected early Thursday, according to sources familiar with the matter, as it trims its newly acquired Nokia phone business and reshapes itself as a cloud-computing and mobile-friendly software company. What could be the deepest job cuts in the company’s 39-year history come five months into the tenure of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, […]
Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:57pm EDT (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emirates could buy an additional 60 to 80 Airbus A380s if the four-engined superjumbo were revamped with more fuel-efficient engines by 2020, the airline’s Chief Executive Tim Clark said, according to the Financial Times. Emirates, the largest customer for the Airbus A380, had ordered 140 of the aircraft as of November. “We have made it crystal clear to (Airbus) in the event of the (A380) neo […]
By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:54pm EDT (Reuters) – Asian equities gained early on Thursday, lifted by another record-high close on Wall Street, while the euro probed recent lows against the dollar amid market speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve is tilting toward tighter monetary policy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.15 percent. Tokyo’s Nikkei gained 0.3 percent. The Dow closed at a record high overnight, boosted by merger […]
The number of areas that were declared under state of calamity now rise to 10 after the onslaught of Typhoon “Glenda”.
In Metro Manila, 19% of Meralco customers remain without electricity as the electric company continues its repairs on damaged electrical posts due to “Glenda”.
The Typhoon “Glenda” injured 5 in Pangasinan. Also as many as 60 families remain in evacuation centers.
According to the PAGASA, Glenda is well on its way to depart from the Philippine area of responsibility but a new low-pressure area was spotted and will enter the Philippine area of responsibility within 24 hours. The habagat continues to affect the country.
