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(Reuters) – Leaders of the BRICS emerging market nations launched a $100 billion development bank and a currency reserve pool on Tuesday in their first concrete step toward reshaping the Western-dominated international financial system. The bank aimed at funding infrastructure projects in developing nations will be based in Shanghai, and India will preside over its operations for the first five years, followed by Brazil and then Russia, leaders of the five-country group announced at a […]
A mother and her two children — one pregnant — died around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday when a wall of an abandoned house adjacent to their house collapsed and pinned them down while fast asleep at the height of typhoon “Glenda.” Police identified the victims as Nenita Artificio, 48; her pregnant daughter Arlene; and Adrian, 8; all residents of Barangay Market View in this city. The city suffered considerable damage, especially the coastal barangays. Most of […]
Around 10 people were reported killed due to strong winds, waves and rains spawned by Typhoon “Glenda”, government authorities reported Wednesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) identified two of the fatalities as Lourdes Lim, 25, of Allen, Samar who was killed after being hit by a falling electric post and Reynaldo Meneses, 49, who was crushed to death by a falling acacia tree in Barangay Tabang, Plaridel town, Bulacan. In Cavite, […]
(Reuters) – Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after holding its fire in deference to an Egyptian-proposed cease-fire deal that failed to get Hamas militants to halt rocket attacks. Attacks in the Gaza Strip killed at least seven Palestinians in the early hours of Wednesday, Gaza health officials said, and destroyed the house of Mahmoud Zahar – who is believed to be in hiding elsewhere – in the […]
To replace outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista who is scheduled to retire on July 18, Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio P. Catapang was appointed Wednesday. Catapang was the vice-chief-of-staff prior to his appointment. He has held this position since May. He was the former head the Northern Luzon Command and7th Infantry Division. He is a member of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) ‘Dimalupig’ Class 1981. A testimonial parade and review […]
A car showroom in Lipa City, Batangas was not spared by the strong winds of Typhoon Glenda. (Pictures by EBC correspondent Ghadz Rodelas).
(Reuters) – Mexico said on Tuesday it had rescued 458 children from a vermin-infested refuge for abandoned boys and girls, some of whom it believes were sexually abused. The attorney general’s office said police and army troops raided a home known as “La Gran Familia” (The Big Family) in the western city of Zamora on Tuesday, following at least 50 complaints about its operators. Infested by rats, bedbugs and fleas, the refuge was run by […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 16 (PNA) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has lifted the suspension of voyages from this city to the nearby provinces as well as to the Visayas as the sea condition has improved although typhoon Glenda still remain in the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR). Zamboanga Coast Guard Station (ZCGS) commander Lieutenant Senior Grade Jomark Angue said the suspension of voyages was lift effected 7 a.m. Wednesday. “As the weather is continuously […]
MANILA, July 16 (PNA) — Typhoon “Glenda” weakened slightly while traversing the landmass of Luzon on its way to Bataan and Zambales and the West Philippine Sea at mid-morning Wednesday even as 10 areas, including Metro Manila, remain under public storm warning signal No. 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 a.m. weather advisory, PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the eye of the typhoon […]
According to Eagle News correspondent Rowell Buñag Bertis, in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Glenda, eleven barangays in Cavite City conducted pre-emptive evacuation especially those near coastal areas. 150 families were able to reach safety even before the storm hit the said province.
MANILA, July 16 (PNA) — Light and Metro Rail Transit (LRT/MRT) operations were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning. LRT/MRT spokesperson Hernardo Cabrera via Twitter, said that operations were suspended for safety considerations. Earlier, he noted that LRT-2 and MRT-3 were operating only with a limited number of trains. While LRT-1 was not operating due to limited/fluctuating power supply. It was also noted that there were some debris in the tracks of the transit systems. Cabrera, […]
Typhoon “Glenda” weakened slightly while traversing the landmass of Luzon on its way to Bataan and Zambales and the West Philippine Sea at mid-morning Wednesday even as 10 areas, including Metro Manila, remain under public storm warning signal No. 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 11 a.m. weather advisory, PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the eye of the typhoon was located at 35 kilometers […]
