At least 10 people were reported killed and more than 307,000 were evacuated in the wake of the onslaught of Typhoon Glenda, said to be the strongest storm to hit the country this year.
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Gaza Ceasefire Fails
The Israeli continued its air strikes in the wake of Egypt’s attempt to create a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Toppled trees, stranded passengers in Cavite
Typhoon Glenda toppled trees, destroyed signages, and stranded commuters in Dasmarinas, Cavite. (Photos courtesy of EBC correspondent Michael Suguitan)
Glenda topples bridge in Batangas
Calumpang Bridge, one of the bridges connecting Pallocan town to Batangas City proper, collapsed due to the strong winds brought by Typhoon Glenda. (Photos courtesy of Nico Bool Inocencio and KC Lyn Alanices)
Leyte not spared by Typhoon Glenda
Leyte, still recovering from the onslaught of Yolanda, was not spared Typhoon Glenda. Water overflowed in the Port of Baybay, and trees near residential houses were felled by the strong winds. A pawikan was seen crawling in the streets, carried there by the storm surge. The local government of Leyte has earlier ordered a preemptive evacuation, and all vessels were barred from sailing in anticipation of Glenda’s onslaught. Leyte was one of the provinces badly […]
BRICS set up bank to counter Western hold on global finances
(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 […]
Mother and 2 children die in Quezon province as wall collapses at height of typhoon ‘Glenda’
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 […]
10 persons killed in wake of Typhoon ‘Glenda’ — NDRRMC
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, […]
Israel targets top Hamas leader as Gaza cease-fire collapses
(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 […]
Who is the next AFP Chief?
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 […]
Car showroom in Lipa heavily damaged by Glenda
A car showroom in Lipa City, Batangas was not spared by the strong winds of Typhoon Glenda. (Pictures by EBC correspondent Ghadz Rodelas).
Mexico rescues 458 children from squalid refuge amid abuse fears
(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 […]
