The country is starting to experience the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”, particularly in the western part of the Philippines.
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Laos air force plane crashes, defence minister reported dead
(Reuters) – A Laotian air force plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Saturday, May 17, a defense ministry source said, and a witness at the site said the defense minister was among the dead. “A Laos air force plane has crashed on its way to Xiang Khouang province in the north of the country. The mayor of Vientiane, the defense minister of Laos and his wife were on board,” the official […]
Brigada Eskwela starts today; environmental groups urge lead-safe work practices
MANILA — The Brigada Eskwela or the “National Schools Maintenance Week” kicks off today, and top education officials set to monitor various schools in the country’s various regions. THE Department of Education (DepEd) said that public elementary and secondary schools nationwide are all set for this year’s “Brigada Eskwela”,which is a week-long activity from May 19 to 24. “It is a school maintenance effort that engages all education stakeholders to contribute their time, effort, and resources in ensuring […]
Death toll in Balkan floods reach 37; rising flood threatens power plants
(Reuters) – Soldiers, police and villagers battled to protect power plants in Serbia from rising flood waters on Sunday as the death toll from the Balkan region’s worst rainfall in more than a century reached 37. Twelve bodies were recovered from the worst-hit Serbian town of Obrenovac, 30 km (18 miles) southwest of the capital, Belgrade, but the number was likely to rise as waters receded. “The situation is catastrophic,” Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told […]
At least 26 Colombian children killed in fire on church bus
(Reuters) – As many as 26 people, most believed to be children, were killed and others injured in northern Colombia when fire broke out on a bus taking them to a church event, local media reported. The mayor of the town of Fundacion near the Caribbean coast told Caracol Radio the burned bodies of 26 children had been found and President Juan Manuel Santos lamented on Twitter an accident causing at least 15 deaths. The […]
Vietnam stops anti-China protests after riots, China evacuates workers
(Reuters) – Vietnam flooded major cities with police to avert anti-China protests on Sunday, while Beijing evacuated thousands of citizens after a flare-up over disputed sovereignty in the South China Sea sparked rare and deadly rioting in Vietnam last week. China has evacuated more than 3,000 nationals following the attacks on Chinese workers and Chinese-owned businesses at industrial parks in its southern neighbor. On Sunday, China arranged two chartered flights to bring nearly 300 people, many of them […]
PHL to have power reserve Monday
By Joann Santiago MANILA (PNA) — Power supply on Monday (May 19) is expected to be in surplus based on the outlook of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). According to the projection of the country’s grid operator, there would be about 984 megawatt (MW) reserve for the Luzon grid alone. This, however, is lower than the about 1,200 MW usual reserve of the country’s largest island group. Total expected available capacity for […]
Pantabangan Dam stops irrigation water release for 100,000 hectares of Central Luzon farmlands
By Marilyn E. Galang, Philippines News Agency CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija (PNA) — The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) has cut off water supply to some 100,000 hectares of agricultural lands in Central Luzon irrigated by the giant Pantabangan Dam, but officials allayed fears of shortage. As of Saturday, the water level of Pantabangan dam was 182.10 meters above sea level (masl), over 11 meters away from its critical level of 171.5 […]
India’s Modi gets hero’s welcome as he brings new era to New Delhi
(Reuters) – Hundreds of Indians thronged the leafy streets of New Delhi on Saturday to greet Narendra Modi’s triumphant march into the capital after he decimated the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and the ruling Congress party in the biggest election victory the country has seen in 30 years. Modi leaned far out of his car, waving a victory sign to jubilant supporters, in a drive from the airport to the headquarters of his Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Apple, Google settle smartphone patent litigation
(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Google Inc’s Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphones, ending one of the highest-profile lawsuits in technology. In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said the settlement does not include a cross license to their respective patents. “Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform,” the statement said. Apple and companies that make phones using Google’s Android software have filed dozens of such lawsuits against one another […]
Kingdom Tower will soon be the world’s tallest building
The Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia, which will be the world’s tallest tower at 3,280 feet, is set for a December 2018 completion. Kingdom Tower will be 568 feet taller than Khalifa Tower, the current Guinness World Record holder in neighboring Dubai, once it is completed. Clem Orjaliza reports from the Middle East Bureau
Anti-government protesters disappointed after Thai senate fails to end deadlock
Anti-government protesters said they are disappointed after the Thai senate failed to take down the government and appoint the neutral prime minister as the group demand. Angelo Cervantes reports from Thailand.
