by magnolia_eic | Oct 11, 2011 | Announcements, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita, National News, Weather Coverage
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| At 4:00 a.m. today, Tropical Depression “RAMON” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 360 km East Southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur (7.7°N, 129.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 17 kph. |
| Forecast: |
| Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao will have rains with gusty winds and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Bicol region, rest of Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy over Central Visayas which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the North to Northwest will prevail over the rest of Visayas and Mindanao and its coastal waters will be moderate to occasionally rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the Northeast to North with slight to moderate seas.
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by magnolia_eic | Oct 11, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Philippine government “has enough fiscal space” to address concerns with respect to calamity funds given the extent of the damage to agriculture products and infrastructure caused by the twin typhoons that hit Central Luzon just recently, Malacañang said Sunday.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda issued this statement quoting Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima in response to questions on whether Malacañang mulls asking Congress for a supplemental budget to increase the P8-billion calamity fund that would help address the damages caused by typhoons ‘Pedring’ and ‘Quiel’ which are reportedly pegged at P13.8- billion.
Lacierda, however, said the government will be discussing more issues related to calamity this week, including the recommendation of Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin to formally declare a state of calamity in all the areas severely affected by the onslaught of ‘Pedring’ and ‘Quiel’.
But even without the declaration of state of calamity, Lacierda said the government has taken the necessary measures to help ease the plight of the people in the calamity-stricken communities.
He said the Department of Trade and Industry continuously monitors the affected areas and has imposed price freeze in an apparent bid to prevent profiteers from taking advantage of the situation.
When asked whether the government is willing to accept financial aid or any kind of assistance from other countries, Lacierda said: “Wala pong offer ngayon. Right now, may nagtanong na po sa atin tungkol diyan kung kailangan. Ang sagot po ni Secretary [Cesar] Purisima, there’s enough fiscal space to handle the calamity.”
Lacierda, nevertheless, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the government for the message of sympathy extended by the United States through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the victims of the calamity in the country. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 29, 2011 | Announcements, Headlines, National News, Weather Coverage
TAGBILARAN CITY, Sept. 28– Wala pa gani nakabangon ang Luzon sa bangis sa bagyong Pedring, gipa-andam na sa mga otoridad ang mga residente sa pagsulod sa nasud sa bag-ong bagyo.
Base sa forecast sa United States’ Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), giingong gipaabot nga mosulod sa Philippine area of responsbility ang usa ka “potentially strong tropical depression” ugma.
Sa pagkakaron, naa pa kini dapit sa Pacific Ocean nga adunay code name nga “Tropical Depression 22W”.
Giingong aduna kini kusog nga hangin nga moabot sa 46 kilometers per hour (kph) ug katapusang nasigpatan sa gilay-ong 1,296 kilometers sa habagatang-sidlakan sa Kadena Air Base, Japan.
Gitahak niini ang amihanang kasadpan nga direksyon sa kusog nga 6 kph.
Sa nahiunang pahayag sa Department of Science and Technology (DoST)-Pagasa, kun padayong mosulod sa nasud kining maong tropical depression, tawagon kining bagyong Quiel. (PIA-Bohol/ ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 29, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Sept. 28– Gitun-an karon sa gobyerno ang posibleng pagpasaka og kasong economic sabotage sa mga miyembro sa Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA).
Kahinumdoman nga gahapon, kanselado ang mga flights sa PAL tungod sa welga sa PALEA diin libuan ka mga pasahero ang apektado.
Miingon si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III nga nisulod na usab kini sa iyang huna-huna ug gimanduan ang mga abogado sa pagtino kun unsang mga kaso ang mapasaka sa PALEA. Matud pa sa Presidente, basta ang klaro, unsa mang disruption o pagkalangan sa serbisyo, paglapas kini sa Civil Aviation Act of 2008.
Base sa CAAA, ang maong paglapas adunay silot nga pagka-bilango gikan usa hangtud tulo ka tuig ug adunay multa nga mokabat sa P500,000.
“Any person who disrupts the services of an airport is criminally liable under the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 and may be penalized with imprisonment ranging from one year to three years or a fine of not less than 50,000 pesos but not exceeding 500,000 pesos or more as determined by the court.” Wala ring nakikitang basehan ang ginawa ng PALEA lalo pa’t itinaon na may bagyo sa bansa. “I was told that there was a meeting last—anong oras na ba?—last night prior to today. And when they stated, there was no plans to embark on such an activity. Parang several groups were represented among them ‘yung NAIA management, ‘yung PNP component
doon, may DOLE representatives. If they would go on such an activity, they will give 24 hours notice. They didn’t do any of those things at may bagyo, ‘di ba,” matud pa ni Presidente Aquino.
(PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 29, 2011 | National News, World
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday pledged a US$I-Million assistance for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami disasters in March 2011 in Ishinomaki, Japan and the city’s reconstruction program. The Chief executive made the pledge during the turn-over ceremonies of the donation to Ishimiyaki City Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama at the Ishinimaki City Hall here.
Ishinomaki City was among the most seriously affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. A tsunami about 10 meters high traveled 600 meters inland and destroyed around 80 percent of the 700 houses in the coastal whaling port of Ayukawa and the district of Kadonawaki. According to a fact sheet, approximately 46 percent of the city was inundated by the tsunami. One, elementary school, Okawa Elementary, was completely destroyed killing 74 of the 108 students and 10 of 13 teachers and staff. The fact sheet also said that as of June 17, 2011, a total of 3,097 deaths have been confirmed in Ishinomaki City due to the tsunami, with some 2,770 unaccounted for. It added that approximately 29.000 city residents lost their homes.
President Aquino personally handed over the pledge of assistance to Mayor Kameyama in the presence of other officials of the city, namely, vice mayor Etsuro Kitamura, Ishinomaki City Council chairperson Hiroshima Abe, and Parliamentary senior vice minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, and the Philippine delegation led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma, and Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras among others.
The President pointed out that the actual cash will be given by the Philippine Embassy in Japan through Ambassador Manolo Lopez.
As he turned over the letter containing the pledge of assistance to the Ishinomaki official, the President reiterated his sympathy for the losses. (PCOO)
