[ad_1] PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will participate in the 37th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Allied Summits together with other heads of state through a virtual conference from November 12 to 15, 2020. This year’s annual summit will be chaired by Vietnam with the theme “Asean …
Read More »Beijing gives up even pretending to allow opposition in Hong Kong
[ad_1] (CNN) – For more than two decades, Hong Kong has been China’s freest city, a status symbolized by two things: regular street protests and elections to the city’s legislature. Both are supposedly guaranteed by the policy of one country, two systems that Hong Kong ruled after the handover of …
Read More »COVID-19 patients, flood-prone NCR treatment facility staff moved to hotels
[ad_1] (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday that more than 200 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and temporary treatment and monitoring facility (TTMF) staff members in flood-prone areas have been transferred to various hotels as Typhoon Ulysses strikes parts of …
Read More »Duterte: Government on top of Ulises’ situation, he no longer sleeps
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “We don’t sleep here.” (We don’t sleep here) This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s response to critics who questioned the government’s alleged inaction when Typhoon Ulises struck parts of Luzon and caused flooding in some areas. “There are those who say they are idle, sleeping, we don’t …
Read More »Marikina City Hall was flooded; relocated operations, says mayor
[ad_1] Residents affected by flooding from Typhoon Vamco are rescued by boat in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 12, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – Marikina City Hall is now flooded as Typhoon Ulysses continues to hit areas in Luzon on Thursday, said the city’s mayor, Marcelino …
Read More »Duterte reported on the rescue operations of Marikina – Lorenzana
[ad_1] Residents affected by flooding from Typhoon Vamco are rescued by boat in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 12, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte received information about Typhoon Ulysses and the rescue operations underway in the city of Marikina, which suffered severe flooding, …
Read More »‘Ulysses’ delays the departure of three teams from the PBA
[ad_1] ‘Ulysses’ delays the departure of three teams from the PBA SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – Typhoon “Ulysses” has stalled the scheduled exit of three teams eliminated from the PBA Philippine Cup bubble. The league postponed NLEX, Blackwater and Terrafirma’s travels back to Manila as the typhoon continued to bring …
Read More »Most of the airports in southern and central Luzon are operational: CAAP
[ad_1] People park along the road near Virac airport to receive a telephone signal on November 5, 2020. So far, the vicinity of the airport has the most stable telephone signal in the city of Virac after the Super Typhoon Rolly devastated the province. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – …
Read More »PVL set to go pro
[ad_1] The V-League is still the standard in Philippine volleyball. Sports Vision is ready to announce that the Premier Volleyball League is ready to turn pro. The formal announcement between PVL and the Board of Games and Amusements will be made Friday at an online press conference. For the president …
Read More »Elevation in 3 Bulacan dams exceeds the level of spill due to ‘Ulises’
[ad_1] CITY OF MALOLOS –– The three dams in Bulacan began to release water after the elevation exceeded spill levels in the early hours of Thursday due to heavy rains from Typhoon “Ulises”, according to the provincial management and reduction office disaster risk. The Ipo dam released water at a …
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