US Secret Service chief resigns following Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON, USA – US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency came under harsh scrutiny for its failure to stop a would-be assassin from wounding former President Donald...
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Typhoon Carina moving over sea east of Taiwan; more monsoon rain seen
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) was already moving over the sea east of Taiwan on Tuesday evening, July 23, but wind and rainfall warnings remain in effect for parts of Northern Luzon due...
View ArticleMother, child die after wall collapses in Angeles City, Pampanga
MANILA, Philippines – A mother and child died in Barangay Pampang, Angeles City, Pampanga on Wednesday morning, July 24, after the walls of their house collapsed due to soil erosion near the swelling...
View ArticleWATCH: The impact of the enhanced southwest monsoon on Pampanga
PAMPANGA, Philippines – A mother and her child died in Barangay Pampang, Angeles City on Wednesday morning, July 24, due to soil erosion caused by non-stop rain brought about by the southwest monsoon...
View ArticleGauff named Team USA’s female flag bearer for Paris Games
PARIS, France – US Open champion Coco Gauff will be the female flag bearer for the United States at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, joining four-time NBA champion LeBron James, the American team...
View ArticleWorld breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino’s end
LONDON, United Kingdom – The world again registered its hottest day on record on Monday, July 22, inching past the previous high recorded just 24 hours earlier on Sunday, according to preliminary data...
View ArticleSSS to offer calamity loan to members affected by Typhoon Carina
The following is a press release from the Social Security System. The Social Security System (SSS) is set to provide calamity loan assistance to members who have been affected by Typhoon Carina in the...
View ArticleMetro Manila under state of calamity | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Metro Manila under state of calamity due to enhanced southwest monsoon Metro Manila is under a state of calamity...
View ArticleRussian military intelligence officer injured in Moscow car bomb attack,...
MOSCOW, Russia – A car bomb injured an officer from Russia’s military intelligence agency in northern Moscow on Wednesday, July 24, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Russia’s interior ministry said...
View ArticleLIST: Areas under state of calamity due to southwest monsoon enhanced by Carina
MANILA, Philippines – The nonstop rain in various parts of Luzon due to the effects of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Super Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) has resulted in state of calamity declarations by...
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Carina weakens back into typhoon near Taiwan’s coast
MANILA, Philippines – Carina (Gaemi) weakened back into a typhoon as it “looped” near the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday evening, July 24, just a few hours after it intensified into a super typhoon. The...
View ArticleTyphoon Carina and southwest monsoon: Weather updates, effects, and relief...
Parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, have been seriously flooded due to Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat. What is the situation of affected communities, and how...
View Article[Newspoint] The Tañada legacy
On August 3, Wigberto “Bobby” Tañada will be 90 years old. Seven days later, his father, Lorenzo (Ka Tanny), would have been 126. Born two months after the Declaration of Independence from colonialist...
View ArticleFencer Maxine Esteban nervous but ready for Olympic debut
MANILA, Philippines – Now “100% ready” for her Paris Games campaign, Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban still hopes to shake off the jitters on her Olympic debut. “More nervous because I know that...
View ArticleMEDAL TALLY: Paris Olympics 2024
MANILA, Philippines – The biggest names in all of sports vie for Olympic glory as they seek to bring their countries honor in the 33rd edition of the Summer Games in Paris, France. Gold, silver, and...
View ArticleAgri losses in 3 Central Luzon provinces due to southwest monsoon hit P576.72M
PAMPANGA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) has so far caused a total of P576.72 million in agriculture damage in Bataan, Bulacan, and Pampanga — three Central...
View ArticleTrough of LPA east of Butuan City causing scattered rain
MANILA, Philippines – The trough or extension of the low pressure area (LPA) that formed inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last Thursday, July 25, is affecting parts of the country....
View ArticleMan killed after barges collided with Pasig bridge
MANILA, Philippines – At least one man died after several barges collided with the F. Manalo bridge in Pasig City on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, when heavy rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon...
View ArticleSamoa boxing coach dies during Paris Olympics
PARIS, France – Samoa’s boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died during the Paris Olympics, the International Boxing Association said on Saturday, July 27. According to reports in Samoan media, he...
View ArticleUnamused Djokovic questions Olympic eligibility rules after 53-minute romp
PARIS, France – Matthew Ebden had not expected to last long against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Olympics on Saturday, July 27, and he was not wrong – but it left the Serbian wondering why...
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