Fewer tropical cyclones expected this year
THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said it is expecting up to 16 tropical cyclones this year, one or two of them next month.
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5 foreign pedophiles barred entry to PH
FIVE foreign pedophiles – four Americans and a Briton – were barred recently from entering the country, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.
Preparations ongoing for La Niña – DSWD
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to deliver more food packs and non-food relief items in areas that are expected to be hit by typhoons and provinces which are anticipated to be heavily affected by the La Niña phenomenon.
‘Biden’s Gaza plan needs much work but Israel accepts it’
JERUSALEM — An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by US President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy advisor to Netanyahu, said Biden’s proposal was “a deal we agreed to — it’s not a good deal but we dearly want the hostages released, all of them.” “There are a lot of details to be worked out,” he said, adding that Israeli conditions, including “the release of the hostages and the destruction of Hamas as a genocidal terrorist organization” have not changed. Biden, whose initial lockstep support for Israel’s offensive has given way to open censure of the operation’s high civilian death toll, on Friday aired what he described as a three-phase plan submitted by the Netanyahu government to end the war. The first phase entails a truce and the return of some hostages held by Hamas, after which the sides would negotiate on an open-ended cessation of hostilities for a second phase in which remaining live captives would go free, Biden said. That sequencing appears to imply that Hamas would continue to play a role in incremental arrangements mediated by Egypt and Qatar – a potential clash with Israel’s determination to resume the campaign to eliminate the Iranian-backed Islamist group. Biden has hailed several ceasefire proposals over the past several months, each with similar frameworks to the one he outlined on Friday, all of which collapsed. In February he said Israel had agreed to halt fighting by Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that began on March 10.
For nth time, public told: Vaping is deadly
ILOILO Rep. Janette Garin yesterday warned the public against using vape after the Department of Health reported that a 22-year-old male died of a heart attack due to a severe lung injury linked to his use of vape for two years.
China tells PH: No need to worry over new rules
NEW rules that allow China’s coast guard to detain foreigners trespassing in the South China Sea should not be a cause for concern, Beijing said after President Marcos Jr. said the policy is “worrisome” and an “escalation” of tension in the disputed area. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the p
Comelec to critics: Respect sub judice rule in Miru case
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is calling on critics of its poll automation deal with the joint venture led by South Korean firm Miru Systems to respect the sub judice rule of the Supreme Court (SC) and avoid public discussions of the case.
No OFW hurt in Jeddah building collapse
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday said no Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia was hurt after a building in central Jeddah collapsed last Friday.