Japan was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake early morning of Saturday, April 16, 2016.
According to the bulletin posted by United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was recorded at exactly 1:25 am (JST), 1 kilometer (km) west-southwest of Kumamoto.
Due to heavy rains, classes in some parts of Metro Manila have been suspended on Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
Pasay City was the first to cancel classes at 11:15 AM in preschool to high school levels in both public and private schools.
Selected schools in Metro Manila have suspended classes on Monday, July 29, 2013, due to rains brought about by a Low Pressure Area (LPA) in the Mindoro region.
It rained all night in the metro, and as per PAGASA’s forecast, it will still be cloudy with moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms in the area.
President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III delivered his 2013 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasan Pambansa on July 22, 2013. Here’s the full text of his speech:
State of the Nation Address of President Benigno S. Aquino III
to the Congress of the Philippines, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City
July 22, 2013
Due to heavy rains that started early morning of Wednesday, July 3, 2013, classes in all levels have been suspended in Caloocan City.
Effective 10:00 AM, public school classes have already been suspended while cancellation of classes in private schools depends on their respective administration.
The Vatican has released the translated speech of Pope Benedict XVI that he delivered to church council members. The said speech contains the pope’s decision to resign effective 8:00 PM of February 28, 2013.
Here’s the pope’s translated speech:
Majority of the big shopping malls around the metro are extending their mall hours a few days before Christmas to accommodate last minute shoppers (like myself). Most SM Malls will be open till 12 midnight from December 21 to 22 with Megamall, North EDSA and MOA also closing at midnight on the 23rd.
And while some malls will be closed on Dec. 25 and January 1, the bigger malls will be open although just for limited hours.
On December 30, the Philippines will commemorate the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero.
The day is also the 100th anniversary of the transfer of Rizal’s remains from his sister’s home to Luneta.
A tragic school shooting occurred in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday morning, December 14, leaving 20 children, 6 adults and shooter dead.
The children were aged five to ten years old and were students of Sandy Hook Elementary School. The school’s principal and psychologist were also believed to be among the victims.
Two students of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) were found dead on Thursday, December 6.
Identified as Kevin Lagadon, a third year computer science student, and Mark Lorenz Valdez, a third year nutrition student, the two died of accidental drowning, according to Los Baños police.
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