Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez disclosed that President Rodrigo Duterte has been invited to watch the Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 23 to August 8. “Ang Presidente, may slot doon sa IOC na inayunan ng national Olympic committee (The President has a slot from the IOC [International Olympic Committee], which was agreed upon by [Japan’s] national Olympic Committee),” Ramirez told Radyo Pilipinas 2 during the PSC Hour program on Friday. He said he and PSC chief of staff Marc Velasco would fly to Tokyo as part of the delegation regardless of Duterte’s decision whether to go, which means
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) awarded its debt paper in full at a lower yield. Central bank data showed that the 28-day BSP securities fetched a rate of 1.8115 percent on Friday, down from last week’s yield of 1.8158 percent. “The BSP maintained the PHP100 billion offering in the 28-day bill auction, which was awarded in full amid strong interest from market participants,” BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr. said. The PHP100 billion BSP securities were oversubscribed at PHP158.2 billion. The bid coverage ratio increased to 1.5820 on Friday from 1.3573 last week. “The results of the auction show
The highest levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas emission and tall, steam-rich plumes from the Taal Main Crater have been recorded Saturday. In its 8 p.m. update, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) said SO2 emission averaged 14,699 tonnes/day – the highest ever recorded in Taal, while upwelling in the Main Crater Lake generated steam plumes that rose 2,500 meters above Volcano Island. Elevated SO2 emission, it added, maybe succeeded by eruptive activity at the main crater similar to increases in SO2 flux of 14,326 tonnes/day and 13,287 tonnes/day on June
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar ordered the setting up of police assistance desks in evacuation centers where displaced residents of Batangas towns relocated due to seismic activities of Taal Volcano. The latest data from the Batangas Police Provincial Office (PPO) indicated more than 1,600 evacuees are staying in at least 10 evacuation centers in the municipalities of Laurel, Talisay, Balete, and Agoncillo. The PNP wants to address health and safety of evacuees because of the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), with some fearing that evacuation centers could be a source of mass infection. “I have
A total of 791 families, or 3,011 individuals, have been evacuated from four towns in Batangas province due to the rumblings of Taal Volcano. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) deputy spokesperson Mark Cashean Timbal, in a message to reporters on Saturday, said 11 evacuation centers have 376 families, or 1,554 persons, while another 415 families composed of 1,457 individuals chose to stay with their relatives or friends as of 11 a.m. “The running data submitted by the OCD (Office of Civil Defense) Calabarzon showed 791 families have been evacuated from barangays in the municipalities of Agoncillo, Laurel,
