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Chiz, Binay, Bong, Co pinangalanan sa umano’y project kickbacks

Venus L Peñaflor
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Chiz, Binay, Bong, Co pinangalanan sa umano’y project kickbacks

MAYNILA — Nadagdag sina Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Makati City Mayor at dating Sen. Nancy Binay, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, at dating Sen. Bong Revilla Jr. sa listahan ng mga politikong idinadawit sa umano’y “kickbacks” kaugnay ng flood-control projects ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Sa pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, binasa ni dating DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo ang kanyang sinumpaang-salaysay kung saan tinukoy ang apat na nabanggit na personalidad. Kabilang din sa dokumento ang pangalan ni Trygve Olayvar, na kasalukuyang undersecretary ng Department of Education (DepEd).

Bago pa man ang pahayag ni Bernardo, una nang isinangkot si Co nina dating DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara at Brice Hernandez sa mga naunang pagdinig.

Matapos basahin ang kanyang salaysay, isinama si Bernardo ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla sa Department of Justice (DOJ) upang suriin ang kanyang mga ibinunyag na impormasyon.

Opong humina bilang Severe Tropical Storm, tumatawid sa Masbate

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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Opong humina bilang Severe Tropical Storm, tumatawid sa Masbate

MAYNILA — Humina na si Severe Tropical Storm Opong matapos itong mag-landfall sa Masbate, ayon sa 5 a.m. advisory ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ngayong Biyernes.

Ayon sa PAGASA, ang sentro ni Opong ay namataan kaninang alas kuwatro ng madaling araw sa paligid ng Palanas, Masbate. Kumikilos ito pa-kanlurang hilagang-kanluran (west northwestward) sa bilis na 30 kilometro kada oras, taglay ang maximum sustained winds na 110 kilometro kada oras malapit sa gitna at pagbugso na aabot hanggang 150 kilometro kada oras. Ang central pressure nito ay nasa 985 hPa.

Mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal

Signal No. 3

  • Sorsogon
  • Masbate kabilang ang Ticao at Burias Islands
  • Albay
  • Kanlurang at katimugang bahagi ng Camarines Sur
  • Katimugang bahagi ng Quezon
  • Marinduque
  • Romblon
  • Oriental Mindoro
  • Occidental Mindoro kabilang ang Lubang Islands
  • Batangas
  • Katimugang bahagi ng Laguna
  • Northern Samar
  • Hilaga at gitnang bahagi ng Eastern Samar
  • Hilaga at gitnang bahagi ng Samar
  • Biliran
  • Hilagang bahagi ng Leyte

Signal No. 2

  • Catanduanes
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Camarines Sur
  • Camarines Norte
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Quezon
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Laguna
  • Rizal
  • Cavite
  • Metro Manila
  • Bulacan
  • Pampanga
  • Bataan
  • Katimugang bahagi ng Zambales
  • Calamian Islands
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Eastern Samar at Samar
  • Hilaga at gitnang bahagi ng Leyte
  • Hilagang bahagi ng Cebu kabilang ang Camotes at Bantayan Islands
  • Extreme northern Negros Occidental
  • Hilagang bahagi ng Iloilo
  • Capiz
  • Aklan
  • Hilagang-kanlurang bahagi ng Antique kabilang ang Caluya Islands

Signal No. 1

  • Gitna at timog ng Isabela
  • Quirino
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Ifugao
  • Southwestern Mountain Province
  • Benguet
  • Timog ng Ilocos Sur
  • La Union
  • Pangasinan
  • Aurora
  • Nueva Ecija
  • Tarlac
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Zambales
  • Cuyo Islands
  • Hilagang bahagi ng mainland Palawan
  • Southern Leyte
  • Natitirang bahagi ng Leyte
  • Silangan at gitna ng Bohol
  • Gitnang bahagi ng Cebu
  • Hilagang Negros Oriental
  • Hilaga at gitna ng Negros Occidental
  • Gitnang bahagi ng Iloilo
  • Gitnang bahagi ng Antique
  • Dinagat Islands at Surigao del Norte kabilang ang Siargao at Bucas Grande Islands

Pinapalakas din ni Opong ang Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), na magdadala ng malalakas hanggang gale-force na ihip ng hangin sa mga rehiyon tulad ng Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Palawan, Visayas, at ilang bahagi ng Mindanao ngayong Biyernes. Inaasahang mararamdaman pa rin ang epekto nito sa Luzon at Kanlurang Visayas sa Sabado.

Nakataas din ang Gale Warning sa mga baybaying dagat ng Southern Luzon, Visayas, at kanlurang bahagi ng Central Luzon.

Ayon sa PAGASA, tatawid si Opong sa Masbate, Sibuyan Sea, katimugang bahagi ng CALABARZON at hilagang bahagi ng MIMAROPA bago lumabas sa West Philippine Sea sa pagitan ng Biyernes ng gabi o Sabado ng madaling araw.

“As Opong crosses the archipelago, it will likely remain as a severe tropical storm. Re-intensification is highly likely once OPONG emerges over the West Philippine Sea,” ayon sa PAGASA.

Massive sinkhole disrupts hospital and traffic in Bangkok

Paraluman P. Funtanilla
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Massive sinkhole disrupts hospital and traffic in Bangkok

BANGKOK – Thai authorities scrambled on Wednesday to contain a massive sinkhole that opened near Vajira Hospital in central Bangkok, disrupting traffic, power, and water services in the area.

The sinkhole, estimated to be about 50 meters (164 feet) deep and spanning 900 square meters, appeared in front of the hospital, forcing a temporary halt in medical services and road closures.

Footage circulating on social media showed the ground gradually collapsing as water gushed from a ruptured drainage pipe, pulling down electricity poles and damaging nearby infrastructure. The hospital later announced that it would stop receiving new patients during the incident as a precautionary measure.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who inspected the site, said construction activity in the area contributed to the collapse. “Dirt from an underground train construction was sliding in,” Anutin told reporters. “Luckily there are no deaths or injuries.”

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed that a burst pipe worsened the situation, cutting water and power lines in the vicinity. “The hospital has no problems, but we are worried about the police station: that’s still dangerous and the public has been evacuated,” he said.

By midday, emergency crews said they had managed to stop further ground movement and were closely monitoring the site to prevent additional damage. Authorities are now working to restore utilities and ensure the stability of nearby buildings.

The sinkhole has raised concerns about the safety of Bangkok’s infrastructure, particularly in areas where heavy construction projects, including subway and drainage systems, are ongoing.

Syrian president speaks at UN for first time in nearly 60 years

Venus L Peñaflor
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Syrian president speaks at UN for first time in nearly 60 years

UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the first Syrian head of state to do so in almost 60 years. His speech marked a historic moment as crowds in Syrian cities gathered in public squares, waving national flags and watching the address on giant screens.

Al-Sharaa succeeded former president Bashar Assad, whose decades-long rule ended in December after a lightning insurgent offensive. His ouster marked a dramatic shift in Syria’s 14-year civil war. The last Syrian leader to address the U.N. was Noureddine Attasi in 1967, shortly after the Arab-Israeli war that led to Syria’s loss of the Golan Heights, later annexed by Israel in 1981.

“After six decades of dictatorship that killed 1 million people and tortured hundreds of thousands, Syria is reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the world,” al-Sharaa declared in his speech.

Al-Sharaa condemned Israel, saying its policies endangered regional stability and contradicted international support for Syria and its people. Negotiations are ongoing over a possible security arrangement that could revive a 1974 disengagement agreement and lead to the withdrawal of Israeli forces from contested areas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, has played down expectations of a near-term breakthrough.

In a statement Wednesday, Netanyahu’s office confirmed that talks are continuing, stressing that Israel’s conditions include the demilitarization of southwestern Syria and guarantees for the safety of the Druze minority.

Since taking office, al-Sharaa has promoted coexistence and sought to reassure minority groups, though his government has faced accusations of atrocities committed by allied fighters, particularly against Druze and Alawite civilians in southern and coastal Syria. Al-Sharaa told the U.N. that fact-finding missions were underway and pledged accountability: “I promise to bring anyone whose hands are tainted with the blood of Syrian people to justice.”

He also highlighted efforts to dismantle the Captagon drug trade that thrived under Assad. Syrian authorities, he said, had destroyed factories producing the amphetamine-like stimulant, which fueled a multibillion-dollar global trade.

Al-Sharaa urged Western governments to lift longstanding sanctions, calling them “a tool to shackle the Syrian people.” U.S. President Donald Trump, following a May meeting with al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia, lifted or waived several restrictions, but the toughest measures imposed by Congress in 2019 remain in place and would require a congressional vote to remove.

Speaking to reporters after his U.N. address, al-Sharaa expressed hope that sanctions would eventually be lifted. “Syria does not wish the pain it passed through for anyone,” he said, adding that the country understands “the suffering of war and destruction” and voiced support for Palestinians amid Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Reactions to his speech highlighted Syria’s divided diaspora. In Damascus, crowds celebrated in Umayyad Square, while outside the U.N. in New York, pro- and anti-government demonstrators staged dueling rallies. Supporters carried Syria’s three-starred “revolution flag,” now the official national flag, while members of the Druze community displayed their five-colored banner.

“It’s a disgrace that New York is welcoming an ex-Qaida member at the U.N. and allowing him even to speak,” said Farah Taki, a Druze protester from Chicago whose relatives were displaced by violence in Sweida. Al-Sharaa’s insurgent group was once linked to al-Qaida before later severing ties.

In contrast, supporters praised the leadership change. “We’ve lived under tyranny for the past 50 years, and now we’re turning a new chapter,” said Dina Keenawari, a Syrian American from Florida. “And we’re proud of him.”

Hong Kong resumes flights, businesses after world’s most powerful cyclone Ragasa

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Hong Kong resumes flights, businesses after world’s most powerful cyclone Ragasa

HONG KONG — Flights at Hong Kong International Airport resumed Thursday morning following a 36-hour suspension, as the city reopened businesses, transportation services, and some schools after being struck by Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful cyclone this year.

The storm, which swept across the northern Philippines and Taiwan killing 14 people, made landfall in Yangjiang, southern China, on Wednesday before weakening into a tropical storm as it moved away from Hong Kong.

Authorities raised the city’s highest typhoon signal 10 for most of Wednesday, with Ragasa leaving more than 100 people injured. By Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory lowered the alert to signal 3, though kindergartens and some schools remained closed.

The storm caused huge waves along Hong Kong’s eastern and southern coasts, submerging roads and flooding residential areas. At the Fullerton hotel on the island’s south, seawater shattered glass doors and swamped the lobby, though no injuries were reported. The hotel said operations had returned to normal.

The Airport Authority said airlines began resuming flights from 6 a.m. (1000 GMT) Thursday, with all three runways in use. “It is anticipated that flights will be scheduled until late into the night tomorrow, handling over 1,000 flights at the normal level,” the authority said, warning of heavy passenger traffic through Friday.

City officials reported that more than 1,000 trees had fallen, around 85 cases of flooding, and several collapsed roads were under urgent repair. Ahead of Ragasa’s arrival, authorities had distributed sandbags in low-lying areas, while residents rushed to stockpile supplies, leading to empty supermarket shelves and soaring vegetable prices.

Ragasa’s peak strength over the Philippine Sea placed it among the most powerful cyclones ever recorded in the western Pacific. According to meteorologists, its intensity surpassed that of Hurricane Helene, which caused widespread destruction in the Atlantic earlier this month, underscoring a year of unusually severe tropical storms worldwide. Experts say that warmer ocean temperatures, influenced by climate change and El Niño conditions, may have contributed to Ragasa’s rapid intensification.

The storm has now weakened but continues to disrupt regional transport and supply chains, with authorities in southern China and Taiwan still on high alert for flooding and landslides in the coming days.

14 patay sa lake burst sa Taiwan dahil kay Super Typhoon Nando / Ragasa

Venus L Peñaflor
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14 patay sa lake burst sa Taiwan dahil kay Super Typhoon Nando / Ragasa

HUALIEN, Taiwan — Umabot na sa 14 katao ang nasawi sa Taiwan matapos bumigay ang isang barrier lake sa Hualien County dahil sa malakas na pag-ulan dulot ng Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa).

Ayon sa Reuters, ang barrier lake ay likas na natabunan ng lupa o debris sa bundok at nabuo nang matabunan ang daloy ng tubig. Nang sumabog ito nitong Martes, napwersa ang tubig at putik na bumabaha ng malakas, na nagwasak ng tulay at rumagasa sa mga kalapit na bayan sa Kuangfu Township.

“It was like a volcano erupting…. the muddy floodwaters came roaring straight into the first floor of my house,” ani Hsu Cheng-hsiung, 55, lider ng barangay sa Kuangfu Township, na nakaranas ng paglusob ng baha sa kanilang tahanan.

Batay sa pahayag ni Lee Kuan-ting, opisyal ng Hualien County Government, may 14 nasawi at 18 ang nasugatan sa insidente. Samantala, iniulat ng National Fire Agency na may humigit-kumulang 124 katao pa ang nawawala matapos bumigay ang lawa.

Bago ang pagsabog, maraming tao ang nasa mga lokal na supermarket at grocery stores, na naging delikado nang pumutok ang lawa. Sa kabuuan ng isla, mahigit 7,600 katao ang inilikas dahil sa gigil ng bagyong Ragasa.

Ang barrier lake ay unang natuklasan noong Hulyo 2025 matapos mabuo dahil sa malalakas na landslide. Nang bumigay ito, tinatayang 75 porsyento ng tubig humigit-kumulang 60 milyong tonelada ang biglang bumuhos at nagdulot ng malawakang pinsala. Ayon sa mga eksperto, ang ganitong klase ng lawa ay lubhang delikado dahil maaaring bumigay anumang oras at magpakawala ng rumaragasang baha. Dahil sa kakulangan ng maagang babala at mabilis na paglikas, maraming residente ang naipit sa kanilang mga tahanan, dahilan upang tumaas ang bilang ng nasawi at nawawala.

Patuloy ang rescue operations sa Hualien habang binabantayan ng pamahalaan ang posibilidad ng iba pang paglusob ng baha.

6 senador sabit sa flood scam, Zaldy Co di iimbitahin, Hernandez isinuko luxury cars, P4.7B assets ni Co frozen

Venus L Peñaflor
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6 senador sabit sa flood scam, Zaldy Co di iimbitahin, Hernandez isinuko luxury cars, P4.7B assets ni Co frozen

MAYNILA — Patuloy ang pag-usad ng imbestigasyon ng Senado sa umano’y maanomalyang flood control projects matapos ibunyag ni Atty. Raymond Fortun na anim na senador ang lumilitaw sa mga dokumento mula sa computer ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez.

Ayon kay Fortun, abogado ni Hernandez, apat sa mga naturang senador ay kasalukuyang nakaupo habang dalawa ay dating miyembro ng Senado. “The list can actually be longer, because Brice said there are more inside that computer,” ani Fortun sa panayam ng One News Storycon.

Kabilang sa mga nabanggit si Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, at dating Sen. Bong Revilla. Lumalabas din sa records na may ibang mambabatas na naglaan ng pondo para sa flood control projects sa unang distrito ng Bulacan.

Nagsimula ang usapin matapos mismong inspeksiyunin ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang mga depektibong flood control projects at pangalanan ang 15 contractors na nakakuha ng malalaking kontrata mula sa pamahalaan.

Inter-parliamentary courtesy para kay Zaldy Co

Samantala, iginiit ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson na hindi papadalhan ng imbitasyon si Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co dahil sa “inter-parliamentary courtesy.”

“He (Co) is still a congressman… merong tradition voluntary he can appear and testify or manifest pero to send invite or subpoena hindi proper,” ani Lacson.

Gayunman, bukas umano ang Blue Ribbon Committee kung nais ni Co na personal na dumalo at ipahayag ang kanyang panig. Sa pagdinig noong Martes, sinabi ni Hernandez na nasa P1 bilyong cash na inilagay sa 20 maleta ang kanilang isinakay sa anim hanggang pitong van at dinala umano kay Co sa Shangri-La Hotel sa Taguig.

Hernandez isinuko ang mga luxury car

Kabilang din sa imbestigasyon ang pagsuko ni Hernandez ng kanyang mga luxury vehicles sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) sa Taguig. Isinuko niya ang kanyang P30-milyong Lamborghini Urus at P12-milyong GMC Denali, at nakatakda ring ipasa ang kanyang P58-milyong Ferrari at ilang motorsiklo.

“Nandiyan na din yung Ferrari pero kailangan dadalin yung eksperto kasi hindi ma-charge, hindi ma-start,” pahayag ni ICI Adviser at Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.

Dagdag pa rito, ibinigay na rin nina Hernandez at isa pang assistant engineer ang kanilang computer CPU na naglalaman ng listahan ng mga proyekto na iniimbestigahan ngayon ng Department of Justice (DOJ).

P4.7 bilyong air assets ni Co, pina-freeze ng DPWH

Samantala, hiniling ng DPWH sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) na i-freeze ang mahigit P4.7 bilyong halaga ng aircraft assets na umano’y pagmamay-ari ni Co at ng kanyang kapatid na si Christopher Co.

Batay sa ulat ng Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), nakarehistro ang mga ito sa Misibis Aviation & Development Corp., na pinamumunuan ng anak ni Co na si Michael Ellis. Kabilang dito ang Gulfstream 350 na nagkakahalaga ng $36 milyon at Agusta Westland AW1399 na nagkakahalaga ng $16 milyon.

Mayroon ding hiwalay na $7.9-milyong halaga ng aircraft assets ang Hi-Tone Construction and Development Corp. ni Christopher Co, kabilang ang $6.9-milyong Augusta A109E.

Kasama rin sa pinapahintulutang ipa-freeze ang $2-milyong Bell 505 aircraft na nakarehistro sa QM Builders, isa sa Top 15 contractors na unang binanggit ni Pangulong Marcos Jr.

Ayon kay DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, humiling na rin sila ng full inventory mula sa CAAP, LTO, LRA, at MARINA hinggil sa lahat ng ari-ariang nakarehistro sa mga pangalan ng contractors at opisyal ng DPWH. “Hindi kami titigil hangga’t hindi nababawi ang pera ng taumbayan,” giit ni Dizon.

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Signal No. 2, itinaas sa anim na lugar habang lumalakas si Opong

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Signal No. 2, itinaas sa anim na lugar habang lumalakas si Opong

MAYNILA — Patuloy na lumalakas ang Severe Tropical Storm Opong habang kumikilos ito pakanluran hilagang-kanluran sa Philippine Sea, ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) nitong Huwebes.

Sa 5 a.m. cyclone bulletin, sinabi ng PAGASA na si Opong ay magdadala ng malalakas na pag-ulan at matitinding hangin sa mga apektadong lugar.

Matatagpuan ang sentro ng mata ng bagyo sa layong 440 kilometro silangan ng Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Kumikilos ito pa-kanluran hilagang-kanluran sa bilis na 20 km/h, taglay ang maximum sustained winds na 110 km/h malapit sa gitna at pagbugsong hangin na aabot sa 135 km/h.

Itinaas ang Signal No. 2 sa mga sumusunod na lugar:

Luzon

  • Catanduanes
  • Katimugang bahagi ng Albay (Santo Domingo, Legazpi City, Camalig, Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, Daraga, Jovellar, Manito)
  • Sorsogon

Visayas

  • Northern Samar
  • Hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Eastern Samar (Can-Avid, Maslog, San Policarpo, Taft, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche, Sulat, San Julian)
  • Hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Samar (San Jorge, San Sebastian, Villareal, Zumarraga, Matuguinao, Pinabacdao, Almagro, Calbayog City, Talalora, Jiabong, Pagsanghan, Catbalogan City, Gandara, Motiong, Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, San Jose de Buan, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan, Calbiga, Daram, Paranas, Hinabangan)

Signal No. 1

Samantala, kabilang sa nasa Signal No. 1 ang natitirang bahagi ng Albay, Masbate (kasama ang Ticao at Burias Islands), Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental at Occidental Mindoro (kasama ang Lubang Islands), Quezon (kasama ang Polillo Islands), Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Aurora, Metro Manila, at iba pang bahagi ng Luzon kabilang ang Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union at Pangasinan.

Sa Visayas, nakataas din ang Signal No. 1 sa natitirang bahagi ng Eastern Samar at Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, hilagang bahagi ng Cebu (kasama ang Camotes at Bantayan Islands), hilagang bahagi ng Negros Occidental, hilagang bahagi ng Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, at hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Antique (kasama ang Caluya Islands at Calamian Islands).

Sa Mindanao, kabilang ang Siargao Island, Bucas Grande Island at Dinagat Island.

Posibleng landfall

Ayon sa PAGASA, posibleng mag-landfall si Opong sa Bicol Region sa hapon o gabi ng Biyernes, Setyembre 26, at tatawid sa Southern Luzon. Pagkatapos nito, tutuloy ang bagyo pa-kanluran hilagang-kanluran sa West Philippine Sea at inaasahang lalabas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) sa Sabado, Setyembre 27.

“On the forecast track, Opong may make landfall over Bicol Region by tomorrow, 26 September, afternoon or evening and cross Southern Luzon throughout Friday. Afterwards, it will continue moving generally west northwestward over the West Philippine Sea and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, 27 September, afternoon or evening,” ayon sa PAGASA.

Dagdag pa ng ahensya, posibleng maging typhoon si Opong bago ang landfall at bahagyang hihina habang tumatawid ng kalupaan, subalit mananatiling typhoon o severe tropical storm. “Re-intensification is highly likely once Opong emerges over the West Philippine Sea,” sabi ng PAGASA.

Babala ng PAGASA

Inaasahang makakaranas ng stormy weather conditions ngayong Huwebes ang Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar at Samar. Nagbabala ang PAGASA ng posibleng pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa dahil sa katamtaman hanggang malakas na pag-ulan, gayundin ng banta sa buhay at ari-arian dahil sa malalakas na hangin.

Makakaranas din ng pag-ulan na may kasamang malalakas na bugso ng hangin ang natitirang bahagi ng Bicol Region, Quezon kabilang ang Polillo Islands, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands at Surigao del Norte.

Magdudulot din si Opong ng maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na ulan at thunderstorms sa Central Visayas, Isabela, Aurora at natitirang bahagi ng Caraga.

Samantala, magdadala ang Southwest Monsoon ng paminsang pag-ulan sa Zambales, Bataan at Occidental Mindoro.

Asahan din ang maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na ulan at thunderstorms sa Metro Manila, natitirang bahagi ng Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, natitirang bahagi ng Central Luzon, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Palawan at Cavite.

Ang iba pang bahagi ng Luzon at Mindanao ay makararanas ng bahagyang maulap hanggang maulap na kalangitan na may pulupot na ulan o thunderstorms dulot ng localized thunderstorms at Southwest Monsoon.

Movie Review: Anderson’s One Battle After Another delivers American chaos

Paraluman P. Funtanilla
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Movie Review: Anderson’s One Battle After Another delivers American chaos

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a sprawling, audacious portrait of modern America that is both chaotic and deeply poignant. At nearly three hours long, this decades-spanning film combines political upheaval, cycles of oppression, and intimate family struggles into a provocative narrative that refuses to let history rest.

The film follows Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a disillusioned revolutionary who now lives off the grid with his teenage daughter, Willa (newcomer Chase Infiniti). Their quiet existence is haunted by Bob’s past with Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor), a fierce radical whose early revolutionary zeal ignites the film’s powerful opening. From freeing immigrants at a detention center to confronting the military, Perfidia’s presence sets the tone for a story where political struggle is inseparable from personal desire.

Anderson captures both the absurdity and tragedy of America’s endless conflicts. Themes of gun violence, white supremacy, and immigration resurface in an almost cyclical fashion, underlining the notion that battles may change form but never truly end. Yet beneath the turbulence lies a tender thread: the evolving relationship between a father and daughter navigating survival, identity, and connection.

The performances elevate Anderson’s vision. DiCaprio offers a distinctly unpolished, almost Lebowski-esque turn, embracing vulnerability and eccentricity. Taylor commands the screen with searing intensity, while Sean Penn brings menace and mania to Col. Lockjaw, a military figure whose unchecked power embodies the rise of authoritarianism. Benicio Del Toro adds a soulful counterpoint as Sergio St. Carlos, a principled guide whose clarity of purpose encapsulates the film’s search for freedom.

Visually, the film is striking. Shot on VistaVision, it balances epic scope with moments of intimacy. Jonny Greenwood’s swelling score gives the narrative a mythic quality, heightening the sense that Anderson is capturing not just characters but the American psyche itself.

Inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, One Battle After Another echoes Anderson’s earlier work in Inherent Vice while pushing further into contemporary urgency. It is messy, morally charged, and unapologetically political, a rarity in today’s studio landscape. Some may find its depiction of America muddled and chaotic, but that very disorder feels like the truth Anderson is after.

Rated R for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, and drug use, this 170-minute Warner Bros. release is not for the faint of heart. Yet it emerges as a remarkable achievement, both a satire and a lament, both sprawling and intimate. It is, without doubt, one of Anderson’s most ambitious and resonant works.

Rating: ★★★★ (4 out of 4)

Super Typhoon Ragasa, nanalasa sa Hong Kong; Signal No. 10 itinaas, bilang ng nasawi sa Taiwan tumaas

Venus L Peñaflor
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, nanalasa sa Hong Kong; Signal No. 10 itinaas, bilang ng nasawi sa Taiwan tumaas

HONG KONG. Nanalasa ang Super Typhoon Ragasa (Nando sa Pilipinas), na itinuturing na pinakamalakas na tropical cyclone sa mundo ngayong taon, sa Hong Kong nitong Miyerkules na may dalang hurricane-force winds at matinding ulan. Samantala, 14 na ang naitalang nasawi sa Taiwan dahil sa pagbaha.

Sa Hualien County, Taiwan, umapaw ang isang barrier lake at nagdulot ng biglaang pagbaha sa isang bayan matapos salantahin ng walang tigil na ulan na dulot ng bagyo, ayon sa Taiwan fire department. Simula Lunes, tinatamaan na ang Taiwan ng outer rim ng Ragasa na nagdala ng torrential rains sa buong isla.

Sa Hong Kong, halos walang tao sa mga kalsada matapos iutos ng mga awtoridad sa publiko na manatili sa loob ng kanilang mga tahanan. Malalaking alon ang tumama sa silangan at timog na baybayin ng lungsod.

“Areas which were previously sheltered may become exposed…seas will be phenomenal with swells,” ayon sa Hong Kong Observatory.

Taglay ni Ragasa ang hanging umaabot hanggang 200 kph at pinakamalapit ito sa lungsod sa mga susunod na oras, tinatayang nasa 100 kilometro sa timog ng teritoryo. Inaasahang mananatili itong super typhoon habang patungo sa Guangdong province ng China, na may higit 125 milyong residente, kung saan ito posibleng mag-landfall mula tanghali hanggang huling bahagi ng Miyerkules.

Dumaan na ang bagyo sa hilagang Pilipinas nitong Lunes at sa Taiwan nitong Martes.

Nagdulot din ng panic buying ang paparating na bagyo sa Hong Kong, kung saan pumila nang matagal ang mga tao sa supermarket at mabilis na naubos ang mga paninda. Maraming residente ang naglagay ng tape sa kanilang mga bintana upang mabawasan ang panganib mula sa basag na salamin.

Itinaas ng Hong Kong ang Typhoon Signal No. 10, ang pinakamataas na babala, na nag-aatas ng pagsasara ng mga negosyo at transportasyon. Naglabas din ng Amber rainstorm signal dahil sa patuloy na malakas na ulan, at ilang kalsada ang bahagyang binaha ayon sa South China Morning Post.

Nagbabala rin ang mga awtoridad sa posibleng pagtaas ng tubig-dagat na maihahambing sa pinsalang idinulot ng Typhoon Hato noong 2017 at Typhoon Mangkhut noong 2018. “The water level will reach the maximum around noon (0400 GMT),” ayon sa observatory, na posibleng umabot sa apat na metro.

Iniulat ng SCMP na isang babae at kanyang limang taong gulang na anak ang nahulog sa dagat matapos manood ng bagyo mula sa baybayin. Nailigtas sila ngunit kasalukuyang nasa intensive care.

Ayon sa pamahalaan, 49 pansamantalang evacuation centers ang binuksan at 727 katao na ang lumikas.

Samantala, mananatiling bukas ang Hong Kong Stock Exchange matapos baguhin ang patakaran noong nakaraang taon na ipagpatuloy ang kalakalan anuman ang lagay ng panahon.

Sa Guangdong, China, mahigit 770,000 residente na ang inilikas ayon sa state broadcaster na CCTV. Sa karatig-lungsod na Macau, itinaas din ang No. 10 warning signal nitong Miyerkules.

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