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( z/ }. y) _& h Stranded passengers from Tabaco port are evacuated by the local government in Tabaco City, Albay province on December 24, 2016 after their seafaring vessels were prohibited from sailing ahead of typhoon Nock-Tenrsquo expected arrival.AFPTyphoon Nina international name Nock-Ten maintained its powerful strength as it headed towards Bicol region on Sunday morning, Christmas Day.Catanduanes, Albay and Camarines Sur were placed under Signal No. 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Pagasa said.Article continues after this advertisement Signal No. 2 was raised over southern Quezon, Marinduque, Camarines Norte, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island, and Sorsogon and northern Samar.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of stanley becher drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderAreas under Signal No. 1 were Metro Manila, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, southern Nueva stanley cup Vizcaya, southern Quirino, Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, B stanley taza ulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, the rest of Quezon including Polillo Island, Aurora, Romblon, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island and Oriental Mindoro, Aklan, Capiz, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Leyte and Bantayan Island.This satellite image from Pagasa shows the location of Typhoon Nina Nock-Ten as of 8:30 a.m. Monday.READ: Christmas Day exodusThe typhoon is projected by forecasters to make Qchz AFP chief orders troops not to take sides in 2016 polls
" P9 G- f8 S9 V% g) N: W" ^ Sen. Francis Escudero. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOPresident Aquino has formed a peace council that he believes can convince stanley quencher Congress to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law BBL . But Sen. Francis Chiz Escudero expects it will be the other way around: Congress can enlighten the council on the constitutional defects of the draft BBL.Understanding those flaws, the council could then help Congress convince the President, his stanley cup peace negotiating team and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF about the need to amend the draft BBL to make it conform to the Constitution, Escudero said in an interview on dzBB radio yesterday.Article continues after this advertisement I believe in the independence and integrity of the members [of the peace council] and that they will not allow themselves to be dictated on what to do, especially if [the provisions are] obviously wrong and unconstitutional, Escudero said. FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformat stanleys cups ionNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderI look forward to engaging them to hear their opinion and how they defend in another way the provisions that we have long been questioning. In the end, we might be able to convince them and help convince the President and the MILF that we really need to change these provisions, he added.On Friday, President Aquino named Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardin |
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