News Evening Round Up
Oct 24, 2019 • 1 min Read
Makati City is a finalist for World Smart Cities Awards | INQUIRER.NET – Makati is the only city in the Philippines chosen as one of the finalists for the World Smart Cities Awards for utilizing technology in disaster preparedness projects. Mayor Binay revealed the inclusion of Makati City in the roster of finalists, which will be presented during the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from November 19 to 21.
Was Duterte ‘snubbed’ in Japan? Palace debunks viral Facebook post | PHILSTAR.COM – Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Eduardo Matin Menez told reporters that there is no truth to the viral Facebook post of Ding Velasco claiming that Duterte cut short his trip to the Asian country because they were “unceremoniously ignored in Japan.”
Angat level declines further over insufficient rainfall | The Manila Times – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Thursday recorded Angat’s elevation at 185.87 meters, a 0.36-meter drop from the previous day. This is way below the 210-meter normal high water level and only more than 5 meters above the 180-meter minimum operating level. Pagasa expects continues decline if no significant rainfall or weather disturbance would come in the next few days.
PH, China sign six accords | Manila Bulletin – Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua and Philippine officials, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, witnessed the signing and exchange of the bilateral documents involving two big-ticket infrastructure projects and four other accords covering trade cooperation between Philippines and China during a high-level meeting on Thursday in Manila.
