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By Gregory Walton Agence France-Presse (AFP) — Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial opened Monday in a historic first for a US ex-president — and a seismic twist to an already explosive 2024 election where the Republican is seeking to defy multiple scandals and return to power. Trump has repeatedly described the hush money case as a sham. But reality set in for the 77-year-old, hard-right Republican as Judge Juan Merchan issued the routine warning […]
By Huw Griffith Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The armorer who loaded the gun that killed a cinematographer on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a US court on Monday. Hannah Gutierrez stood impassive as a judge in New Mexico told her she would serve the maximum sentence after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins during filming of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Migrant Workers has confirmed there were four Filipinos on board the container ship with links to Israel recently seized by Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf. The DMW said the Filipinos worked as seafarers of the MSC Aries, which, international reports said, was boarded by the Iranian authorities as it navigated the Strait of Hormuz. “Upon directive of the President, we are in touch with the families of our dear seafarers […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said the rest of the country will experience the same conditions. The entire country, meanwhile, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News)–The preventive suspension meted out on Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib did not violate his right to due process, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Saturday, April 13. In a statement issued days after Jubahib decried harassment, Bersamin said the 60-day preventive suspension was ordered only after the issues stemming from an administrative complaint filed against the governor “were joined in accordance with Section 63a of Republic Act No. 7160 and Sections 1 […]
(Eagle News)–United States President Joe Biden is seeking $128 million in congressional allocation budget to execute projects for Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the Philippines. This was revealed by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to President Bongbong Marcos, who is in the US for a trilateral meeting cooperation with the US and Japan. Austin made the remarks during his meeting with the Philippine leader in the Pentagon, a day after Marcos’ trilateral meeting […]
(Eagle News)–Toxic red tide has been observed in the coastal waters of seven areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Samar and Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and coastal waters of San Benito in Surigao del Norte, in particular, tested positive for the Paralytic […]
Alert level 1 still in place (Eagle News)–Four discrete phreatic or steam-driven eruption events were recorded from Taal on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the events were recorded by the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) from 9:45 a.m. to 3:22 p.m., as seen on the VTMC (Main Crater) observation station. “The eruption emanated from a new vent on the southwest side of the Taal Main Crater and generated plumes that […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Friday, April 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:34 a.m. The depth of focus was 103 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The Office of the President has meted out a 60-day preventive suspension on Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, the preventive suspension order was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin following an administrative complaint filed against the governor by “various parties” for the “alleged misuse of authority, potential oppression, and the utilization of government funds to advance the interests […]
(AFP) — O.J. Simpson, the star NFL football player whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called “trial of the century” for the brutal murders of his wife and a male friend gripped the world, has died at the age of 76, his family announced. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” a message signed by the family said on social media site X. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, April 10. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Batanes, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms because of a frontal system. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to […]
