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Joint Senate panel probing BuCor problems recommends prison for convicts of heinous crimes on island or in military facility

September 19, 2019
M. Manila, parts of Luzon, W. Visayas to have occasional rains due to southwest monsoon

September 19, 2019
DOJ: Two other convicts in Chiong rape-slay surrender

September 19, 2019
Duterte orders total revamp at BuCor

September 18, 2019
Magnitude 5.4 quake rocks Davao Occidental

September 18, 2019

National

Joint Senate panel probing BuCor problems recommends prison for convicts of heinous crimes on island or in military facility

September 19, 2019

(Eagle News)–The joint Senate panel probing the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has recommended the establishment of a separate jail facility for convicts of heinous crimes. The Senate committees on justice and human rights, public order and dangerous drugs and finance made the recommendation through Senate Bill No. 1055, which was based on the bills separately filed by Senate President Tito Sotto and Senators Richard Gordon and Juan Miguel Zubiri. Sotto’s Senate Bill No. […]

M. Manila, parts of Luzon, W. Visayas to have occasional rains due to southwest monsoon

September 19, 2019

(Eagle News)–Metro Manila, parts of Luzon and Western Visayas will have occasional rains due to the southwest monsoon. In its advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Central Luzon will also experience monsoon rains, with flash floods or landslides possible. Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and the Cordillera Administrative Region will, on the other hand, have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of Tropical Depression “Nimfa,” […]

DOJ: Two other convicts in Chiong rape-slay surrender

September 19, 2019

(Eagle News)–Two other convicts in the Chiong rape-slay and whom the Department of Justice described as having been prematurely released have surrendered to authorities. Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said Josman Aznar and James Anthony Uy turned themselves in at the New Bilibid Prison around 6:30 p.m. Earlier, fellow convicts Ariel Balansag and Alberto Caño also returned to BuCor custody. Their co-accused are Rowen Adlawan, Paco Larrañaga, and James Andrew Uy, but Larrañaga, of Spanish descent, […]

UPDATED: #WalangPasok: Class suspensions for Thursday, Sept. 19

September 18, 2019

(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Sept. 19, were cancelled in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Angeles City, Pampanga – preschool to elementary Bacolor, Pampanga – all levels Cavite province – all levels Concepcion, Tarlac – all levels Mabalacat, Pampanga – preschool to elementary Macabebe, Pampanga – all levels Nueva Ecija – pre–school to high school Umingan, Pangasinan – all levels The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said Tropical Depression “Nimfa” is […]

Duterte orders total revamp at BuCor

September 18, 2019

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a total revamp at the Bureau of Corrections. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation on Wednesday, Sept. 18, a day after Duterte appointed Gerald Bantag at the helm of the agency hounded by corruption issues. According to Panelo, the revamp involves the transfer of personnel from the provinces to Metro Manila. Panelo said the President made the decision to put a stop to corruption. Announcement of the revamp […]

Metro

Rapper Loonie, his sister, three others nabbed in buy-bust op in Makati

September 19, 2019

P100,000 worth of high-grade marijuana reportedly seized from suspects (Eagle News)–Rapper Loonie and several others were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Makati on Wednesday night. Apart from the rapper, whose real name is Marlon Peroramas, nabbed from the basement of a hotel on Polaris St. in Barangay Poblacion, Makati at 8:45 p.m. were David Rizon, Ivan Agustin, Albert Alvarez, and Loonie’s younger sister Idyll Liza Peroramas. Fifteen sachets of high-grade marijuana worth P100,000 […]

MRT-3 offers free rides to gov’t workers on Thursday, Sept. 19

September 19, 2019
UPDATED: Cancelled flights on Wednesday, Sept. 18

September 18, 2019

Agila Pilipinas

3.3-magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental

September 19, 2019

(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 110 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 7:57 a.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

3.7-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

September 18, 2019
Updated: 20 people, including children, killed after truck falls off cliff in S. Cotabato

September 17, 2019

Giving back glory to God: Thousands baptized in Iglesia Ni Cristo’s “Grand Baptism” at Ciudad de Victoria

New state-of-the-art Iglesia Ni Cristo Museum opens to the public; INC Executive Minister leads its inauguration

In photo: Superstar Jackie Chan strikes Duterte’s signature pose with the President, Go

In photo: President Duterte, Senator Go share burger meal while reading newspapers

In photos: Ilocos Norte roads turned into virtual rivers as severe floods affect province

In photo: President Duterte poses with Honeylet, Kitty in family picture

DOTr: Sangley airport construction now at 55 percent

Hong Kong protests shut airport as China anger mounts

Nigeria’s ambassador visits INC Central office for courtesy call on INC Executive Minister

UPDATED: At least 31 dead after 3 passenger boats capsize in rough seas between Iloilo City and Guimaras

International

China taps pork reserve as swine fever hits industry

September 18, 2019

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will auction 10,000 tonnes of reserve pork this week, the commerce ministry said, in a bid to control the fallout from an outbreak of African swine fever that has sent prices soaring and hit supplies of the meat ahead of a key holiday. Beijing has been struggling to control the disease, which has ripped through its massive pig-farming industry, leading to the culling of more than a million of the […]

US eyes UN action over Saudi blasts

September 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States hopes that the UN Security Council takes up the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure for which Washington blames Iran, a senior US official said Tuesday. The official said that Saudi Arabia, as the target of the weekend blasts, needed to take the lead in seeking action by the Security Council but that the United States first needed to prepare information for release. “We do see a […]

China auctions pork reserve as swine fever hits industry

September 18, 2019

Gantz calls for broad unity government after Israeli election

September 18, 2019

TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Benny Gantz, the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the country’s general election, called for a broad unity government early Wednesday as exit surveys showed a tight race. “We will act to form a broad unity government that will express the will of the people,” Gantz told supporters at a post-election rally in Tel Aviv. He however cautioned that he was waiting for final results. “We will […]

Technology

‘Flying’ river taxi tests Seine waters in Paris

September 19, 2019

Paris, France (AFP) — A “flying” electric river taxi hailed by its creators as the future of clean city transport is being put through a battery of tests in Paris this week, with a view to being in service by the spring. Named the “Sea Bubble”, the white aerodynamic craft skimmed over the River Seine at speeds of up to 30 km/hour (17 m/hour), hovering 50 centimetres (1.5 feet) above the water. A journey from […]

YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules

September 15, 2019
Fire forces Japan to cancel rocket launch to ISS

September 11, 2019

Sports

Fight Mayweather or retire, Arum tells Pacquiao

September 19, 2019

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum believes Manny Pacquiao should retire from the sport soon unless he can land a lucrative rematch with Floyd Mayweather. Arum, who promoted Pacquiao during the Filipino icon’s golden years, told the World Boxing News website he wanted to see the 40-year-old hang up his gloves soon. Pacquiao, who won a bruising 12-round battle with Keith Thurman to capture the WBA welterweight crown in July, […]

US swimmer criss-crosses English Channel in 54-hour feat

September 17, 2019
Spain wins second FIBA Basketball World Cup

September 16, 2019

#EBCphotojournalism: Philippines sends garbage back to Canada

#EBCphotojournalism: El Ateneo Grand Splendid named the world’s most beautiful bookstore

Look: Tierpark Berlin shows photo of unnamed female 11-week-old icebear cub during first veterinary examination

2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show crowns King

#EBCphotography: Amazing views at a beach in Donsol, Sorsogon

#EBCphotojournalism: Fire destroys historic Enoch Sales House in Calgary

#EBCphotojournalism: Frozen waves on Newark Bay

#EBCPhotography: Morning of New Year in Edison, Alberta, Canada

Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan

In photos: Designer Mak Tumang releases sketches of “third gown” Catriona Gray planned to wear at Miss Universe pageant

Business

Oil prices retreat after record gains

September 17, 2019

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Oil prices fell Tuesday but held most of the previous day’s record gains that were fuelled by an attack on Saudi facilities that wiped out half the country’s crude output. Traders were nervously awaiting further US response after it said Iran was likely to blame. The crisis revived fears of a conflict in the tinderbox Gulf region and raised questions about the security of crude fields in the world’s […]

Hong Kong stocks open with losses

September 17, 2019

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong started on the back foot Tuesday as investors fretted over geopolitical tensions following the weekend strike on Saudi oil fields that fuelled concerns of a conflict in the Gulf. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.67 percent, or 181.59 points, to 26,942.96. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.23 percent, or 7.04 points, to 3,023.71 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, was […]

Oil prices surge after attacks hammer Saudi output

September 16, 2019

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Oil prices saw a record surge Monday after attacks on two Saudi facilities slashed output in the world’s top producer by half, fuelling fresh geopolitical fears as Donald Trump blamed Iran and raised the possibility of a military strike on the country. Brent futures surged $12 in the first few minutes of business — the most in dollar terms since they were launched in 1988 and representing a jump of […]

Entertainment

Getting to know “Teemy” Tadiaman, the five year-old kid who won hearts after appearing in a noontime show

September 17, 2019

(Eagle News) — In this report, get to know more about Marcus Teemothy “Teemy” Tadiaman, the five-year old kid who joined a noontime show contest for kids and won hearts after appearing on television. Teemy also thanked all his supporters, including those who supported him through social media. During the interview portion of the noontime show, Teemy, the eldest of two kids of Jay and Rose Ann Tadiaman, says he wants to be a […]

Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema

September 14, 2019

by MJ Racadio Eagle News and Features contributor QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The honorees, living legends, and icons of Philippine Cinema were recognized as they took a trip down memory lane during the “Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema’s 100 Years” on September 12 at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City. The theater was transformed to an Art Deco Cinema in homage to the stand-alone theaters during the Golden Age […]

‘IT Chapter Two’ scares up $91 million to top N.America box office

September 9, 2019

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Proving again the lure of a good scare, the Stephen King-inspired film “IT Chapter Two” took in $91 million this weekend to top the North American box office, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. That three-day estimate fell below the original “It,” with its frighteningly impressive $123 million opening in 2017. But the two films now rank as the top two horror openings ever, according to Variety. “IT Chapter […]

Headlines

China taps pork reserve as swine fever hits industry

US eyes UN action over Saudi blasts

‘Flying’ river taxi tests Seine waters in Paris

Bolivia wildfires burn more than 4 million hectares: NGO