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(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has terminated the contract of MRT 3 maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. The DOTr made the announcement in a press conference on Monday. Last month, DOTr said in a statement that it sent BURI a notice to terminate. The company was given seven days to respond to the notice, which was served on the basis of “poor performance; failure to put in service and subsequently ensure the availability of contractually […]
“I’m here to tell the truth,” Ventura says (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday floated the possibility Marc Ventura, who has been provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program, was a “Trojan Horse.” “Baka planted ito. Sabi niya di siya master initiator. Kung titignan mo documents, siya ang master initiator. It’s just a thought. So you should expand itong cinocover niyo (to that),” he told Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan during the Senate hearing […]
(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano can still apply for admission to the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program. This was according to Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan, who was asked by Senator Panfilo Lacson if they were already shutting the doors at Solano, who verbally provided details of what happened to Horacio Castillo III after his hazing rites on Sept 17. Solano later however earned the ire of senators after he failed to submit his […]
(Eagle News) — Senators have established that Horacio Castillo III set foot in the Pacific Star building in Makati where the DivinaLaw office was located before he died. Their conclusion was based on footage from closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity submitted to the Senate. In the footage shown on Monday’s hearing, a man wearing a blue jacket and black pants was seen. Castillo’s parents confirmed the man was their son, based on the blue […]
(Eagle News) — Marc Ventura is still considered a respondent in the hazing death of Horacio Castillo III. This is according to Prosecutor General Jorge Catalan, who spoke during the resumption of the Senate hearing on the death of the University of Sto. Tomas student on Monday. “His case would still be evaluated and analyzed until completely admitted as (state witness),” Catalan said when asked on the update of the case. According to Catalan, all […]
BEIJING, China (Agence France Presse) — China has unveiled a massive ship described as a “magic island maker” that is Asia’s largest dredging vessel, state media reported Saturday. The ship, capable of building artificial islands of the sort the country has constructed in the contested South China Sea, was launched Friday at a port in eastern Jiangsu province, according to the state-owned China Daily. The boat named Tian Kun Hao is capable of digging 6,000 […]
by Jim Watson Agence France Presse After stopping in Hawaii to pay his respects at a Pearl Harbor memorial, US President Donald Trump reboarded Air Force One on Saturday for a marathon Asia tour as North Korea’s nuclear threat looms large. Trump and his wife Melania tossed flower petals into the waters of the USS Arizona memorial, later taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony to honor soldiers who died in a Japanese surprise attack in […]
Though it is rare, tsunami is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the world which can kill thousands of lives in just a spur of the moment. The deadliest tsunami in history happened on December 26, 2004 in Indonesia when the 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Sumatra with an estimated depth of 30 kilometers and height of 50 meters, reaching 5 km inland. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reverse its earlier decision dismissing her petition to nullify the arrest warrant in connection with her drug case. In a 24-page motion, De Lima said the absence of a majority vote in the SC on the nature of the charges against her “is the clearest possible indicator—coming from the Supreme Court itself—that the accusation ‘is blatantly a pure invention’ and ‘a fake […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday welcomed Philippine Airlines’ settlement of its P6 billion in unpaid dues. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that the paid amount which represents debt incurred by PAL from the 1970s to July 2017 will be used for the government’s “priority programs.” “The conclusion of this long-standing issue under the Duterte administration underscores our strong commitment to decisively act on matters that would greatly benefit the nation’s best […]
(Eagle News) — All types of sea vessels will not be allowed to pass by parts of Manila Bay from November 5 to 16. In a statement, Interior and Local Government officer in charge Catalino Cuy said no vessel will be allowed to pass by the waters of H2O Hotel, Manila to OKADA Hotel, New Seaside Drive in Parañaque City during that period. “Maximum maritime security is part of our safety preparations to ensure that the […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Butuan Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. and several others for graft. The complaint for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against him, former licensing officer Paul Cabrera and acting city fire marshal Alric Gomez stems from what the Ombudsman said was their act of allowing a business store secure a business permit despite its failure to comply with […]
