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(Eagle News) — At least one person was killed and 21 were reported injured after a water tank burst in Bulacan on Friday. Gina Ayson Su of the San Jose del Monte disaster risk reduction management office said Kimmie Garcia, 60 years old, died after the police aide was hit by debris floating in raging waters that escaped from the steel container being operated by the San Jose del Monte Water District in Barangay Muzon […]
by Ahmad al-Rubaye with Sarah Benhaida in Baghdad Agence France-Presse HAWIJA, Iraq – Iraqi forces retook one of the Islamic State group’s last two enclaves in the country on Thursday, overrunning the longtime insurgent bastion of Hawija after a two-week offensive. IS once held one-third of Iraqi territory but it has suffered loss after loss this year and now only controls a slither of land in the Euphrates Valley near the Syrian border. “I announce the liberation of […]
October 5 – National Teachers’ Day: Time to appreciate our teachers To give a simple appreciation for all the teachers all over the Philippines, the Department of Education or DepEd celebrates the National Teachers’ Month every year. National Teachers’ Month is observed from September 5 until October 5. Coincidentally, October 5 is also the National Teachers’ Day and World Teachers’ Day. For 2023, the theme is “Together4Teachers.” This celebration is full of different activities, treats, […]
Former Senator Bongbong Marcos said on Thursday his family was offering to sign a “quit claim” deed in which they would identify properties and assets they had acquired legally and relinquish their claim to whatever else the government finds. “If the government is saying we are hiding other things, we will help you find it and you can have it,” he said, without providing estimates. Marcos made the pronouncements after President Rodrigo Duterte said the […]
(Eagle News) — After presiding over the change-of-command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, President Rodrigo Duterte will be flying to Brunei. This was upon the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ascension to the throne at the Istana Palace. The President will leave from Villamor Airbase in Pasay City around 6 p.m. He will arrive in Brunei […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines to use the military-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority and the Clark airbase to generate money for their modernization. “Nobody is taking your land. It’s yours. Go on a joint venture or lease it long-term,” Duterte said in a speech during the 58th change of command ceremony in Fort Bonifacio. According to Duterte, the around P3 trillion needed for the Army’s […]
(Eagle News) — China on Thursday donated P168-million worth of assault rifles and ammunition to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to help the country in its fight against terrorism. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and AFP Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año received the over 3,000 assault rifles and ammunition from Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua in turnover ceremonies at the AFP headquarters in Quezon City. This is the second donation of weapons given by the Asian giant, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order creating an anti-corruption body that will complement the Office of the Ombudsman. The body—which will be under the Office of the President—will be called the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, based on EO 43. According to the EO, the commission will “directly assist the President in investigating and/or hearing administrative cases primarily involving graft and corruption against all presidential appointees..” It shall “have the power…, concurrently […]
(Eagle News) — The House Justice panel on Thursday approved the committee report and resolution that dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista. Nineteen members voted for the motion of Misamis Occidental Representative Henry Oaminal to make such an approval. Only two members—Rep. Gwen Garcia and Rep. Harry Roque—voted against Oaminal’s motion. The complaint filed by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and former Rep. Jacinto Paras on Aug. 23 was earlier dismissed for […]
(Eagle News) — The House Committee on Justice on Thursday found sufficiency of grounds in the impeachment complaint filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Twenty-five members of the committee headed by Rep. Rey Umali voted to approve the motion of Misamis Occidental Rep. Henry Oaminal finding such sufficiency of grounds in the complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon. Gadon had accused Sereno of culpable violation of the Constitution, corruption, other high crimes, and betrayal of […]
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) — Other suspects could have poisoned the half-brother of North Korea’s leader besides the two women on trial for his audacious assassination in Malaysia, an expert witness said Wednesday. Pathologist Mohamad Shah Mahmood said it was possible four other suspects who are mentioned in the charge sheet but are still at large could have administered a nerve agent before Kim Jong-Nam was attacked by the women. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese […]
(Eagle News) — The family of Horacio Castillo III has plans of including University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean Nilo Divina and “other officials” of the school in the criminal complaint against those believed responsible in hazing death of the UST student. Without naming additional names, the Castillos’ lawyer, Lorna Kapunan, told reporters they would include the names of Divina and the others in a supplemental affidavit. She told reporters their […]
