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(Eagle News) — The 6.7 magnitude earthquake that shook Surigao City Friday night had severely damaged the city, leaving 6 people dead and more than a hundred people injured and currently being treated in various hospitals, according to Surigao City disaster officials Saturday. Surigao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Officer Ramon Gotinga initially said that the death toll has reached 15 people, while the number of injured people being treated in hospitals in […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a brotherly hug and warm words of admiration Friday, as he ditched previously hard-charging rhetoric toward Tokyo during a White House summit. Trump praised his guest’s “strong hands,” the pair’s “very, very good chemistry” and rolled out a White House military honor guard in a remarkable public display of diplomatic affection. “When I […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)– A Chinese military aircraft had an “unsafe” encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the South China Sea, according to the US Pacific Command. The two planes came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of each other during Wednesday’s incident near the Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by both the Philippines and China, according to Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis. The close encounter comes amid heightened tensions […]
Chaos on the platform of the packed Tsim Sha Tsui station is captured in this video taken by a correspondent of Eagle News Service in Hong Kong after a man said to be mentally unstable reportedly set himself on fire accidentally. A train carriage on fire and one man lying on the floor can be seen with his clothes ablaze as bystanders tried to help him. Police have ruled out the possibility of […]
Police arrested a man over a suspected arson attack on Friday (February 10) after fire broke out inside a train at a busy Hong Kong subway stations during rush hour. At least 17 people were injured, including two who are in a critical condition. A 60-year-old man surnamed Cheung, who was seriously injured in the incident, admitted he started the fire while the train was headed to the busy Tsim Sha Tsui shopping […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The leader of the Philippines’ communist insurgency has called on President Rodrigo Duterte to revive collapsed peace talks as his rebels launched new attacks. On Saturday, Duterte angrily scrapped talks with communist insurgents aimed at ending their decades-long conflict after both the government and the rebels called off unilateral ceasefires. “Even if the armed conflict between the armed forces of the two parties has resumed, peace negotiations can and must […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — A strong quake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least three people, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing their homes, media reports and authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake knocked out power in the city of Surigao, more than 700 kilometres southeast of the capital Manila, and an unknown number of people are believed to be trapped in rubble. At least seven people were injured by falling debris […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte again pushed for the return of capital punishment in the country, citing statistics that showed a more than 3,000 percent increase in heinous crimes after the death penalty was scrapped in 2006. During a speech at the Manila Times 5th Business Forum in Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City on February 10, 2017, the President said the statistics provided by the Bureau of Corrections itself showed that the death […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na tinanggal na ang dalawamput- isang prison guard na bantay ng walong high profile inmate na nakakulong sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Custodial Center. Kasunod ito ng sinasabing pagkakapuslit sa selda ng mga inmate ng mga prohibited item at gadget at pagbibigay sa mga ito ng special treatment dahil sa pagtestigo sa bilibid drug trade laban kay Senador Leila De Lima. Ayon […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education is ready to implement the proposed return of the Reserved Officer Training Corps or ROTC next school year. According to the DepEd, once the guidelines for implementation have been formulated, the department will implement it for senior high school students as a way of promoting discipline. Previously, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order on the return of the ROTC program for senior high school […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers rejected the proposed free tuition for state universities and colleges. In a joint statement, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Budget and Management Secretary Ben Diokno said that they are more in favor of implementing a student assistance fund or the UniFast. The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Act or Unifast bill, established through Republic Act […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Public Works and Highways will conduct road-reblocking starting Friday night (10:00 PM) until 5 a.m. Monday, Friday 13 in some major thoroughfares in Quezon City. The areas that would be affected are the following: In Southbound road: • Along Mindanao Avenue, from Mindanao Avenue Bridge to Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City • Along Commonwealth Avenue, from Don Jose Street to San Simon Street, Quezon City • […]
