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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallow quake struck at 3:03 am (2203 GMT), with an epicenter just 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Pakistan’s coastal city of Pasni, the USGS said. Last April, a large 6.6-magnitude quake struck neighboring northeastern Afghanistan, rattling parts of South Asia and killing at least six Pakistanis. In October 2015, a […]
https://youtu.be/ZIzTnndgxDs (Eagle News) — The Philippine government has formally sent notice on Tuesday (February 7) on the termination of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) to the leaders of the National Democratic Front (NDF). With this, the government has notified the NDF on the cancellation of the safe conduct passes that had earlier been extended to the communist rebel negotiators. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza sent the letter […]
(Reuters) — A 62-gun salute fired by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London and chimes at the Westminster Abbey on Monday (February 6) celebrated Queen Elizabeth II as the world’s longest reigning sovereign. Monday marks the queen’s Sapphire Jubilee – 65 years on the throne, the first ever British monarch to have reached such a milestone. The 90-year-old queen acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 when her father […]
(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a new approach to resolve the territorial dispute with Russia on Tuesday (February 7) as Japan marked Northern Territories Day. The islands, known as the Southern Kuril islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, have been at the root of strained relations between the two countries since the end of World War Two when soldiers from the former Soviet Union seized the islands […]
(Eagle News) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is ready to go after and hunt down the New People’s Army rebels following President Duterte’s directive to scrap peace talks with communist leaders. Lorenzana clarified that there was no “all-out war” but normal military operations to be conducted against the NPA, the armed component of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), especially after their action of killing unarmed soldiers on February 1, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte during the annual kick-off ceremony of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s tax campaign confirmed that he received a text message from actress Kris Aquino, asking him to not imprison her brother, former president Benigno S. Aquino III. “Si Kris, nagtext. Huwag mo namang ipakulong si… (Kris sent a text message. Please do not imprison…) Sabi ko (I said): No Kris, I am not out to find faults. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, in a speaking engagement in front of the Filipino community in New York, appealed to international organizations to help the Philippine government on its war against illegal drugs instead of criticizing its strong policies. “Instead of criticizing us and trying to stop international funding, why don’t you give us bullet-proof vests for our police? And why don’t you give us cameras like they use in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau started distributing body cameras for the use of its traffic enforcers as a safety measure against erring motorists. This is because MTPB enforcers were usually placed in a tight spot by errant motorists especially in places where there are no CCTV cameras to record the incident. MTPB traffic enforcer Rolando Montejo said that some erring motorists turned the tables on traffic aides when […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Stop and Go Coalition of transport groups threatened to conduct another transport strike aiming to paralyze 80% of the public transport in Metro Manila. Stop and Go President Jun Magno defended the actions of the coalition, saying that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) did not heed the coalition’s arguments during the dialogue held between transport groups and the LTFRB. https://youtu.be/Fz4GrZu1JeI
https://youtu.be/WZFne178mZU (Eagle News) – More than 200 of the 300 rogue cops who are facing various administrative and criminal charges were turned over to Malacanang on Tuesday (February 7) where they received a severe scolding from President Rodrigo Duterte who told them they would be sent to Basilan in two weeks’ time. There, they would stay there for two years to fight the Abu Sayyaf, and other insurgents. A visibly very angry and disappointed President Duterte faced the […]
(Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II urged National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants who had earlier been temporarily released by the Philippine government to report back to the government as a matter of courtesy. Aguirre said that the bail given to them was not indefinite, so it is incumbent upon the communist leaders to report back to the government, if they want to renew their bail bond. President Duterte has […]
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday said that they will run after drivers who were caught harassing other drivers during the transport strike on Monday, February 7. https://youtu.be/KXdovkCbp3E
