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by Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut Agence France Presse ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) – ebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians Wednesday after losing more territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive. Heavy fighting in the city stoked mounting international concern, with six Western powers urging a ceasefire and UN chief Ban Ki-moon describing the plight of civilians as “heartbreaking”. US Secretary of State […]
(Eagle News)– Travel time on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) has doubled in the past five years due to increasing number of vehicles, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Traffic started building up early morning nowadays on major roads of Metro Manila. Among these roads are Marcos Highway, Shaw Boulevard, and Roxas Boulevard. The looming holidays have made the vehicle volume heavier, with the number of vehicles on the road increasing by 25 […]
(Eagle News) — Starting Monday, December 12, private vehicle owners who applied for car passes would be permitted to pass through Camp Aguinaldo. This was confirmed by Brig. General Allan Martin of the Headquarters Support Command of the Camp Aguinaldo. Martin said that on Thursday and Friday, the AFP will start to distribute the car passes. Once they claim their tickets, Martin said that motorists with completed requirements by Thursday or Friday may also start […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo will be even more critical of certain policies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, according to her spokesperson, Georgina Hernandez. In an interview, Hernandez said that Robredo’s supporters should expect her to be even more critical Duterte’s policies after her resignation as the chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). “Makakaasa tayo na ang boses ni VP Leni ay magiging mas malakas tungkol sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A regional trial court in Baybay, Leyte court on Tuesday, December 6 issued an order in an open court for the transfer of custody of alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to the National Bureau of Investigation. In the presence of the prosecutor and Kerwin’s lawyer, Atty. Leilani Villarino, Baybay, Leyte Regional Trial Court Branch 14 Judge Carlos Arguelles ordered the transfer of the young Espinosa from the custody […]
MANILA, Dec. 7 – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar and Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade announced today that the construction of a pedestrian bridge directly connecting Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 (T3) with Newport City is on track and due to open in the first half of 2017. “Once completed, Runway Manila will allow the average person to walk the distance between the airport and Newport City […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanindigan si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa na hindi pino-protektahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang druglord na si Peter Lim. Giit ni Bato, inutusan pa raw siya ng pangulo na trabahuhin ang kaso ni lim at kung lumaban ay patayin.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nilabag si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nang ibalik sa pwesto si Supt. Marvin Marcos bilang director ng CIDG sa Region 8. Ito ang nilinaw ni dating pangulo at ngayo’y House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo matapos ulanin ng batikos ang naging hakbang ni Duterte. Si Marcos ay unang na-relieve matapos ibunyag ng drug lord na si Kerwin Espinosa na tumatanggap ng drug money si Marcos. Ayon kay Arroyo, si Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Police presented on Wednesday (December 6) a third suspect in the foiled bombing attempt near the United States Embassy in Manila. The suspect was identied as Muhammad Jumao-as, a resident of Sta. Ana, Bulacan, Bulacan and an x-ray technician at a hospital. Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, head of the National Capital Region Police Office of the Philippine National Police said Jumao-as was also seen in the CCTV footage in Luneta along […]
by Chaideer Mahyuddin Agence France Presse BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 25 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, officials said. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake struck Pidie Jaya district at dawn, as some in the predominantly Muslim region prepared for morning prayers. Mosques and shops were flattened in the small town of Meureudu, where the force of the […]
MANILA, (Eagle News) — Inihayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi na kailangang magpaliwanag pa kung bakit ibinalik sa puwesto si CIDG Region 8 Chief na si Superintendent Marvin Marcos. Aniya, bilang chief executive nasa ilalim ng kaniyang kapangyarihan ang pulisya.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ronnie Dayan, the controversial driver-bodyguard of Senator Leila de Lima, is now back in Pangasinan after the Senate lifted its order citing him for contempt for humanitarian reasons. Senator Panfilo Lacson who talked to Dayan before he was allowed to leave the Senate premises Monday night said Dayan had promised he would attend the next Senate hearings. “After listening to him [Dayan], for purely humanitarian reason, and his commitment to be just […]
