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(Eagle News) — Muling nanguna si Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares sa pinakahuling “Bilang Pilipino SWS (Social Weather Stations) Mobile Survey” na isinagawa ilang araw matapos ang ikalawang leg ng “Pilipinas Debates 2016”. Ayon sa SWS, nakakuha ng 35% si Poe na sinundan ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte na nakakuha naman ng 26%. Habang parehong nakakuha ng 18% sina dating Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas II at Vice President Jejomar Binay, […]
(Eagle News) — Tone-toneladang posters na ang nahakot ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at mga tauhan ng Commision on Elections (Comelec) matapos ipatupad ang “Oplan Baklas”. Ayon sa Comelec, nagsimula ang kanilang pagtatanggal ng mga ipinagbabawal na campaign materials bandang alas-12:00 ng hatinggabi, Marso 25. Matatandaang una nang nag-abiso ang poll body na bawal ang anumang uri ng pangangampanya simula Huwebes, Marso 24 hanggang sa araw na ito, Marso 25. Bagama’t ang sentro ng […]
by Danny Kemp and Claire Rosemberg BELGIUM, Brussels (AFP) — Six people were arrested Thursday in a series of police raids in Brussels, federal prosecutors said, two days after jihadist attacks in the Belgian capital left 31 dead. The arrests come as Belgian ministers under fire for intelligence failings over Tuesday’s Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts admitted “errors” and offered to quit. Prime Minister Charles Michel refused to accept the resignations of the interior and justice […]
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Koko Pimentel is questioning the move of the Anti-Money Laundering Council filing complaints only against businessmen Kim Wong and Xu Lang in connection with the $81 million scam against the Central Bank of Bangladesh. The senator added that it is clear that the money passed through many other accounts before reaching the two. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, it is all-systems go for the overseas absentee voting which will commence on April 9 and will last until May 9. COMELEC added that it is expecting the success of said voting as well as a large voter turn-out. A total of 129 vote-counting machines will be deployed to 30 different overseas posts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Light Railway Transport Authority, the LRT Line 2 will be closed to the public during the four-day holiday break. The LRTA added that it will take advantage of the said break to conduct repairs and maintenance. LRT Line 2 will resume normal operations on Monday, March 28. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Once again, the LRT went viral on social media when the doors of LRT-1 did not open due to a malfunction. In the said video, it can be seen that the passengers are trying to open said door. To solve the situation, the passengers were advised to open the windows. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, it is studying the possibility of imposing penalties to those who will file false claims of vote counting machine discrepancies in order to prevent severe delay during the election. COMELEC, however, guarantees that it will respond properly to legitimate claims. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Beijing, China (AFP)—At least 19 people have been killed in a coal mine accident in China, state media and officials said Thursday, in what is believed to be one of the deadliest such incidents so far this year. The accident happened on Wednesday night at a mine in the northern province of Shanxi owned by Shanxi Datong Coal Mine Group, the official Xinhua news agency said, without giving further details. The provincial Communist Youth League […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP)—Two pieces of debris found in Mozambique are “almost certainly from MH370,” Australia and Malaysia said Thursday, after technical analysis provided fresh clues to the fate of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aircraft. Until the latest discoveries, only a wing part recovered from a beach on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, which lies east of Mozambique, had been confirmed as coming from the plane that disappeared two years ago. “The analysis […]
ILOILO CITY, March 24 (PIA) — With the summer officially here, the Department of Health (DOH) on alerted the public against six common diseases and conditions during the hottest time of the year. “This year, the Holy Week signals the start of summer vacation activities, thus, we are urging the public to keep themselves healthy and fit in the midst of their busy schedules,” said the DOH in a media release. According to the DOH, […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP)—North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has claimed a “historic” advance in the country’s nuclear strike capability with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday. The announcement came as South Korean President Park Geun-Hye ordered the military to “strengthen readiness” in the wake of multiple North Korean threats to launch nuclear and conventional missile attacks. Tensions have been soaring on the divided Korean peninsula since the North carried […]
