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CEBU City, Philippines – The University of the Philippines – Cebu is ready for the 2nd round of the presidential candidates’ debate to be held on March 20. The Performing Arts Hall of UP Cebu will accommodate 300 live audience only due to security reasons. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to the various camps that are pleading for the disqualification of Senator Grace Poe, they will make use of the dissenting opinion of Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for their their motion for reconsideration. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – In the pre-election survey conducted by the Social Weather Station from March 4 to March 7, Senator Grace Poe took the lead among the presidential candidates with 27% while Vice President Jejomar Binay garnered 24%. For the candidates for vice-president, Senator Chiz Escudero took the lead with 28% followed by Senator Bongbong Marcos with 26%. For the senatorial candidates, Senator Tito Sotto took the lead with 53%. (Eagle News Service Described by […]
GUADALUPE, Makati City – Due to the overwhelming heat, the Metro Manila Develoment Authority will implement a 30-minute “heat stroke break” for its constables and street sweepers. Said break will start on March 25 and will last until May 30. MMDA added that the alternate breaks will be from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon. An additional 15-minute break can be added depending on the situation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
METRO Manila, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority announced that the number coding for provincial buses will be removed starting March 23, in anticipation of the passenger rush during the long holiday. On the other hand, the Light Railway Transportation Authority announced that LRT-1 and LRT-2 will be closed for annual maintenance activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/n2Rrq81kkwU
Tokyo, Japan (AFP)—Japanese police said Monday they have arrested a 24-year-old American sailor on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman on Okinawa, in a case that could further fan sentiment against Washington’s military presence on the fortified southern island. Okinawa was the site of a brutal World War II battle between Japan and the United States but is now considered a strategic linchpin supporting the two countries’ decades-long security alliance. Pacifist sentiment, however, runs high […]
Ankara, Turkey (AFP)–‘The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a bus stop in central Ankara on Sunday has risen to 34, with 125 wounded, Turkey’s health minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said. “Thirty people were killed on the spot and four others died in hospital,” Muezzinoglu said after a meeting of ministers and security officials in the wake of the blast. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
by Layal Abou Rahal with Dave Clark and Fran Blandy in Paris GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Syria’s warring sides gathered in Geneva Sunday for UN-brokered peace talks, as the United States and France warned the Damascus regime against trying to disrupt efforts to end the bloody civil war. United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura met representatives of both delegations for “informal meetings” ahead of the negotiations, due to begin on Monday. The long-awaited talks […]
by Layal Abou Rahal with Dave Clark and Fran Blandy in Paris GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Syria’s warring sides gathered in Geneva Sunday for UN-brokered indirect peace talks as the United States and France warned the Damascus regime against trying to disrupt the fragile ceasefire. As the fifth anniversary of the violence looms, the main players in the conflict were on Monday to resume negotiations in the latest bid to end bloodshed which has killed […]
by Burak AKINCI ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — A suicide car bomb ripped through a busy square in central Ankara on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125, officials said, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks to hit Turkey. The explosion at 6:45 pm (1645 GMT) struck a bus stop near Kizilay square, a bustling commercial area and local transport hub, reducing buses to charred husks and damaging nearby shops. Officials said […]
New Delhi, India (AFP)—Asia is “the world’s most dynamic region” but structural reforms are key given its increasing importance to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in New Delhi on Saturday. Asia already accounts for 40 percent of the world economy and stands to deliver nearly two-thirds of global growth over the next four years, Lagarde, the IMF managing director, told the Advancing Asia conference in the Indian capital. “Given this vital […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP)—A new piece of debris found by a South African holidaymaker that could be a part of the missing Malaysian flight MH370 will be sent to Australia for analysis, aviation authorities said. Teenager Liam Lotter told local media he had found the meter-long piece of metal on a beach while on holiday in Mozambique in December, and had taken it home. It was only when news broke earlier this month about a suspected […]
