(Eagle News) — Hackers attacked the website of the National Telecommunications Commissions (NTC) as protest for the expensive but slow internet service in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
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Climate Change Commission and National Youth Commission signs memorandum of cooperation
The Climate Change Commission and the National Youth Commission signed a memorandum of cooperation in order to launch the #nowphilippines signature campaign which aims to garner one million signatures which aims to raise the support of the youth on the issue of climate change. Said signatures will be presented to the United Nations 21st Conference to be held in Paris, France to serve as a call for concrete actions to fight climate change. (Eagle News […]
Kerry says U.S. ready to take more refugees
The United States will take in 15,000 more refugees from around the world next year, increasing the current level to 85,000, and to 100,000 in 2017, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday (September 20). “I’m pleased to announce today that the United States will significantly increase our number for refugee resettlement in the course of this next year and the year after,” Kerry said after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. […]
Japan beats South Africa in Rugby World Cup
(Reuters) – Japan pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history on Saturday, defeating two-time World Cup champions South Africa 34-32 in a ferocious encounter at Brighton Community Stadium. Replacement Karne Hesketh raced in at the corner in the 84th minute to snatch victory from a pulsating contest in the Pool B opener. Ferocious tacking from Japan kept them within two points of the Springboks at halftime after driving mauls brought tries […]
Egypt’s Sisi swears in new government, retains key ministers
(Reuters) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in on Saturday (September 19) as he tries to rebuild an economy battered by Islamist militant violence. Sisi named former head of the state oil company Tarek al-Mullah as petroleum minister, charged with easing the country’s energy crisis and attracting more foreign investment in a strategic sector. Mullah succeeds Sherif Ismail, seen as one of the best-performing […]
Author says Nokor prison expanded to include 1,000 women
(Reuters) The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea on Friday (September 18) issued new reports on the expansion of female prison camps in North Korea. There have long been concerns about reports of atrocities including executions and torture, but they have largely been overshadowed by international alarm about North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., presenter David Hawk and author of Hidden Gulag IV: Gender Repression and Prisoner Disappearances, told […]
Japan enacts bills easing pacifist constitution’s limits on military
(Reuters) Japan’s parliament voted into law on Saturday (September 19) a defence policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military. Abe says the shift, the biggest change in Japan’s defence policy since the creation of its post-war military in 1954, is vital to meet new challenges such as from a […]
Several LP members plan to switch to Senator Poe’s camp
(Eagle News) — Several members of the Liberal Party (LP) expressed their plans to switch to the camp of Senator Grace Poe but also added that they plan to make the appropriate actions after the passage of the 2016 budget, saying that they fear that they may not get enough funding for their projects if they made an early move. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Physical audit versus “ghost employees” in Makati intensifies
(Eagle News) — Acting Makati Mayor Romulo Peña intensified the physical audit to counter alleged “ghost employees” of the Makati City government, Measures adopted include using CCTV cameras as well as requiring employees to appear personally to get their salaries instead of just sending proxies. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
DOJ ready to file cases against 90 suspects of Mamasapano incident
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will file cases against 90 suspects involved in the killing of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos in Mamasapano earlier this year. According to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, 26 of the suspects are members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) while the rest are from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
COMELEC commissioner may be impeached
(Eagle News) — According to a poll watch group, Commissioner Christian Robert Lim of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) may face impeachment due to his remarks alleging that China is planning to sabotage the 2016 elections. Said group is apprehensive on the possible negative effects said remark will have on the relationship between Philippines and China. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lbL2wz7lYTE
Chile death toll reaches 10
(Eagle News) — The magnitude 8.3 earthquake that struck Chile has left 10 people dead as millions were displaced when they evacuated for safer areas. Said earthquake also resulted in the issuance of tsunami warnings to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Authorities ask evacuees to refrain from going back to their homes as the government continues to monitor the situation. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/pL58tR1BFsk
