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Building collapses in Pasay

PASAY City, Philippines, June 24 (Eagle News) — A 5-storey building collapsed in Pasay City due to old age, aggravated by a creek that runs under it. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Pakistani hospital under big pressure in treating heatstroke patients

JUNE 24 (Reuters-CCTV) — Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi, Pakistan is under great pressure these days to treat patients with heatstroke, as the high temperature had claimed nearly 750 lives as of Tuesday night. Statistics show that most of the killed were people around 50 years old. “Mostly people coming here are facing heatstroke and they are old people. Their ages are around 45 to 50 years old, so the older they are, […]

Islamic State destroys ancient shrines in Syria’s Palmyra city

JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Islamic State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria, the ultra hardline Sunni Muslim group said on Tuesday (June 23). The report was the first of any damage being done by the militants to buildings in Palmyra since they seized control of the city, also known as Tadmur, in May. Syrian forces have bombed the city, and […]

China warns Japan and Philippines not to hype up tension

JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Beijing on Tuesday (June 23) urged Tokyo and Manila not to create tensions in the region after a Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the Japanese P3-C Orion surveillance plane, with three Filipino guest crew members, flew at 5,000 feet (1,524 m) above the […]

MRT-3 prototype to arrive mid-August

MANDALUYONG, June 24—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on Tuesday that prototypes of 48 new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Metro Rail Transit III (MRT-3) is on schedule for delivery in mid-August. “As reported by the joint DOTC and MRT-3 team, the prototype is on-schedule for delivery in mid-August. The dynamic testing phase will start in November, which is when the prototype’s bogies will arrive,” DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya said. The new […]

SSS considers higher contribution rate

QUEZON City, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — The Social Security System (SSS) is considering a higher rate of contribution before the end of President Benigno S. Aquino’s term to prevent the running out of SSS’s reserve funds. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

South Korea’s “Peter Pan”

JUNE 23 (Reuters) — Known as the “Peter Pan” of South Korea, Shin Hyomyung looks like a 12-year old despite being actually 26 years old due to an uncommon health condition. (SEOUL, South Korea) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Single-ticketing system in MRT and LRT to be implemented in September

MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Abaya, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) will implement a single-ticketing system in September which means that passengers of both transport system can now use a single smart card. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Sen. Marcos warns against worse power shortage

MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the power shortage in Mindanao will worsen if the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) passes because the National Power Corporation (NPC) will lose control of Lake Lanao which provides 50% of the power supply in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Rosario, Cavite suspends classes

JUNE 23 (Eagle News) — The mayor of Rosario, Cavite suspended classes at all levels due to strong rains. Said municipality is near the sea and most students have to take a boat ride to attend school. (Rosario, Cavite) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Public should answer census correctly

MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Labor Secretary Rosalina Baldoz, the public should give accurate information in the upcoming Population Census 2015, since the information gleaned from said census will be used by the government to formulate the appropriate plans to help the unemployed. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/H3u9SGSmbNQ

President Aquino and VP Binay meets after Binay’s resignation

MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Senator Sonny Angara, the resignation of Vice-President Jejomar Binay from President Benigno S. Aquino’s Cabinet is expected since the election is already near. On the other hand, Senator Antonio Trillanes said that this is a welcome development because now the Aquino government can now fully criticize the Vice President. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)