The trust ratings of legislators continue to fall following of arrests and incarceration of senators tagged in the pork barrel scandal and the Supreme Court’s ruling that the DAP is unconstitutional.
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“Jose” weakens as it moves away PAR
In its latest bulletin, the PAGASA said that typhoon “Jose” continues to weaken as it moves away from the country. The typhoon was last seen near Aparri. PAGASA reiterated that “Jose” will not affect any part of the country, saying that it is the “habagat” that is bringing rains to the Philippines.
367 killed, 1,800 injured as quake hits China
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Chinese state media said it was felt most strongly in Yunnan as well as in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and […]
More than half of Bangsamoro Basic Law amended by Malacañang
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front does not find it acceptable that the Malacañang amended 50% of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Water level in Angat Dam
The water level in Angat Dam rises to more than two meters due to the continous rains.
OFWs join evacuation from Libya
An estimated 50 overseas Filipino workers were said to be included in the foreign workers that evacuated Libya through the Tunisian border.
Malacañang distances itself from call for President Aquino’s re election
Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the Malacañang has nothing to do with the call for President Aquino to run once again in the 2016 elections, saying that it is just a call for support from the social media citizens. Coloma reiterated the constitutional provision which prohibits President Aquino from running for another term.
McDonald’s CEO Thompson ‘under siege’ at home and abroad
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp CEO Don Thompson sure could use a break. The head of the world’s biggest restaurant chain, who for much of his two years at the helm has been battling to spark sales growth in the United States and Europe, got battered by headline-grabbing bad news in late July. In the final days of the month, its China business was hit with a food-safety scare involving a key supplier; the chain got ensnared in […]
GM looks for alternative supplies in China after deadly factory blast
(Reuters) – General Motors said on Sunday that it had asked its main Chinese supplier to find an alternative source of components after an explosion ripped through a factory a day earlier killing at least 69 people. The accident at the Zhongrong Metal Products Co Ltd plant in Kunshan city in the eastern province of Jiangsu was China’s worst industrial accident in a year. Aside from the fatalities, some 200 people were injured in the […]
Strahan, punter Guy join Pro Football Hall of Fame
(Reuters) – New York Giants sack master Michael Strahan and Raiders punter Ray Guy were among seven former NFL players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame during ceremonies at Canton, Ohio on Saturday. They joined defensive end Claude Humphrey, linebacker Derrick Brooks, tackle Walter Jones, receiver Andre Reed and cornerback Aeneas Williams in boosting the Hall’s ranks to 287. “I’ve waited almost 30 years to get to this podium, so don’t rush me […]
Serena Williams to meet German Kerber in Stanford final
(Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams won the final eight games to rout Andrea Petkovic in the semi-final at the Stanford Classic in California on Saturday. Williams eventually turned what started as a closely-fought contest into a one-sided romp as she beat the frustrated German 7-5 6-0. The American will go for her third title in four years when she meets third seed Angelique Kerber in the final on Sunday. “Andrea and I both had really long matches yesterday, […]
U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving
(Reuters) – An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health official said on Sunday. Dr Kent Brantly, a 33-year-old father of two young children, was able to walk, with help, from an ambulance after he was flown on Saturday to Atlanta, where he was being treated by infectious disease specialists at Emory […]
