Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting at a Brussels summit, warn Russia of further sanctions over its actions in Ukraine. Malou Francisco reports from The Netherlands.
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Sandiganbayan also prepared for trial of three senators
The Sandiganbayan is also prepared for the pork barrel trials of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Revilla Jr., and Jinggoy Estrada after the Office of Ombudsman denied all of the said senators’ motions.
PNP prepares facilities for three senators accused in pork barrel scam
The Philippine National Police has prepared facilities for the holding of the three senators accused of being involved in the pork barrel scam, after the Office of the Ombudsman denied the motions of Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr.
China’s military capabilities expand as tensions in South China Sea rise
According to a report to the United States Congress by the the Defense Department, China’s military capabilities are expanding in time with the rising tensions in several territorial disputes with neighboring countries.
TESDA and DepEd give armchairs to public schools
The Department of Education, in cooperation with TESDA, gave away armchairs to public schools. Here’s the report from Eagle News reporter Meanne Corvera.
Militant group attacks in Nigeria result in 500 deaths
Casualties reach up to 500 in the worse attack in five years by a militant group in Nigeria.
Bilibid to be transferred to Nueva Ecija
The Department of Justice stated that the New Bilibid Prison will be transferred to Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija from its current location at Muntinlupa City, in order to give better prison conditions to the inmates in line with the international standard.
Family arrested for selling marijuana
The Philippine National Police arrested eight members of a family caught in the act of processing marijuana in Camarin, Caloocan City.
PAGASA spots low pressure area in Batanes
A low pressure area was spotted in the Philippine area of responsibility, 450 km northeast of Batanes.
Military jet crashes in Southern California, damages homes
(Reuters) – A U.S. military jet crashed in a Southern California desert town on Wednesday, damaging homes, according to military officials and local media. An AV-8B Harrier jet from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, crashed at about 4:20 p.m. local time in Imperial, California, said Corporal Melissa Lee of the San-Diego based Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. As of Wednesday night, eight homes were evacuated, but no injuries had been reported, the […]
Bergdahl had left his unit before, but returned: sources
(Reuters) – A U.S. military investigation of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s capture by the Taliban found he had slipped away from his unit before but had always returned, raising questions about whether or not he was deserting when he disappeared in 2009, people familiar with the findings said on Thursday. Bergdahl, 28, was freed after five years as an Afghanistan war prisoner on Saturday when the Obama administration agreed to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo prison […]
Global warming damages corals vital to small islands: UN
(Reuters) – Global warming is causing trillions of dollars of damage to coral reefs, aggravating risks to tropical small island states threatened by rising sea levels, a U.N. report said on Thursday. The rise in sea levels off some islands in the Western Pacific was four times the global average, with gains of 1.2 cms (0.5 inch) a year from 1993 to 2012, due to shifts in winds and currents, said the United Nations’ Environment […]
