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(Eagle News)–Some roads in Metro Manila have been scheduled to undergo road reblocking and repair. The Department of Public Works and Highways said the maintenance work was scheduled from Friday, May 31, at 11 p.m., to Monday, June 3, at 5 a.m. Below are the road portions that are slated to undergo the repair: EDSA southbound from Monte de Piedad to Aurora Boulevard Service Road, 3rd lane from sidewalk southbound at corner of New York […]
A longtime public utilities employee sprayed gunfire “indiscriminately” in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing 11 people and wounding six in the latest mass shooting to rock the country. The gunman was also killed after trading fire with responding officers, police chief James Cervera told a news conference. “We have 11 deceased victims there at the scene, six more victims transported to area hospitals,” he said. […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures shared by Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is seen hosting dinner for President Rodrigo Duterte hours before he left for the Philippines, on Friday, May 31. Duterte was accompanied by his delegation and Honeylet Avanceña. Abe, on the other hand, was accompanied by his government officials and his wife. This was President Duterte’s third visit to Japan.
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate early Saturday, June 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 13 kilometers northeast of Aroroy at 4:35 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was six kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in the country on Saturday, June 1, after a four-day working visit to Japan. Duterte’s arrival came hours after Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo hosted dinner for him at his residence. Duterte was accompanied by his Cabinet members and Honeylet Avanceña. The prime minister, on the other hand, was accompanied by his delegation and his wife, Akie. The dinner came after the two leaders met in Abe’s office. Earlier in […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, June 1, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao Region will also have scattered rains and thunderstorms caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Eastern Sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
By Thomas I. Likness in Edmonton & Marvi Abellera, in Slave Lake, Alberta EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) – As dawn breaks over the town of Slave Lake in the western Canadian province of Alberta, dense smoke fills the air. The town’s nearly 7,000 residents hope they won’t be waking to a nightmare they lived through eight years ago. In 2011, a raging inferno forced everyone to leave and destroyed about one-third of […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 92 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 6:12 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 72 kilometers. An intensity V was reported in Mati, while an intensity II was reported in Bislig. The following instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity IV- Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani Intensity III-Kidapawan Intensity I-Cagayan de Oro, Bislig
(Eagle News)–The Chinese national Senator Panfilo Lacson said was behind the P1.8-billion shabu shipment seized by authorities at the Manila International Container Port in March is not on the Interpol watch list, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, the Interpol National Central Bureau in Manila certified this about Xu Zhijian, also known as Jacky Co. Guevarra said based on the Consul General of China, the Chinese national, however, had a pending case in […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Civil Defense on Friday, May 31, said it spent only P10,000 out of a P36.9-million donation it received for victims of the Marawi siege because it was still using the Quick Response Fund it had to “ensure expeditious delivery of services.” OCD administrator Ricardo Jalad issued the statement after a Commission on Audit report found in its 2018 report that the “donations were not utilized to provide for the much […]
(Eagle News)–The man who claimed to be the yellow-hooded character “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte, his family and some of his allies may apply for inclusion in the Witness Protection Program, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Friday, May 31. But according to Guevarra, Peter Joemel Advincula should first meet the requirements for full coverage under the program. The justice secretary said so far, Advincula “has not submitted any […]
(Eagle News)–For Outgoing Senator JV Ejercito, it would be “hard to say no” if President Rodrigo Duterte offers him a Cabinet post. According to Ejercito, in the first place, “it’s an honor to be considered by the President” for such, adding that he was moved when Duterte said “Sayang ito si JV.” “If called to serve the President, that means it’s an opportunity to serve the nation once again,” he added. So far, Ejercito said […]
