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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows farmers holding agricultural free patents to sell their land or use it as collateral without restrictions. Republic Act 11231, or the Agricultural Free Patent Reform Act, signed by Duterte on Feb. 22, essentially amends the Commonwealth Act 141 or the Public Land Use Act which prohibits land owners from selling and mortgaging their land within the first five years of the patent grants. The time restriction allows […]
(Eagle News)—The 16-year-old girl who was found dead in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Monday, March 11, probably knew her killer. This is according to Police Colonel Lemuel Obon, chief of the Lapu-Lapu police, who gave an interview over GMA’s Unang Balita on Thursday, March 14. “I think so kasi may nakuha kamin na exchange of messages na meron siyang kakatagpuin,” Obon said when asked. So far, Obon said the police were […]
(Eagle News)—–Over P400 million worth of Pantawid Pasada fuel subsidy cards have been distributed to public utility jeepney franchise owners as of March, the Department of Transportation said. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, March 13, the DOTr said the P482,430,000 translated to 96846 distributed cards. The DOTr did not say when the distribution of the cards started, but the distribution was supposed to be part of the government’s efforts to mitigate the effects of […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Thursday, March 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 59 kilometers northeast of Baganga at 2:03 a.m. Depth of focus of the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, was 15 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—-A “record-high” 47 percent of adult Filipinos use the Internet, a recent Social Weather Stations found. According to the SWS, this was 6 points more than the 41% registered in September 2018, and 5 points more than the 42% posted in March 2018. The SWS said the proportion of Filipino adults using the Internet has been “steadily increasing” since the pollster first asked about it in June 2006, when it was at 8%. The proportion ranged […]
by Emmanuel Akinwotu and Celia Lebur Rescuers on Wednesday recovered eight bodies and rescued 37 people alive from the wreckage of a collapsed four-storey building in the Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos Children had been attending an “illegal school” inside the residential building when the structure collapsed, officials said. “Thirty-seven people were rescued alive and eight were recovered dead,” Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement. Earlier officials said dozens […]
(Eagle News)—Light rains are expected in parts of the country on Thursday, March 14, as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will prevail over the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Aurora. The rest of Central Luzon and Quezon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. In Mindanao, on the other hand, […]
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British MPs voted to reject a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday, prompting Prime Minister Theresa May to announce she will put her EU divorce plan to parliament for a third time in the coming days. britain May warned that if MPs did not adopt the deal there could have to be a lengthy delay to Brexit that would see Britain elect members to the European Parliament in elections […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, March 13, said he would fire another set of officials anew. “I’m sorry,” Duterte said in a speech in Cauayan, Isabela. The President did not elaborate. In his speech, he, however, railed at corruption in the Bureau of Customs, saying this was precisely the reason why he appointed a military man, Rey Leonardo Guerrero, as its head. “Parang aswang ang mga y**a na ito ayaw… Sinabi nang huminto kayo,” he said. […]
by Thomas URBAIN “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and fellow Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin were among dozens indicted Tuesday in a multi-million dollar scam to help children of the American elite cheat their way into top universities. The accused, who also include chief executives, financiers, the chairman of a prominent law firm, a winemaker and fashion designer, allegedly cheated on admissions tests and arranged for bribes to get their children into prestigious schools including Yale, […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, March 13, expressed outrage over the killing of a 16-year-old student in Cebu. Duterte made known how he felt about the killing of Christine Silawan, who was stabbed multiple times and whose head had been skinned, in a speech during a campaign rally in Cauayan, Isabela. “Pero ngayon kita mo naman bata, ni-rape…rape-in yung five-year-old na bata ng pari, [at] kahapon may pinatay ang mga pu***g *na niya binalatan […]
A three-storey residential building collapsed Wednesday in a densely-populated part of Lagos, and local media said there could be many casualties, including schoolchildren. The Nigerian news station Channels TV reported that a primary school was located on the top floor of the building, “with pupils feared killed and others trapped.” The collapse occurred in the Itafaji area of Lagos Island. A spokesman for the Nigerian emergency services, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident. “I can’t give […]
