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(Eagle News)–A fire broke out in Star City, an amusement park in Pasay City, early Wednesday morning. Authorities said the blaze struck the compound past midnight. The fire alarm was raised to Task Force Bravo as the blaze went on to affect the nearby Manila Broadcasting Corp. building. The fire was declared under control at 4:30 a.m. In a statement, the MBC said its FM stations will continue regular operations, while its AM station will […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Tuesday, Oct. 1, were cancelled due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Eva Air BR261 Taipei – Manila Philippine Airlines PR894 Manila – Taipei PR895 Taipei – Manila Cebu Pacific 5J 310 Manila-Taipei KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL 808 Manila-Taipei KL 807 Taipei-Manila Skyjet M8 816 Manila-Basco M8 817 Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services has said rains will persist in parts of the country even with […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Monday, Sept. 30, the wake of the University of the Philippines student leader who died after being implicated in a hazing incident. The Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 1, said the President visited the Quezon City wake of the pupil, a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity, who was not identified by UP. Reports said however that he was the son of a government official. The death of the student […]
(Eagle News)–The woman who allegedly buys recycled illegal drugs from so-called ninja policemen is now in the United States. This is according to National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar, who gave an interview over ANC on Tuesday, Oct. 1. According to Eleazar, Castro left the country on September 21, or two to three days after a “drug queen” who buys recycled illegal drugs from the rogue policemen was mentioned in a Senate hearing. […]
(Eagle News) –Starting October 6, all landline customers in Metro Manila and neighboring areas will have eight-digit telephone numbers in accordance with a National Telecommunications directive. Globe Telecom Inc., and PLDT Inc., had already issued separate advisories announcing their intention to comply with the directive, ) in its memorandum no. 10–10–2017 which orders all telecoms providers in the Metro Manila area to migrate all their customers to eight-digit telephone numbers “to address the insufficient […]
(Eagle News)–The death of a University of the Philippines student leader after he was implicated in a hazing incident should “serve as a gentle reminder to everyone to extend kindness, patience and understanding to all.” This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who is also a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity of which the deceased, who was not identified by UP, was a member. Panelo said this was all the more important, “especially […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Cavite, Batangas and Quezon within the next two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Santa Rosa, Laguna; Cardona, Binangonan in Rizal; Floridablanca, Magalang, Candaba in Pampanga; San Leonardo, Penaranda, San Antonio, Santa Rosa in Nueva Ecija; Concepcion in Tarlac; […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Monday, Sept. 30, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Philippine Airlines (PR) PR 894 Manila-Taipei Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 310 Manila-Taipei KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) KL 808 Manila – Taipei KL 807 Taipei – Manila Skyjet (M8) M8 816 – Manila – Basco M8 817 – Basco-Manila Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over Batanes and Babuyan Islands as “Onyok,” now a typhoon, […]
(Eagle News)–Mayor Isko Moreno has suspended classes on Monday, Sept. 30, for college students in Manila. The city government said the suspension, which also applies to graduate students, covers public and private schools. This is due to the scheduled nationwide transport strike to be held by several transport organizations to oppose the government’s PUV modernization program. “However, classes from pre-school to senior high school will continue,” the city government said.
(Eagle News)–Around 30 inmates were rushed to the hospital after a fight erupted between two gangs in the Manila City Jail on Sunday, Sept. 29. A police report said the inmates of Dorm 11 and 12 were brought to the infirmary unit for treatment after the clash between the Batang City and Sputnik gangs at 6:28 a.m. The report said Jail Supt. Randel Latoza, jail warden, already held a dialogue with all dorm leaders to […]
(Eagle News)–One of the members of the Sigma Rho fraternity who was implicated in a hazing incident has died, the University of the Philippines said. In connection with this, the Office of the Chancellor in UP Diliman urged all students, faculty and staff and other concerned parties to “stop posting and forwarding social media messages” related to the death of the frat member who was not identified. “Let us do this out of decency and […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on University of the Philippines President Danilo Concepcion to suspend the Sigma Rho fraternity following allegations some of its members had engaged in hazing. In a statement, Gatchalian said the entire fraternity should be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation into the viral social media posts that showed a student’s bruises from the fraternity’s supposed rites, and supposed conversations among the fraternity’s members. A statement from the Office […]
