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YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said, as Britain ramped up sanctions against the junta and the UN Security Council condemned the deaths of hundreds of civilians. The newly unveiled charge came amid growing international outrage over the February 1 coup and the military’s subsequent clampdown on protesters that has left at least 535 people dead. After […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation’s Metro Rail Transit-3 has released its list of EDSA Carousel Bus pick-up and drop-off points. According to the MRT-3, bus units under the EDSA Carousel Bus Augmentation program are loading and unloading passengers, from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the following stations: Monumento Bagong Barrio Balintawak Kaingin Road LRT-1 Roosevelt Station MRT-3 North Avenue Station MRT-3 Quezon Avenue Station Nepa Q-Mart Main Avenue (Cubao) MRT-3 Santolan Station […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU nations fell out Thursday over how to divide up 10 million extra doses of coronavirus vaccine with Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic refusing to help five struggling countries. A deal was agreed late in the day to distribute nearly three million doses to “those most in need”, said Portugal, which holds the rotating European Union presidency. But Austria, Slovenia and the Czechs had insisted on receiving their full quota […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Top security officials of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet Friday to discuss next steps on North Korea as President Joe Biden completes a policy review. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, will huddle with his counterparts from South Korea and Japan, Suh Hoon and Shigeru Kitamura, at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Sullivan will share “where we are in terms of our review,” State […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 16,398 after four additional cases were reported. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases were recorded in the Asia Pacific region. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery and death toll among Filipinos abroad remain at 10,048 and 1049. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has someone new at the helm of the country’s port operations. In a statement, the bureau said Carlos B. Capulong was designated as acting chief by the Department of Justice in an order on Thursday, April 1. According to the bureau, Capulong, a lawyer, has been with immigration for 17 years. He is a BA Political science, a graduate of Bachelor of Laws and was admitted to the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 269 volcanic quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 219 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 37 minutes, 49 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and one volcano-tectonic earthquake. There was a weak emission of steam-laden plumes at the main crater. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 1670 tons yesterday, April 1. […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers will persist in the country today, April 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in particular. The weather bureau said this was due to the low pressure area (LPA) estimated 60 kilometers northeast of Zamboanga City and the easterlies affecting Luzon and Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, April 2: Flight schedules may change any given time. Recently, the Palace announced an “NCR Plus” bubble, where further restrictions will be imposed for two weeks starting the day of the announcement. On March 28, the Palace said NCR Plus, which covers Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal, would revert to an enhanced community quarantine, the strictest […]
PNP spokesperson says food delivery should not be hampered (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police said that food deliveries should not be hampered or barred in the areas under Emergency Community Quarantine (ECQ) amid a viral video that showed a motorcyle delivery man about to deliver “lugaw” or rice porridge being stopped by a barangay official in Bulacan. The PNP stressed that the delivery of “lugaw” and other food items as well as […]
ORANGE COUNTY, United States (AFP) — Four people, including a child, were shot and killed Wednesday evening at an office building in Southern California, police said. It is the third such shooting in the United States in weeks, with 18 people killed in two separate gun violence incidents in March. The shooter, whose motivations are so far unknown, sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital, police lieutenant Jennifer Amat said, adding the […]
by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French schools would close next week and a limited lockdown in place in Paris and other regions would be extended to the whole country to battle soaring Covid-19 cases. Macron said in an address to the nation that the current efforts to limit the virus “were too limited at a time when the epidemic is accelerating”. The spread […]
