Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Oct. 10: Flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time, MIAA said. Earlier, MIAA advised travelers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements imposed by […]
Egie Asis Eagle News (Madrid, España)–Después de la reunión de ministros de hoy, el gobierno de España impuso el estado de alarma a la Comunidad de Madrid para evitar la expansión del coronavirus. La decisión se tomó después de tensiones políticas entre el gobierno central y el gobierno de la capital en cuanto a qué medidas se deberían tomar contra COVID-19. La presidenta de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, estaba en contra del estado de alarma. […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s government on Friday declared a state of emergency in and around Madrid to enforce a partial lockdown to curb rampant virus infections, overriding opposition from the regional authorities. “The government has decided to declare a state of emergency… for the next 15 days,” said Health Minister Salvador Illa following an urgent cabinet meeting after the region’s top court shot down restrictions imposed on 4.5 million people in and around […]
by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said he hopes to resume campaigning Saturday after receiving a green light from his doctor, even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to unveil plans to probe the president’s capacity to govern after contracting Covid-19. With just 26 days until the November 3 election, Washington’s top Democrat took the extraordinary step of proposing a commission to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Oct. 9, called for a special session of Congress to ensure the passage of the proposed 2021 national budget. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the session will be held from Oct. 13 to 16, noting that the President, in the same proclamation No. 1027, had certified as urgent the proposed national budget of P4.5 trillion. “Ginawa ito ng Presidente dahil importanteng maipasa, maisabatas ang proposed 2021 budget […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia registered a record daily number of new coronavirus infections on Friday, surpassing its previous high from May. Officials reported 12,126 new infections, edging above the previous high of 11,656 on May 11 and bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,272,238 — the fourth highest in the world. Widespread restrictions were lifted after new cases began to drop in May, and officials have shown no sign of moving […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Ricardo Rosario is the newest member of the Supreme Court. The SC made the announcement on Friday, Oct. 9. With his appointment, Rosario becomes the 189th associate justice of the High Court, the SC said. Prior to this, he was associate justice of the Court of Appeals for 15 years and was chair of the ninth division, “As the newest member of the High Court, we are confident that Justice Rosario would advocate […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Nine inmates were killed Friday when members of rival gangs in an overcrowded Philippine prison attacked each other using improvised knives, an official said, in one of the deadliest jail clashes in years. The pre-dawn fight broke out in suburban Manila’s New Bilibid Prison, the country’s largest, which holds more than 28,000 convicts in a complex designed for around 6,000. “We counted nine bodies,” said Gabriel Chaclag, spokesman for the Bureau […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court will hold two mock bar examinations in several law schools and other activities in the country to test the viability of computerized exams under a localized and proctored setting. According to Bar Bulletin No. 16 s. 2020 issued by the Office of 2020/2021 bar chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, this proposed setting would do away with the traditional handwritten examinations, “which have long been deemed to affect the evaluation […]
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and “instigate a civil war”, officials said Thursday. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement for thwarting the kidnap plot and rebuked President Donald Trump for failing to condemn hate groups. Announcing the arrests, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel described […]
Ni Orlando Encinares Eagle News Service correspondent DAET, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) — Isang lalaki ang nakapagsauli sa may ari ng mga alahas na napulot sa isang parking lot sa Camarines Norte na nagkakahalaga ng humigit kumulang P800,000 piso, kahit walang anumang pagkakakilanlan sa lalagyan nito. Nakilala ang nagsauli ng napulot na alahas na si Ener Rojo, residente ng Bgy 3, Daet, Camarines Norte, isang job order employee ng Provincial Engineering Office. Sumagi din umano […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — DR Congo said Thursday it would launch an inquiry into accusations that international workers in an anti-Ebola campaign had sexually abused local women. A report last month said dozens of women described sexual exploitation by aid workers from the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) and leading NGOs during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “The Congolese government will act. We are going to set up […]
