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PNP chief Gamboa orders intensified drive vs prostitution

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has ordered an intensified drive against prostitution. PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac issued the statement after the Palace said it would probe reports of a prostitution ring being patronized mostly by workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations. He said the PNP’s Women and Children Protection Center should be in coordination with regional and local police units. Banac said last year, the WCPC conducted raids in sex dens related to […]

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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL after strong quake between Jamaica, Cuba

(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a strong earthquake struck between Cuba and Jamaica. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued a bulletin after the 7.7-magnitude quake (7.3 magnitude according to PHIVOLCS) that struck 70 miles northwest of Montego Bay. The earthquake appeared to be the biggest on record  in the Caribbean. It was also the largest since 1946.

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French towns, NGOs sue oil giant Total over climate ‘inaction’

Paris, France (AFP) – A group of French cities and advocacy groups said Tuesday they had filed a lawsuit against oil giant Total, claiming it was not doing enough to limit carbon emissions and prevent climate change. “We’re asking for them to be held accountable, but also for positive and concrete actions for our citizens and territories,” Patrick Jarry, mayor of the Paris suburb of Nanterre where the case was filed, told journalists. It is […]

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Northeast monsoon affects extreme N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–Clouds and isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 29, as the northeast monsoon affects extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have  partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from the north to northeast will prevail over Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, which will have moderate to rough […]

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Germany confirms first human transmission of China virus; first human-to-human transmission in Europe

  A German man who contracted the novel strain of coronavirus was infected by a colleague visiting from China, officials said on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the first human-to-human transmission in Europe. Other confirmed cases in Europe of the viral outbreak have so far involved patients who had recently been to China. In this instance, the 33-year-old German attended a training session held by a visiting Chinese colleague on January 21 at the […]

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Skyway Alabang-Zapote northbound ramp open to motorists for limited hours starting Feb. 1

(Eagle News) — The Skyway northbound ramp from Alabang-Zapote road will be open to motorists for limited hours only starting February 1. In an advisory,  Skyway O&M Corp. said the ramp will be operational during rush hours or from 5 a.m to 9 a.m. to give way to the Skyway extension project. “From 9 a.m. to 5 a.m., when traffic volume on the ramp is not as high, it will be closed to traffic to […]

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Asian nations try to shield against deadly outbreak

  Asian nations were ramping up defences against a deadly viral epidemic Tuesday, sealing borders, shuttering public places and clamping down on visitors from China. Concern over the steadily expanding contagion, which has killed over 100 in China and sickened more than 4,500, is prompting an increasingly urgent push for protection. Hong Kong, which has eight reported cases of the SARS-like disease, announced the sealing of six of its 14 border crossings to the mainland […]

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President Duterte’s one-on-one with Panelo postponed anew

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s scheduled one-on-one with Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo today, Jan. 28, has been postponed anew. According to Panelo, who made the announcement on television,  the President was feeling under the weather because “he had several meetings yesterday and had to pore (over) many documents.” Panelo said the interview would have to be moved to next week. “We will let you know as soon as we know the specific date,” he said. […]

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DOTr suspends five emission test centers for alleged falsification of test results

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has suspended five emission test centers for alleged falsification of test results. In a statement, the DOTr said that, through the Investigation Security and Law Enforcement Staff, it issued a preliminary suspension order against: 1. MGC EMISSION TESTING CENTER in Brgy. Cablong, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan 2. GPR EMISSION TESTING CENTER in Brgy. Salaban, Amadeo, Cavite 3. ASINGAN EMISSION TESTING CENTER in Brgy. Dupac, Asingan, Pangasinan 4. PMD EMISSION TESTING CENTER in […]

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Japan confirms virus in man who had not been to China; infected man just drove tourists from Wuhan

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities said Tuesday a man with no recent travel to China has contracted the novel strain of coronavirus — apparently after driving tourists visiting from Wuhan, where a deadly outbreak began. The man in his sixties from Nara in western Japan drove two groups of Wuhan tourists earlier in January and was hospitalised on Saturday with flu-like symptoms, the health ministry said. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said the country […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL as northeast monsoon affects extreme N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 28. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as the northeast monsoon affects extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA added light to moderate winds from the northeast will prevail over Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro. PAGASA said these areas will have slight to moderate seas. […]

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In photos: Scenes of locust infestation threatening East Africa; UN warns numbers could double 500 times by June

      “Ravenous swarms” of desert locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, already unprecedented in their size and destructive potential, threaten to ravage the entire East Africa subregion, the UN warned Monday. Recent weather in the region has created conditions that favour rapid reproduction of the crop-devouring insects. Left unchecked, their numbers could grow 500 times by June, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. “The speed of the pest’s spread and the […]

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