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(Eagle News) –The common station in Quezon City that will interconnect four railway services is expected to be operational by 2021. This is according to the Department of Transportation, which announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that Area B of the Common Station in North Edsa was already 96 percent complete. The government had started construction of the 13,700-square-meter concourse area that is expected to interconnect the Light Rail Transit-1, Metro Rail Transit-3, Metro Rail Transit-7 and […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are expected in parts of the country today, Dec. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting the entire country. Flash floods and landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 28 kilometers southeast of Padada at 4:18 a.m. Depth of focus was 9 kilometers. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity V – Digos City Intensity IV – General Santos City No damage to property was recorded, but aftershocks were.
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting the country. Caabarzon, Bicol and the rest of Mimaropa, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods and landslides during severe thunderstorms are […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 17, reiterated his “unqualified support” for the military, as he urged them to continue to protect the country. Duterte reiterated his commitment during the 84th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Quezon City. “I and I alone. Kung sakali man, [I] will go to prison. You can enjoy your freedom. I will take the risk,” Duterte said, saying he was “old” and “disposable.” […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Noynoy Aquino has been discharged from the hospital. Aquino’s spokesperson Abigail Valte said the former president was discharged from the Makati Medical Center today, Dec. 17. He had been confined to the hospital supposedly for a comprehensive checkup on Dec. 9. It was Valte who made the clarification, following reports then that Aquino had been admitted to the hospital due to a heart attack. Valte admitted Aquino stayed in the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation, expanding its third-party fact-checking network around the world. The Facebook-owned social platform launched a fact-checking program in the US early this year. “Today’s expansion is an important step in our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation on Instagram,” it said in an online post. “Photo and video based misinformation is increasingly a challenge across our industry, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Journalists working for the Reuters news agency in France went on strike on Tuesday, six months after more than half the news agency’s French service was laid off. The walkout, backed by “a huge majority” of reporters, was sparked by six people on its photo desk being told by telephone that they were also to be sacked, staff said. They feared the “incomprehensible” wave of cuts would hit the quality of […]
(Eagle News) — Zaldy Ampatuan, the principal accused in the 2010 Maguindanao massacre, was ordered by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Tuesday to be sent back in jail from the Makati hospital where he is presently recovering from a stroke. The order from Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 came two days before the scheduled promulgation of the decision in the controversial multiple mass murder case. Ampatuan had originally asked […]
TOKYO Japan (AFP) — Thousands of people have signed an online petition against the planned demolition of two early 20th-century buildings that remained intact after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima devastated the Japanese city. A local government official confirmed to AFP on Tuesday they had received the petition signed by 12,000 citizens calling for the preservation of the buildings that stand 2.7 kilometres (2 miles) from the 1945 blast. The three-storey red-brick buildings are part […]
(Eagle News) — All national roads and bridges in areas affected by Sunday’s (Dec. 15) magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao are passable, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In its executive summary report, DPWH said that the major thoroughfares and viaducts in Regions 10 (Northern Mindanao), 11 (Davao Region), and Caraga Region are now open to vehicles. It is now currently assessing roads, bridges and other buildings. “No […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to reassess Grab’s fare matrix following a surge in its prices in recent days. “The high fare is killing the festive mood of many Filipino commuters,” Gatchalian said in a statement. According to Gatchalian, based on the fare matrix approved by the LTFRB last August 1, Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) companies shall charge a flag down rate of up to P40 […]
