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(Eagle News)–Manila Water has released a list of places where rotational water service interruptions are expected to take place starting Thursday, Oct. 24. In an advisory, Manila Water said the service interruptions in the following areas will push through on the following dates and times if the water levels at Angat Dam continue to go down: Makati Mandaluyong Manila Marikina Pasig Parañaque Pateros Quezon City San Juan Taguig “Ito ay posibleng kailanganing isagawa upang mapagkasya […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has suspended several private emission testing centers for alleged falsification of emission test results. Ordered suspended for 90 days were the following: 1. PRIMA SMOKE EMISSION TESTING CENTER in San Jose, Camarines Sur 2. TRIPLE D EMISSION TEST CENTER on Romulo Highway, San Vicente, Tarlac City 3. AND 01 EMISSION TESTING CENTER in Agora Pob, Tubod (Capital), Lanao Del Norte Copies of the suspension order were also served to the […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Zamboanga del Norte and Camiguin. These conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, particularly in Initao, Libertad, Gitagum, Naawan, Lugait, Sugbong Cogon and Binuangan; in Lanao del Norte, in Iligan, Linamon, Kauswagan; n Maguindanao; Sultan […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr warned on Tuesday that shooting guard Klay Thompson could miss the entire 2019-2020 season as he recovers from a serious knee injury. Kerr said Thompson, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during the NBA Finals in June, realistically faced up to a year on the sidelines. Previous assessments had suggested Thompson may be ready to return towards the end of the […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — The death toll from week-long anti-government protests that erupted in Baghdad and southern Iraq at the start of October totaled 157, an official inquiry announced Tuesday, ahead of further demonstrations. It also said commanders from across the security forces had been dismissed in the wake of the violence, including from the army, police, anti-terror, anti-riot, anti-crime, intelligence, and national security units. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, in a report […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato early Wednesday, Oct. 23. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit the province on Oct. 16, struck 22 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 2:45 a.m. Depth of focus was seven kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity III- Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV- Malungon, Sarangani Intensity III- Koronadal City Intensity II – Tupi, South […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the Philippines after cutting short his Japan trip due to “unbearable pain in his spinal column near the pelvic bone.” But the President, who had sustained the condition following a motorcycle fall on Oct. 17, went straight to the wake of former Senate President Nene Pimentel in Heritage Park in Taguig on Tuesday night instead. Pimentel, father of Senator Koko Pimentel, passed away over the weekend, after […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sporting goods giant Nike announced a new CEO on Tuesday to take over from Mark Parker, who will continue to lead the company’s board of directors. John Donahoe will replace Parker as president and chief executive officer effective January 13, Nike said in a statement. Parker, who has served as CEO since 2006, and as chairman, president, and CEO since 2016, “will become executive chairman and continue to lead […]
Northeasterly surface windflow prevails over extreme N. Luzon (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration continues to monitor an active tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m., Typhoon “Bualoi” was located 2265 kilometers east of Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 230 kph. It is moving north northwest at 20 kph. According to PAGASA, the northeasterly […]
by Christian SPILLMANN / Dave CLARK BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, on Tuesday recommended that EU leaders postpone Britain’s departure from the bloc while its prime minister seeks approval of their divorce deal. EU ambassadors are to meet in Brussels on Wednesday after the British House of Commons rejected Boris Johnson’s bid to set a tight three-day schedule to approve a Brexit bill this week. This effectively destroyed […]
WUZHEN, China (AFP) — China’s “Great Firewall” system of online censorship blocks domestic access to nearly a quarter of the foreign news organisations accredited to report in the country, a press watchdog said Tuesday. Beijing bars its citizens from accessing the publicly available websites of 23 percent of 215 international news organisations that have journalists based in China, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) said in a statement. Thirty-one percent of news organisations […]
(Eagle News) — The son of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Christian Lawrence, placed third in the 2019 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination this October. The senator’s son, who graduated summa cum laude from the De La Salle University – Manila, got 89.50 percent in the CPA board exams. He said he was “very proud” of his son and as a parent he could not even begin to express how he was so happy […]
