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by Gregory Walton DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar announced plans Wednesday to scrap key aspects of its controversial “kafala” labor rules, including the requirement for some workers to obtain employers’ permission to change jobs and exit permits to leave the country. Qatar has made a series of reforms to its employment regulations since being selected to host the 2022 World Cup, which set motion a vast construction program employing foreign workers. Rights groups have long […]
by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Nazeer al-Khatib in Ras al-Ain CEYLAPINAR, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Turkey’s operation — which has been facilitated by the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria — would continue. On another front, Kurdish […]
In these photos, fire can be seen engulfing the Gaisano Mall in General Santos City after the 6.3 magnitude quake that hit North Cotabato on Wednesday night, Oct. 16, which was felt at intensity 5 in General Santos City. The video below taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in General Santos City, Marigold Soriano, shows firemen as they try to put out the fire at the said mall in General Santos City.
(Eagle News) — Aftershocks continued to be felt in Mindanao after a magnitude 6.3 quake hit North Cotabato on Wednesday night, October 16, as many shocked and scared residents continue to stay outdoors for fear of another strong quake. Based on the monitoring of the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), aftershocks continued to be felt in North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Surigao del Sur. In North Cotabato, aftershocks rock the area every few […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in N. Cotabato, hit 16 kilometers southeast of Columbio at 8:09 p.m. Depth of focus was 5 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck North Cotabato on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 22 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 7:37 p.m. Depth of focus was 8 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity VI – Digos City, Davao del Sur; Sto. Nino, South Cotabato; Tacurong City Intensity V – Alabel & Malungon, Sarangani; Lake Sebu, Polomolok, Tampakan & […]
(Eagle News) – The outgoing ambassador of the Republic of Panama visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 16, for a farewell courtesy call on Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. This was the second courtesy call of His Excellency Ambassador Rolando Guevara Alvarado to the INC Executive Minister. The first was in July 2017 when he became the first ambassador from Latin America to visit […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government said Wednesday it would set aside millions of dollars to help areas devastated by Typhoon Hagibis, which killed more than 70 people across the country. Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks. By midday Wednesday, the government put the toll at 74, with more a dozen people still missing. Prime Minister […]
(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 Sulu, Misamis Oriental, Maguindanao, Sarangani and South Cotabato within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Agusan del Norte; Lanao del Norte; Lanao del Sur; Zamboanga del Norte; Zamboanga Sibugay; Zamboanga del Sur; Basilan; Sultan Kudarat, particularly […]
(Eagle News)–The supposed increase in the number of votes gained by Vice President Leni in the latest recount of votes covering Negros Oriental and two other provinces is proof that there was fraud in the 2016 vice presidential race, former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ camp said on Wednesday, Oct. 16. In an interview over ANC, George Garcia added however that the claim of the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo that they gained 15,000 more votes […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area east of Aurora has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m. today, the center of TD “Perla” was estimated 1,190 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora or 1,120 km east of Casiguran, Aurora. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph, moving west northwest at 20 kph. No tropical […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice on Wednesday, Oct. 16, kicked off its reinvestigation into the cases against the 13 policemen behind an irregular drug raid in Mexico, Pampanga in 2013. Police Major Rodney Baloyo, who was cited in contempt by a Senate joint panel probing the matter for lying and was ordered jailed at the New Bilibid Prison, was a no-show in the hearing at the DOJ in Manila but he was represented by his […]
