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(Eagle News)–A labor group on Friday, Oct. 11, said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo got “a dose of his own medicine” when he took up the challenge to commute. “We hope Secretary Panelo learned something from his commuting experience today and stop being arrogant that he already knew what it is like to commute to work,” Christian Lloyd Magsoy, spokesperson of Defend Job Philippines, said. The group noted that it took Panelo almost four hours before […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Oct. 11, admitted it took long before he got rides during his commute to the Palace, but maintained there was no “mass transit paralysis.” In an interview over radio dzbb during his commute, Panelo said it took him five, 10, and 20 to 35 minutes, respectively, before he could ride one of each of the three different jeepneys he took. “Matagal ako bago nakasakay kasi puno eh, palaging […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has suspended several private emission test centers for alleged falsification of emission test results. In a statement, the DOTr said a preliminary suspension order was served by the agency’s Investigation Security and Law Enforcement Staff against: 1. VIELLE EMISSION TESTING CENTER, Tala St., San Ramon, Dinalupihan, Bataan 2. REDGE EMISSION TESTING CENTER, Brgy. Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City 3. MRDC SMOKE EMISSION TESTING CENTER, Bambang District I, Pasig City The suspension […]
by Delil Souleiman TALL TAMR, Syria (AFP) — Syria’s Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday as thousands of civilians fled airstrikes and shelling that deepened fears of a humanitarian crisis. US President Donald Trump tried to justify the de facto green light he gave his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an assault seen as a blatant betrayal of Washington’s erstwhile Kurdish allies. Later Trump suggested that Washington could mediate between […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Koko Pimentel is seeking the regulation of drones of private individuals. In filing Senate Bill No. 1098, which sets certain criteria for a private individual to be allowed to use drones, Pimentel noted that drones that are used for recreational and commercial purposes “might be exploited by terrorists, used to violate rights, or could pose a hazard to aircraft.” For this, he cited the drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on two […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twenty-six people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while some 1,300 have suffered lung injuries linked to vaping. Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to late March, and are pursuing multiple lines of investigation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 26 deaths in 21 states had now been linked to vaping, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — More than a million Californians were without electricity due to pre-emptive blackouts Thursday, but localized fires broke out as hot, windy conditions spread south toward Los Angeles. Some 600,000 customers in northern California were in the dark after Pacific Gas & Electric began switching off power the previous day, in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year’s catastrophic inferno which killed 86 people. That figure was slightly […]
(Eagle News)–At least three people were killed after a fire gutted a house in Quezon City early Friday, Oct. 11. Authorities have yet to identify the victims in the blaze that hit the two-storey house in Blue Ridge A Subdivision past 2 a.m. The fire reached the second alarm. It was put out past 3 a.m. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.
(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 Agusan del Sur, Davao Occidental and Zamboanga City within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Tandag, Cagwait, San Agustin, San Miguel, Barobo, Tagbina, Hinatuan, Bislig in Surigao del Sur; in Mati City and Governor Generoso in […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Friday, Oct. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 113 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 4:19 a.m. Depth of focus was 137 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by James EDGAR HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Apple on Thursday removed an app criticized by China for allowing protesters in Hong Kong to track police, as Beijing steps up pressure on foreign companies deemed to be providing support to the pro-democracy movement. The tech giant’s pulling of HKmap.live was blasted as bowing to China and comes as high-profile brands, including the NBA and its Houston Rockets franchise, come under pressure from communist authorities over […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected in parts of the country as the trough of Typhoon “Hagibis” affects the eastern section of Mindanao. CARAGA, Davao region, and Northern Mindanao are experiencing the conditions, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. The northeasterly surface windflow, it said, is […]
