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(Eagle News)–Light Rail Transit-2 operations were suspended on Thursday, Oct. 3, after a “rectifier” in the Katipunan station caught fire. Atty. Hernando Cabrera, LRT-2 spokesperson, said in an interview over radio dzbb that a rectifier is like a “transformer” which serves like a “power surge protector.” “Pag nasisira, of course mawawalan ng power supply. So buong linya di na mapapatakbo,” Cabrera said, noting that the cause of the incident had yet to be determined. According […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Oct. 3, were suspended in Mapua University in Intramuros, Manila due to a bomb threat. The message about the presence of a bomb was received at 8:20 a.m., prompting the administration to order the buildings vacated. “However, today will be a digital day,” Mapua said on its Twitter account, as it urged its students to be online for their lectures. After conducting a panelling of the campus for two hours, members […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson has submitted for plenary debates a bill that aims to increase the number of days a terror suspect can be held by authorities without charges. Senate Bill No. 1083, which aims to amend the Human Security Act, seeks to allow the detention of a terror suspect who has not been charged for a maximum of 14 days, 11 days more than the allowed three days under the existing law. Under the […]
SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija (Eagle News) – Mahigit 6,000 na mga estudyante at mga guro sa San Jose City National High School sa Nueva Ecija ang lumahok sa Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training na pinangunahan ng Philippine Heart Association (PHA), National at Central Luzon Chapter kahapon. Ang mga kalahok ay aktibong nagsanay ng CPR sa pangunguna ng mga cardiologist at emergency medical technician na mula sa Maynila at Central Luzon, na nagsilbing training facilitator. Tig […]
by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Dengue-resistant mosquitoes breed in a Rio de Janeiro laboratory, producing offspring infected with bacteria packing a punch in the fight against the deadly virus, which is exploding across Brazil this year. Scientists are using Wolbachia, a bacteria common among insects except for the dengue-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito, to dent the spread of the debilitating virus and other illnesses including Zika and chikungunya. Since 2015, the Fiocruz […]
(Eagle News)–The 13 policemen behind the controversial 2013 Pampanga raid have been placed on floating status. Philippine National Police spokesperson Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac said those with no assignment were: -P/Supt. Rodney Raymundo Louie Baloyo – P/SInsp. Joven De Guzman Jr. – SPO1 Jules Lacap Maniago – SPO1 Donald Castro Roque – SPO1 Ronald Bayas Santos – SPO1 Rommel Munoz Vital – SPO1 Alcindor Mangiduyos Tinio – SPO1 Dante Mercado Dizon – SPO1 Eligio […]
(Eagle News)–Two Senate committees have recommended a probe to determine if criminal charges should be filed against a sitting party-list representative and seven others in connection with their supposed roles in the recruitment of minors to the New People’s Army. In their committee report number 10, the committee on public order and dangerous drugs headed by Senator Ronald dela Rosa, and the committee on national defense and security headed by Senator Ping Lacson asked that […]
by Heather SCOTT and Ben SIMON in Geneva WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hours after getting the green light from the World Trade Organization, Washington moved Wednesday to retaliate against the EU over illegal subsidies for Airbus, announcing tariffs on $7.5 billion (6.8 billion euros) worth of European goods starting October 18. The ruling is the largest arbitration award in WTO history and a landmark moment in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing battle, which threatens to intensify […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Oct. 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 103 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 6:45 a.m. Depth of focus was 39 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, 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. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern Luzon will have moderate winds and moderate coastal waters, while the rest of the country will have light to moderate winds […]
by Laura BONILLA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez took millions of dollars in bribes from drug lords including jailed Mexican kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a US prosecutor said Wednesday at the opening of his brother’s trial. The president’s brother Juan Antonio Hernandez, a former Honduran congressman who also goes by the name Tony, was arrested at a Miami airport in November 2018 for conspiring to import cocaine into […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new Surface devices with twin-screens that open like books, including a notepad-sized version that will put it back in the smartphone game next year. Surface Duo was touted as the first device in the lineup to fit into a pants pocket, with two “paper-thin” 5.6-inch screens that unfold and work in harmony with a specially tailored Android operating system. Described as a […]
