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Updated: 5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, injures eight

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s largest city on Thursday, driving residents to evacuate buildings, AFP journalists witnessed. Eight people were “lightly injured”, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference in Istanbul. “Some buildings have been lightly damaged,” he added. Istanbul’s Bogazici University Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute said the quake’s centre was in the town of Silivri, around 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of the city. It said the […]

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Moderate to heavy rainshowers expected over Pampanga, other areas

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Pampanga. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over the province within the next two hours. The same conditions are being experienced in Navotas, Malabon, Caloocan, Manila and Quezon City in Metro Manila; and in Obando, Bulacan. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash […]

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Release of “Guerrero” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, another milestone for E25 Records

By MJ Racadio Eagle News and Features contributor QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) —  Another milestone for E25 Records was achieved with the successful release recently of the original “Guerrero” soundtrack music. The launch was successfully held on September 16, 2019 at the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation Atrium in Quezon City.  It was also launched simultaneously in the US via live feed performances of artists Sarah Petty and Muze from the United States in Pasadena, California. […]

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LTFRB cancels certificates to operate of PUVs of drivers, operators who took part in 2017 transport strike

DOTr warns same plight for those who will participate in Sept. 30 transport strike   (Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has cancelled the certificates of public convenience of public utility vehicle operators and drivers who were found to have taken part in a transport strike led by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide in 2017. In a statement, LTFRB chair Martin Delgra III said cancelled were 20 CPCs for […]

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95.5 PINAS FM to ‘switch’ on September 30 with OPM artists

95.5 PINAS FM, the FM station of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) will be relaunching its programming in an event dubbed “The Switch” at the Studio 1 of Eagle at the EBC Building along 25 Central Avenue, Quezon City. “We invite everyone to listen and witness the unraveling of the new direction of PINAS FM. We have been known in the industry for pioneering the airing of pure OPM entertainment with the PINAS FM brand. This […]

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3.7-magnitude quake strikes Sarangani

(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 19 kilometers northeast of Alabel at 4:46 p.m. Depth of focus was 29 kilometers. An instrumental intensity II was recorded in Alabel, Sarangani; and in General Santos. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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Heavy rains kill 17 in western India

  MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Seventeen people were killed Thursday in flooding caused by torrential rains in western India including five who were sleeping in a mosque, officials said. Twelve people including a nine-year-old boy were killed in flash floods and as walls collapsed in various parts of Pune district in Maharashtra state, police said. The mosque was washed away in a rural part of the state, police official Sandip Patil told AFP. “We have […]

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OSG: Rappler ban due to outfit’s failure to meet accreditation requirements

(Eagle News)–Rappler was not physically allowed to cover President Rodrigo Duterte simply because it failed to meet the requirements for media accreditation. This is according to  the Office of the Solicitor General, which issued a statement a day after it filed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 25, a consolidated comment to the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Rappler reporter Pia Ranada, eight other reporters and Rappler; and the petitions-in-intervention by some […]

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Shallow tremor rocks quake-hit area of Pakistan

  MIRPUR, Pakistan (AFP) — A shallow tremor sent terrified people running into the streets in northeastern Pakistan on Thursday, days after a powerful quake killed 38 people in the same area and destroyed infrastructure and roads. An AFP reporter in the city of Mirpur in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir described the shaking as “a wave going underneath the earth”. The US Geological Survey put the quake at 4.7 magnitude and 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, adding […]

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ADB lowers PHL growth forecast due to slowdown in domestic investment, global economy

  (Eagle News) — Because of the slowdown in the global economy and Philippine domestic investment, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised the country’s economic growth this year to 6 percent, down from the previous forecast of 6.4 percent. In an update of its flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019, ADB revised its forecast for Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 6.0% in 2019 and 6.2% in 2020, against its previous […]

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Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over Zambales, other areas

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Zambales and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected also over Pampanga and Bataan within the next two hours. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced in Carranglan and Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash floods and […]

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Senate panel on ways and means approves proposal to increase taxes on alcohol, other tobacco products

(Eagle News)–The Senate committee on ways and means has approved the proposed bill to increase the taxes on alcohol products and heated tobacco products such as vape and e-cigarettes. It was Senator Pia Cayetano, committee chair, who endorsed committee report number 6 or Senate Bill No. 1074 signed by 11 senators  to the plenary. According to Cayetano, the senators, in proposing to increase those taxes, considered a World Health Organization report that said that out […]

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