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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB96KSEeW-o (Eagle News) – Members of the meat processing industry are now hurting from the total ban imposed by some local government units on processed meat products from Luzon due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) scare. In this report by Eagle News Service reporter Eden Santos, representatives of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. (PAMPI) aired their worries on the total ban on their meat products by some LGUs especially from the Visayas […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. The vote was 257-6, without any abstention. President Rodrigo Duterte had certified as urgent the proposed national budget. Last year, the House and the Senate figured in a budget impasse, prompting the government to operate with a reenacted budget in the first few months of this year. The President signed the budget in April. For 2020, the […]
(Eagle News)–A yellow rainfall warning has been hoisted over Zambales. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the warning, which means flooding is possible in low-lying areas and near river channels, was over Cabangan, Botolan, Iba, Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria and Santa Cruz in particular. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains, on the other hand, are expected over Metro Manila, Rizal, Quezon and Laguna. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are so […]
(Eagle News)–Over 2000 persons deprived of liberty have surrendered to authorities following the 15-day deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte, a figure the Department of Justice said was bloated because it includes even those who turned themselves in even if they were not released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. In a press conference on Friday, Sept. 20, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the figure as of 5 a.m. today, Sept. 20, was 2009. […]
https://youtu.be/RN8bYpnBgtg THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) — Thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of Lake Koroneia in northern Greece on Thursday as a result of high temperatures and declining water levels, authorities said. A long period of drought and high temperatures left the fish high and dry, Dimitra Bobori, responsible for lakes in the Macedonia region, told AFP. The lake, 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the city of Thessaloniki, has experienced the phenomenon repeatedly […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv6jaL-sFSo (Eagle News)–Some inmates from jail facilities under the Bureau of Corrections are being tapped to kill people outside, Senate President Tito Sotto said. Sotto said he received the information as a joint Senate panel conducts a probe into the problems in BuCor, following the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. During the probe, witness Yolanda Camelon testified she paid P50,000 to several BuCor personnel for the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A commission set up by the French Catholic Church to investigate allegations of child sex abuse by clerics received about 2,000 messages in its first three months, chairman Jean-Marc Sauve said Friday. The independent body, looking into abuse claims dating back to the 1950s, was set up last year in response to a number of scandals that shook the Church in France and worldwide. Composed of 22 legal professionals, doctors, […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has confirmed a second case of polio in the country in 19 years. In a press release, the DOH said the case this time involves a five-year-old boy from Laguna. The DOH said the boy, who experienced the onset of paralysis on Aug. 25, tested positive for the polio virus after samples were sent to the Japan National Institute for Infectious Diseases. Although the boy has been discharged from the […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Global warming and pollution caused by humanity’s carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth’s oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn. Diplomats and scientists from 195 nations gather in Monaco from Friday to validate a summary for leaders of observed and projected impacts ranging from vanishing glaciers and […]
(Eagle News)–“Nimfa” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its recent advisory, PAGASA said “Nimfa,” which was estimated 630 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It is forecast to continue intensifying within the forecast period, even as it is almost stationary. Between today […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lieutenant General Noel Clement to continue fighting against Communist rebels. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was a task “that is not new to General Clement as he previously headed the AFP Central Command (CentCom), led the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10th ID), and served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the AFP, among others.” According to Panelo, […]
(Eagle News)–The re-arrest of convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law and who did not surrender within the deadline will continue. This is according to the Department of Justice itself, which earlier requested that the re-arrest be put on hold pending the release of a cleansed Bureau of Corrections list that would serve as the police guide in their operations. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, Department of Justice spokesperson, said President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive […]
