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(Eagle News)–Several Metro Manila roads are scheduled to undergo reblocking and repair starting Friday, Sept. 6. The Department of Public Works and Highways said the repair of the following roads will end on Monday, Sept. 9, at 5 a.m. EDSA southbound from Bansalangin Street to North Avenue (U-turn slot), 5th lane from sidewalk southbound from Eugenio Lopez Drive to Timog MRT station southbound from Lagarian Creek to Arayat Street, Cubao southbound from Magallanes-Baclaran bus stop […]
(Eagle News)–Seven people were hurt after a blast rocked Sultan Kudarat on Saturday, Sept. 7. Authorities said Jomar Catalan Aquino, 30; Jay Carnaso, 30; Gerald Cartagena, 28; Niño Minus Virgo, 28; Jarren Binaluon Amigo, 24; Gulano Nasim Salip, 24; and traffic enforcer Cagadas Terrencio, 35, sustained injuries after what authorities believe was an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a public market in Isulan around 7 a.m. They were rushed to the hospital for […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 6, said there is less fighting in Mindanao after the Bangsamoro Organic Law was passed. The President said the New People’s Army, however, remains a problem. Duterte has declared the group a terrorist group, noting what he said were the atrocities it committed, including the killing of a child. Because of the security situation in Mindanao, Duterte said “I do not recommend any new economic activity or investment […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong “must be guaranteed”, after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing. Hong Kong has faced months of pro-democracy protests, and ahead of her three-day visit to China this week, demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city appealed to the German chancellor to support them in her meetings with China’s leadership. Merkel said she had discussed tensions […]
by Jasmine Leung and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are planning to disrupt transport links to the airport Saturday in the first mobilization of their movement since the city’s leader made a surprise concession earlier this week. Millions of pro-democracy supporters have taken to Hong Kong’s streets for the past three months in the biggest challenge to China’s rule since the city’s handover from Britain in 1997. On […]
by Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, United States | AFP America’s jobs engine downshifted in August as employers unexpectedly held back hiring across major industries, another sign that the world’s largest economy is cooling off, government data showed Friday. As the numbers were released early Friday, President Donald Trump, whose record as a job creator could pale ahead of next year’s election, renewed his attacks on the US central bank, which he blames for failing to […]
(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison has described as “patently false” the multiple murder charges filed against him over a mass grave found in Inopacan, Leyte. In a statement posted on his Facebook account after he was ordered arrested by a Manila court, Sison said he was under maximum security detention in 1985, and “as a prisoner, I had no position in the CPP or (New People’s Army) at that […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights were cancelled on Saturday, Sept. 7, due to bad weather. Below is a list according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Skyjet M8 816: Manila-Basco M8 817: Basco-Manila PAL Express 2P 2196: Manila-Laoag 2P 2197: Laoag–Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the southwest monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over the provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet, […]
by Bhuvan Bagga and Glenda Kwek BANGALORE, India (AFP) — India lost communication with its unmanned spacecraft Saturday just before it was due to land on the Moon, in a blow to the country’s lunar ambitions as the world takes renewed interest in Earth’s satellite. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on in the mission control room at the southern city of Bangalore, India had hoped to become just the fourth country — after […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 6, said he still believes in Nicanor Faeldon. The President said this two days after he sacked the former Marine as Bureau of Corrections director-general following the release of convicts under the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law and the near-release of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez, who was convicted of the rape and killing of Eileen Sarmenta, and of the killing of her friend Allan Gomez. In […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Sept. 6, rejected Inquirer.net’s apology over its social media reports on his referral of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez’s executive clemency bid to the Board of Pardons and Parole. In rejecting the online news outfit’s apology, Panelo noted that the apology, which was published on the site early in the day, was “prefaced” with “an alleged clarification from me of what I meant in referring the letter […]
New panel to exercise “close admin supervision” over BuCor pending Duterte appointment of new BuCor chief (Eagle News)–The Bureau of Corrections has an officer-in-charge. Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has assigned Assistant Secretary and Deputy Director General Melvin Ramon G. Buenafe to the post left vacated by sacked BuCor director-general Nicanor Faeldon. Faeldon was relieved by President Rodrigo Duterte following the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the Good Conduct […]
