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(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority on Tuesday, Aug. 13, lauded one of its airport janitors after he returned a lost bag containing at least P400,000 to its owner. MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal hailed Sixto Brillante, Jr., who is assigned to clean the bathroom near the arrival immigration of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, for his honesty. Brillante had been directed to the black sling bag by a passenger in the bathroom […]
One remains at large (Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested eight Koreans for alleged phishing activities and over illegal drugs. In a statement, the NBI said the arrest of Jung Ju Wan, Kim Tea Yang, Oh Young Seong, Song Jong Min, Jin Jun Young, Kim Dae Hyun, Sung Won Kang, Yeong Hak Tak and Young Jo Choi in Angeles, Pampanga was made after the equipment, including computers, phones, among others, they used for […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters staged a new rally on Tuesday at Hong Kong’s airport, a day after a massive demonstration there triggered a shutdown at the busy international travel hub. Only a handful of protesters stayed through the night, and flights resumed at the airport early in the morning. But by afternoon, several hundred demonstrators had returned, responding to a call for a new rally. Protesters were wearing the signature […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration’s anti-terror group is on alert for the movements of people who have been floated as potential terrorists planning to enter the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Guevarra said three names have so far been floated. He said two of them have no arrival records, according to the BI. Only one, Guevarra said, “is already here, but has presented herself to the (National Bureau of Investigation) and has disavowed any […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Aug. 13, proposed the transfer of government offices to the provinces to decongest Edsa. Sotto and Gatchalian, who authored Senate Bill No. 876 that seeks the transfer of these offices including Malacañang to Clark, reiterated the proposal during the Senate panel on public services’ hearing on the Edsa provincial bus ban on Tuesday, Aug. 13. “Kung ililipat mo ang Malacañang sa Clark, nililipat mo […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man stabbed a woman and attempted to stab several other people in central Sydney Tuesday before being pinned down by members of the public and detained by police, eyewitnesses and officials said. Images broadcast by Australian media showed the man jumping on the roof of a car brandishing a knife, appearing to shout “Allahu Akbar” and “shoot me”. Police said the woman was in a stable condition and there were […]
by Catherine LAI / India BOURKE HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Violent protests are driving Hong Kong down a “path of no return”, the city’s leader warned Tuesday as its airport struggled to recover from an unprecedented shutdown triggered by a rally and authorities in Beijing sent more ominous signals that the unrest must end. The airport, one of the busiest in the world, re-opened on Tuesday morning but hundreds of flights remained canceled and […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to immediately set his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo for preliminary conference. In filing the extremely urgent motion, Marcos’ camp noted that the PET already completed revision proceedings for the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental on Feb. 8. With the termination of the proceedings, Marcos’ camp said the revision reports on the same have also been submitted. “It […]
(Eagle News)–For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the restoration of subversion as a criminal offense is not necessary. In a brief statement, Guevarra said in his opinion, “amending and giving more teeth to the human security act will suffice…” “There are many provisions that need to be amended. One of them imposes a penalty of P500,000 per day of incarceration upon any law enforcement officer who mistakenly accused and prosecuted a person for terrorism, even if […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Markets retreated in Asia on Tuesday as uncertainty over the China-US trade talks was compounded by increasing tensions in Hong Kong and an economic crisis in Argentina. Investor confidence has been knocked this month by a perfect storm of negative issues, only slightly offset by hopes for further central bank easing measures as the global outlook dims. Comments from Donald Trump throwing next month’s planned trade talks into doubt, as […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Aug. 13, warned policemen they could be held liable if they receive gifts of monetary value while on duty. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said they may be held both criminally and administratively liable under the law. He said this was also a violation of the police’s oath. “Although an exception is provided for in the law, may we remind our fellow workers in government, […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights to and from Hongkong on Tuesday, Aug. 13, were cancelled due to public protests in the special administrative region. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: PHILIPPINE AIRLINES PR 313 (Hong Kong – Manila) CATHAY PACIFIC CX 901 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 919 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 930 (Manila-Hongkong) CX 935 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 939 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 976 (Manila – Hongkong)
