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Duterte approves promotion of some senior police officials

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, July 19, announced the promotion of some of its senior officials. In a statement, the PNP said President Rodrigo Duterte approved the promotions of PNP’s Director for Intelligence, Police Brigadier General Timoteo G. Pacleb,  to Police Major General; of PNP spokesperson  Colonel Bernard M. Banac and  Police Col. Walter E. Castillejos, the Executive Officer of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Northern Luzon, to Police Brigadier General; […]

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Salaries, prices of goods, job creation among topics Filipinos want Duterte to discuss in SONA

(Eagle News)–Filipinos want President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss salaries,  prices of basic goods and the creation of jobs in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. A latest Pulse Asia survey said 17.1 percent want to know about how the President can increase salaries, and another 17.1 percent want to know what the government plans to do to address inflation. Other issues Filipinos want Duterte to discuss in the SONA include the […]

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Deadly Kyoto fire: What we know

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at an animation production firm in the Japanese city of Kyoto that killed 33 people and injured dozens more. One suspect is in custody but the motive for the apparent attack remains unclear. Here is what we know: How did the fire break out? Local fire stations began receiving emergency calls around 10:30am local time on Thursday morning, with people describing […]

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Angat water level dam now up and exceeds 160-meter critical mark due to storm Falcon’s rains

  (Eagle News) – Because of the strong rains brought by storm Falcon the previous day, Angat dam’s water level today, Friday, June 19, as of 6 a.m. had gone up and is now above the 160-meter critical level. The water level is at 160.16 meters this morning. This meant that strong rains yesterday, Thursday (July 18), dumped almost two meters of rain, specifically 1.89 meters,  to the daw.  The water level in Angat dam […]

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DILG: No filing of admin raps vs Erap since required docs were turned over to incoming Manila admin

(Eagle News)–There is no basis to file administrative charges against Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. This was the conclusion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, which noted that the required documents for turnover were given to newly-installed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno’s team on June 28, even if Estrada’s transition team was absent during the turnover. According to Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, former City Administrator Ericson Alcovendaz endorsed the documents to  Moreno’s transition team […]

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LPA that re-entered PHL now tropical depression “Goreng”; signal no. 1 up over Batanes

  (Eagle News) – The low pressure area that has earlier exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility has re-entered the county as a tropical depression, and is named “Goreng.” PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m., the center of tropical depression Goreng was estimated based on all available data at 190 km North Northwest of Basco, Batanes. Tropical cyclone warning signal number1 is now raised over Batanes. Goreng has maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers […]

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Palace denies hand in sedition raps vs Robredo, others

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, July 19, denied any hand in the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. In an interview over ANC, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Larry Gadon, lawyer of Peter Joemel Advincula who served as the police witness in filing the charges, “has nothing to do with us.” Advincula claims to be the yellow-hooded character in the videos that accuse President […]

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Swine fever sends China’s pork prices, imports soaring

by Sébastien RICCI BEIJING, China (AFP) — Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China’s massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand — but analysts warn worse is yet to come. More than 1.1 million pigs have been killed or culled so far as authorities scramble to contain a virus that has spread to neighboring countries since the first cases emerged […]

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Trillanes on filing of sedition raps: “Clear act of political persecution, harassment”

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has branded as a ” clear act of political persecution and harassment” the charges filed against him and several others over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. In a statement issued hours after the charges were lodged before the Department of Justice, Trillanes said this was done by the Duterte administration “to stifle democratic dissent.” “Sana lang ay mag-isip nang malalim at hindi magpagamit sa pulitika ang mga DOJ prosecutors na […]

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Class cancellations for Friday, July 19

(Eagle News)–Classes on Friday, July 19, have been canceled in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Hagonoy, Bulacan- all levels in both public and private schools Meycauayan, Bulacan-Barangay Ubihan (all levels) and Barangay Liputan Tagudin, Ilocos Sur-all levels in both public and private schools The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said rains will prevail in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects Luzon.  

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Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings

by Jeremie RICHARD REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — Before being colonized by the Vikings, Iceland was lush with forests but the fearsome warriors razed everything to the ground and the nation is now struggling to reforest the island. The country is considered the least forested in Europe; indeed, forests in Iceland are so rare, or their trees so young, that people often joke that those lost in the woods only need to stand up to find […]

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Ilhan Omar, US congresswoman in eye of political storm

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — To her supporters, Ilhan Omar embodies the American dream, but to Donald Trump and his loyalists the refugee-turned-congresswoman has made clear with a string of controversial comments that she is a dangerous radical. The Somali-born Muslim lawmaker came to the United States as a child and eventually won a seat in Congress. On Thursday the first-term Democratic lawmaker became the focus of a raging debate on race […]

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