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by Jocelyne ZABLIT NAPAKIAK, United States (AFP) — The cemetery has already been moved twice, the old school is underwater and the new one is facing the same fate as erosion constantly eats away at the land in Napakiak. The tiny village located in southwestern Alaska, along the meandering Kuskokwim River, is one of dozens of coastal indigenous communities across the state that are on the front lines of climate change, their very existence and […]
(Eagle News)–Customers of Manila Water in some areas in San Mateo, Rizal will experience water service interruptions every Tuesday and Friday night starting today, May 3. In an advisory, the water concessionaire said the service interruption, which will start at 10 p.m. and end at 8 a.m. the next day, was due to “supply management activities.” Below is a list of the affected areas: Ampid 1-General Luna, JF Diaz Ave. (side of Ampid 1 Barangay […]
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Actor Peter Mayhew, who won over fans worldwide as the Wookiee warrior Chewbacca in the blockbuster “Star Wars” movies, has died at the age of 74, his family announced on Thursday. Mayhew died on Tuesday at his home in Texas, surrounded by loved ones, the family said in a statement released on the actor’s Twitter account. “He put his heart and soul into the role of Chewbacca […]
(Eagle News)–Manila International Airport Authority general manager Ed Monreal has proposed the deployment of queuing officers at all screening points in all terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. MIAA said Monreal gave the advice to the Office of Transportation Security after the Civil Service Commission’s Aileen Lizada complained to the media when she saw “four or five” Chinese nationals who skipped lines at the pre-departure area of NAIA’s Terminal 3 by going under cordons […]
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose “any coup plotter” after a military uprising in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido fizzled out, and subsequent street clashes left four protesters dead. On Tuesday, Guaido — who has been recognized by more than 50 countries as the crisis-wracked country’s interim president — urged the armed forces to rise up against the embattled leader. […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Friday, May 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake in the province on April 26, hit 65 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 4:05 a.m. The depth of focus was 9 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected, PHIVOLCS said.
(Eagle News)—Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of the country as the frontal system affects Northern Luzon and the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, May 3. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the frontal system. PAGASA said landslides during severe thunderstorms and gusty conditions were possible. Bicol […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — America’s top law enforcement officers refused to appear before Congress Thursday to explain his handling of the special counsel’s report on Russian interference, infuriating Democrats who quickly threatened to censure him for contempt. Attorney General Bill Barr had been grilled a day earlier in the Republican-led Senate, where Democrats accused him of whitewashing the report to protect President Donald Trump. But he was a no-show at a hearing before the […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 2, thumbed down the suggestion of former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark that narcotics use be decriminalized. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Clark’s suggestion, which was “similar” to the proposal made by the European Union two years ago, had already been thumbed down by President Rodrigo Duterte. “The other countries’ experiences in addressing illegal substance while educational relative to their method of solving their own […]
(Eagle News)—Below are copies of the mugshots of Robert Jayme, alias Rodel Jayme Hisona, as attached to the charge sheet filed against him. The National Bureau of Investigation has filed an inciting to sedition charge in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act against him in connection with his alleged role in the spread of the “Bikoy” videos linking President Rodrigo Duterte’s family members to the illegal drug trade. The NBI said Jayme did this through […]
(Eagle News)—The National Bureau of Investigation has filed an inciting to sedition charge against the man authorities said was behind an online site that was among those that propagated the “Bikoy” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family. In filing the charge in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act against Robert Jayme, the NBI, in a resolution signed by Vicente de Guzman III, deputy director of the investigation service, noted what it said were conversations between […]
Probability of quake higher than 6.1 magnitude from same source “low,” though, PHIVOLCS says (Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recorded over 1000 aftershocks since a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Central Luzon on April 22. PHIVOLCS said all in all, there have been 1053 aftershocks. According to PHIVOLCS, the “probability of an earthquake higher than 6.1 (magnitude) to occur from the same source was low,” however. At least 16 people were killed and […]
