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(Eagle News)—A 2.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, April 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 40 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 6:35 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 192 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershovks were expected.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boeing shares slumped Monday on the company’s weakened profit outlook after it announced last week it will cut production of 737 planes following two deadly crashes. Shares were down 4.5 percent at $374.02 in afternoon trading, weighing on the Dow in the first session since Boeing announced late Friday it would trim production to 42 planes per month, down from 52 per month. Several analysts downgraded profit estimates, […]
(Eagle News) — Maynilad, the water concessionaire for Metro Manila’s west zone, inaugurated on Monday, April 9, its new water treatment plant, the Putatan Water Treatment Plant 2, which treats water coming from Laguna Lake. The Putatan Water Treatment Plant 2 (PWTP2), Maynilad’s second treatment facility which sources raw water from Laguna Lake, started operations this April 1. It produces 100 million liters of potable water per day for its customers in Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the review of the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act which calls for the display of plate numbers in the front and back of motorbikes will consider both the interests of the public and the motorcycle riders. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that President Rodrigo Duterte would be meeting with Land Transportation officials and with the principal author of the law, Senator Richard Gordon, to discuss the law and its […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s government did a U-turn Friday on its decision to join the International Criminal Court, the prime minister said, after a backlash from a powerful Islamic ruler and opposition politicians. The Southeast Asian nation announced in March it was joining the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal after a reform-minded government came to power last year. But the move sparked an outcry from opposition politicians and the powerful sultan […]
by Theodore Lim Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) — Tech giants have reacted with horror after Singapore proposed laws against “fake news” allowing authorities to order the removal of content and impose hefty fines, in what critics say is an assault on free speech. The government unveiled a bill last week containing tough measures, including powers for ministers to order social media sites like Facebook to put warnings next to posts authorities believe to […]
By Caesar Vallejos OPEN FOR BUSINESS, Eagle News Service The cultural season is on and highlighting the annual celebration is the European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines’ “Viva Europa 2019” conducted in partnership with the EU member states’ embassies and European cultural institutes. “Viva Europa is part of our cultural diplomacy which aims at reinforcing mutual understanding and strengthening people-to-people links”, said European Union Ambassador Franz Jessen. In his welcome remarks to members of […]
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida (Eagle News) – The NCAA women’s national title game lived up to expectations. The Lady Bears went full throttle in the first quarter with 12 unanswered fast-break points and three combined blocks by Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox. Chloe Jackson went 5-for-5 in field goals and contributed to the team’s 25 points in the first quarter, the third-highest output for a single quarter in an NCAA championship […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said the resolution of five U.S. senators calling for the immediate release of opposition senator Leila de Lima and the dropping of charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was an “unwelcome intrusion” to the legal proceedings in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that US senators Marco Rubio, Edward Markey, Richard Durbin, Marsha Blackburn, and Chris Coons should also “mind their own business” and described their attempts to interfere […]
(Eagle News)—-Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio has filed a perjury complaint against Senator Koko Pimentel. The complaint filed before the Manila Prosecutors Office stemmed from the electoral sabotage case the senator filed against now Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and others in 2011. Topacio was Arroyo’s lawyer at that time. The filing took place even if the Pasay Regional Trial Court cleared Arroyo in 2008, granting her demurrer to evidence. Pimentel is seeking reelection in the May elections […]
https://youtu.be/OxWF4EkSuCA by Lianchao LAN Agence France Presse Shanghai, China (AFP) — Chen Jiuxiao puts on virtual-reality goggles and is immediately transported to a snow-covered ski slope, down which she slaloms without ever leaving Shanghai. “I felt weightless skiing down the mountain,” Chen, 25, gushes after re-emerging in the material world. “The scenery around me was so authentic,” she adds. Chen, a hospitality worker, said she ventured into one of Shanghai’s VR arcades due to word […]
Illustration showing the different parts of a black hole. VALENTINA BRESCHI, ALAIN BOMMENEL / AFP
