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by Tony Gamal-Gabriel Agence France Presse BAGHOUZ, Syria (AFP) — Suicide bombers, snipers, rockets — Islamic State group fighters did everything they could to defend their last scrap of territory in eastern Syria, but their diminished resources were not enough. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Saturday declared victory over the jihadists in the remote village of Baghouz, after reducing their once terrifying proto-state to a ghostly riverside camp. From the top of an […]
(Eagle News) – The Cebu provincial government declared a state of calamity for the whole province because of the severe dry spell affecting farms and aqua farms, and causing a sharp decrease in water supply in several towns. The provincial government passed a resolution for the declaration of a state of calamity during the afternoon session of the Provincial Board. With the declaration, the provincial government can now spend P22 million of its quick response […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Monday, March 25, identified over 900 election hot spots. The 941 hotspots identified by PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde as of March 20 were around 200 more than the 701 it earlier reported. The following red areas or areas of grave concern have been identified in the following regions: 118 red areas – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 93 red areas – Northern Mindanao, 73 red areas – CARAGA, 72 […]
Beijing, China (AFP) — The death toll from a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 78 on Monday, with hundreds still receiving medical treatment four days after one of the country’s worst industrial accidents. Thursday’s explosion in Yancheng city, eastern Jiangsu province razed an industrial park and blew out the windows of surrounding homes. More than 500 people are still in hospital, said local authorities on their official Twitter-like Weibo account. Among them, […]
(Eagle News) – A militant group asked the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to suspend or cancel Manila Water Company’s recently approved rate hike, as well as to suspend its basic water charges, because of the severe water interruptions that its customers continue to experience. In a petition filed on Monday, March 25, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said that Manila Water had “not been truthful to the public on the real situation of the […]
by Paul HANDLEY US President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The long-awaited final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Moscow’s election meddling concluded that no member or associate of the campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia in its plot to boost Trump in the vote more than […]
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Joe FREEMAN Results of Thailand’s first election since the 2014 coup were expected to trickle out Monday, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power after a vote that saw its main rival diminished, but vaulted a new pro-democracy force into the kingdom’s politics. The Election Commission delayed without explanation a full announcement of preliminary results on Sunday night as a blizzard of complaints mounted over apparent mistakes in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own Treasury Department to tighten international pressure on North Korea. “It was announced today by the U.S. Treasury that additional large scale Sanctions would be added to those already existing Sanctions on North Korea. I have today ordered the withdrawal of those additional Sanctions!” Trump said in a tweet. He appeared to be referring to measures […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has returned its staff to an inter-Korean liaison office, Seoul said Monday, just days after unilaterally withdrawing from the joint facility. The office in the Northern city of Kaesong was opened in September as the two Koreas knitted closer ties, but the North pulled its staff out last week amid a deadlock in talks between Washington and Pyongyang. The unification ministry said some of the North Korean […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court has no effect on the country’s justice system nor on the foreign aid it receives, Solicitor General Jose Calida said on Monday, March 25. According to Calida, the Philippine justice system “functions independently with or without membership in the ICC.” He said the “investigation and prosecution of drug-related deaths, incidents, and/or offenses are ongoing in the country.” In fact, based on official government statistics, he said […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol on Monday, March 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 7 kilometers northeast of Antequera at 10:53 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. Instrumental intensities were felt in the following areas: Intensity III- Tagbilaran City Intensity II – Cebu City Intensity I – Sibulan, Negros Oriental No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The Senate and the House of Representatives contingents in charge of threshing out the issues in the proposed national budget met on Monday, March 25, with House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. initially describing the atmosphere as “positive, very friendly.” The meeting between the House’s Andaya, San Juan City Rep. Ronaldo Zamora and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, and the Senate’s Loren Legarda, finance committee chair; Panfilo Lacson; and Gregorio Honasan II took place after a […]
