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(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sorsogon on Tuesday, March 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 2 kilometers northeast of Bacon at 10:59 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 110 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The “dizzying pork” has now caused a “budget impasse” in the House of Representatives, which has failed to recall the budget bill it transmitted to the Senate for signature, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. “Just when the stalemate between the Senate and the House is about to end..Meantime, we wait ” Lacson said in a Tweet. Lacson was referring to the deadlock between the two houses of Congress, following the senator’s accusations the Lower House […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is still checking whether Filipinos were among those killed or injured in the shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in The Hague was currently coordinating with the Dutch police and the Dutch Foreign Ministry on developments. Ambassador Jaime Victor Ledda also told the DFA the embassy was contacting Filipino community members in Utrecht and advising them to take the necessary precautions. “The […]
(Eagle News)—–A Department of Justice panel of prosecutors has ordered Dennis Sytin to answer the complaint filed against him and several others in connection with the death of his brother, businessman Dominic, and the injuries sustained by another. Apart from Sytin, also ordered to appear before the DOJ headquarters on April 1 were Edgardo Luib and Oliver Fuentes alias Ryan Rementilla. “You are hereby warned that failure on your part to comply with this subpoena shall […]
by Chris Foley CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Tuesday never to utter the name of the twin-mosque gunman as she opened a sombre session of parliament with an evocative “as salaam alaikum” message of peace to Muslims. “He will face the full force of the law in New Zealand,” Ardern promised grieving Kiwis, while promising that she would deprive the man who slaughtered 50 people in Christchurch of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dirk Nowitzki, who helped revolutionize the game as a big man with a potent long-range jump shot, passed Wilt Chamberlain on the National Basketball Association’s all-time scoring list on Monday. The 40-year-old German, who is playing in his 21st and possibly final season with the Dallas Mavericks, needed four points in a home game Monday to pass Chamberlain who scored 31,419 in his hall-of-fame career. Nowitzki reached the milestone […]
by Sebastien Berger / Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea should take “actual action” towards giving up its nuclear weapons to break the deadlock in talks with Washington, a top security adviser to the South’s president said, suggesting Seoul’s patience with Pyongyang may be wearing thin. President Moon Jae-in was instrumental in brokering the negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington, seizing on the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea to catalyse a rapid […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on world leaders to press technology firms to tackle the “ungoverned” space of extremist internet content in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. In a letter published Tuesday, the Australian leader asked the G20 summit host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that the issue be raised when leaders gather in Osaka this June. Morrison is in the middle of a tough re-election campaign, […]
Ni Tantan Alcantara Eagle News Correspondent Eagle News – Ramdam na ang epekto ng El Niňo sa lalawigan ng Rizal. Makikita dito ang mga bitak na lupa at tuyong mga damo sa malawak na palayan. Bagama’t bumaba na ang level ng tubig sa mga irigasyon doon, tuloy pa rin ang pagtatanim ng mga magsasaka sa nasabing lalawigan. Hindi nagpa-apekto ang mga magsasaka sa init ng panahon at pagkatuyo ng mga pinanggagalingan ng tubig para sa […]
Eagle News – Classes are suspended in Davao Region on Tuesday, March 19 due to tropical depression Chedeng. In the advisory, PAGASA said that Chedeng hit the Davao region today, and weakened into a low pressure area. Here are places that have class suspensions All levels Compostela Valley Maragusan Mawab Monkayo Montevista Davao City Davao Oriental San Isidro Lupon Baganga Tarragona Boston Banaybanay Preschool Davao Oriental Caraga Cateel Governor Generoso Kindergarten to High School Compostela […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “Chedeng” has made landfall over Malita, Davao Occidental and has weakened into a low pressure area, with PAGASA lifting all of the tropical cyclone warning signals in the country. PAGASA said that Chedeng made landfall at 5:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, March 19 over Malita, Davao Occidental. Even with no storm warning signals in place, PAGASA said that there will be “scattered to at times widespread moderate to heavy rains” […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A brisk stroll once or twice a week is enough to reduce the risk of dying from heart attack, stroke or cancer, according to a statistical study of nearly 90,000 people released Tuesday. People who walked or gardened 10 minutes to an hour each week had an 18-percent lower risk of death from any cause compared to full-on couch potatoes, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Two-and-a-half to […]
