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More areas under Signal No. 1 as “Chedeng” maintains its strength

(Eagle News)—Ten areas are now under Signal No. 1 as “Chedeng” maintained its strength on Monday, March 18. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under Signal No. 1 were Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao City, General Santos, Davao Occidental, southern portion of Davao del Norte including Samal Island, eastern portion of north Cotabato, eastern portion of South Cotabato, and the eastern portion of Sarangani. As of 10 a.m., the […]

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Manila Water can’t say if customers affected by water shortage will get refund

  (Eagle News)–The chief executive officer of Manila Water Company Inc. on Monday, March 18, dodged questions on whether or not the concessionaire’s customers affected by the water shortage would receive a refund. “Your honor, there’s no discussion yet on that one because our focus po is on the restoration of the service,” Ferdinand Dela Cruz told Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. When pressed again by Zarate, Dela Cruz said the firm would just “follow […]

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Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

by Andrew BEATTY CAPE GRIM, Australia (AFP) — As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of Australia is serving as the global standard for clean air. With panoramic views of swaying tussock grass and the vast crystalline expanse of the Southern Ocean, Tasmania’s beautiful Cape Grim peninsula is an unlikely reference point for the scientific world. But since 1976, this wild and blustery […]

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Dealer who sold arms to mosque killer rejects responsibility

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — The New Zealand arms dealer who sold weapons to the suspected mosque attacker said Monday he felt no responsibility for the deaths of 50 worshippers who were gunned down. David Tipple, the managing director of Gun City, confirmed he sold alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant four firearms and ammunition. “We detected nothing extraordinary about this licence holder,” Tipple told a press conference in Christchurch. Tipple refused to answer direct questions about […]

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Sandiganbayan metes out 90-day suspension on Roderick Paulate

(Eagle News)—-The Sandiganbayan has imposed a 90-day suspension on Quezon City councilor and comedian Roderick Paulate in connection with the graft cases he is facing. This was after the eleventh division found that all the conditions  that warrant the suspension were found in the case of Paulate, who, together with his aide driver  Vicente Bajamunde, is accused of falsifying documents and hiring ghost employees causing undue injury worth P1.1 million to the government. The anti-graft division ruled the […]

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Alleged NZ mosque gunman drops lawyer, will represent himself

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — The Australian gunman charged with murder for allegedly killing 50 people in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques plans to represent himself, his court-appointed duty lawyer said Monday. Brenton Tarrant was charged with one count of murder and appeared at Christchurch District Court on Saturday after the rampage during Friday prayers. Duty lawyer Richard Peters, who represented him during the preliminary court hearing, told AFP the 28-year-old “indicated he […]

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Asia markets extend rally as eyes turn to Fed meeting

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets rose Monday as investors tracked a positive lead from Wall Street on optimism over the China-US trade talks, while attention turns to the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting this week. The pound held gains as Prime Minister Theresa May tries to push her EU divorce deal through parliament for a third time, failure of which could see Britain extend its exit deadline or possibly crash out of the […]

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China’s Xi to visit Italy, France as Rome joins ‘New Silk Road’

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Italy, Monaco and France this week, the foreign ministry said Monday, with Rome expected to join his global trade infrastructure programme despite reservations in other European countries. Xi will pay state visits from March 21 to March 26, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement, without providing more details about his itinerary. An Italian official said last week that Rome would sign […]

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“Binigo ko kayo” – Manila Water CEO apologizes to the public for its water service failures

  (Eagle News) – “Binigo ko kayo (I let you down).” This was how the president and chief executive officer of Manila Water Company, Inc. Ferdinand dela Cruz, apologized on Monday, March 18, to its 1.6 million customers in Metro Manila and Rizal, saying he was holding himself “fully accountable” for the severe water interruptions that had crippled businesses and homes for more than a week. Dela Cruz made the apology to the public during […]

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Palace dismisses as “baseless, amusing” criticisms vs PHL withdrawal from ICC

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, March 18, dismissed as “baseless” and “amusing” the criticisms against the Philippines withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. “We find amusing the myriad of misleading and baseless response to the supposed withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute which created the (ICC), ranging from Amnesty International’s remarks that the action is a ‘futile attempt to evade international justice’ to party-list Gabriela’s statement that the move could ‘sound off a […]

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JUST IN: House recalls its enrolled budget bill on lumpsum appropriations, agrees with bicam version

  (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has decided to recall its enrolled budget bill that included lumpsum appropriations which were inserted or made after both the Senate and House had already ratified the 2019 budget. This was relayed to reporters by Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, March 18, during the groundbreaking of the new Senate building. Lacson said San Juan Representative Ronaldo Zamora called him up Sunday night to inform him about the […]

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Christchurch teenager charged with distributing mosque rampage livestream

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — An 18-year-old has appeared in a New Zealand court charged with distributing the livestream video of a deadly mass shooting at Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque. The teenager, whose name was suppressed by the judge, was also charged with publishing a photograph of the mosque with the message “target acquired”. He faces a maximum of 14 years in prison for each charge, prosecutors said. © Agence France-Presse

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