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Boeing ‘finalizing’ anti-stall update after Ethiopia crash

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Boeing is finalizing a software update and pilot training linked to the MCAS anti-stalling feature, under scrutiny after two 737 Max 8 crashes, the company’s CEO said on Sunday. “Boeing is finalizing its development of a previously-announced software update and pilot training revision that will address the MCAS flight control law’s behavior in response to erroneous sensor inputs,” the US-based aircraft manufacturer’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, said in a […]

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More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

by Adrien BARBIER with Zinyange AUNTONY in Chimanimani BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) — More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of the country, while Zimbabwe said 65 people were killed in affected eastern areas, after […]

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Palace defends PHL withdrawal from ICC

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 17, defended the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, saying from the country’s perspective, the tribunal was “non-existent.” “The Philippines cannot leave that which has never joined in the first place. Our position on the matter remains clear, unequivocal and inflexible: The Philippines never became a State Party to the Rome Statute which created the ICC,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on the day the […]

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Signal No. 1 hoisted over Davao Oriental as “Chedeng” enters PAR

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over Davao Oriental as Tropical Depression “Chedeng” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, March 17. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. #1 may be raised over Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley in the next bulletin with “Chedeng,” which   entered  PAR around 11 a.m., expected to make landfall over the eastern coast of Davao Oriental between tomorrow evening and Tuesday morning. As of […]

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House majority leader Castro: Senate blocking passage of proposed national budget, not Speaker Arroyo

(Eagle News)–It is the Senate that is blocking the passage of the 2019 national budget, and not Speaker Gloria Arroyo, House majority leader Fredenil Castro said on Sunday, March 16. According to Castro, in the first place, Arroyo, who, “since then up to now has been an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte,” already signed the budget bill the other week. “Pirma na lang ni [Senate President] Tito Sotto ang wala at nagmamatigas siya na hindi […]

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Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims

  by Jerome Taylor Agence France Presse New Zealanders flocked to memorial sites to lay flowers and mourn the victims of the twin mosque massacres Sunday, as testimony emerged of epic heroism and harrowing suffering in the gun attack that has claimed 50 lives. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said officers had finally been able to share a list of victims with families, something delayed by the need for careful police work and the sheer scale […]

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Cancelled flights for Sunday, March 17

(Eagle News)–Several flights scheduled on Sunday, March 17, were cancelled due to the bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Cebu Pacific 5J 504 Manila – Tuguegarao  5J 505 Tuguegarao – Manila  

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2.5-magnitude quake hits Leyte

(Eagle News)–A 2.5-magnitude earthquake hit Leyte on Sunday, March 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 8 kilometers southeast of Leyte at 10 a.m. The quake, of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.

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PAGASA: Tropical depression near Mindanao to enter PAR today, March 17

(Eagle News)–The tropical depression monitored near Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility today, March 17. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 3 a.m., the center of the weather disturbance was 1,175 kilometers east of southern Philippines. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness up to 60 km/h, as it moved west at 10 km/h. Once it enters PAR, PAGASA said […]

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PHL leaves International Criminal Court

The Philippines officially quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday, March 17, though the beleaguered tribunal has pledged to pursue its examination of possible crimes in the government’s deadly drug war. Manila’s withdrawal becomes final a year after it told the United Nations that it was quitting the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal, the second nation to do so. “The Secretary-General…informed all concerned states that the withdrawal will take effect for the Philippines on […]

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List of areas with restored water services in Pasig, Mandaluyong, QC

(Eagle News)—Water services have been restored in some areas serviced by Manila Water in Quezon City, Pasig and Mandaluyong. Below is a list based on Manila Water’s tweet: Number 19 Lakeview, Brgy. Bagong Ilog, Pasig Felpris Compound, Number 1 Lakeview, Brgy. Bagong Ilog, Pasig Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig Valle Verde 1, Brgy. Ugong, Pasig Kawilihan Village, Brgy. Bagong Ilog, Pasig Barangka Itaas, Mandaluyong According to the water concessionaire, these major hospitals in Quezon City also have […]

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Raptors defeat Lakers 111-98

TORONTO, Ontario (Eagle News) — The King’s reign seems to be over as he and the visiting L.A. Lakers are on the brink of elimination from the playoffs. If LeBron James misses the playoffs this season, it will mark the first time that he has missed the NBA finals in eight seasons. Although James up and left the eastern conference, Raptor fans can breathe easy knowing they helped in ensuring James has an even slimmer […]

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