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PARIS, France (AFP) — A number of countries have grounded Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet in response to an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing 189 passengers and crew — with some detecting similarities between the two accidents. There are some 350 of the 737 MAX 8 planes currently in […]
(Eagle News) — The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has filed a defamation case against the Bank of Bangladesh for what it said were its “baseless allegations” against the Philippine bank in connection with the $81-million cyber heist in 2016. “It is public knowledge that Bangladesh Bank has embarked on a massive ploy and scheme to extort money from plaintiff RCBC by resorting to public defamation, harassment, and threats geared towards destroying RCBC’s good name, reputation, and […]
by Heather Scott Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US regulators have ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to its popular 737 Max 8 aircraft after the second deadly accident in a few months prompted the grounding of fleets around the world. Singapore Tuesday banned the use of the high-tech jet in its airspace, becoming the latest in a growing list of jurisdictions worried about the safety of the flagship plane. On […]
(Eagle News) — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers on Tuesday, March 12, announced the filing of a complaint for alleged electioneering against Philippine National Police units in Region 8. In a press conference, ACT Rep. Antonio Tinio said the complaint before the Commission on Elections stems from what he said were the regional police’s social media posts of campaign materials against ACT, the Makabayan partylist and Makabayan senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares. He said the regional […]
(Eagle News) – Hospitals in the areas supplied by Manila Water Company will be prioritized and be rationed with water through tankers that will go to their areas, according to a top official of the water concessionaire. Manila Water chief operating officer Geodino Carpio made the assurance after he was personally visited by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday, March 12. “Just this morning, I was so happy that Secretary Duque actually went to […]
(Eagle News)—At least three senators lauded on Tuesday, March 12, the arrest of the alleged gunman in the killing of businessman Dominic Sytin, with two of them saying it was tragic if indeed the victim’s brother was involved. “I take my hat off to the PNP for the credible solution of the Sytin murder case. He was a friend and so is his brother Rommel,” Senator Panfilo Lacson said in a Tweet after the police […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 18 kilometers northeast of Lubang at 2:14 p.m. Depth of focus of the earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, was 60 kilometers. PHIVOLCS said no damage nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is “absolutely” against the legalization of marijuana, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo reiterated on Tuesday, March 12. Panelo issued the statement three days after Duterte himself said he did not want the legalization, saying unscrupulous individuals might use the “for medicinal purposes only” as an excuse to grow the illegal drugs for distribution to customers who use them for leisure. “I asked him outright. Sabi ko, Mr. President, ‘yung sa legalization of […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Human Rights has condemned the brutal slay of a 16-year-old student in Cebu. “No one deserves to suffer from such violence, especially that the victim is an innocent child,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said in a statement released hours after the body of Christine Silawan was found in a vacant lot in Lapu Lapu. According to the police, her head had been skinned, exposing her skull, and there were signs […]
(Eagle News)—-Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, March 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms were expected in Mindanao due to localized thunderstorms. As such, there could be isolated floodings or landslides during severe thunderstorms. In Batanes and Cagayan, cloudy skies with light rains were expected as the frontal system affects extreme northern Luzon, PAGASA said. PAGASA said […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, March 12, said it was investigating two celebrities whose names were seen in the phone of a big-time party drugs dealer who was killed in a buy-bust operation on Monday night. PDEA refused to identify the celebrities whose names figured in the phone of Steven Pasion, saying a case build-up was still ongoing. The authorities said they were also looking at the possibility the names were mere […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, March 12, said it was investigating two celebrities whose names were seen in the phone of a big-time party drugs dealer who was killed in a buy-bust operation on Monday night. PDEA refused to identify the celebrities whose names figured in the phone of Steven Pasion, saying a case build-up was still ongoing. The authorities said they were also looking at the possibility the names were mere […]
