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by Eric THOMAS OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dealt a fresh blow Monday when his budget minister resigned, the latest in a string of officials to quit amid allegations of government interference in a major fraud case. Jane Philpott, who also served as Treasury Board president, said she no longer had confidence in Trudeau’s government over the allegations that senior officials attempted to head off the prosecution of engineering giant […]
(Eagle News) — Inviting candidates to graduations is “highly discouraged” this election season, the Department of Education said on Tuesday, March 5. In a statement, the DepEd said that while the act was not prohibited per se, it, after all, may still be “misinterpreted as an endorsement of a candidate” by principals and teachers. If, however, the invitation of a candidate or his or her attendance in a graduation was done due to a “valid and […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Rail Transit-3 operations were briefly interrupted on Tuesday, March 5, after one of the trains suffered an electrical failure. Merrowen Mendoza, MRT-3 communications officer, said authorities were forced to remove a train from the main line following the electrical failure at the interstation of Quezon Avenue and North Ave. at 7:47 a.m. No passengers had to be offloaded. Operations resumed three minutes later, Mendoza said.
(Eagle News) — Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country on Tuesday, March 5, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms were expected in the Dinagat and Surigao provinces as the easterlies affect Mindanao. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, will prevail over Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, and the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s headline inflation slowed down further to 3.8 percent in February 2019, considered the “lowest inflation rate since March 2018,” according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The 3.8 percent in February was much lower than the 4.4 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 4 percent. The same 3.8 percent inflation rate was also posted in February last year. “The main drivers in the downtrend of inflation […]
(Eagle News) — If there is anyone former Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa would like to be debating against, it is former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. “It’s my honor to be debating against a former (Secretary of Interior and Local Government), former boss, former presidential candidate..Kilala siyang matalino, kilala akong barumbado, kilala siyang mayaman, taong kalsada lang ako,” Dela Rosa, now the Bureau of Corrections chief, said in an interview over CNN Philippines […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The family of former industrial tycoon Carlos Ghosn, currently held in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, is to appeal to the United Nations in a bid to have him released, one of his lawyers said Monday. Ghosn, 64, formerly in charge of the Nissan and Renault carmakers, has been in detention since his shock November 19 arrest, and has tried repeatedly without success to secure bail. “We have decided to […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Invisible to people but deadly to marine life, ocean heatwaves have damaged ecosystems across the globe and are poised to become even more destructive, according to the first study to measure worldwide impacts with a single yardstick. The number of marine heatwave days has increased by more than 50 percent since the mid-20th century, researchers reported in the journal Nature Climate Change. “Globally, marine heatwaves […]
(Eagle News) — Over one million pesos worth of property was damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Makati on Monday night. Fire authorities said apart from the P1.5 million worth of property destroyed in the blaze in Barangay South Cembo, over 30 families were displaced. The cause of the fire, which took place four days after the start of the Fire Prevention Month, has yet to be determined.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrived home on Tuesday, state media said, completing his marathon journey through China after his Hanoi summit with US President Donald Trump ended without a nuclear deal. Kim’s return to Pyongyang marked the end of an epic 4,000-kilometre (2,500-mile) journey — on board his olive green armoured train — from Vietnam, where his much-hyped second summit with Trump came to an abrupt halt last […]
(Eagle News) — Nasa 30 porsyento na o katumbas ng mahigit 19 na milyong balota ang naiimprenta ng Commission on Elections para sa halalan sa Mayo. Sinabi ni Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez na ang kabuuang 19,705, 792 balotang naimprenta ng National Printing Office (NPO) ay mas mabilis sa kanilang inaasahan. Tiwala ang opisyal na bago ang kanilang target date na April 25 ay matatapos ang pag-iimprenta ng mga balota lalo na’t may darating na karagdagang […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China lowered its economic growth target on Tuesday as the country struggles with a crackdown on debt, a slowing global economy and a trade war with the United States. The 6.0 to 6.5 percent estimate for 2019 was released in a report for the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament. The government had set a target of around 6.5 percent in 2018 and eventually recorded official […]
