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(Eagle News)–At least 19 people were killed after blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said 19, mostly soldiers, were killed and 48 others were also injured after the explosions hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He said one explosion ripped through the cathedral itself first around 8:30 a.m., and then another took place in the parking lot. A Catholic mass […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Koko Pimentel has called on the Land Transportation Office to improve its process of issuing drivers’ licenses. Pimentel made the call after he said he had to have his picture taken twice when he applied for a renewal of his at the LTO branch in Marikina. “Dalawang beses ako kinunan ng pictures and digital signatures at different locations,” he said. The Department of Transportation said the first set of the picture and identification […]
(Eagle News)–Karen Gallman on Saturday, Jan. 26, was crowned Miss Intercontinental 2018, the first-ever win of the Philippines in that beauty pageant. The Filipino-Australian beauty received the crown from Mexico’s Veronica Salas Vallejo, last year’s winner. Costa Rica’s Adriana Moya finished 1st runner-up. She was followed by the Slovak Republic’s Laura Longaurova in 2nd place, and Colombia’s Hillary Hollman Del Prado in third place. Ngen Anh Le Au of Vietnam was in fourth place, while […]
(Eagle News)–The Western Visayas police has launched a probe into the killing of a Bacolod deputy police station chief on Saturday, Jan. 26. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, head of the region 6 police, said he ordered the inquiry into the death of SP04 Oscar Exaltado of Station 6, who was ambushed by two suspects in Barangay Singcang-Airport in Negros Occidental at 7:30 a.m. The police have said it was possible the killing was work-related. Only […]
(Eagle News)—Department of Information and Communications Technology Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio on Saturday, Jan. 26, denied Senator Franklin Drilon’s claim the franchise of Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. was void “ipso facto.” Mislatel is part of the consortium that was named the third telco player in the country. In a hearing by the Senate public services committee on Friday, Jan. 25, Drilon said that the franchise of Mislatel was “ipso facto” revoked because it failed to operate […]
Catholic Church’s Pope Francis will meet young student priests on Saturday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for World Youth Day celebrations, a day after the clergy sex abuse scandal haunting his papacy returned to the spotlight. The 82-year-old Argentine pontiff had earlier acknowledged at a general audience in August that the scandals of abuse and cover-up by Church leaders has caused a decline in vocations to the priesthood in Ireland, […]
(Eagle News)–Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 26, reiterated his call for Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to attend a House of Representatives’ panel inquiry into alleged anomalies in the national budget. Andaya renewed the call following what he said were “developments” that include Public Works Secretary Mark Villar supposedly confirming on record what he has been saying all along—that “Diokno was the mastermind behind the P75-billion insertion in the DPWH (Department of Public Works […]
by Pascale Trouillaud Agence France Presse BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AFP) — Rescuers worked overnight into Saturday searching for around 300 people missing after a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil killed at least nine, but the local governor said “odds are minimal” that they would be found alive. Seven bodies were recovered Friday hours after the disaster, which saw a torrent of mud break through the disused dam at the iron-ore mine close […]
Says 13 may be stricken off final list (Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections on Saturday, Jan. 26, released the official list of senatorial bets for the May 2019 elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said of the initial 76 senatorial candidates, 13 may be stricken off the final list. Several candidates such as Senator Sergio Osmena III and re-electionist Senator Koko Pimentel are facing disqualification cases. The initial 76 senatorial bets are: ABEJO, VANGIE AFUANG, […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican border. The announcement in the White House Rose Garden on the bipartisan deal marked a retreat by Trump, suspending a political row that has paralyzed Washington, disrupted air travel and left more […]
(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo hailed the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as a “nationwide success” which she said meant peace in Mindanao was now within reach. “Ang pagraratipika ng (BOL) ay isang makasaysayang tagumpay na dapat ipagmalaki ng lahat ng Pilipino, lalo na ng mga kapatid nating mula sa Mindanao,” Robredo said in a statement. She urged Filipinos to be vigilant and to continue to support the process “dahil hindi pa dito nagtatapos […]
(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Friday, June 25, welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations Survey that showed the Cabinet had a “good” public satisfaction rating. “The satisfactory rating given to the President’s Cabinet certainly is a source of inspiration for us to work harder to give full realisation to the commitment of President Rodrigo Duterte of providing comfortable life to the Filipinos,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, “complacency has no […]
