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(Eagle News) — Tatlumpu’t apat na katao ang pinagdadampot ng mga otoridad sa isinagawang anti-criminality campaign sa makakahiwalay na lugar sa Pasay City sa nakalipas na magdamag. Ayon kay Supt. Deanry Francisco ng Pasay City Police, kabilang sa mga nadakip ang mga naaktuhang nag-iinuman sa kalsada na labag sa ordinansa ng lungsod. Mayroon ding nahulihan ng baril at mga bala. Dinampot din ang mga barker na nagtatawag ng mga pasahero sa mga hindi tamang sakayan. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defense of the social network’s business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests was different from selling people’s data. “If we’re committed to serving everyone, then we need a service that is affordable to everyone,” Zuckerberg said in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal. “The best way to do that is to offer services for free, […]
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AFP) — Floods and landslides in Indonesia have killed at least 59 people, the government said Friday, after heavy rain pounded Sulawesi island and forced thousands to flee their homes. “I’ve never seen something this bad — this is the worst,” Syamsibar, head of South Sulawesi’s disaster mitigation agency, told AFP, adding that 25 people were still missing. Lashed by the heavy rain, rivers swelled and burst their banks, inundating dozens of communities […]
(Eagle News) — Sinimulan nang ipatupad ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang bus segregation policy sa southbound lane ng EDSA. Sinabi ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na layon nitong mabawasan ang masikip na daloy ng trapiko sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Ayon kay EDSA Traffic Chief Bong Nebrija, sa ilalim ng naturang polisiya, ang city buses ay mananatili sa first at second lanes ng EDSA. Ang provincial, point-to-point at tourist buses naman ay ililipat […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without power Friday, as the grid struggled with surging demand. Authorities said about 60,000 customers were experiencing blackouts, after it ordered forced outages to reduce the risk of the entire grid failing. “We have asked for 100 megawatts of involuntary load reduction, we have notified the networks, they’re in process of doing that,” Australian Energy Market […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police on Friday, Jan. 25, paid tribute to the 44 Special Action Force members who were killed in the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde was guest of honor at the ceremony held in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, while National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar led a wreath-laying ceremony at the SAF44 monument. Relatives of the SAF 44 witnessed the event on the National Day of […]
(Eagle News) — NLEX Road Warriors’ assistant coach Jojo Lastimosa led the EBC Sports Clinic of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) during its “EBC Cares” program at the New Era Elementary School in Quezon City on Friday, January 25, 2019. Lastimosa also gave some pointers on basketball discipline to elementary school children who dream of becoming basketball stars in the future. Other NLEX Road Warriors players Ervin Sotto, Mark Pangilinan, AJ Vitug, Jaypee Belencion, Jay […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a fiery pipeline explosion in central Mexico reached 107 Thursday, the government announced, with 40 people also injured in the blast last week. Last Friday, the fuel-line in Hidalgo state was deliberately punctured, drawing hundreds of people looking to gather gasoline before it ignited. The disaster occurred as the government wages a huge effort to clamp down on fuel theft, which costs Mexico an estimated $3 […]
Says firm submitted “inconsistent, incorrect, deficient” data (Eagle News)—The Philippine Competition Commission has imposed a P6.5-million fine on Grab Philippines. The fine, the PCC said, was because the company submitted “inconsistent, incorrect, and deficient” data on its voluntary commitment to improve competition in the ride-hailing sector. Earlier, the PCC launched a probe into the effects of Grab’s acquisition of Uber, its rival, following its decision to pull out its Southeast Asian operations. Grab said it would adhere […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto has filed a bill seeking to amend the Land Transportation and Traffic Code to legalize the operation of motorcycles as public utility vehicles. Recto filed Senate Bill 2173 after the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order on a lower court’s decision preventing the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Department of Transportation from interfering in the operations of motorcycle ride-hailing app Angkas. Transportation authorities had argued motorcycles […]
by Claudine RENAUD Agence France-Presse Villefranche-sur-Mer, France (AFP) — With wing-shaped shells lined with iridescent mother-of-pearl and producing the fibers of rare and delicate sea silk, the noble pen shell clam is one of the most emblematic species in the Mediterranean and a bellwether for marine environmental health. But the giant mollusk, the world’s second biggest, is under mortal threat from a parasite that has ravaged populations since it was identified along Spanish coasts in 2016. Scientists […]
