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(Eagle News)–In these pictures taken by Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo, Cotabato residents are seen arriving in droves in polling precincts to vote in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. President Rodrigo Duterte himself had vouched for the ratification of the BOL in a speech in Cotabato days before the plebiscite, saying it was the only way peace could be attained in Mindanao.
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives justice panel approved on Monday, Jan. 21, approved a bill seeking to lower the age of criminal liability from 15 years old to nine years old. The approval came despite opposition from Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas. In a previous statement, House Speaker Gloria Arroyo said she would move for the approval of the bill in support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request. The approval came after children aged 4 to 15 […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights were cancelled on Monday, Jan. 21, due to the bad weather brought by “Amang.” Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: DG 6177: Manila-Masbate DG 6178: Masbate-Manila
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Jan. 20, visited the wake of SM Group founder Henry Sy Sr. in Taguig. In a statement, the Palace said the President arrived at The Heritage Park at 10:50 p.m. He was accompanied by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo, and former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go. “The President then expressed his sincerest condolences to Sy’s family,” the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s rally as investors cheered a report that China had offered to eliminate its massive trade surplus with the United States, while data showed Chinese economic growth hit forecasts in 2018. Regional equities picked up where they finished Friday after Bloomberg said Beijing had pledged to ramp up spending on US goods over the next five years. While there was some scepticism over […]
(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended in several areas on Monday, Jan. 21, due to the bad weather brought by Tropical Depression “Amang.” Below is a list: Maasin, Leyte- preschool to primary level, public and private Ormoc, Leyte – preschool to senior high, public and private Palo, Leyte – elementary to high school Tacloban City, Leyte – all levels, public and private Masbate – all levels, public and private Biliran – all levels Camarines Sur – all […]
(Eagle News) — Itinaas ang heavy rainfall warning sa mga lalawigan sa Visayas dahil sa tuluy-tuloy na malakas na buhos ng ulan na nararanasan dahil sa bagyong Amang. Sa heavy rainfall warning ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), itinaas ang yellow warning level sa Northern Samar kaninang alas singko ng umaga (5:00AM). Alas 5:30 naman ng umaga ng itaas rin ang yellow warning level sa Samar at Eastern Samar. Nagbigay naman ng […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbago ang direksyon ng bagyong Amang at ngayon ay patungo na sa Leyte-Samar area. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA), huling namataan ang bagyo sa bisinidad ng Giwan, Eastern Samar. Nakataas ang Storm Signal Number 1 sa Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Eastern Bohol, Northern Cebu, Surigao Del Norte at Dinagat Islands. Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hanging aabot sa 45 kilometers per hour at pagbugsong […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit “Plan B” to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock 10 weeks from departure day. Britain will leave the European Union on March 29 without a deal unless MPs can force a delay or get their act together in time and come up with an alternative plan that Brussels […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle, the NBA team said Sunday. Ball was carried off the court by teammates Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson on Saturday night in the third quarter of the Lakers’ overtime loss to the Rockets in Houston. He had turned his ankle in a collision with Houston’s James Ennis, falling to the […]
by Inès BEL AIBA Agence France Presse MISSION, United States (AFP) — In Mission, Texas, the construction of part of a long-promised wall on the border with Mexico to stem the tide of undocumented migrants is already in progress. Among the many who will be affected? Butterflies. Mission, located in the lower Rio Grande Valley, is home to the National Butterfly Center, a private non-profit 100-acre (40-hectare) preserve dedicated to conservation of the insects in […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey is ready to take over ensuring the security of Manbij in northern Syria in order “not to lose time,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a phone call with US counterpart Donald Trump. Manbij, controlled by Kurdish fighters supported by the US military, had been hit on Wednesday by an attack claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) which killed 19 people, including four Americans. In their second phone conversation […]
