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(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Usman” has maintained its course and is expected to make landfall over Eastern Samar on Friday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was located 285 kilometers east of Guiuan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. PAGASA said “Usman” is moving west northwest at […]
(Eagle News)—The Supreme Court has junked the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines’ petition against a law that imposes increased penalties on medical institutions and personnel who make payments a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care and allowing confinement. In dismissing the petition against Republic Act No. 10932, or the Act Strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law, the SC focused on procedural issues, noting also what it said were the “hypothetical scenarios” presented in the petition in the first […]
(Eagle News)—Tropical Depression “Usman” continues to move westward, and is still expected to make landfall over Eastern Samar on Friday, Dec. 28. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 7 p.m., the center of the tropical depression was located 365 kilometers east of Guiuan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Southern Quezon, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese people react to the government’s decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling next year, which has already sparked criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries including Australia. https://youtu.be/7N5oLLae7MQ
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Usman” has slowed down as it moved westward and closer to Eastern Samar. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., the center of the tropical depression was located 410 kilometers east of Guiuan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. “Usman” is moving at 10 kilometers per hour. Signal No. 1 […]
TOULOUSE, France (AFP) The release of additional bears into the Pyrenees mountains straddling France and Spain is needed to ensure the fledgling population’s survival, the activist group charged with the bears’ protection said Wednesday. “The good news of 2018 is without doubt the release of two bears in the Bearn region in October,” the Ferus association said, referring to the border region. “But there’s still a long road ahead of us,” it added. Government officials […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese shares surged nearly four percent on Thursday, with investors heartened by Wall Street’s best performance in nine years after the White House said Fed Chair Jay Powell would not be fired. Asian markets followed Tokyo’s lead with most showing gains, giving some welcome relief from a lingering global market downturn. Singapore was up 1.4 percent in afternoon trade, Taiwan gained 1.7 percent and Bangkok rose 0.8 percent. Sydney closed up […]
(Eagle News)– The Manila International Airport Authority on Thursday, Dec. 27, gave the assurance it would address all the recommendations given by the United States’ Department of Homeland Security for security measures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to be improved. In a press conference, MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal said of the 16 recommendations, seven have already been completed. “There is no cause for alarm even as we put in place security enhancements…There is nothing […]
(Eagle News) — A Pasig court has found the brother of the late Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani and another guilty of abducting students and teachers in Basilan in 2000. Pasig Regional Trial Branch 261 Judge Florian Gregory Abalajon sentenced Hector Janjalani to reclusion perpetua for 18 counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention, while Daud Baru was convicted of all 52 counts. The two were ordered to pay each victim P180,000 in damages. Meanwhile, Abdulazan Diamla was […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi mismo sinunod ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang idineklara ng grupo na holiday ceasefire noong Disyembre 25. Ito ay dahil sa mismong ng araw na iyon nang atakihin ng mga rebelde ang Macaingalan Patrol Base sa Barangay Puray sa Rodriguez, Rizal, ayon kay Philippine Army 202nd Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Arnulfo Burgos Jr., Isang miyembro ng CAFGU Active Auxiliary ang sugatan sa naging engkwentro. Una nang nagdeklara ng temporary ceasefire […]
(Eagle News)–The Ateneo de Manila Junior High School has moved the date of the resumption of classes from Jan. 3, 2019 to Jan. 7, 2019. In a memorandum on its Facebook page, AJHS said the new date was to “allow the school administration, faculty, and staff ample time to prepare for the implementation of a series of concrete and proactive measures that will directly address the bullying issue on campus.” Earlier, an AJHS student was […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed more than 3.8 percent higher on Thursday, with investors heartened by Wall Street’s best performance in nine years. The Nikkei 225 index soared 3.88 percent or 750.56 points to close at 20,077.62, while the broader Topix index was up 4.90 percent or 70.16 points at 1,501.63. The rallies came after the Nikkei index lost more than four percent this week amid rising doubts about the US […]
