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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his condolences to the family of Rep. Rodel Batocabe’s security escort, who was also slain by still-unidentified gunmen over the weekend. “Console yourself (the family of SP01 Orlando Diaz) with the fact that he died in the line of duty.. Alam mo pagka mag-security ka, the possibility of dying is there always,” Duterte said during his visit to the wake of Batocabe in Albay on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Batocabe […]
(Eagle News)—More areas are now under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Usman” moved closer toward Eastern Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its latest bulletin, PAGASA said a Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over Romblon, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Cebu including Camotes Islands, Aklan, Capiz, Northern Iloilo and Northern Negros […]
(Eagle News) –Pinag-iisipan ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang posibilidad ng pagdadagdag ng isang lane sa kahabaan ng EDSA, ngunit ang kapalit nito ay ang pagpapakipot sa kasalukuyang mga lanes. Ayon kay MMDA Spokesperson Celine Pialago, sa ilalim ng “road diet” magiging 2.8 meters na lamang ang lawak ng isang lane sa edsa mula sa kasalukuyang 3.4 meters. Isa aniya ito sa pinag-aaralan ng MMDA na solusyon upang mapagaan ang trapiko. Kung sakaling maipatupad […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Japanese shares surged nearly four percent on Thursday morning, 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 more modest gains in morning trade, giving some welcome relief from a lingering global market downturn. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was up 0.7 percent by mid-morning. Taiwan and […]
(Eagle News) — Dalawang buwan makaraan ang reopening ng isla ng boracay ay naglabasan na naman ang mga dating problema sa nasabing tourist destination. Sa kanilang liham sa Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), sinabi ng mga residente at business operators sa isla na dapat maging seryoso ang pamahalaan sa pagmo-monitor sa isla. Hanggang ngayon anila ay patuloy ang pagsasamantala ng ilang grupo sa kabilang paghihigpit ng BIATF. “It was a painful experience for us who […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New Warner Bros. release “Aquaman” made the biggest waves in North American theaters over the weekend with $67.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Wednesday. That put it well ahead of two other new holiday-timed releases, as Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” took in $23.5 million for the three-day weekend, flying slightly higher than Paramount’s “Bumblebee” at $21.7 million. “Aquaman” stars Jason Momoa in a title role […]
GRENOBLE, France (AFP) — A 12-year-old boy was found alive Wednesday 40 minutes after being swept away and buried by an avalanche while skiing with his parents in the French Alps, rescuers said. The family had just left a groomed run for an off-piste sector at the La Plagne ski area in southeast France when the boy was caught by the cascading mass of snow at around 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). He was not carrying […]
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to reach the Caribbean within three months thanks to ocean currents alone. “The weather is great — I’ve got a swell of one meter and I’m moving at two or three kilometers an hour,” Jean-Jacques Savin told AFP by telephone after setting off from El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands. “For the time being my capsule […]
(Eagle News) — Tumaas pa ang bilang ng mga nabiktima ng paputok habang papalapit ang pagsalubong sa bagong taon. Sa huling datos ng Department of Health (DOH), dalawampu’t-apat (24) na ang naputukan mula Disyembre 21 hanggang nitong Miyerkules, Disyembre 27. Sa nasabing bilang, 11 ang nadagdag kung saan apat na katao ang mula sa National Capital Region, tatlo sa Region 6, habang tig-isa sa Calabarzon at Regions 5, 7 at 9. Nangunguna pa rin ang […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A US government delegation will travel to Beijing in early January for the first face-to-face talks since President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart agreed to a truce in their tariff war, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish will lead the US team for talks during the week of January 7, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the matter. Word of the meeting follows […]
by Gianrigo Marletta with Maggy Donaldson in Washington Agence France Presse EL PASO, United States (AFP) — The United States will take “extraordinary” protective measures to deal with a surge of immigrant children in custody, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday after a second Guatemalan child died in custody. Nielsen plans to travel later this week to the Mexico border region to witness medical screenings and conditions at Border Patrol stations, she said in […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 27, visited the wake of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, whom authorities said may have been killed due to politics. During his visit to the wake in Albay, the President also announced he had increased the bounty for any information about the gunmen to P50 million. Earlier, lawmakers raised a P30-million reward money. The President refused to provide details about the case, but hinted at the killing being politically motivated. “But […]
