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(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the creation of a special investigation task force to probe the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard. In a statement, Albayalde said the task group was also in order to “mobilize all available resources” for the investigation. “We appeal to the public to immediately report to the police any information that could lead us to the perpetrators and to help us quickly solve the […]
(Eagle News)—Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe was killed in an attack on Saturday, Dec. 22. Also killed in the gun attack in Daraga, Albay was his bodyguard identified as SP01 Orlando Diaz. A radio report said Batocabe, also the vice chair of the House committees on dangerous drugs; on natural resources; and on good government and public accountability, was about to board his vehicle after attending a gift-giving event in Barangay Burgos when the attack took […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into a gorge, police said. The students were aged mostly between 16 and 20. Two teachers and the driver also died in the accident early evening on Friday in a remote area. The vehicle was carrying 37 people, with 22 killed at the scene and another in a nearby […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, Dec. 22, welcomed House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s statement the House of Representatives would heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the abolition of the Road Board. “We are pleased to know that the House of Representatives has listened to the voice of the people who have long been outraged by the corruption surrounding the use of the said tax,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority on Saturday, Dec. 22, announced the cancellation of some domestic flights due to bad weather. Below is a list: Cebu Pacific 5J 504 Manila – Tuguegarao 5J 505 Tuguegarao – Manila
(Eagle News)—-Both parties in the bullying incident in the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School that was caught in a now-viral video have met with school authorities. Ateneo de Manila University President Ramon Villarin gave this update in a brief statement posted on the school’s Facebook page on Friday night. According to Villarin, the Ateneo Junior High School Committee on Discipline has already also “heard” both parties involved. The statement was silent, however, on […]
(Eagle News)—–House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 22, said the House of Representatives would heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the Road Board to be abolished. In a radio interview, Andaya said there should be “real abolition” of the board, which determines where the motor vehicle users’ charge goes. The MVUC is paid by motorists upon registration of their vehicles. According to Andaya, the proceeds “need to be included as a line-item fund […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US House of Representatives adjourned Friday without Congress passing a spending deal, assuring a partial government shutdown at midnight as President Donald Trump and lawmakers remain at odds over border wall funding. Operations for several key agencies will cease in the early hours of Saturday, despite last-ditch talks that continued on Capitol Hill between White House officials and congressional leaders in both parties. Trump is seeking $5 billion […]
by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US central bank sent a strong signal on Friday that it would be willing to reconsider expected interest rate hikes amid new data showing President Donald Trump’s multi-front trade wars are dragging on the economy and shaking up investors. The message, from the senior Federal Reserve official with the closest links to US financial markets, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 300 […]
(Eagle News)–The parents of the Ateneo Junior High School student who was seen being bullied by his schoolmate in a viral video have reported the incident to the police. A television report said the parents, accompanied by a lawyer, had the incident blottered before Station 9 of the Quezon City Police District on Wednesday. Ateneo is probing the incident, saying it “will not hesitate to impose penalties of dismissal or even expulsion in cases of […]
By Carlo Valdez EBC New Jersey Bureau BROOKLYN, NY (Eagle News) – LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers took on the red-hot Brooklyn Nets in a sold-out crowd bleeding purple and gold to support who some have dubbed as the world’s greatest basketball player at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The Lakers tried to end their last of their four-game road trip with a win. Despite the King’s 36-point performance, the team could not quite handle […]
By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News) – Orlando Magic Head Coach, Steve Clifford, has been preaching the importance of defending their home court. However, in the Magic’s most recent home game against the San Antonio Spurs the team did not execute what Clifford preached. The Magic were attempting to go for the season sweep against the Spurs as well as get to .500 and improve their current record of 14-15. However, […]
