CHENNAI, India (AFP) — At least 11 people were reported dead Friday as a powerful cyclone battered India’s eastern coast, authorities said. Thousands of trees were felled by winds that destroyed homes and vehicles as hundreds of thousands fled to shelter homes. Cyclone Gaja packed winds of up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour as it barreled into Tamil Nadu state after hitting the coast near Nagapattinam early Friday bringing heavy rains, India’s weather […]
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The Greenland’s giant crater
Videographic locating a huge meteorite crater discovered in Greenland. The crater is the first of its kind ever found there — or under any of the Earth’s ice sheets — and is among the 25 largest known on Earth.
Asia markets mixed as tough week draws to end, pound struggles
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets swung throughout Friday as investors weighed China-US trade speculation, while the pound struggled to stage a strong recovery from the previous day’s Brexit-fueled bruising. As a volatile week drew to a close, some stability emerged in the oil sector with earlier sharp losses tailing off, providing relief to regional energy firms. Hopes that the world’s top two economies are making efforts to resolve their painful tariffs standoff provided […]
DFA: Pilipinas hindi isusuko kahit katiting na teritoryo para sa China
(Eagle News) — Iginiit ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na hindi isusuko ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang bahagi ng teritoryo ng bansa. Ito ay sa kabila ng naging pag-amin ni Pangulong Duterte na mistulang inaangkin na ng China ang ilan sa mga pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa south china sea. “No, because I said China is already in possession. It’s now in their hands. So why do you have to create frictions, strong fri[ctions], [or] a […]
Bomb threat hits Pasig school
(Eagle News)–A bomb threat was sent to Reedley International School in Pasig on Friday, Nov. 16, prompting the police to search the place for any explosives. The Eastern Police District said the threat, sent via text message to the school receptionist, was received at 8:52 a.m. The text read: “Your school is going down in a few hours. An explosive was sneaked inside your building early this morning at around 6:45 a.m. to 7 a.m. […]
Lacson, sinuportahan ang pag-alma ng PNP sa tema ng ‘Ang Probinsiyano’
(Eagle News) — Habang tumatagal ay hindi na nagiging makatotohanan ang tema ng ‘Ang Probinsiyano’ lalo na sa pangit na pagganap sa mga pulis. Ito ang sinabi ni Senador Ping Lacson nang hingian ito ng reaksyon kaugnay sa pagpalag na ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde sa pangit na larawan ng mga pulis sa sikat na teleserye. Ayon sa Senador marami din siyang napansin na mga mali sa telenovela kaugnay sa pagganap ng […]
Trillanes, DOJ motions vs Makati court decision on senator’s amnesty grant up for resolution
(Eagle News) — The pleadings filed by the government and the camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to appeal a part of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148’s October ruling that, among others, denied the issuance of an arrest warrant against the senator for coup d’etat but at the same time upheld the validity of Proclamation No. 572 are now up for resolution. This as Trillanes’ camp filed their reply to the prosecution’s opposition […]
Seven CA justices shortlisted for Chief Justice post
(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has shortlisted seven Court of Appeals justices for the position of Supreme Court Chief Justice. Included in the shortlist were Justices Manuel Mejorada Barrios, Apolinario Dado Bruselas, Edgardo Lao Delos Santos, Japar Babay Dimaampao, Ramon Del Rosario Garcia, Amy Carillo Lazaro-Javier and Rosmari Declaro Carandang. All of them garnered six votes, except for Carandang, who got five. Based on the Constitution, President Rodrigo Duterte will choose from the […]
Tropical depression na binabantayan ng PAGASA, papasok ng bansa ngayong Linggo
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang dalawang sama ng panahon na nasa loob at labas ng bansa. Ang low pressure area (LPA) na nagdulot ng mga pag-ulan sa Visayas at Mindanao sa mga nakalipas na araw ay nakalabas na ng Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). Huling namataan ang LPA sa layong 435 kilometro kanluran ng Puerto Princesa at posible pa ring maging bagyo. Samantala kahit […]
No Curry, no three-pointers as Rockets thrash Warriors
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets humbled the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 107-86 on Thursday in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals. The Rockets took full advantage of the absence of Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry, who missed his fourth straight game with a groin injury. They posted their sixth victory in eight games after a 1-5 start and climbed to .500 at 7-7 in the still young […]
Pagpapalakas ng X-ray capability ng Bureau of Customs, isinulong sa Kamara
(Eagle News) — Para hindi na umano malusutan ng bulto-bultong smuggled goods at shabu, iminungkahi ni Negros Oriental Cong. Arnolfo Teves Jr., kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na pondohan ang pagpapalakas ng X-ray capability ng Bureau of Customs. Ayon kay Teves, lumiham na siya kay Pangulong Duterte para mailatag ang kanyang mungkahi. Paliwanag ng kongresista, ang 25 billion pesos ay gagamitin sa pagbili ng dalawang daang makabagong X-ray machine na ang bawat isa ay nagkakahalaga umano […]
Sasakyan ng road rage suspek na si Jojo Valerio, narecover ng PNP-HPG sa Quezon City
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Narecover na Philippine National Police-Higway Patrol Group ang Toyota FJ Cruiser na pagmamay-ari ng road rage suspek na si Jojo Valerio na nagviral matapos manuntok ng motorista sa Angeles, Pampanga. Ayon kay HPG director PCSupt. Roberto Fajardo, naharang ng Task Force Limbas ang sasakyan kaninang umaga sa Quirino Highway sa Novaliches habang minamaneho ng girlfriend ni Valerio. Nang inspeksyunin nila ang OR/CR ng sasakyan, lumabas na […]
