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(Eagle News) – Makakaasa ang publiko na mananatiling magiging matatag ang suplay ng bigas sa mga susunod na araw, ayon kay Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. Resulta ito ng polisiya ng gobyerno na mag-import ng bigas. Sinabi ng DTI na bilin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na punuin ang stock ng bigas. Kamakailan ay nakaranas ang bansa ng krisis sa bigas, matapos na bumaba ang suplay nito. Dagdag pa ni Lopez, bukod sa importation ay […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na pinaghahanap ang labindalawa-katao mula sa nangyaring landslide sa Natonin, Mountain Province sa isinasagawang search and retrieval operations ng mga otoridad. Naka- focus ngayon ang operasyon sa ground zero ng pinangyarihan ng landslide matapos manalasa ang bagyong Rosita. Partikular na rito ang gusali ng Department of Public Works and Highways at iba pang istraktura na natabunan ng landslide. Dumating na rin sa ground zero ang mga heavy equipment na sinasabing magpapabilis […]
(Eagle News) – Itinuloy ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang pagdinig sa ikalawang batch ng mga reklamo kaugnay sa kontrobersyal na dengvaxia vaccines. Hindi humarap sa preliminary investigation si dating Health Secretary Janette Garin na isa sa mga kinasuhan ng Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) at ilan sa mga magulang at pamilya ng mga batang namatay matapos mabakunahan ng dengvaxia. Ayon sa DOJ Panel of Prosecutors, una nang pinanumpaan sa kanila ni Garin ang kontra-salaysay nito […]
(Eagle News) – Maglulunsad na ang Department of Health (DOH) ng imbestigasyon, kaugnay sa pagsabog ng vape o e-cigarette na ikinasugat ng isang binatilyo. Ang biktima sa kasalukuyan ay naka-confine sa East Avenue Medical Center sa Quezon City. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque, pupulungin niya ang mga opisyal ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dapat aniyang malaman ang tunay na dahilan ng pagsabog at kung paano ni-re-regulate ang paggamit ng vape. Samantala, ipinanawagan na […]
(Eagle News) — Big oil firms again rolled back their petroleum prices effective 6 a.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 6, slashing gasoline prices by P1 per liter, and diesel by 90 centavos per liter. Continuous roll back of oil prices continued for the fourth week, with this week’s rollback happening almost daily since Sunday, Nov. 4. Petron, Shell, Caltex, Flying V, Total, and PTT Philippines rolled back petroleum prices effective today, Nov. 6, following other […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ freshly named head coach, ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, said Monday he plans to stick around longer than his predecessor Terry Butcher, who quit before taking charge of a single game. The Azkals, who are gearing up for their first Asian Cup berth, announced Eriksson’s appointment last week after the surprise departure of Three Lions great Butcher in August. “I don’t know why he left in such a short time,” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host their Chinese counterparts Friday in Washington for a round of high-level diplomatic and security talks, the US State Department announced. The second US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue will bring Mattis and Pompeo together with senior Communist Party foreign affairs official Yang Jiechi, and with General Wei Fenghe, a department statement said. The talks, which follow on from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic held steady on Monday as cautious investors eyed the upcoming US midterm elections, the resumption of Washington’s sanctions on Iran and brewing fiscal fears in Italy. Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher on the eve of the key vote, with the Dow and S&P 500 both notching solid gains, even as the Nasdaq pulled back. The mixed-bag session on Wall Street […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Wind farms act as a top “predator” in some ecosystems, harming birds at the top of the food chain and triggering a knock-on effect overlooked by green energy advocates, scientists said Monday. Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy sector, supplying around four percent of global electricity demand. Close to 17 million hectares — an area roughly the size of Tunisia — is currently used for […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — The Spice Girls on Monday released details of a 2019 UK reunion tour which will see them play Wembley Stadium, Britain’s biggest venue, but all without Victoria Beckham. The 1990s pop phenomenon will take the stage in six British cities next year, including Manchester on June 1, the Scottish capital Edinburgh a week later and culminating at Wembley on June 15. All five former bandmates announced plans earlier this year […]
by Francois BECKER / Estelle EMONET Agence France Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — French rescue workers were searching into the night Monday for possible victims under the wreckage of two dilapidated buildings that suddenly collapsed in the center of Marseille. Officials in the southern port city warned there were likely casualties after the two adjoining buildings collapsed around 9.00 am (0800 GMT), blocking the street with massive piles of rubble in a scene resembling the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Rapper Mac Miller was killed by a deadly mix of drugs and alcohol, the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office said on Monday. The 26-year-old performer, whose real name was Malcolm McCormick, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on September 7 and the cause of death was deferred pending a probe. The coroner’s office said McCormick died “from mixed drug toxicity,” with the powerful opioid fentanyl along […]
