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(Eagle News) — Five of the seven officials who were included in the new drug new matrix revealed by President Rodrigo Duterte are now in the custody of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, the policemen were called to Camp Crame to attend the investigation that will be conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation due to their alleged involvement in the recycling of illegal drugs. Those […]
(Eagle News) — Itinaas na ng mga otoridad sa Signal No. 2 sa lalawigan ng Batac sa Ilocos Norte. Nakadeklara na ngayon ang lokal na pamahalaan ng lalawigan na wala nang pasok sa paaralan ng Elementarya at High School, pampubliko o pribado sa araw ng bukas, oktubre 29 dahil sa Bagyong Rosita. Ayon din sa isang Grade 8 student mula sa Batac Junior College, sinabi na rin ng kanilang principal na wala silang pasok bukas […]
Eagle News) — Five areas in Northern Luzon are now under signal number 3, while at least 17 more provinces are under tropical cyclone warning signal (TCWS) number 2 as typhoon Yutu (Rosita) gains moves closer to Northern Luzon. Yutu named Rosita when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility has weakened and has maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour from this morning’s maximum sustained winds of 170 kph near the center […]
(Eagle News) — Nakapagsagawa na ng Pre-Disaster Assessment ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bilang paghahanda sa pagresponde sa mga maaapektuhan ng bagyong Rosita. Ayon kay NDRMC Spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas, sa ngayon ay nasa sampung (10) lalawigan na ang isinailalim sa Tropical Cyclone warning signal number 2 at 26 na lugar naman ang nasa signal number 1 kasama ang ncr, at may mga isinailalim na ring lugar sa signal no. 3. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, shrugging off falls in US shares last week, but investors appeared cautious with corporate earnings season under way in Japan and the US. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.68 percent or 144.34 points to 21,328.94 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.63 percent or 10.01 points to 1,606.02. The rebound in Tokyo came after Wall Street stocks finished a volatile […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in 2015, they remain far higher than standards set by both the European Union and the World Health Organization, the report said. The findings come just weeks after an EU watchdog said most member states […]
(Eagle News) — Isinagawa na ng National Food Authority ang ceremonial launching ng Suggested Retail Price (SRP) para sa mga bigas sa Commonwealth Market, Quezon City. Ayon kay National Food Authority (NFA) spokesperson Gerry Imperial, lilibutin din nila ang mga malalaking pamilihan sa Metro Manila at isusunod naman nila ang iba’t-ibang mga rehiyon. Paliwanag ni Imperial, local at imported rice ang magiging general classification ng bigas sa mga pamilihan. Sa imported well-milled rice, Php 39.00 […]
Pagsasailalim sa kontrol ng militar sa BOC, tinutulan; korapsyon ‘di mareresolba ng militar – Sen. Gatchalian (Eagle News) — Hindi kumbinsido ang mga senador sa desisyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na isailalim sa military control ang Bureau of Customs (BOC). Naniniwala si Senador Sherwin Gatchalian na temporary solutions lamang ito at magpapatuloy pa rin aang katiwalian sa ahensya. Embeded na raw kasi ang katiwalian sa customs at nakasanayan na ng mga empleado ang ganitong kalakaran. […]
(Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that the action of President Rodrigo Duterte to put the Bureau of Customs “under the watchful eye” of the military was just “temporary,” and that civilian rule in the controversial agency should still be supreme at all times. In a message to reporters, Guevarra said that the “President, as Chief Executive, has the power of supervision and control over the entire Executive Dept, and is duty-bound […]
by Christophe VOGT Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy open source software company Red Hat for $34 billion, among the biggest tech mergers in history which the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings. If approved it will be the third biggest tech merger in history, according to business news site CNBC. Red Hat said it was the biggest involving a software company. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Banking giant HSBC said on Monday that pre-tax profit rose 28 percent to $5.92 billion in the third quarter, boosted by “strong revenue growth” in its main global businesses. Adjusted pre-tax profit rose 16 percent year-on-year to $6.2 billion, reflecting revenue growth that was partly offset by a rise in operating expenses, the bank said. That beat analysts’ estimate of $5.73 billion, according to Bloomberg News. “The strong revenue environment […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — French urban freeclimber Alain Robert was arrested Thursday after bringing parts of London’s financial district to a standstill by scaling the 46-storey Heron Tower — the area’s tallest building. The 56-year-old so-called “French Spiderman” took around an hour to climb the 230-metre high tower without ropes or safety equipment, while traffic came to a halt as bemused crowds packed the streets below. Police in the City of London, the capital’s […]
