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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Cleveland Cavaliers swingman J.R. Smith were each fined Monday by the NBA for their roles in an on-court altercation, the league announced. Smart was fined $25,000 for escalating an on-court incident during an altercation in which he was ejected. Smith was fined $15,000 for initiating the confrontation. The incident took place with 3:38 remaining in the first quarter of Cleveland’s 113-102 home victory […]
MONTREAL, United States (AFP) — An explosion and fire ripped through Canada’s largest refinery Monday, injuring several workers in what its owner called a “major incident.” The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John’s, New Brunswick, said company executive Kevin Scott. Officials said all the plant’s workers were accounted for after the fire, and four people received hospital treatment […]
(Eagle News)–Chief Justice Teresita de Castro on Monday, Oct. 8, called on the Philippine National Police to “exert all means and efforts to apprehend the perpetrators” of the killing of the Ozamiz Regional Trial Court executive judge “at the soonest possible time.” According to De Castro, she has also “instructed the Court Administrator to coordinate with all law enforcement officers to bring to justice those responsible” for the death of Edmundo Pintac, who had been an […]
(Eagle News)—-The executive judge of the Ozamiz Regional Trial Court was shot dead in an ambush on Monday, Oct. 8. Edmund Pintac was dead on the spot after he was shot by unidentified assailants in Barangay Banadero at 4:20 p.m. The motive for the killing has yet to be determined.
(Eagle News)–In this picture provided by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is seen attending the Cabinet meeting on Monday, Oct. 8, despite being on leave. Roque was reportedly planning to seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte. Earlier, Roque said he would think about whether to stay as presidential spokesperson after he was left in the dark about President Duterte going to Cardinal Santos Medical Center to undergo medical tests, as admitted by […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Test great Matthew Hayden said Monday he had “dodged a bullet” after suffering head and neck injuries, including a spine fracture, while surfing during a holiday in Queensland. Hayden, a top-order batsman who was last year inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, fractured his spine near the base of his neck, tore several ligaments and hurt his forehead after being dumped into a sandbank while surfing with his son […]
(Eagle News) — Pansamantalang isasara para sa mga motorista ang U-turn slot sa Commonwealth Avenue malapit sa Don Antonio Heights sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Metro Manila Development Authority o MMDA, tatagal ito ng dalawang buwan para bigyang daan ang pagtatayo ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT-7. Pinapayuhan ang mga apektadong motorista na gamitin ang U-turn slot sa Commonwealth Avenue na malapit sa Eclaro. Inaasahang mas magiging mabigat ang daloy ng trapiko sa huling quarter […]
INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) — Avoiding global climate chaos will require a major transformation of society and the world economy that is “unprecedented in scale,” the UN says in a landmark report that warns time is running out to avert disaster. https://youtu.be/f97yGa9fznU
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be attending the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering that will be held in Bali, Indonesia on October 11, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. This was announced by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for ASEAN Affairs Junever Mahilum-West on Monday, October 8 in a press briefing in Malacañang. “Among the activities, the ASEAN leaders will have two major engagements. They will hold the ASEAN Leaders Gathering proper in the afternoon […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in North Sulawesi in Indonesia following the eruption of Mt. Gamalama there. Consul General Oscar Orcine said the three Filipinos in Ternate near the area are so far safe. The three, the DFA said, are inmates serving prison terms. Two were convicted a year and a half ago for illegal fishing and are scheduled to be released in May. The other, on the other hand, has […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea’s dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with Kim Jong Un in which he said “significant progress” was made towards denuclearisation. Pompeo met with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks following a landmark summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump in Singapore. “Chairman Kim said he’s […]
(Eagle News)–Australian nun Patricia Fox has lost her appeal for her missionary visa visa to be renewed. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Bureau of Immigration also submitted its comment on Fox’s petition for review on the deportation order. “The matter is now submitted for the DOJ’s consideration,” Guevarra said. Earlier, the BI denied Fox’s motion for reconsideration of a previous decision which also denied her request for a missionary visa extension. Fox, however, was asked […]
