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(Eagle News) — Ilang kalsada ang isasara sa Bonifacio Global City sa Taguig City ang isasara sa Huwebes, Setyember 27, 2018 mula 10:00 ng umaga hanggang 12:00 ng tanghali. Ito ay dahil sa isasagawang earthquake drill. Inaabisuhan ang mga motorista na dumaan muna sa mga alternatibong ruta. Kabilang sa mga isasarang kalsada ay ang 5th Ave. (26th St. hanggang 32nd St. at 32nd St. hanggang 34th St.), 39th St. (Triangle Drive hanggang 11th Ave.), 10th […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has certified the Senate’s anti-contractualization bill as urgent. The certification of Senate Bill No. 1826 was contained in a letter the President wrote to Senate President Tito Sotto dated September 21. “We laud the move of the President certifying our Security of Tenure Bill as a priority measure. It is important that we pass this into law to finally put an end to work schemes like ‘endo’ and labor-only contracting,” Senator Joel […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the latest tit-for-tat tariffs in the China-US trade row, while investors are now looking ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. While the levees had been widely expected, there are concerns about how long the spat will go on for after China canceled planned talks between the two sides and said negotiations “cannot be carried out under the threat of tariffs”. Fresh political […]
(Eagle News) — Nais ipatigil ng mga residente ng Aroroy, Masbate ang isang malaking minahan na kanilang inirereklamo dahil sa hindi magandang pamamalakad nito at halos nasa 50-100 meters na ang lapit nito sa mga komunidad. Kaya ilang mga residente na ang nakakaranas ng gutom, iba’t-ibang sakit at kawalan ng suplay ng tubig dahil kontaminado na ito ng mga kemikal. Una rito, inihayag ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources Sec. Roy Cimatu ang pagnanais […]
by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — One year after mobilizing the international community against North Korea, Donald Trump is trying to force another arch enemy to the negotiating table by targeting Iran with a similar campaign of “maximum pressure.” But if North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has seen his standing with the US president transformed in the 12 months since Trump’s United Nations debut, the prospects of Hassan […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, Sept. 25, confirmed seven of the 12 crew members who were abducted from a ship off the coast of Nigeria were Filipinos. In a statement, the DFA said it was taking the necessary steps to ensure the safe release” of the Filipino crew members of the MV Glarus who were taken as the Swiss-owned vessel was making its way from Lagos to Port Harcourt. The vessel had 19 […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, Sept. 25, said he would file a case against outgoing National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Aquino for “mak(ing) a mess out of the rice market” if no one else does. “He (Aquino) contributed to the problem of inflation. He should be held liable. If no one files, I will,” Roque said in a television interview. For this, Roque cited a report from the Commission on Audit that said […]
(Eagle News)–Suspected members of the New People’s Army attacked three detachments in Masbate early Tuesday, Sept. 25. In a radio interview, Senior Superintendent Froilan Navarroza, provincial director of the Masbate Police, said the first attack was on the detachment of the 1st Masbate Provincial Mobile Force Company at midnight. This was followed by an attack on a Community Police Assistance Center half an hour later, and by another on the detachment of 2nd Masbate Provincial Mobile Force […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index opened lower on Tuesday as investors turned cautious after six days of gains and waited for the outcome of Japan’s trade talks with the United States. The key Nikkei 225 index, which ended last week at its best level since January, slipped 0.19 percent or 44.56 points to 23,825.37 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.07 percent or 1.33 points at 1,805.35. “Selling […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his players will take a pressure-free approach to the new season on Monday as they chase a fourth NBA title in what could be their final campaign together. Kerr said that with the prospect of his phenomenally successful roster possibly breaking up next year, he would encourage the Warriors to enjoy themselves in the knowledge that their place in history was secure. The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States saw a 0.2 percent fall in overall violent crime in 2017, returning to a long-term trend of decline after two years of increases, according to data published by the FBI on Monday. The bureau recorded almost 1.25 million cases of violent crime in 2017, which included nearly 18,000 homicides, or a murder rate of 5.3 for every 100,000 inhabitants in its report, “Crime in the United States, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday spoke to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad for the first time since last week’s downing of a Russian military plane, telling him of Moscow’s plan to deliver a new S-300 air defense system to the Syrian army. In the phone call, initiated by Assad, Putin spoke of “additional measures to ensure the safety of Russian troops in Syria and to reinforce the country’s air defense system, which includes […]
