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(Eagle News) — ABS-CBN temporarily shut down two of its online stores amid a reported data breach that may have allegedly exposed the information of over 200 customers. “As of this time, there are 213 customers who may have been affected,” ABS-CBN said in its statement in explaining why it closed down its ABS-CBN store (store.abs-cbn.com) and UAAP Store (uaapstore.com) at 9:30 a.m. The supposed data breach was reported by Willem de Groot, a consultant based in […]
(Eagle News) — Two senators slammed ten mayors who were reported to have been missing in action at the height of Typhoon “Ompong” in their areas of jurisdiction. “Bakit nandito sila sa Maynila habang ‘yung kanilang mga lalawigan at munisipyo ay dinaraanan ng bagyo?” Senator Franklin Drilon said. According to Drilon, this was tantamount to “gross neglect and should be investigated.” Senator Panfilo Lacson agreed. “Negligence or parang similar to being insensitive. Kasi araw-araw nakakarinig […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a historic visit to Seoul “in the near future”, he said Wednesday after a summit with the South’s Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang. Moon — who went North looking to bring fresh momentum to the stalled effort to eliminate Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons — said the trip could happen this year unless there were “special circumstances”. Moon added that the North had agreed […]
(Eagle News)–The United States announced it was extending aid to the victims of Typhoon “Ompong” in Cagayan, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aid, to be coursed through the US Agency for International Development and a local non-government organization, is in the form of hygiene supplies for 5500 people who lost their homes. This is apart from the transport of 1000 metric tons of food through the United Nations World Food Programme to affected families. The […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bam Aquino on Wednesday, Sept. 19, renewed his call for the passage of the Bawas Presyo Bill following what he said was another round of price increases in fuel. Senate Bill No. 1798 aims to suspend the excise tax on fuel under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law “when the average inflation rate surpasses the annual inflation target over a three-month period.” “Kumilos na tayo. Hindi pwedeng nganga lang ang gobyerno sa […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Catholic church in New York has reached a record $27.5 million settlement with four men who said they were sexually abused as children, attorneys said Tuesday. The Diocese of Brooklyn, one of the city’s boroughs, agreed to make the payments to the four, who were sexually abused between 2003 and 2009 by their religion teacher, their lawyers said. The sum breaks down to $6.87 million for each […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tributes flowed Wednesday for charismatic Japanese mixed martial artist Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, who died at age 41, three weeks after announcing a battle with cancer. Born to a family of wrestlers and martial artists, the wiry, tattoo-covered Yamamoto took on larger opponents in a wide range of MMA events, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He won fans with a beaming, confident smile — a rarity in Japan where many fighters […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila Police District on Wednesday, Sept. 19, said reports of a bomb in the University of Sto. Tomas turned out to be a hoax. MPD spokesperson Carlos Magno said this was as of 11:40 a.m., after members of the explosives and ordnance division conducted a panelling of the campus. This was after members of the UST community reported a text circulating saying there was a bomb in the area. The text message read: […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo is currently conducting its relief distribution program, Lingap sa Mamamayan, to help those affected by typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in Itogon, Benguet which was hit by massive landslides that killed at least 19 people, and buried about 40 others which are still missing. The INC volunteers are currently giving out relief bags at the Loacan Elementary School.
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (Eagle News) – Tinatayang aabot sa mahigit isang bilyong piso ang halaga ng napinsala sa agrikultura sa Ilocos Sur sanhi ng nagdaang bagyong Ompong. Ayon kay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) Ilocos Sur Officer Michael Chan, pagdating naman sa imprastraktura ay tinatayang aabot naman sa 70 milyong piso ang napinsala ng bagyo. “Sana makita rin po yong Ilocos Sur, although ang mga Ilocanos po ay mabilis mag-recover pero po […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Tinatayang umabot na sa Php 1.4 bilyon ang pinsala ng bagyong Ompong sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan sa imprastraktura at agrikultura. Sa partial damages report ng Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) as of September 19, ang pinsala sa agrikulta ay umabot na sa Php 1,043,361,280. Habang ang estimated cost of damages sa mga palay na napinsala ng baha ay umabot na sa Php 986,163,835 […]
(Eagle News)—It’s best he keep his silence. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say to former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, after he gave what the Palace considered to be unsolicited advice in addressing the rice problem in the country. “Dahil sa kanyang karanasan doon sa Leyte ay mabuti pong manahimik na siyang muli,” Roque said in a radio interview. According to Roque, “alam naman natin kung ano ang ginawa niya sa Yolanda, sabi niya […]
