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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Narita airport briefly closed one of its two runways Thursday after what is suspected to be an unexploded shell was found buried nearby, officials said. Local police cleared the suspicious object and there were no flight cancellations, as one runway operated as normal during the three-hour closure, officials added. “Contractors involved in drilling work at night found something like an explosive” in the soil, said a spokesman for Narita, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 13, revealed the names of the lawyers who would represent him in legal proceedings stemming from the issuance of Proclamation No. 572. Trillanes said his lawyers are former University of the Philippines College of Law Dean Pacifico Agabin, law professor Joselito Chan, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, and the senator’s chief legal counsel Reynaldo Robles. He called them “the best legal minds in the country who are […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine peso dropped to its lowest value in almost 13 years as it breached the P54 to a dollar on Wednesday, Sept. 12, settling at P54.13 after the day’s trading session. This as the country’s trade deficit further widened to $22.49 billion at the end of the first seven months. The P54.13 to a dollar was only less than almost three centavos lower than the record low of P54.155 set on […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — At least 20 people have been killed in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region after a hill collapsed onto their village following heavy rain, a rebel group said Wednesday. Several people are still feared to be buried after rocks crashed down onto their houses in the mountainous Jebel Marra region of Darfur on September 7, the group said. The remote area is under the control of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) […]
(Eagle News)—The House leadership has lauded the Commission on Elections’ decision to “accede to (their) request” for the rescheduling of the filing period of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 elections. “Now, we can buckle down to work and focus on deliberating the priority legislative measures of the President without the distractions of electoral campaign,” House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said. “We expect more productive sessions ahead, with the end in view of completing […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim moved a step closer to completing his comeback from prison to the country’s top leadership Wednesday after a party-mate quit parliament, allowing him to contest a by-election. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who led Anwar’s party to a shock victory in May against Najib Razak, has vowed to hand over power to Anwar within two years. Anwar, 71, received a royal pardon and was freed from jail shortly after the victory, […]
(Eagle News)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the Philippines from Sept. 16 to 18. The Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement said his visit was upon the invitation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. According to the DFA, the visit is “aimed at further building on the increasingly strong foundation of friendship between the Philippines and China.” It will also “again provide both sides an opportunity to take stock of infrastructure projects under […]
(Eagle News) — Here is the updated list of class suspension because of supertyphoon “Ompong” from Luzon to Mindanao. Some areas have suspended classes today, Thursday, Sept. 13, while the class suspensions in other areas will start tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14, until Saturday, Sept. 15 when the supertyphoon is expected to hit land, particularly the northern tip of Cagayan. Metro Manila: • Parañaque City – all levels (public and private), Thursday to Saturday, September […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Sept. 13, have been suspended in anticipation of the inclement weather to be brought about by typhoon “Ompong.” Below is a list: Apayao — all levels (public and private) Apalit, Pampanga — all levels (public and private) Albay — pre-school to high school Abra — all levels (public and private) Aurora — all levels (public and private) Arayat, Pampanga — all levels (public and private) Cagayan — all levels (public and private) Camarines […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Ompong has slightly accelerated as it continues to threaten Northern Luzon, packing powerful winds of 205 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 255 kph. The typhoon is also so large in diameter at 900 kilometers that it could affect the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, has placed at least 17 areas under signal number one as the typhoon nears with its eye […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s weather bureau has placed Catanduanes under tropical cyclone warning signal number one after supertyphoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) entered the country Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 12. “Ompong” has maximum sustained winds of up to 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 255 kph. It is expected to further intensify as it moves nearer Luzon. PAGASA warned that Ompong could have windspeeds comparable to those of […]
by Sébastien DUVAL / with Leila Macor in Columbia, South Carolina Agence France Presse WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, United States (AFP) — Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbled toward the eastern US as the biggest storm there in decades. While many coastal residents heeded mandatory evacuation orders, others boarded up homes and businesses and chose to brave the storm, which is forecast to trigger severe […]
