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(Eagle News) — Mahigit isang buwan bago ang muling pagbubukas ng Boracay sa October 26, inanunsyo na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na magkakaroon muna ng 10 araw na dry run para rito. Ayon kay DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, ito ay isasagawa mula Oktubre 15 hanggang 25 upang makita agad kung mayroon pang pagkukulang sa loob ng six-month rehabilitation. Dagdag ni Antiporda na babawasan na rin ang nakagawian noon na kaliwa’t kanang […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) – Highly respected Dutchman Guus Hiddink was named on Monday as the new coach of China’s under-21 football team, tasked with leading the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 71-year-old joins another well-known veteran coach, the Italian World Cup winner Marcello Lippi, in taking a major role in China’s aggressive push to finally become a force in international football. The 70-year-old Lippi has been in charge of the senior side since […]
(Eagle News) — A potential super typhoon may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this week, according to the country’s weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said severe tropical storm ” Mangkhut” was last spotted at 3,255 kilometers East if Southern Luzon (14.7°N, 149.8°E) still outside PAR as of 1:00 PM Monday with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour. […]
(Eagle News) — The power transmission services in Davao remain normal despite the 6.4 magnitude quake on Saturday, Sept. 8, that hit the province, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The power lines affected by the quake are the Nabunturan-Asuncion 69KV line and Bislig-Bagangga 69KV line in Davao Oriental which are experiencing three to five minute power outages. But NGCP Southern Mindanao Regional Communications and Public Affairs Officer Mike Ligalig assured […]
PERTH, Australia (AFP) — A 24-year-old man has been accused of killing his wife, three toddlers and mother-in-law with a blunt instrument and knives at their suburban family home, where he remained for several days before turning himself in, Australian police said Monday. Police charged Anthony Robert Harvey with the murders of his two-year-old twins Alice and Beatrix, his three-year-old daughter Charlotte and his 41-year-old wife Mara in the southwestern city of Perth. Harvey, who […]
LYON, France (AFP) — Police in Sudan have rescued nearly 100 people, 85 of them minors, after breaking up a human trafficking network in the northeast African country last month, Interpol said Monday. Two men and twelve women were arrested and around $20,000 of suspected ransom money was seized in the operation at several locations in Khartoum as well as at gold mines east of the city, the international policing agency said. The victims, some […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – The heartwarming story of Shaquem Griffin received another boost as the one-handed Seattle Seahawk linebacker made his NFL debut on Sunday with his twin brother Shaquill at his side. It was a family affair as they made key tackles together and prior to the start of the game they were greeted by their mother who gave them a loving hug. But the Seahawks couldn’t overcome Von Miller, who had […]
by Gaël Branchereau and Camille Bas-Wohlert Agence France Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Sweden is headed for a period of uncertainty after legislative elections saw the far-right make gains, raising three questions: Who won? Who will govern? And with whom? The prime minister is usually the leader of the party with the most votes, but Sweden’s fragmented political landscape after Sunday’s election makes it impossible to guess who will form the next government. As expected, […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Tuesday, Sept. 10, said the police were behind President Rodrigo Duterte, this amid rumors of an ouster plot against the chief executive. “Even (the Armed Forces of the Philippines), wala naman nakikita masama sa ginagawa ng present administration..so we give our full support sa administration..because it follows the Constitution. And the present administration follows the rule of law..,” Albayalde said. He noted that […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s top legislator voiced hope that North Korea and the United States will implement their nuclear summit agreement as he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese state media said Monday. Li Zhanshu, sent by President Xi Jinping to attend North Korea’s 70th anniversary parade on Sunday, said China was committed to the goal of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the Xinhua news agency said. “We have high regards […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will address the nation on Tuesday, Sept. 11. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque said, however, that there was no topic in particular that was slated to be discussed. The speech is scheduled at 3 p.m.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands on Wednesday but authorities said there was no tsunami threat. The quake struck at 4.19pm (0419GMT) at a depth of 111 kilometres (69 miles), with its epicentre 770 kilometres northeast of Auckland, the US Geological Survey said. “Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake,” the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The uninhabited […]
