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LOMBOK, Indonesia (AFP) – More than 500 hikers and their guides remain stranded by landslides on an active volcano on Lombok, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian holiday island, a national park official said Monday. Helicopters and rescue teams on foot have been deployed to scour the slopes of Mount Rinjani, which is crisscrossed with hiking routes popular with tourists. “There are still 560 people trapped. Five hundred are in Segara Anakan […]
(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang magpupulong sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Alhaj Murrad Ibrahim sa linggong ito. Sinabi ni Special Assistant to the President Secretary Bong Go na magkikita sina Pangulong Duterte at MILF chairman Ibrahim para talakayin ang implementing rules and regulations o IRR ng Bangsamoro Organic Law. Ayon kay Secretary Go, hindi pa niya makumpirma kung sa Malacañang o sa Mindanao gaganapin ang gagawing pulong ng Pangulo at […]
(Eagle News) — In these pictures courtesy of a member of Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s staff, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte and Arroyo are seen together in a meeting of House of Representatives members at a Quezon City hotel. The meeting reportedly took place after Arroyo was elected as the Lower House’s new leader. Prior to Arroyo’s election, there were rumors it was the Davao mayor who wanted the former President to replace Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. […]
(Eagle News) — Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya is the new majority leader of the House of Representatives. The announcement was made during the plenary session on Monday, July 30. Andaya replaces Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Farinas. Also named as acting house secretary general was Dante Roberto Maling and retired general Romeo Prestoza as sergeant at arms. Andaya served as the budget secretary of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who was only recently elected the new Speaker. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will recalibrate Oplan Tokhang for it to “sync well with the national policy,” PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said on Monday, July 30. “I have directed the PNP oversight committee of illegal drugs to recalibrate Tokhang to be more relentless in accounting for the remaining 1,656 drug users in our watchlist, as of last week,” Albayalde said. According to the PNP chief, the move was following the direction given […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator JV Ejercito on Monday, July 30, said he was mulling transferring to the Nationalist People’s Coalition, instead of to the ruling party, Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban. “Naisip ko lang lang parang hindi magandang tingnan kung sakaling magtuloy nga kaming magkapatid na sabay na tatakbo tapos isa ang aming partido. So it would not look good,” he said, referring to former Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Estrada is the son of […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 30, urged the former Makabayan bloc lawmakers who have been ordered arrested by a court to surrender peacefully. “The PNP is duty-bound to implement orders of judicial authorities,” Albayalde said, as he called on Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza, Teddy Casiño and Rafael Mariano to turn themselves in. Apart from the four, Judge Evelyn Turla of the Regional Trial Court 40 of Palayan, Nueva Ecija ordered Vicente […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described as “unfortunate” Ben Tulfo’s statement he would not return the P60 million paid by the Department of Tourism under then-Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo for the placement of advertisements in his program. “(Para) sa akin nakakalungkot iyan, dahil yung pangakong ibabalik ay galing kay Ben at kay Wanda Tulfo,” Roque said over dzrh radio. Even then, he said President Rodrigo Duterte himself said the process to hold those accountable […]
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) — Surging floodwaters have killed at least 10 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes across swathes of Myanmar, a government official said Sunday as more heavy monsoon rain battered the region. Vast areas of farmland have been submerged by muddy water stretching to the horizon, with only the rooftops of some houses visible. Some stranded people were plucked from the churning waters by rescuers in boats, while volunteers used […]
(Eagle News) — Muling magpapatupad ng oil price hike ang mga kumpanya ng langis ngayong linggo. Ang nasabing dagdag singgil ay epektibo sa Martes, Hulyo 31. Ayon sa industry sources, aabot sa one peso (Php 1.00) hanggang one peso and fifty centavos (Php 1.50) ang dagdag sa presyo ng bawat litro ng gasolina. Maglalaro naman sa ninety centavos (Php 0.90) hanggang piso (Php 1.00) ang itataas ng kada litro ng diesel habang ang kerosene o […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Improbable? Maybe, but “Mission Impossible — Fallout,” the sixth and latest stunt-filled edition of the Tom Cruise action franchise has topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier “Impossibles.” The Paramount/Skydance production took in an estimated $61.5 million for the three-day weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, more than quadrupling the $15 million earned by second-place “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” “Impossible” has […]
(Eagle News)–The lawyer of former Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo on Monday, July 30, insisted he had been given the go-signal to announce the return of the P60-million payment of the Department of Tourism then-headed by Wanda Teo for the placement of tourism advertisements in her brothers’ program. Ferdinand Topacio made the statement in a radio interview, after Ben Tulfo, who produced the blocktimer program “Kilos Pronto” which received the placements, said he would not return […]
