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BALABAC, Palawan (Eagle News) — Ten people, including an 11-month-old baby, have died due to severe dehydration in Balabac town in Palawan, where a diarrhea outbreak has been declared. According to the Provincial Health Office, over 200 residents have been treated for symptoms of diarrhea since February 12. “Almost all of the water sources in Balabac proper are not fit for drinking after they tested positive for coliform,” provincial health officer Mary Ann Navarro said in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday floated the possibility of extending the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to other countries. “The (deployment) ban will continue and it will extend to other countries. It will be difficult for them..Wala akong kaplano na ipadala kayo [OFW] doon tapos babuyin kayo. Hindi ko style ‘yan,” Duterte said in a speech during the founding anniversary celebration of the Chinese Filipino Business Club Inc. […]
Ni Jun Cronico Eagle News Service ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Pinarangalan ng pamunuan ng Police Regional Office 9 ang kanilang sampung pulis ng medalya ng kagalingan (PNP merit medal) sa isang flag-raising ceremony sa Project 9, Brgy. Mercedez, Zamboanga City noong Lunes ng umaga, Pebrero 19. Ang mga pinarangalan dahil sa matagumpay na pagkakaaresto sa dalawang bandidong Abu Sayyaf na sina Isa Sampang at Paisar Sampang sa Brgy. Mariki, Zamboanga City noong Enero 27, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Gringo Honasan on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to go on a four-day trip to Hong Kong. In a motion for an allow departure order, Honasan said the trip from March 15 to 18 was upon invitation by the Philippine Guardians Brotherhood Inc. – Hong Kong Executive Council (PGBI). He said he would serve as speaker in the PGBI-organized seminars aimed at raising awareness about the plight of Overseas Filipino […]
Ni Ian Jasper Ellazar Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Kahun-kahong produktong pampaganda ang nasabat sa isinagawang raid ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at ng Quezon City Police District sa Quezon City nitong Martes, Pebrero 20. Ayon kay Regional Director Oscar Albayalde, itinuturing nilang smuggled ang mga produkto nasabat sa raid bandang alas 10:30 ng umaga dahil sa mga branded at nagmula ito sa iba’t ibang bansa na hindi naman narehistrado sa […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated the country will deal with China only through diplomacy. He said before Chinese-Filipino businessmen on Monday, February 19, during an anniversary celebration of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) at the Manila Hotel that the country will insist on its sovereign rights over its claims in the West Philippine Sea but in “friendly and civilized terms.” “We cannot go there ride in our, whatever, navy, grey ships, […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate ethics committee has junked the three ethics cases filed against detained Senator Leila de Lima. It was Senator Franklin Drilon who moved for the dismissal of the cases filed by the House of Representatives led by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, and by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and lawyer Abelardo de Jesus following allegations De Lima advised Ronnie Dayan against attending the House probe into her alleged role in illegal drug trading in the […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — The joint Korean women’s ice hockey team ended their historic Olympic run Tuesday with a crushing 6-1 defeat to Sweden but still received an emotional standing ovation from the crowd. The team was hastily assembled following a landmark deal between South and North Korea only a few weeks before the Pyeongchang Games and has 12 North Koreans on its roster. They have found little success […]
Helen Grace Malayao Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Bajo el lema “Los idiomas no salvan vidas – Por una sanidad sin fronteras lingüísticas,” unas 2.500 personas se manifestaron en Palma en contra de la exigencia del catalán en la sanidad balear. El decreto–que solamente necesita el dictamen del Consejo Consultivo—contempla que los médicos y enfermeros tendrán que tener la titulación de catalán B1 (elemental) y los auxiliares de enfermería el nivel A2 (básico). Los que ganen una […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — At least 100 civilians, 20 of them children, were killed in a Syrian army bombardment of the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, a war monitor reported in a new toll Tuesday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman said the civilian death toll from Monday’s bombardment of the enclave outside Damascus was the heaviest since early 2015. © Agence France-Presse
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — The hunt for a plane that went missing in Iran’s Zagros mountains resumed for a third day on Tuesday with better weather raising hopes for the search and rescue teams. “Given the good weather conditions, clear skies and less wind, there is a good visibility today for continuing the search,” Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for the emergency services, told the official IRNA news agency. Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 disappeared on Sunday morning […]
Ni Nova Villafañe Eagle News Service BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte (Eagle News) – Patay ang guwardiya ng isang kilalang bangko habang sugatan naman ang kasama nitong manager sa nangyaring robbery at pag-ambush sa kanilang sinasakyang L300 ng tatlong armadong lalaki. Nangyari ang pananambang sa Brgy. Agong-ong, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte nitong Lunes, Pebrero 19. Kinilala ang guwardya na si Nelson Lumanao na idineklarang dead-on-the-spot matapos magtamo ng multiple gunshot wounds habang sugatan naman ang manager […]
