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BORACAY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aminado ang Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI) na ang unfinished drainage system ang dahilan ng water pollution sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay Nennette Aguirre-Graf, presidente ng BFI, dinisenyo ang mga drainage system para kontrolin ang pagbaha sa isla ngunit ang masaklap, ginamit na itong tapunan ng dumi ng ilan sa mga residente at establisyemento doon. Paliwanag ni Graf, nagagamit sa hindi tamang paraan ang mga drainage canal sa Boracay dahil gawa […]
ANTIPOLO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa anim na tauhan ng Special Action Force (SAF) ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang nasugatan sa pananambang ng mga hinihinalang miyembro ng New People’s Army sa Antipolo City kahapon ng umaga. Nabatid na sakay ng police mobile ang SAF commandos at pabalik na sana sa kanilang headquarters nang pagbabarilin ng hindi pa mabatid na dami ng mga rebelde sa Barangay San Jose. Kinalala ang mga nasugatan […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maagang nakaranas ng aberya ang mga pasahero ng MRT-3, pasado alas 5:00 ng umaga ngayong Lunes. Dahil dito, maaga pa lang ay wala pang na-dispatch na mga tren. Ito ay dahil sa power supply failure na naranasan sa bahagi ng North Avenue Station hanggang Kamuning. Ang nagkapilipit na kable ang dahilan ng mahigit isang oras na pagka-delay ng pagsisimula ng biyahe ng Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) kaninang umaga. Sa […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump slammed the FBI Saturday for failing to heed signs that could have prevented the Florida school shooting, charging the agency was too preoccupied with probing his campaign team over Russian election meddling. Allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race and collusion with the Trump campaign are being investigated by several congressional committees and by special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who took charge of the federal […]
by Andy Scott Agence France Presse SEVILLE, Spain (AFP) — Man of the moment Marco Asensio scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target as Real Madrid kept up the feel-good factor with a thrilling 5-3 victory at Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday night. Madrid had been 2-1 down at half-time in a fantastic game at the Benito Villamarin, but they came roaring back in the second half with Sergio Ramos, Asensio […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s Aseman Airlines on Sunday retracted its statement that all 66 people aboard a passenger plane had died after it crashed, as rescue teams struggled to find the wreckage. The ATR-72 twin-engine plane crashed amid severe weather in the Zagros mountains after taking off on a domestic flight from Tehran. “Given the special circumstances of the region, we still have no access to the spot of the crash and therefore we […]
by Michelle Fitzpatrick and Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Sunday over aggressions by Iran and its “proxies” in Syria, saying he would not allow them to “put a noose of terror around our neck.” Calling it “a message to the tyrants of Tehran”, he warned in a speech at the Munich Security Conference: “Do not test Israel’s resolve.” His fiery comments came as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to “shame” lawmakers into reforming laws that make powerful firearms readily available. The “March for our Lives” will take place on March 24, with sister marches planned across the country, a group of students told ABC News, vowing to make Wednesday’s shooting a turning point in America’s deadlocked debate […]
SANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a helicopter crash that followed a strong earthquake in southern Mexico rose to 14 Sunday, as the defense minister said the government assumed full responsibility. The tragedy struck Friday night as a military helicopter flew the interior minister and other officials to an area near the epicenter of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Mexico earlier that evening. Officials say a dust cloud caused the pilot to […]
(Eagle News)– Five soldiers were wounded by a blast from an improvised explosive device in Maguindanao on Sunday. PFC Maguncia, PFC Purol, Pvt. Ramirez, 1Lt. Jano Cyril C. Reyes and PFC Crispo–who are all members of the 57th Infantry Battalion—were wounded after the IED hit their vehicle in Barangay Meta in Datu Unsay around 7:30 a.m. There are no other details available. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
(Eagle News)– The University of Sto. Tomas has ordered the expulsion of eight civil law students for their alleged roles in the death of UST law freshman Horacio Castillo III in September last year. In a university statement published in The Varsitarian, UST said the expulsion took place after the committee tasked to investigate his death found them guilty of violating the Code of Conduct and Discipline..” The committee formed on Sept. 19, 2017 was composed […]
(Eagle News)– Navy chief Rear Admiral Robert Empedrad welcomed on Saturday the Senate probe into the P15.5-billion frigates deal that is slated to begin on Monday. “(It) is very good, at least the truth will come out,” Empedrad said at the Philippine Military Academy’s alumni homecoming in Baguio on Saturday. It is the Senate committee on national defense and security that is tasked with the inquiry, which was launched following allegations Special Assistant to the President […]
