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BISLIG, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Anim na miyembro ng Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) ang kusang sumuko sa mga militar sa Surigao del Sur kamakailan. Kinilala ang mga kusang sumuko na sina: Jonathan Navarro Selbert Camarillo Edelberto Navarro Merelena Navarro Joebert Camarillo Jomar Camarillo Ang mga suspek na sumuko sa Camp Jaime N. Ferrer sa Brgy. Maharlika, Bislig City ay pawang mga miyembro ng SYP Platoon 3 ng Southern Mindanao […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Many children and teenagers are among those missing after a ferry sank in the remote Pacific, official figures have revealed, with victims described as their region’s “youngest and brightest.” Radio Kiribati reported late Wednesday that a council survey of Nonouti island, where the ferry departed on January 18, showed there were 88 people aboard. It said they included 10 children of primary age and 13 high school students. The youngsters […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — With Apple set to report quarterly results Thursday investors and others are cautiously watching to see whether its newest iPhone will help fuel momentum for the world’s most valuable company. Despite Apple’s spectacular trajectory in the decade since the introduction of the iPhone, the California technology titan is facing challenges on whether it can continue growth. Apple’s image meanwhile has been bruised by revelations […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The head of Republic Records, one of the biggest music labels whose acts include Ariana Grande, Lorde and The Weeknd, was placed on leave Wednesday after sexual harassment allegations. Republic president Charlie Walk becomes one of the highest profile figures in pop music to be swept up in the rising #MeToo movement against workplace harassment, despite the industry’s notoriously louche reputation. Universal Music Group, the world’s largest label conglomerate […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Eleven people died after a fire broke out at a residence for elderly people with financial difficulties in northern Japan, police said on Thursday. Television footage showed the three-storey building engulfed in flames and dozens of firefighters battling the blaze in snowy conditions. Pictures of the aftermath showed the blackened husk of the building, whose roof had apparently collapsed due to the fire. The victims — […]
ALBAY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hawak na ng provincial government ang karagdagang P50 milyon na pangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos magbigay ng P20 milyon noong dumalaw ang Pangulo sa probinsiya. Bagama’t binigyan pansin ng Pangulo ang kalinisan sa pagkain at kalusugan ng mga nasa evacuation center, ipinauubaya na ng Pangulo sa probinsiya ng Albay kung saan gagamitin ang ipinagkalob na karagdagang pondo. Ayon naman kay Governor Al Francis Bichara, nakalaan sa pagkain ang tulong […]
by Paul Handley Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The first and only US citizen caught on the battlefield allegedly fighting for the Islamic State is in a legal limbo, held in Iraq without rights as Washington grapples with his fate. Identified in court papers as “John Doe,” the man has been held for nearly five months, the military allowing him access to legal advice only after being forced to do so by a federal judge […]
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 250 temporary shelters ang ipinamahagi sa pangunguna ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Martes sa mga naapektuhan ng nangyaring giyera sa Marawi City. Ang mga nasabing pabahay ay matatagpuan sa housing site sa Barangay Sagonsongan – isa sa limang temporary sites para sa mga nawalan ng tirahan sa lungsod. Tatlong buwan na mula mabawi ang marawi sa mga kamay ng teroristang grupong Maute- ISIS. Ayon sa Malacañang, 20 porsiyento […]
Concludes at the same time that KADAMAY members are not involved in such schemes (Eagle News) — The national chair of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap on Thursday vowed to investigate reports some of its members who forcibly occupied several housing units in Pandi, Bulacan last year were selling or leasing the units to others. But before the investigation even started, Gloria Arellano, in an interview over radio dzbb, already denied KADAMAY members were involved […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — US marine investigators are probing an unusual die-off of minke whales along the US east coast, marking the third such population of large whales in the past two years, officials said Wednesday. A total of 28 minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have died since January 2017 in the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to South Carolina, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The deaths, most of which were in the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Five-time All-Star Blake Griffin admitted he was “shocked” to be traded by the Los Angeles Clippers, but says he’s perfectly happy to have landed with the Detroit Pistons. “Shocked is a good way to put it,” Griffin said Wednesday as he was officially introduced by the Pistons. “I didn’t know anything. I pretty much found out when everybody else found out. It took me a second to realize everything’s changing… I […]
by Nova Safo in Chicago and Jeff Kowalsky Agence France-Presse CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) — The number of women and girls now known to have been abused by Larry Nassar has risen to 265, a Michigan judge told a final sentencing hearing Wednesday where the former USA Gymnastics doctor faced his accusers once again. At least 65 of Nassar’s victims were to speak out over several days at the last of three sentencing hearings for the disgraced doctor […]
