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Ilang mangingisda na nawala sa kasagsagan ng bagyong “Vinta,” na-rescue sa Tawi-tawi

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan  – Umabot sa 75 mangingisda ang na-rescue ng Mapun Coastguard nang manalasa ang bagyong Vinta noong Sabado, Disyember 23 sa karagatang sakop ng Tawi-tawi. Una nang naiulat na ilang lantsa ang lumubog at ilang mangingisda ang nawawala sa kasagsagan ng pananalasa ng bagyo sa Balabac, Palawan. Ayon sa inilabas na ulat ng Mapun MDRRMC, ang mga mangingisda na napadpad sa Mapun, Tawi-tawi ay dinala sa Cagayan de Tawi-tawi District Hospital upang […]

Pagpapa-demolish sa NCCC Mall sa Davao City inirekomenda na ng BFP

(Eagle News) – Inirekomenda na ni Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Director, Senior Supt. Wilberto Rico Kwan Tiu. ang pagpapa-demolish sa NCCC mall sa Davao City. Ayon kay Tiu, posibleng gumuho ang mall dahil sa paghina ng istruktura nito matapos lamunin ng apoy na tumagal ng 24 na oras bago naapula. Nagkaroon aniya ng matinding pinsala (totally damaged) ang gusali maliban sa ground floor. Samantala, patuloy na inaalam ng BFP ang halaga ng pinsalang iniwan […]

Dalawang armadong lalaki, patay matapos manlaban sa mga pulis sa Molave, Zamboanga del Sur

Ni Ferdinand C. Libor Jr. Eagle News Service MOLAVE, Zamboanga del Sur – Patay ang dalawang lalaki na may dalang granada at baril matapos manlaban umano sa mga pulis sa pinagsanib Zamboanga del Sur noong Martes, Disyembre 26. Kinilala ng pulisya ang dalawang suspek na sina Fernando Villas Limbaga at isang alyas “Roy”, na pawang mga residente ng nasabing bayan. Sa ulat ng Philippine National Police-Molave may nag-text sa kanila na isang concerned citizen na […]

Woman in viral video defends self; denies hitting taxi driver in position paper submitted to LTO

  (Eagle News) — The woman who was videoed apparently hitting a taxi driver in Quezon City on December 17 denied she hit him physically, noting also that her reaction was one that any person would have had given the same situation. In a position paper submitted to the Land Transportation Office, which is investigating the incident, on Wednesday, Cherish Sharmaine Interior said it was the taxi driver, Virgilio Doktor,  and not her, who acted […]

Asia markets edge up as commodities rise, Apple fears ease

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets edged upward Wednesday in thin holiday trading, with investors shrugging off a negative Wall Street lead as fears over lackluster iPhone demand eased, and commodities rose. Shares in Apple, the biggest US company by market capitalisation, had slumped 2.5 percent Tuesday, mirroring a move by its Asian suppliers, after a report in Taiwan’s Economic Daily warned of weak demand for the iPhone X. But that slide was arrested […]

Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse Agence France-Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve the kingdom’s image has been jolted by regional powerplays. The landmark event and its record $2 million (1.7 million euro) prize pot come as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks to repackage his oil-rich nation as more welcoming — and moderate. But a […]

China, nakisimpatiya sa mga nasawi at naapektuhan ng bagyong “Vinta”

(Eagle News) – Nakikisimpatiya ang Chinese government sa mga Filipino sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng nasawi sa pananalasa ng bagyong “Vinta.” Ayon kay Foreign Minister Wang Yi, naniniwala ang Tsina na sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay malalampasan ng mga Pilipino ang kalamidad at maibabalik sa normal ang kanilang pamumuhay sa lalong madaling panahon. Una ng nagpaabot ng pakiki-dalamhati ang Canada, Australia at Estados Unidos sa mahigit kalahating milyong […]

France to probe Lactalis baby milk salmonella scare

by Mehdi Cherifia Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French prosecutors have opened a probe into salmonella contamination and a major international recall of baby milk produced by dairy giant Lactalis, a legal source told AFP on Tuesday. The investigation will focus on possible charges of causing involuntary injuries and endangering the lives of others but also possible cheating and failures in carrying out a product recall, the source said. Reports of some 20 […]

MMDA: Problema sa trapiko patuloy na mararanasan sa 2018; konstruksyon ng maraming proyekto sa ilalim ng “Build, Build, Build” nakatakdang magsimula

(Eagle News) – Umapela sa publiko ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) kaugnay sa patuloy na mararanasang problema sa trapiko sa taong 2018. Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Tim Orbos, ito ay bunsod ng maraming nakalinyang mga proyektong pang imprastraktura sa ilalim ng programang “Build, Build, Build” na magsisimula na sa susunod na taon. Ilan sa mga proyektong bahagi nito ay ang pagpapatuloy ng Metro Rail Transit-Light Rail Transit Common Station, LRT Line 2 extension […]

Jeep na sumalpok sa Partas bus sa Agoo, La Union wala umanong prangkisa

AGOO, La Union (Eagle News) – Napag-alaman ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) na walang prangkisa ang jeep na sumalpok sa Partas bus sa Agoo, La Union na ikinasawi ng dalawampu katao. Ayon kay LTFRB-Region 1 officer-in-charge, Atty. Anabel Marzan-Nullar, ang jeep ay pag-aari ng isang Ronald Ducusin, empleyado ng San Fernando City Administrators Office sa La Union. Kabuuang tatlong jeep anya ang pag-aari ni Ducusin kung saan […]

Regulasyon sa window tint ng mga sasakyan, ilalabas sa susunod na taon

(Eagle News) – Inaasahang ilalabas ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa unang quarter ng 2018 ang kanilang kautusan na magsasaad ng katanggap-tanggap na grade para sa tint ng mga bintana ng sasakyan. Ayon kay Transport Undersecretary for Roads at Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Tim Orbos, hinihintay na lang nila ang pinal na rekomendasyon ng kanilang technical working group tungkol dito. Maliban kasi sa pagtitiyak ng kaligtasan at seguridad, makakatulong aniya ang regulasyon […]

Family of 17-year-old girl who went missing in Muntinlupa but was later found denies her disappearance was a “prank”

  (Eagle News) — The family of the 17-year-old girl who went missing in Muntinlupa but was later found denied that her disappearance was just a “prank.” In a Facebook post, Bea Policarpio said her sister Ica, who was found safe in Laguna over the weekend, denied she had joined a so-called “48-hour challenge,” noting that the 17-year-old had “no knowledge whatsoever” of the game in the first place. The 48-hour challenge, which is supposedly […]