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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nakikita sa ngayon ang pulisya na anumang indikasyon na dinukot ang 17 anyos na si Ica Policarpio. Pero ayon kay National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief police Director Oscar Albayalde, hindi pa nila tuluyang isinasantabi ang posibilidad ng kidnapping sa kasong ito dahil patuloy pa anila ang kanilang imbestigasyon. Ayon kay Albayalde, sa ngayon ay isa sa tinitingnan nilang anggulo ay kung may taong nag-udyok sa dalagita […]
CARMEN, North Cotabato (Eagle News) — Patay ang labing isang miyembro ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) sa operasyon ng militar laban sa grupo sa Carmen, North Cotabato. Ayon Capt. Arvin John Encinas, tagapagsalita ng Army 6th Infantry Division, walo sa 11 miyembro ng BIFF ay nasawi sa airstrike na ikinasa ng militar sa Barangay Tonganon mula noong Martes. Nakubkob din ng army ang pinaniniwalaang training camp ng grupo. Ayon kay Encinas, nasugatan naman ang […]
(Eagle News) — Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte resigned from his post today, December 25, 2017, citing “unfortunate events” linked to his first failed marriage, his public squabble with his daughter, and the maligning of his reputation due to the reported shabu smuggling incident at the Bureau of Customs. Vice-Mayor Duterte also announced his resignation even as the city council was meeting over a deadly mall fire in Davao City where dozens had […]
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Why did you splurge on that new pair of shoes? Or that pricey smartphone? More and more advertisers are trying to tap into the unconscious to divine the invisible forces that drive those spending decisions. Using gadgets to track eye movements, computer maps of faces to capture a momentary grin (approval) or squinting (anger), and sensors to measure perspiration or monitor brain activity, companies […]
KABUL Afghanistan (AFP) — A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on Monday, killing six civilians, officials said. The attacker struck at a time when workers were arriving at their offices. It comes a week after militants stormed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) training centre in the Afghan capital. Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP six civilians in a car were […]
Ni Ferdinand C. Libor Jr. Eagle News Service PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang pitong bayan sa Zamboanga del Sur dahil sa matinding pinsala ng pagbaha dulot ng bagyong Vinta. Mismongsi Vicente Cajeta, officer-in-charge ng Zamboanga del Sur, ang nagdeklara ng state of calamity sa Tambulig, Molave, Mahayag, Ramon Magsaysay, Dumingag, Tukuran, at Kumalarang sa isinagawang espesyal na pagpupulong sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Pinakamatinding napinsala ng baha […]
by Ferdinand Cabrera Agence France-Presse DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine authorities ordered a criminal investigation Monday into a shopping mall fire that authorities said likely killed 37 people, including call centre staff from an American firm. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre announced the inquiry as firemen prepared to enter what remained of the NCCC mall in the southern city of Davao where they hope to retrieve those who perished in Saturday’s blaze. The fire compounded the […]
BALIUAG, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Nilamon ng apoy ang tatlong kabahayan sa Concepcion, Baliuag, Bulacan nitong Linggo, Disyembre 24. Ayon sa impormasyon, nagsimula ang sunog sa bahay ng mag-asawang Corazon at Rudy Escribel. Dahil sa mabilis na pagkalat ng apoy ay nadamay ang dalawa pang bahay na pag-aari nina Sylvia Escribel at Danny Reyes. Ayon sa mga residente ay nagsimula ang sunog bandang 11:30 ng umaga at idineklarang fire-out sa ganap 2:30 ng hapon. Sa […]
At least 200 people have been killed and scores are missing in the southern Philippines after “Vinta” triggered severe flooding and landslides that also wrecked the holidays for tens of thousands of survivors. The tropical storm lashed Mindanao island, home to 20 million people, on Friday with strong gusts and torrential rain, wiping out at least one mountain village and prompting a massive rescue operation. Police said 144 people remained missing while more than 40,000 had fled […]
LYON, France (AFP) — Around 150 skiers in the French Alps were rescued after being trapped for several hours when their ski lift broke down on Sunday. The rescue operation lasted about two hours, Franck Lecoutre, head of the tourism office in the Chamrousse ski resort, near Grenoble, told AFP. “They will all be in time for Christmas Eve,” he said, noting that no one had been hurt. The weather was clear for the rescue operation. The […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball is out of the lineup after suffering a sprained left shoulder in Saturday’s NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Ball will not play in the Lakers’ Christmas Day matchup against Minnesota and is expected to be re-evaluated by team doctors in one week, the club announced on Sunday. Ball returned to the court on Saturday after initially suffering the injury when he collided with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Miss America pageant’s CEO resigned on Saturday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked internal emails that contained misogynistic, fat- and slut-shaming language. “This afternoon, the Board of Directors of the Miss America Organization accepted the resignation of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Haskell, effective immediately,” interim chairman of the board Dan Meyers said in a statement. HuffPost published leaked emails two […]
