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(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has effectively affirmed the guilty verdict meted out by a lower court against Jason Ivler for the killing of the son of a former Malacanang official in 2009. This was after the appellate court’s 14th division junked Ivler’s appeal for the Quezon City Regional Trial Court’s Branch 84 to reverse its decision in November 2015. In that decision, Judge Luisito Cortez found Ivler, nephew of singer Freddie Aguilar, guilty […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service At least 31 people have died and 49 are missing because of Tropical Depression “Urduja.” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said the information provided by the Department of the Interior and Local Government was as of 1:40 p.m., Monday. Roque said of the 31 killed, five were from Leyte, two from Samar, 23 from Biliran, and one was from Eastern Samar. Of the 49 missing, three are from Leyte, 11 from […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “URDUJA” has crossed Palawan and is now moving towards the West Philippine Sea, according to the country’s weather bureau, the Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Services Administration (PAGASA). Scattered rains will continue over Palawan, as residents of these areas are advised to undertake all appropriate measures against flooding and landslides. Palawan is still under storm signal number 1 as Urduja is forecast to still be at 270 kilometers west of […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s army burned down dozens of Rohingya homes within days of signing a refugee repatriation deal with Bangladesh, showing the agreement was a mere “public relations stunt,” Human Rights Watch said Monday. The rights group, citing analysis of satellite imagery, said buildings in 40 villages were destroyed in October and November, increasing the total to 354 villages that had been partially or completely razed since last August. Dozens of buildings were burned the […]
(Eagle News) — Janet Lim Napoles’ brother and two children have asked the anti-graft court to reduce bail for their temporary liberty. In their urgent motion filed before the Sandiganbayan’s third division, the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind’s children Jo Christine and James Christopher, and their uncle, Ronald Francisco Lim asked that the P23.2 million bail pegged by the court be reduced by 96.9 percent. The three are facing 97 counts each for graft and malversation […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Fire tore through a sweet shop in the Indian city of Mumbai before dawn Monday, sparking a building collapse which killed 12 sleeping workers, authorities said. Four others were injured but some saved their lives by scrambling out seconds before the collapse. Fire crews and other rescuers saved many trapped workers but 12 died of their injuries, said Tanaji Kamble, spokesperson for Mumbai’s disaster management cell. “The casualties could have been […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa on Monday said the ranks that figure in the list of unscrupulous policemen he submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte range from P01 to superintendent. “Ibig sabihin they’re just risking their life, their future their career and the future of their family just because of the comfort na naibigay ng ilegal na droga. I don’t see the logic,” he said. Dela Rosa’s statement came a day after […]
Ni Anne Ramos Eagle News Service PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nagmistulang swimming pool ang ilang bahagi ng Puerto Princesa City dahil sa mga pagbaha ng mga lansangan doon dulot ng malakas na ulan dahil sa bagyong Urduja. Halos hindi na madaanan ng mga sasakyan ang ilang kalye sa Barangay San Jose at Barangay Tiniguiban dahil sa mataas na tubig. Sa Barangay Irawan naman ay aabot hanggang bewang ang tubig baha. May mga […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The world’s busiest airport, in the US city of Atlanta, said early Monday that power had been restored after an outage left passengers in the dark and affected hundreds of flights. “Power has been restored on all concourses,” the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport said on its Twitter account, about 11 hours after first reporting an electrical disruption. Giving an idea of how many people were affected, the airport added: “5,000+ meals […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A woman has been pulled alive from an abandoned Australian mine shaft where she was trapped in searing heat for two days until a drone found her, police said Monday. The 26-year-old vanished from her home in Lightning Ridge on Friday after going for a walk, sparking a large-scale search and rescue operation. She apparently tripped and fell down the eight-meter (26-foot) deep shaft, police said, surviving despite daytime temperatures of more than […]
SAN FERNANDO, Romblon (Eagle News) – Natabunan ng lupa ang mag-asawa sa mismong pamamahay nito matapos tamaan ng landslide dahil sa hagupit ng bagyong Urduja noong umaga ng Linggo, Disyembre 17, sa San Fernando, Romblon. Ayon sa kwento ng anak na nakaligtas, galing umano siya sa kapit-bahay nila ng maghatid siya ng kanilang gamit para lumikas ng pabalik na siya sa kanilang bahay nang nakita niyang mabagsakan ang kaniyang nanay na papalabas na ng kanilang bahay ng […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A baby panda born six months ago made its debut before the cameras in Japan Monday, a day before a doting public gets an eagerly-awaited glimpse of the cuddly animal. The panda named Xiang Xiang — derived from the Chinese character for “fragrance” — has sparked a media frenzy since its birth on June 12 at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo. Broadcasters aired live footage of the cub nimbly climbing a tree and […]
