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There are no classes nor work in the following areas on Friday, December 8, in observance of specific occasions. Agoo, La Union for the 439th Founding Anniversary of the Municipality Angeles City for the 188th Founding Anniversary of the City Antipolo City for the 426th Founding Anniversary Baliuag University (Bulacan) Batac, Ilocos Norte – Founding anniversary Batangas – Founding anniversary Colegio De San Juan De Letran Holy Cross Of Davao College M’lang, Cotabato province – […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Amid the snafu, more than 1, 000 members of the Quezon City Police District and their families have expressed worries they would experience the adverse effects of the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Quezon City Police District Director Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar gave them the assurance though that the government will give them the support that they need at all times. He added they have already coordinated with the Philippine Children’s […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several parents are considering filing a class suit against French drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. This, after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that its dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, could cause “severe cases” in those who were administered the substance but who were not afflicted with the disease beforehand. Atty. Ernesto Francisco, a representative of several of the parents, said a class suit would ensure the existence of funds which could be used […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the courts to revoke the provisional liberty given to Communist leaders in light of the official termination of peace talks with the rebels. Among the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army leaders who were given temporary liberty during the peace talks were Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, who are facing multiple murder and kidnapping charges before the courts in Manila and Quezon City. Also temporarily […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar announced Thursday it had agreed to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets, with an option for 36 others, during a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron. The deal, which follows Qatar’s purchase of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets in 2015, comes as the emirate is hit by a trade and diplomatic boycott by neighbouring countries in the region’s worst political crisis in years. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — A Filipino immigrant who was planning a mass shooting at an Islamic Center was arrested in Florida on Monday, Jacksonville authorities said. According to local media reports, Bernandino Gawala Bolatete was apprehended after he tried to buy a gun silencer from an officer who had gone undercover. He was charged for possessing a silencer that was not registered to him. The operation was set up after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received a […]
The government intends to sue Sanofi after authorities suspended the pharmaceutical giant’s anti-dengue vaccine in response to the company warning the drug could lead to severe infections in some cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Thursday. “Eventually it’s the court of law that is going to decide in so far as the liability of Sanofi is concerned,” Duque said in a television interview. Duque said he may ask Sanofi to refund 1.4 billion pesos ($27.6 […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Naples’ pizza twirling joined UNESCO’s list of “intangible heritage” Thursday, securing the coveted status alongside a host of cultural treasures including a Saudi artfrom traditionally practised only by women. The art of ‘pizzaiuolo’ — which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city — was given the nod by the UN cultural body’s World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju. It comes […]
(Eagle News) – Bwineltahan ni National Democratic Front of the Philippines Senior Adviser Luis Jalandoni si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay matapos nitong lagdaan ang proklamasyon na nagdedeklara sa Communist Party of the Philippines at armed wing nitong New People’s Army bilang teroristang grupo. Ayon kay Jalandoni, hindi maniniwala ang taumbayan na ang CPP-NPA ay teroristang grupo dahil mismong si Pangulong Duterte umano ang terorista dahil sa dami ng pinapatay nito sa kaniyang drug war. […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Thursday voiced regret over the decision to ban Russia from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, saying the participation of the country’s athletes was crucial to the success of the event. The South Korean sports ministry urged Russian athletes to compete as neutrals following the International Olympic Committee’s unprecedented ban, saying in a statement it had “worked hard over the past seven years to make meticulous preparations” for a […]
(Eagle News) – Muling tutulong ang National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa mga anti-illegal drug operations ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, naglabas na siya ng Department Order upang atasan ang NBI na ipagpatuloy na ang kanilang mga anti-illegal drug operations. Ginawa ito ng kalihim isang araw matapos ibalik naman ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Philippine National Police (PNP) at iba pang mga law enforcement agencies sa kampanya kontra […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Prolonged displacement of Rohingya refugees in squalid Bangladeshi camps poses a “grave security risk,” conflict analysts ICG warned Thursday, raising the specter of militants recruiting among the displaced and launching cross-border attacks on Myanmar. Raids by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) on August 25 sparked the vicious Myanmar army response which has forced more than 620,000 Rohingya to flee Rakhine state for Bangladesh. ARSA “appears determined to regroup and remain […]
