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DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — A suicide car bomb attack killed nine people in a government-held village in Syria’s Golan Heights on Friday, state media said, reporting clashes between government forces and jihadists afterwards. State news agency SANA said the car bomb hit the outskirts of the village of Hader, which lies near the disengagement line that divides the Syrian-controlled part of the Golan from that occupied by Israel. “A suicide bomber from Al-Nusra Front detonated […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is advising motorists to avoid EDSA and other roads in Metro Manila as a night time convoy dry run will be conducted on November 8, in preparation for the 31st ASEAN Summit. A modified stop-and-go scheme will be implemented along the convoy route from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at Clark in Pampanga to the roads in the southern part of Metro Manila from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara is pushing for the passage of the Tax Reform bill that he said would give free medicines to poor Filipinos, and that would include poor families in the free medical programs of government hospitals. Senator Angara said that more poor families would benefit if the Senate passed Senate Bill 1592 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) into law. In Senate Bill […]
(Eagle News) — Humihingi na ng paumanhin ang Philippine Post Office (PHL Post) sa mga makararanas ng pagkakaantala ng kanilang mga inaabangang padala o package. Dahil ito sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga padala, partikular na ang mga parcel o package na may halagang ten thousand pesos pababa ang mga laman. Paliwanag ni Assistant Postmaster General Luis Carlos, malaki ang epekto ng pagbaba ng Department of Finance sa de minimis o pinakamababang halaga ng mga gamit […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The newly-installed Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque is planning to hold regular press briefings in the heart of the devastated city of Marawi itself. The Philippine government is set to start rehabilitation in the city. During his first press briefing in Malacañang, Roque said that he wants to hold briefings with the Provincial Press Corps every Wednesday in Marawi. “I am planning on doing briefings regularly on Wednesdays from the ground […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isa ang patay at labindalawang katao ang sugatan sa nangyaring riot sa pagitan ng dalawang gang kaninang madaling araw, Nobyembre 3 sa Quezon City Jail. Nangyari ito bandang alas tres y media ng madaling araw (3:00AM) sa pagitan ng Batang City Jail at “Bahala na Gang.” Sinasabing ito ay dahil sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakatapon ng tubig mula sa balde ng isang inmate ng “Bahala Na Gang” sa isang inmate […]
MILAGROS, Masbate (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared that shellfish from Milagros Bay, Masbate free from red tide toxins. But the areas in Western Samar (Irong-Irong Bay, Maqueda Bay, Villareal Bay, and Daram Island), Eastern Samar (Matarinao Bay), Leyte (Carigara Bay), Palawan (Inner Malampaya Sound, Taytay, Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Princesa City) and the coastal waters of Mandaon in Masbate remain contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins. However, the agency said […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Members of the Association of Southeast Nations were urged to prioritize resolving problematic issues faced by the region during the 31st ASEAN Summit. Economic experts say that if the regional issues were not solved, the ASEAN economic integration may not be achieved. These issues include those on investment, infrastructure, communication and information technology, as well as terrorist threats. https://youtu.be/ZY65NB5tg2E
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang will not clean up the streets of the usual street children during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings. Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Dr. Mitch Cajayon-Uy said that President Rodrigo Duterte personally ordered them not to hide street children during the 31st ASEAN Summit. Uy said that the President wants other ASEAN leaders to see the real status of the Philippines. […]
by Harry PEARL Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s first international gallery of contemporary art opens Saturday, bringing together works by Ai Weiwei, Mark Rothko and Indonesian masters in a freeflowing modern space overlooking the Jakarta skyline. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) holds nearly 800 paintings and sculptures, and aims to provide a world-class gallery to a country starved of quality museum infrastructure. The collection, mostly acquired by […]
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte (Eagle News) – Nagbubunyi ngayon ang CARAGA State University-Butuan City main campus matapos itong manguna sa isinagawang 2017 Geodetic Engineering Board Examination. Ayon sa ideneklarang ranking ng Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) ay nag-Top 1 si Jonel Vernante, isang Cum Laude at scholar ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST), na may total percentage rating na 89.00%. Hindi lamang top 1 ang nasungkit ng unibersidad sa isinagawang eksaminasyon, nakuha rin nito […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Wen Qinle, a 29-year-old mobile accessory shop owner in China, who has been in the business for ten years, said that he had stocked-up forty cases and one hundred screen protectors for Apple’s iPhone X which launched on Friday (November 3). The businessman is expecting the latest iteration of the iPhone to help lift sales after Apple said pre-orders for the the ten-year edition handset have been “off the charts”, following […]
