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by Bruno Cravo Agence France Presse VOUZELA, Portugal (AFP) — At least 36 people have died in fires ravaging forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said Monday, after three people were killed in Spain in blazes sparked by arsonists and fanned by Hurricane Ophelia. The 36 deaths, which were confirmed by Portugal’s national civil protection agency and included a one-month-old baby, come four months after 64 people were killed […]
(Eagle News) — Classes at all levels have been suspended nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The suspension applies to all public and private schools, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. Work in the Senate and in courts nationwide are also suspended on that day. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold another transport strike against the government’s planned jeepney modernization. The two-day strike began on Monday, Oct. 16.
(Eagle News) — Work in government offices on Tuesday, Oct. 17, has been suspended. It was Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea who made the announcement. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold a transport strike on its second day on that day.
by Marianne Barriaux with Patrick Galey in Madrid Agence France Presse Madrid on Monday gave Catalonia’s separatist leader three more days to “return to legality” after he refused to say whether he would follow through on a threat to declare independence from Spain. Responding to an initial deadline set by the central government, Carles Puigdemont sent a letter early Monday calling for talks with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy “as soon as possible” amid Spain’s worst […]
by Thomas Cabral Agence France Presse LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — At least 27 people have died in fires which have ravaged forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said Monday, as three people were killed in Spain in blazes sparked by arsonists and fanned by Hurricane Ophelia. In Portugal, Prime Minister Antonio Costa declared a state of emergency as more than 4,000 firefighters fought some 20 major fires still raging […]
by Nina Lamparski and Simon Sturdee Agence France Presse Austria’s far-right looked set Monday for a possible return to power in a coalition with conservative “whiz-kid” Sebastian Kurz, the world’s youngest leader-in-waiting, in a fresh triumph for European populists. Such a rightward shift in the wealthy European Union member state would pose a fresh headache for Brussels as it struggles with Brexit and the rise of nationalists in Germany, Hungary, Poland and elsewhere. The People’s […]
(Eagle News) — Filipinos can now enjoy a visa-free entry to Taiwan starting Nov. 1. In a statement on Monday, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Philippine nationals can stay for up to 14 days, during the 9-month trial period that will last until July 31, 2018. TECO said those who intend to stay in Taiwan for more than 14 days, however, will have to secure visas prior to their entry. “Those who entered […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “very happy” the military has neutralized local terrorists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute in Marawi. This is according to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Eduardo Año, who spoke in a press conference on Monday, hours after the deaths of the two terrorists who led the assault on the city in Mindanao in May that prompted Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao. “(The President) is very […]
CALOOCAN CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng kilos-protesta sa Caloocan ang iba’t ibang samahan nitong Lunes, ika-16 ng Oktubre, subalit hindi naman ito nakaapekto sa mga pasahero sa kabuuan. Hindi nakiisa sa protesta na layong pigilan ang jeepney modernization program ng gobyerno ang samahang Pasang Masda, na isang samahan din ng mga driver at operator ng jeep, at ilan pa. Nagpalabas din ng mga sasakyan ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na libreng tumugon […]
(Eagle News) — Bayan Muna Party-List Representative Carlos Zarate on Monday blasted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board for saying that based on reports, the two-day transport strike was part of a destabilization plot against the administration. “Sobra namang praning ng LTFRB at pati transport strike ay idadawit sa destabilisasyon. Bawal na bang ipaglaban ang kanilang hanapbuhay o magprotesta ang mga tsuper at operator laban sa martial law? Bawal na bang tutulan ang phase out […]
In his exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose on Monday, Oct. 16, Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Major-General Restituto Padilla shared with us an update on the deaths of Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute. Padilla also called on the Filipino people to unite against terrorism, noting that the war on terror does not end with the liberation of Marawi.
(Eagle News) — Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon were attempting to transfer to another building with their hostages when the military assaulted them in the main battle area in Marawi early Monday. According to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Eduardo Año, the two terrorist leaders were trying to get to the two boats they had asked their hostages to make but they couldn’t get to where these were because the military had sealed off […]
