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by Theo Merz Agence France Presse At least 16 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a bus that had broken down on a level crossing east of Moscow, authorities said. Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that 19 Uzbek citizens had died in the crash, but Russia’s Investigative Committee reported a lower figure. The accident occurred before dawn on Friday near the town of Pokrov, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) […]
MUNTINLUPA, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang tricycle driver na sumuko na sa Oplan Tokhang matapos pagbabarilin sa Muntinlupa nitong Biyernes ng umaga. Ayon sa pulisya, si Ritchel Acon-Acon, 39, ay nasa tapat ng kanyang bahay sa ICC Compound West Service Road, Brgy. Cupang, nang pagbabarilin siya ng mga suspek pasado alas 12 ng hatinggabi. “Naka-motor, single, dalawa sila,” pahayag ni Janette, asawa ng biktima. May takip din sa mukha ang mga suspek, ayon sa ilang mga […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has agreed to pay the government nearly P7 billion to settle its debts, an amount the Department of Transportation has accepted. PAL and the DOTr made the announcement in a joint statement on Friday. According to the statement, the P6.91 billion covers the navigational charges the flag carrier owes the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Manila International Airport Authority, some of which date back to two years […]
By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent Against the backdrop of controversial issues including human rights abuses and drug-related killings, the Philippines’ position as a competitive destination for businesses from the European Union (EU) will take the spotlight at the EU-Philippines Business Summit on October 17, 2017, at the Solaire Resort Hotel, Paranaque City. Reacting to the recent national headlines in the country, EU Ambassador Franz Jessen said, “mistakes happen in any system in many countries. The […]
(Eagle News) — The security problems in Mindanao are factors that affect the country’s agricultural production. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke in the opening ceremonies of Agrilink / Foodlink / Aqualink 2017 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on Thursday night. “The problem is in Mindanao. Meron kasi tayong serious security problems, and for as long as there is trouble, we cannot initiate programs that would guarantee a good […]
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said on Friday that the government was “P40 billion richer” after Mighty Corp. finally paid its tax liabilities and penalties. Aguirre disclosed this after the Department of Justice granted the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s motion to withdraw the tax evasion complaints filed against the country’s number two cigarette manufacturer. “We could consider this case as closed. (The) government of the Philippines is P40 billion richer,” Aguirre told reporters. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — Two militant lawmakers have alleged the “railroading” of the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno was a “clear manifestation of the Duterte administration’s political arm-twisting and bullying of those who oppose him.” ACT Teachers party-list Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro also claimed the House of Representatives–whose justice committee ruled there were sufficient grounds in the complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon— was “acting as a rubber stamp […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella hailed the government troops’ rescue of 17 more hostages from terrorists holed up in Marawi and the surrender of eight terrorists who turned over other hostages as a “positive development toward the liberation of Marawi from the hands of the terrorists.” He noted, however, that military operations, which are “focused and intense”—still “necessitate time (for the) rescue (of) remaining hostages, (in order to) bring to a decisive conclusion the […]
(Eagle News) — Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. surrendered to Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday, hours after Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority operatives raided his house and seized around P5 million worth of shabu and drug paraphernalia. In a statement, Pacquiao said Lopez, who he said managed to “sneak out” of his house in Barangay Lumasal during the PDEA raid around 3 a.m., sent feelers he wanted to surrender afterwards, before lunchtime. “When he called […]
CCTV — Two Chinese high-tech firms have recently released the world’s first quantum communication crypto cloud server, a breakthrough in the fast computing arena. The quantum cryptography or QC server is a collaboration between Dawning Information Industry Co. and CAS Quantum Co., which are affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The server features a quantum communication-based key management system, a secure operation platform and a cloud computing operating system developed to create urban and […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — At least 19 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a train near the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow, regional authorities said Friday. “According to the latest information, 19 people have been killed,” the head of the regional health service, Alexandre Kiryukhin, told the TASS news agency. A statement from the regional interior ministry said all of the victims were on board the bus. © Agence […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired two more of his people after they allegedly “us(ed) their influence.” In an interview–a video clip of which was uploaded on Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s Facebook page on Friday–Duterte said, without giving names, that the two he fired were “from Malacañang.” “Empleyado diyan tapos kung ano anong pinagsasabi sa labas, na malakas (sila). I hate that,” Duterte said. He said he did not make any […]
