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SONGYUAN, China (Reuters) – At least five were killed and 89 others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion in northeastern China, state media reported on Wednesday (July 5), the second deadly incident of its kind this week. The blast occurred at 2:45 p.m. (0645 GMT) on Tuesday (July 4) in Songyuan city in Jilin province, state broadcaster CCTV said. It did not name the owner of the pipeline. CCTV-carried mobile phone footage showed black […]
(Eagle News) – Mariing itinanggi ng pamunuan ng Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) ang alegasyong may midnight deals sa pitong power supply agreements na pinasok nito. Agad na nilinaw ng Meralco sa joint hearing ng House committee on good government and public accountability at committee on energy na dumaan sa tamang proseso ang pitong supply agreements na may 20 taong kontrata. Binigyang-diin pa ni Ivanna dela Peña, 1st Vice President ng Meralco, na hindi madedehado ang mga consumer […]
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nakiisa ang Surigao del Norte sa pagdiriwang ng buwan ng Nutrition at National Disaster Consciousness na may temang “Healthy Life Gawing Habit for Life at 4ks: Kamalayan sa Kahandaan Katumbas ay Kaligtasan.” Maaga pa lang noong Lunes (July 3) ay nagtipun-tipon ang mga empleyado at mga representante mula sa iba’t ibang ahensya sa gobyerno para sa maikling programa na pinangunahan ni Dr. Arlene Felizarta ng Provincial Health […]
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga (Eagle News) – Opisyal na umupo sa puwesto si Crisostomo Garbo bilang bagong mayor ng Mabalacat City, Pampanga. Naiproklama si Garbo noong June 27 pagkatapos kanselahan ng Commission on Elections en banc ang certificate of candidacy ni dating Mayor Marino Morales, at matapos ideny ng Regional Trial Court ng Angeles City Branch 58 ang hinihinging injunction ni Morales. Si Garbo, na tumakbo sa pagkamayor ng lungsod noong May 2016 elections, ang siyang […]
Americans celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday (July 4) with fireworks, acts of gluttony and escapes to the beach, even for people in New Jersey where legislators brokered a last-minute deal to reopen state parks. In keeping with tradition, cities across the country will launch fireworks after dark, perhaps the most emblematic way to commemorate July 4, 1776, when the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence from Britain was adopted. The document enshrines the rights to life, […]
(Eagle News) — Two of the six Vietnamese who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group from Basilan last year have been found dead, a military official said on Wednesday. Capt. Joan Petinglay, spokesperson of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said in a radio interview that the decapitated heads of the two were found alongside their cadavers in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan, at 5:40 a.m. “Most likely, desperate measures itong ginawa nila (Abu Sayyaf) ngayon,” […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Itinaas ang red tide alert sa Puerto Princesa dahil sa pagsibol ng algae. Ito na ang ikalawang red tide alert sa Puerto Princesa ngayong taon. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), nagpositibo sa red tide toxins ang mga sample na nakuha sa mga baybayin ng Bay of Honda. Dahil dito, pansamantalang ipinagbabawal ang paghuli at pagbebenta ng halaan, talaba at tahong mula sa mga ito. […]
QUEZON CITY (Eagle News) — Mawawalan ng supply ng tubig ang ilang bahagi ng Quezon City, Marikina at Taguig City simula ngayong araw, Hulyo 5. Sa abiso ng Manila Water, lima hanggang walong oras ang maaaring itagal ng water service interruption sa mga nabanggit na lugar. Sa Quezon City, alas 10:00 mamayang gabi (July 5) hanggang alas 4:00 ng umaga bukas, (July 6) ang interruption. Mawawalan ng supply ng tubig ang bahagi ng Tandang Sora […]
Pinasinayaan at binuksan na sa publiko ang pang-isang libong store ng Jollibee Corporation sa bansa na nasa Bonifacio Global City triangle drive sa Taguig City. Magugunitang nagsimula ang pinakamalaking fastfood chain sa bansa sa isang ice cream parlor sa Cubao, Quezon City noong late 1970’s. Ito ay lumaki nang lumaki hanggang dumami ang mga branches at naging isa na ngayon sa mga kilalang Filipino brands at sinasabing Asia’s number one QSR brand sa kasalukuyan. Isinasagawa […]
QUEZON CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Aabot sa higit na P200,000 ang halaga ng ari-ariang natupok ng apoy sa Quezon City nitong Miyerkules ng umaga. Bandang 1:00 ng madaling araw nang magsimula ang sunog sa ikalawang palapag ng bahay ni Carol Monsalud sa Batasan Hills. Ayon sa kanya, matagal nang walang natutulog sa kwarto kung saan nagsimula ang apoy, at pawang mga gamit na lang umano ang nandoon. Ayon kay Quezon City Fire Senior […]
BOSTON, United States (AFP) – Free agent Gordon Hayward has agreed to join the Boston Celtics in a move which will reunite him with his former United States college coach Brad Stevens, The Players’ Tribune reported on Tuesday. The all-star swingman Hayward addressed his decision to move from the Utah Jazz to the Celtics in an article he wrote for the website which was titled “Thank You Utah.” Hayward spurned his now former NBA team […]
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor refused to appear in court Tuesday in a case she says was trumped up by the authorities. Luisa Ortega faced imminent suspension after her move cranked up the tension in a standoff with President Nicolas Maduro, who is resisting opposition calls to quit. Ortega, 59, is the most senior figure to defy Maduro as he fends off efforts to remove him from […]
