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Everybody is enjoined to participate in this quarter’s nationwide earthquake drill, #BidaAngHanda, as the country prepares for the “Big One.” All schools, and offices –both public and private– as well as the whole population signified their intention and readiness to “duck, cover and hold” at exactly 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017. “Disaster preparedness must be innate in our families and communities. Sama-sama tayong maghanda at maging bida. Sa June 29, 2017, 2PM, […]
(Eagle News) — A suspect in the killing of five members of a family in San Jose del Monte this week has been arrested, with police saying rape was the sole motive for the gruesome crime. Police said Carmelino Navarro Ybañez of Negros Occidental, 26, single, and a construction worker, was arrested by San Jose del Monte Police around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, provincial director of Region 3, said Ybañez, who lives two […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — T.O.P, a member of South Korean boyband Big Bang, arrived at the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday (June 29) for the first hearing of a drug trial. T.O.P, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, was indicted without detention on charges of smoking marijuana in October last year, South Korea’s news agency Yonhap said. He could face a maximum five years jail term or an up to 50 million won ($44,503 […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping expressed his affection for Hong Kong as he arrived in the politically divided city Thursday to mark 20 years since it was handed back to China by Britain. “After nine years I am once again stepping on Hong Kong soil. I feel very happy. Hong Kong has always had a place in my heart,” he said in a brief speech on the tarmac at Hong Kong’s main […]
(Reuters) — Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved three successive penalties to give them a 3-0 shootout win over Portugal after their Confederations Cup semi-final had ended goalless on Wednesday. Bravo stopped Portugal’s first three spot kicks from Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani while Chile converted their first three to win the clash of South American and European champions. That meant that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who usually goes last in the shootout, did […]
(Eagle News) – Inanunsyo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mayroon na naman siyang sisibakin na opisyal ng pamahalaan dahil sa umano’y katiwalian. Ayon sa pangulo, tatanggalin ito sa pwesto kung mapapatunayang humingi nga ito ng pera. “I am about to fire somebody from here. If it will be proven na humingi siya ng pera, tatangalin ko sya,” sinabi pa ng Pangulo. Muli pang nagpaalala ang pangulo sa mga kawani ng gobyerno na iwasan ang masangkot […]
(Reuters) — Commuters of the railway station of Paddington in London reflected on the passing of Michael Bond, the British creator of Paddington Bear, who died on Tuesday (June 28) aged 91 after a short illness. The Paddington Bear, a marmalade sandwich-loving refugee from Peru, entertained generations of children with his exploits in London. Wearing a tag round his neck that read “Please look after this bear,” Paddington was named after the London railway station […]
(Eagle News) — Labing-isang (11) infrastructure projects ang inaprubahan ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board. Mismong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang nanguna sa isinagawang NEDA Board Meeting na isinagawa sa Aguinaldo State Dining Room sa Malacañang kagabi, Hunyo 28. Sa inilabas na statement, inihayag din ang pag-adopt ng National Transport Policy (NTP) na naglalayong pag-isahin ang lahat ng transport-related project sa bansa. Sa ilalim ng nasabing polisiya, magkakaroon ng koordinasyon sa lahat ng […]
(Eagle News) — Sinampahan ng dalawang kaso sa Office of the Ombudsman si Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivares. Inihain ni dating Parañaque local government unit official Jonathan Bernardo ang mga kasong graft and corruption at plunder laban kina Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivares kasama ang Sangguniang Panglunsod at treasurer nito. Inakusahan ni Bernardo si Mayor Olivares ng katiwalian dahil sa mga aniya’y hokus-pokus na mga transaksyon nito sa lungsod kasabwat umano ang Sanggunian. Aniya, pinaburan ng mga […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian challenger Jeff Horn has made a massive blunder by not training against superior sparring partners in the United States in preparation for Sunday’s title fight, Manny Pacquiao’s team says. The legendary 38-year-old Filipino, one of the greatest fighters of his generation, is widely tipped to overcome the unbeaten Horn in front of an expected 50,000 people at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Pacquiao’s Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune said Thursday […]
by Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea threatened on Wednesday to impose the death penalty on the South’s former president Park Geun-Hye over an alleged plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un. Park had “pushed forward” a supposed plan by Seoul’s intelligence services to eliminate the North’s leadership, Pyongyang’s security ministries and prosecutors said in a joint statement carried by its official Korean Central News Agency. “We declare at […]
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Nag-alok ng PHP100,000 pabuya si San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Mayor Arthur Robes sa makapagtuturo sa suspek o mga suspek sa naganap na massacre sa limang miyembro ng isang pamilya sa Barangay Sto. Cristo, Bulacan. Ayon kay San Jose Del Monte Rep. Rida Robes, ang nasabing halaga ay ipagkakaloob sa sinomang makapagtuturo sa mga salarin upang mabilis na maresolba ang krimen. Sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, ilang persons of […]
