Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled central Chile on Monday, US geologists said. The quake, which struck at 6:30 pm (2130 GMT), was centered off the coast of the resort city of Valparaiso and had a depth of 9.8 kilometers (about six miles), according to the US Geological Survey. Authorities urged residents to evacuate coastal areas as a precaution against a possible tsunami. Chile lies on what is known as the “Ring […]
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela – Protesters rallied Monday vowing to block Venezuela’s main roads to raise pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest that have left 21 people dead. Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up one of the first rallies in eastern Caracas early Monday while other groups were gathering elsewhere, the opposition said. It called for crowds to fill the main […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israelis stood silent and sirens rang out for two minutes on Monday as the country held its annual remembrance of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Drivers exited their cars and buses ground to a halt, while students at schools marked the two minutes of silence that began at 10:00 am (0700 GMT). Israeli radio and television stations have aired testimony, documentaries and films on the genocide carried out by […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa to immediately detain the lady police officer who was earlier arrested in Bohol, and turned out to be a “lover” of an Abu Sayyaf member. “I just received instruction from the President and he ordered me to arrest and incarcerate right away Supt. Cristina Nobleza,” Dela Rosa said in a press briefing at around 2 p.m. Monday, April […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Suspected Maoist rebels killed 12 paramilitary commandos on Monday in a remote part of central India, a police official said, the latest attack in the country’s simmering internal conflict. “So far, we know that 12 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel have been martyred in the Maoist attack,” Bhagwati Singh, a police spokesperson in restive Chhattisgarh state, told AFP by telephone.
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “Black propaganda–plain and simple.” Ito ang paglalarawan ng Malacanang sa isinampang kasong kriminal sa International Criminal Court laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at 11 pang iba dahil sa mga umano’y extrajudicial killings sa bansa kaugnay ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. “For one, it’s intended to smear the name of the President,” wika ni chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo nang makapanayam sa CNN Philippines. Ayon kay Panelo, hindi rin siya naniniwalang […]
https://youtu.be/-Nzi8uLjPsM Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential run-off, results showed Sunday, making him clear favorite to emerge as the country’s youngest leader in its history. (Videgraphics courtesy Agence France Presse)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is conducting “estero clean-up” operations as part of its preemptive anti-flood measures before the rainy season. According to MMDA Chairman Tim Orbos, the MMDA is not only concerned with the traffic problem but also with the flooding in Metro Manila due to clogged sewers.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A party-list representative is asking the commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to resign due to numerous accusations of graft and corruption. House Committee on Energy Senior Member and Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate is challenging the ERC commissioners to step down because of various irregularities involving the commission when he is investigating. “One of the most controversial among these deals is the midnight deal on seven (7) […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang said that the two-month suspension of “Oplan Tokhang” and “Oplan Double Barrel” has resulted in a rise in the crime rate in the first quarter of 2017. “The First Quarter 2017 (of a Social Weather Station) survey showing 6.3 (percent) of families lost to street robbery, burglars (break-ins), or carnappers within the past six months, validates earlier reports showing an increase in crime after the Philippine National Police suspended Oplan Tokhang and Project […]
