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by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — After a US appeals court refused to restore President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration order, travelers who had been banned from entering the country trickled in Sunday as the White House vowed to prevail in the high-stakes legal battle. The early-morning ruling from a federal appeals court was the latest chapter in a saga which began on January 27, when Trump issued a […]
(Reuters) — Dozens of people in Afghanistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend (February 4-5). In the northern province of Badakhshan, as many as 19 people were killed and 17 injured due to avalanches, collapsed roofs and road accidents, said Naweed Frotan, a spokesman for the provincial governor. The government was working to reach at least 12 districts in Badakhshan that had been completely cut off, he said. In […]
(Eagle News) – The minimum fare for jeepneys will now be P8, starting Wednesday, February 8. This was after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced the approval of the one-peso provisional jeepney fare increase. LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra explained that this means that minimum fare hike will return to P 8 from the current P 7. This will cover Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog regions. The LTFRB decision was […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte stood pat on his earlier decision to cancel peace talks with the National Democratic Front, as he called communist leaders “spoiled brats” and “mayabang” (arrogant). He said he does not want to talk anymore with the Communist Party of the Philippines-NDF because of their unreasonable demands. “I tried my best to make peace with everybody,” he said in a speech at the launch of the Hardin ng Lunas […]
San Miguel entered the semi-finals of PBA Cup after eliminating Rain or Shine Elasto painters with the score of 98-91 on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The record of San Miguel was almost perfect in the elimination round with a 10-1 win-loss card. RR Garcia of San Miguel had 25 points for the victory of the beermen. Head coach Leo Austria admitted that San Miguel had a hard time defeating Rain or […]
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang “Change of Command Ceremony” ng 102nd Infantry Brigade na isinagawa nitong Sabado, Pebrero 4 sa Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Sa nasabing okasyon ay ipinahayag ni Col. Jacinto R. Bareng, incoming Brigade Commander ng 102nd Infantry Brigade ang kaniyang mga plano. Kasama sa kaniyang priority list ay ang sumusunod: Pagtatagumpay laban sa mga “auxiliary threat troops” Pagsulong ng Peace Process sa MILF at MNLF. Pagsuporta sa mga ahensiya ng gobyerno sa […]
MAKATI CITY (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Actual Fire Fighting Seminar ang mga miyembro ng Society of Communicators and Networkers (SCAN) International noong Sabado, February 4. Isinagawa ito sa Makati Central Fire Station, Makati City sa pangunguna ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Ang nasabing seminar ay bahagi ng nalalapit na Fire Prevention Month sa darating na Marso. Ayon kay Ginoong Jerry Cura, chairman ng SCAN, Metro Manila South chapter, ang nasabing seminar ay paghahanda hindi lamang sa darating […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Consumers should expect an increase in their electric bills this month due to the crude oil price hike. “Customers can expect even higher rates in coming months,” said Meralco in a statement. According to Meralco Utility Economics Head Lawrence Fernandez, the increase will particularly affect the generation charge. The price increase in the generation charge will be Php 0.42 centavos per kilowatt hour (kWh) to P8.82 per kWH. https://youtu.be/jKLxqE1Amh0
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista ordered City Fire Marshal Sr. Supt. Jesus Fernandez to conduct fire safety inspections of commercial establishments in the city, specially their compliance to the fire code. This is in response to the successive fire incidents all over the country, particularly the fire incident that occurred in the Cavite Export Processing Zone. https://youtu.be/xGYiM8bpToI
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued an advisory stating that the transport strike will last until seven in the evening tonight, For a list of the affected areas, please watch the accompanying video.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Some 5, 000 military and police personnel, in addition to traffic enforcers were deployed on Monday (February 6) in major thoroughfares all over Metro Manila in response to the transport strike commenced by the transport group, Stop and Go. The strike was staged to protest the plan of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to phase-out old transport jeeps, replacing it with electrical jeepneys. The transport strikes […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police Counter Intelligence Task Force is formally launched by PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa today, February 6 and the PNP CITF is now ready to receive complaints against crooked cops through their hotline as well as by visiting their office in Camp Crame. “Today, we are officially launching the operations of the CITF (counter-intelligence task force) and we are announcing to you the official hotline […]
