SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, January 23 (PIA) – At least 55 pieces of vintage bombs were recently recovered by the Philippine National Police (PNP) here after receiving report from a concerned citizen at barangay San Jose, this city. Supt. Alex Delos Santos, Santiago City Public Safety Company head, led the team in the recovery of the vintage bombs at the city’s solid waste and disposal facility in the said barangay. “We immediately responded to a report from […]
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PNP Chief, ‘di raw magpapaapekto sa mga kontrobersya
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ni Philippine National (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi magiging hadlang ang kinasasangkutang kontrobersiya ng PNP sa pangunguna nito sa kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra droga. Sinabi ni Dela Rosa, bagamat apektado ang PNP sa kontrobersiya sa pagdukot at pagpatay sa Koreanong si Jee Ick Joo hindi sila magpapa-apekto sa kontrobersiya at sa halip lalo pa nilang palalakasin ang war on drugs campaign. Para sa […]
PNP Chief Dela Rosa, ‘di kailangang mag-resign – SP Koko Pimentel
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang dahilan para magbitiw si Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director Generald Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa sa kabila ng pagdukot at pagpatay umano ng mga Scalawag na pulis sa negosyanteng Koreano na si Jee Ick-Joo sa loob mismo ng Camp Crame. Ito ang pahayag ni Senate President Koko Pimentel sa panawagan ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na mag-resign si Dela Rosa matapos ang krimen na naganap mismo malapit lamang sa […]
Boxing: Pacquiao willing to fight McGregor
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to square up with mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor if his potential superfight with Floyd Mayweather fails to materialize, a spokesman said Sunday. But the Filipino boxing hero-turned-senator stressed that any fight with McGregor would have to be a boxing bout, not an MMA contest. “If McGregor will fight me in boxing, why not? But not in MMA. MMA is much different […]
Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor and Irvine Welsh premiere ‘T2 Trainspotting’
EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) — Fans and stars braved freezing Scottish weather to flock to the premiere of T2 Trainspotting on Sunday, the sequel to the era-defining story of Edinburgh drug addicts Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and thug Begbie two decades on. Trainspotting tracked the sordid and tragi-comic side of Scottish street life via the friends’ drug-addled criminal activity to a pulsating soundtrack. The 1996 film won huge critical acclaim and gave voice to a largely […]
Toll from Pakistan market bombing rises to 24: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — The death toll from a bomb blast at a market in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt has risen to 24, officials said Sunday. The explosion, which occurred on Saturday in Parachinar, capital of the Kurram tribal district, initially killed 20 people and was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. It was the first major militant attack in the country in 2017. “The number of dead people from the blast […]
Malacanang outraged with Korean’s kidnap-slay, vows no whitewash in case
(Eagle News) – Malacanang assured the public that there will be no cover-up or whitewash in the investigation of police officers involved in the kidnap-slay of Korean businessman Ji Ick-Joo, as it expressed “outrage” about the incident. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella released a statement Sunday saying that the Duterte administration would not tolerate “corrupt, abusive, errant” policemen who were involved in the crime. “We are outraged by the abduction and slay of a South Korean […]
Severe storms flatten houses in Texas
SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS United States (Reuters) — Residents in Scottsville, Texas were recovering on Sunday (January 22) from severe storms and high winds that damaged dozens of properties, downed trees and toppled power lines. The national weather service was determining whether the storms met classifications for tornado status. Scottsville resident Earnest Marshall described the strong winds sweeping through his home. “The house shifted three times… I covered my head” adding his house was “tore up” after […]
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Russian company mints 1 kg silver Trump coin
ZLATOUST, Russia (Reuters) — A Russian studio in the Urals’ city of Zlatoust minted a one kilogram (2.2 lbs approx.) silver coin dedicated to the inauguration of the U.S. President Donald Trump and presented it on the date (January 20). The heavy piece bears the portrait of the 45th president of the United States on its front and the Statue of Liberty at the reverse. “We could not miss such an important event as the […]
Tokyo stocks open lower
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday with a strong yen pushing exporters down while investors waited to see details of the new US president’s economic policies. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.99 percent, or 189.64 points, to 18,948.27 in the first few minutes while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 1.04 percent, or 15.89 points, to 1,517.57. © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse
Hot air balloons color Switzerland Sky
CHATEAU D’OEX, Switzerland (Reuters) — The Annual hot air balloon festival kicks off on Saturday (January 21) in the Swiss city of Chateau d’Oex for its 39th edition, bringing together more than 70 pilots from 15 different countries. “We have a beautiful landscape with snow and sun, and we can say that every year, we paint an ephemeral fresco in the sky thanks to these balloons and I think this is one of the things […]
