Other News

Thousands of families benefiting from 1,825 completed potable water supply projects nationwide

QUEZON CITY, January 3 (PIA) – Some 840,381 households nationwide are now benefiting from the 1,825 completed potable water supply projects from the Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB)-Water Supply Project since the program started in 2013, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The BuB-Water Supply Projects is one of the components under the DILG-BuB program which aims to strengthen local communities’ participation in national budget formulation and project implementation. “We all know […]

Continue Reading →

BTC members expected to be named by January, says peace adviser

PASIG CITY, January 3 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to name the 21 individuals who will comprise the new and expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) by January next year, according to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus G. Dureza. “By January, baka lalabas na ang appointment ng pangulo (the president is expected to appoint the members),” Dureza said. The BTC, which was created by Duterte’s Executive Order no. 8 signed on November […]

Continue Reading →

IS claims Istanbul New Year massacre, attacker on the run

by Stuart WILLIAMS and Raziye AKKOC in Ankara ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Islamic State jihadists Monday claimed the shooting rampage at a glamorous Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 on New Year’s night, while police arrested eight suspects but the attacker remained on the run. The statement by the extremist group — which Turkey is fighting in neighbouring Syria — was the first undisputed claim it has made for an attack in Turkey despite being blamed […]

Continue Reading →

Syrian army advances as rebels put peace talks on hold

by Layal Abou Rahal BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Syria’s ceasefire appeared under threat as government forces intensified their attacks near Damascus and around 10 rebel groups said they were suspending talks about planned peace negotiations this month. The talks are due to take place in the Kazakh capital Astana in late January but the rebels said they were pulling out of discussions due to “violations” by Damascus of a four-day old truce. The talks are […]

Continue Reading →

Huge wildfire destroys homes in Chile tourist city

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — A wildfire ravaged 50 hectares of woodland and destroyed homes in the tourist city of Valparaiso in western Chile, driving the authorities to evacuate hundreds of people on Monday. At least one person was reported hurt after the fire broke out on the outskirts of the historic port city, the National Emergencies Office (ONEMI) said in a statement. Television pictures showed thick grey smoke filling the streets in the Laguna Verde […]

Continue Reading →

No N. Korea missile will be capable of reaching US: Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter again on Monday evening to promise North Korea would not develop a nuclear missile capable of reaching US territory. His comments come a day after the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, appeared to try to put pressure on Trump by announcing his country is in the “final stages” of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “North Korea just stated that it is in the final […]

Continue Reading →

Police question Netanyahu as part of graft probe

by Jean-Luc Renaudie Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Police grilled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for three hours on Monday on suspicion of receiving gifts from businessmen, as part of a graft probe that has shaken the country’s politics. Investigators quizzed Netanyahu at his residence in central Jerusalem under caution “on suspicion of receiving benefits”, a police spokesman said afterwards, adding there were no further details to give. Ahead of the questioning, Netanyahu […]

Continue Reading →

Obama to deliver farewell speech next week in Chicago

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell speech next week from his political stronghold of Chicago, one of the last times he will be able to advocate for his policies before the inauguration of Donald Trump. The Republican political novice has vowed to rip up key Obama initiatives such as the so-called Obamacare healthcare reform act, to back out of climate change agreements and to reassess ties with foreign […]

Continue Reading →

At least 60 killed in Brazil prison riot: official

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP)–Atleast 60 people were killed in a prison riot in Brazil’s Amazon region when fighting broke out between rival gangs, an official said Monday. The riot happened Sunday at a prison in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, said the head of the state’s prisons administration, Pedro Florencio. “There are 60 dead so far,” he told journalists. Riots are common in Brazil’s overcrowded and underfunded prisons. Some 622,000 people were imprisoned […]

Continue Reading →

Pay hike for cops and soldiers included in 2017 budget

  (Eagle News) – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno confirmed on Monday that the increase in the base pay and allowances of soldiers and policemen had been included in the 2017 national budget. Diokno, however, did not give any more details as he is expected to make the announcement about the figures in Malacanang on Tuesday. In a yearend video report, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said President Rodrigo Duterte would fulfill his promise to the […]

Continue Reading →

New Year’s firecracker-related injuries the lowest in 10 years – DOH

  (Eagle News) – The number of firecracker-related injuries experienced a significant drop this year with the estimates ranging at 350, down from the average of 1,000 from the past 10 years. This was the lowest in 10 years, according to the Department of Health. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said 350 were injured by firecrackers and fireworks this year compared to a 10-year average of 1,000. Ubial said most of the victims are children and […]

Continue Reading →

Gov’t says typhoon Nina damage to agri and infra reached more than P5.183 billion

  (Eagle News) — The damage to agriculture and infrastructure wrought by Typhoon Nina (international name Nock-Ten), the last typhoon to hit the country in year 2016, reached P5.183 billion, according to the latest damage assessment report of the government. As of the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), typhoon Nina damaged P4.130 billion in agriculture, and P1.053 billion in infrastructure – roads, bridges, and school and health facilities. […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 5,428 5,429 5,430 5,431 5,432 … 7,408