Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
by Angus Mackinnon Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) – Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister on Wednesday with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his party into an early election battle. Forced to quit after a crushing referendum defeat, Renzi formally submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday evening. The presidential palace said political consultations on forming a caretaker government would […]
by Gohar Abbas Agence France Presse SADDHA BATOLNI, Pakistan (AFP) – A Pakistani plane carrying 48 people crashed Wednesday in the country’s mountainous north and burst into flames killing everyone on board, authorities said, in one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the nation’s history. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight PK661 came down after one of its two turboprop engines failed while travelling from the city of Chitral to Islamabad, the civil aviation authority said. Rescuers, including […]
by Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut Agence France Presse ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) – ebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians Wednesday after losing more territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive. Heavy fighting in the city stoked mounting international concern, with six Western powers urging a ceasefire and UN chief Ban Ki-moon describing the plight of civilians as “heartbreaking”. US Secretary of State […]
Islamabad, Pakistan | AFP | At least 21 bodies have so far been recovered from the site of a plane crash in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, the military said. “Rescue effort continues. 21 bodies recovered so far,” the military, which is part of rescue efforts, said in a statement. There was “no chance” any of the 47 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines flight from northern Chitral to Islamabad survived, Sardar Aurangzeb Nalota, a local […]
(Eagle News)– The House justice committee on Wednesday (December 7) approved its substitute bill seeking to revive the death penalty as punishment for heinous crimes. Twelve voted to approve the bill, six voted against it, and one abstained. The committee approval of the measure implies it might meet the deadline for its passage before Congress goes on holiday break. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the death penalty is needed for his war against illegal drugs. […]
(Eagle News)– Travel time on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) has doubled in the past five years due to increasing number of vehicles, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Traffic started building up early morning nowadays on major roads of Metro Manila. Among these roads are Marcos Highway, Shaw Boulevard, and Roxas Boulevard. The looming holidays have made the vehicle volume heavier, with the number of vehicles on the road increasing by 25 […]
(Eagle News) — Starting Monday, December 12, private vehicle owners who applied for car passes would be permitted to pass through Camp Aguinaldo. This was confirmed by Brig. General Allan Martin of the Headquarters Support Command of the Camp Aguinaldo. Martin said that on Thursday and Friday, the AFP will start to distribute the car passes. Once they claim their tickets, Martin said that motorists with completed requirements by Thursday or Friday may also start […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo will be even more critical of certain policies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, according to her spokesperson, Georgina Hernandez. In an interview, Hernandez said that Robredo’s supporters should expect her to be even more critical Duterte’s policies after her resignation as the chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). “Makakaasa tayo na ang boses ni VP Leni ay magiging mas malakas tungkol sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A regional trial court in Baybay, Leyte court on Tuesday, December 6 issued an order in an open court for the transfer of custody of alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa to the National Bureau of Investigation. In the presence of the prosecutor and Kerwin’s lawyer, Atty. Leilani Villarino, Baybay, Leyte Regional Trial Court Branch 14 Judge Carlos Arguelles ordered the transfer of the young Espinosa from the custody […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpatupad ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ng shellfish ban sa ilang bahagi ng Visayas, matapos itong mag-positibo sa presensya ng paralytic shellfish poison. Sa pinakahuling shellfish bulletin ng BFAR kahapon, tinukoy nila ang mga lugar na nagpositibo sa paralytic shellfish poison at ito ay ang mga sumusunod: – Irong-Irong at Cambatutay Bays sa Western Samar; – Matarinao Bay sa Eastern Samar; – Baybayin ng Leyte; – Baybayin ng Calubian […]
PALAWAN (Eagle News) – Makukulay at kaaya-ayang mga kasuotan mula sa mga bansang Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia at Pilipinas ang makikita ngayon sa Palawan Heritage Center sa Capitol Grounds. Ito ay matapos ilunsad kamakailan ang “BUDAYAW”- An exhibit of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Textiles. Ayon kay Gng. Mary Rose Caabay, tagapangasiwa ng Palawan Heritage Center, ito ay mga koleksyon ng kasuotan mula sa National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) sa […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagfle News) – Isinagawa ang groundbreaking at time capsule-laying ceremony ng bagong Drug Rehabilitation Facility sa Malagos Village, Calinan, Davao noong Martes, December 6. Ang 1.9-hectare Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents (TRCDD) ay may total budget na P200 million pesos. Makakapag-accommodate ito ng hanggang 224 katao at inaasahang matatapos sa Disyembre sa susunod na taon. Ang bagong rehab center ay pinondohan ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) sa pakikipagtulungan ng Travellers International Hotel Group […]
