(Eagle News)– Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday advised that any citizen who can share information that can lead to arrest of illegal recruiters would be given P50,000 as reward. “Illegal recruitment has to stop and its perpetrators jailed, sinuman na magbibigay ng impormasyon which leads to the arrest of illegal recruiters, bibigyan ng P50,000 na reward.” Bello said. According to Bello, the aim of the large bounty is to drive citizens to report […]
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Move over, FaceTime, Google Duo is here
by Marie Dumayac Eagle News Service Colorado COLORADO, USA (Eagle News) — iPhone users who love FaceTime have been waiting for FaceTime to be open to rival devices. The wait is over… but not within FaceTime. On August 16, Google released its new app Duo, a direct alternative to FaceTime. Duo is available on Apple and Android phones allowing video calls between these two platforms in a smooth and simple process. Signing up for Duo […]
World Bank presidency search opens with Kim’s hat in ring
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim will seek a second term of office, the global development lender said Tuesday as it announced the start of a selection process for the presidency. Kim’s bid to remain as president comes in the face a rare public rebuke from the Bank’s rank-and-file, who earlier this month declared that the institution faced a “crisis of leadership.” “The executive directors expressed unanimous support for an open, […]
Zambo buy-bust nabs ‘Duterte siblings’
(Eagle News)– Six people are arrested on Monday in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tetuan, Zamboanga City. Two siblings, both surnamed Duterte, were included in the arrest. Authorities confirmed that the siblings and President Rodrigo Duterte are not related. Five plastic sachets of shabu and drug paraphernalia were retrieved from Adrian, the main target of the operation. The latter surrendered to the police under Oplan Tokhang, but didn’t quit in selling drugs. Charges for violating […]
Scenes from the M 6.2 earthquake in Italy
Solon taunts De Lima to appear at House probe
(Eagle News)– Kabayan Party-list Rep. Harry Roque on Wednesday challenged Senator Leila De Lima to show up at the House’s investigation on her connection with illegal drugs trade inside New Bilibid Prison. “Those are issues that she has to respond to. Kung walang tinatago, sisipot. Kung malinis ang konsensya, humarap ka,” Roque said. “We will see. We will invoke jurisprudence. We need to clarify the scope of this inter-parliamentary courtesy,” Roque answered about De Lima’s choice […]
At least five dead in Italian earthquake: media
by Filippo MONTEFORTE ROME, Italy (AFP) — A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, devastating mountain villages and leaving at least five people dead. Numerous buildings collapsed in small communities close to the epicentre of the quake in a remote, thinly-populated area straddling the regions of Umbria, Marche and Lazio. As dawn broke, residents and emergency services were scrambling to rescue people trapped in rubble. Local officials indicated that the […]
Myanmar’s peacock: a national symbol dying off in the wild
by Reuben EASEY YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Embraced by kings and freedom fighters alike, Myanmar’s peacocks have long been a national symbol of pride and resistance — but they are becoming ever harder to spot in the wild. Ornithologist Thet Zaw Naing is worried. Every year that goes by, Myanmar’s national bird becomes a less familiar sight. “They always walk on the ground and they sleep in trees at night,” he tells AFP. “And before […]
NIA manager faces raps for not declaring biz in SALN
(Eagle News)–National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region X manager Julius Maquiling faces criminal charges for failing to declare his trucking business in his 2009 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). He was charged by the Office of the Ombudsman perjury and violation of Section 8(a) of Republic Act No. 6713, also known as The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. In a probe conducted by the Ombudsman, Maquiling is […]
China unveils 2020 Mars rover concept: report
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has unveiled illustrations of a Mars probe and rover it aims to send to the Red Planet at the end of the decade in a mission that faces “unprecedented” challenges, state media said Wednesday. China, which is pouring billions into its space programme and working to catch up with the US and Europe, announced in April it aims to send a spacecraft “around 2020” to orbit Mars, land and deploy […]
Developing story: Quake brings down buildings in central Italy, at least 6 believed killed
> 6.2 earthquake strikes central Italy > At least 6 people dead > Four people are under the rubble, but they are not showing any sign of life > Mayor says at least half the town is gone > Amatrice mayor says people trapped under rubble > RAI quoted police as saying two people were known to have died in the nearby village of Pescara del Tronto > There were 17 reported aftershocks […]
At least three dead in Italian earthquake: media
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least three people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, local media reported. The first confirmed victims of a quake which devastated dozens of villages were an elderly couple whose home collapsed at Pescara del Tronto in the Marche region to the east of the epicentre, national broadcaster Rai and other media reported. The AGI news agency said at least one other person […]
