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Tulong para sa anim na Pinoy na nasawi sa sunog sa Riyadh, tiniyak ng pamahalaan

Eagle News – Ayon sa Philippine embassy sa Riyadh, nakikiramay sila sa mga naulilang pamilya ng mga biktima kung saan isa rito ay napag-alamang buntis. Kinilala ang mga namatay na sina Sahara Mapandi, 46, RemaMapandi, walang taong gulang, Ryan Mapandi, pitong taong gulang, Dodio Guiamat, Karen Anne Guiamat, 31 at Aneeka Guiamat, 1 year and 3 months old. Si Karen Anne ay apat na buwang buntis at nagtatrabaho bilang nurse sa Riyadh Military Hospital. Una ng inihayag ni ACTS-OFW partlist Rep. John Bertiz na tulog […]

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MMDA nixes ‘viral message’ about number coding

(Eagle News)– The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday calls on a ‘viral message’ spreading that it has cancelled the number coding scheme. The MMDA issued a statement to “debunk a certain viral message being spread and shared on social media and Viber regarding alleged MMDA proposals on traffic.” The MMDA reminded that all official announcements of the agency are only released through its website and social media accounts. “MMDA is reminding the public […]

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Sen. De Lima sinampahan ng ethics complaint sa Senate Ethics Committee

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Sinampahan ng Ethics Complaint sa mataas na kapulungan si Senador Leila De Lima kaugnay sa mga alegasyon na ipinupukol sa kaniya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ang nasabing reklamo ay inihain ni Atty. Abelardo De Jesus sa Senate Ethics Committee. Ayon kay De Jesus, wala siyang personal knowledge kaugnay sa sinasabing pagkakasangkot ni De Lima sa operasyon ng iligal na droga. Ibinase aniya ang kaniyang ethics complaint sa mga pahayag ni […]

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Dalawang mangingisda sa Romblon, nawawala

ALAD, Romblon (Eagle News) – Patuloy na nananawagan ang mga kaanak ng dalawang nawawalang mangingisda sa bayan ng Romblon, Romblon. Ang dalawa ay kinilalang sina Mario Baile at Roger Culas pawang residente ng Barangay Alad, Romblon, Romblon. Ayon sa report, lulan di-umano ang dalawa ng kanilang bangkang pangisda na may pangalang IMERSON. Inalarma na rin ng Coast Guard at PDRRMO ang mga counterpart nito sa mga karatig na lugar upang agad na mahanap ang mga nawawalang mangingisda. Samantala, […]

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Livelihood Program inilunsad ng Roxas City Agriculture Office

ROXAS City, Capiz (Eagle News) -Inilunsad ng Roxas City Agriculture Office ang Livelihood Program para matulungan ang mga naninirahan sa Coastal Barangay ng Roxas City. Ipinaliwanag ni City Agriculturist Engeline Aguirre kay Mayor Alan Anghel Celino kung papaano magiging alternatibo sa kanilang ikinabubuhay ang vegetable seeds/crops gardening. Nilalayon ng proyektong ito na maturuan ang mga residente ng mga coastal barangay ng Roxas City sa pagtatanim ng mga vegetable seeds/crops bilang karagdagan sa kanilang pinagkakakitaan. Tuloy-tuloy […]

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One dead, dozens wounded in Thai car bombing

by Tuwaedaniya Meringing BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A large car bomb exploded Wednesday outside a hotel in Thailand’s deep south, killing one and wounding more than 30 in a nation already on edge after a bombing spree that targeted tourist towns. The latest blast struck before midnight on the outskirts of Pattani, one of three Muslim-majority southern provinces battered by a long-running and shadowy insurgency. “So far there is one killed and more than 30 […]

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Eagle News poll: Majority of netizens want Marcos’ burial at Heroes’ Cemetery

  (Eagle News)– A great number of netizens want President Rodrigo Duterte to stand his ground to allow the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, based on a poll posted by Eagle News. The question posed to respondents was: “Should President Rodrigo Duterte push through with the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos despite their protests?” According to the poll results, 96% (730) of the respondents agreed to […]

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N. Korea missile enters Japan’s air defense zone: Abe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile entered Japan’s air defense identification zone for the first time, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly said Wednesday. “This is the first time a missile from North Korea was launched from a submarine into our country’s air-defence identification zone,” Abe told reporters, according to public broadcaster NHK. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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China hopes N.Korea launch will not worsen tensions

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for calm Wednesday after North Korea carried out a ballistic missile test launch towards Japan, Jiji Press reported. “We hope that (the situation) will not become more tense and complicated,” he told reporters in Tokyo ahead of talks with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea, Jiji Press reported. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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North Korea test fires sub-launched missile

by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea conducted an apparently successful submarine-launched missile test on Wednesday, days after threatening a nuclear strike in retaliation at the start of large-scale South Korea-US military exercises. A statement from South Korea’s military Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile, launched in the early morning from a submarine in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), flew around 500 kilometers (310 miles) — a substantial improvement on […]

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Japan’s Abe calls N. Korean missile test ‘reckless act’: Jiji

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a ballistic missile launch by North Korea earlier in the day as a “reckless act”, Jiji Press reported. “It is a grave threat to Japan’s security environment,” Abe told reporters, according to the news agency. “It is an unforgivable, reckless act.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

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Obama defends Louisiana flood response

by Nicholas Kamm, with Andrew Beatty in Washington BATON ROUGE, United States (AFP) — After a much-criticized delay, President Barack Obama visited flood-stricken Louisiana Tuesday, defending his administration’s response and urging citizens to pitch in and help ravaged communities. Obama — decked out in hiking boots and with shirt sleeves rolled up — touched down in Baton Rouge and toured a hard-hit and debris-strewn parish, promising Louisianans they would get all the help they need. […]

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