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A locomotive on an Amtrak train carrying about 330 passengers derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia on Sunday, killing two people and injuring about 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball. The accident in Chester, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles (25 km) southwest of Philadelphia, was the latest in a series involving the U.S. passenger rail carrier and occurred a few miles south of the site of a […]
SAN FERNANDO CITY, April 3 (PIA) – Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said a jobseeker would have to get the first available work and invest on experience which will boost his or her employability. Speaking before the 687 new graduates of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University here on March 30, Baldoz said first time applicants should accept the first available job and ger the needed experience. She added: “What you need after graduation is […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (April 4)-THE Cultural Center of the Philippines and Tribung Pilipino Foundation headed by Danny Dolor presents the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers in Harana sa Dapit Hapon on April 6, 2016 at the Bulwagang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater Lobby) at 4:30pm. The University of Santo Tomas Singers is the premier mixed choral ensemble of Asia’s oldest university, the University of Santo Tomas. It was founded in 1992 by Prof. Fidel […]
MANILA, April 4 – The Palace extended its sympathies to the families of the victims of a violent clash in Kidapawan City and countered those sowing misinformation about the incident. “Tayo po ay nakikidalamhati doon sa mga kaanak ng mga nasaktan sa panig man ng mga nagkikilos protesta at maging sa ating mga kapulisan,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said in a radio interview on Sunday. Coloma told dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan that relevant agencies […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — A Japanese submarine and two escort warships made a port visit to the Philippines on Sunday (April 3) in a show of growing military ties between the two nations. Officials from the Philippine navy welcomed the Japanese training submarine JS Oyashio, along with the destroyer class ships JS Ariake and JS Setogiri. It was the first visit of a Japanese submarine to the Philippines in 15 years. “This is just an […]
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — Indian police have arrested three employees of the construction firm building a flyover which collapsed in the eastern city of Kolkata, as the death toll rose to 26, a senior officer said Saturday. The arrests were made late Friday after police sealed the Kolkata office of IVRCL, the contractor behind the ill-fated construction project in West Bengal state. Five other staff were detained for questioning over the tragedy that unfolded after a […]
(Reuters) — North Korea’s state media on Saturday (April 2) released still photographs of its leader Kim Jong Un observing a test of what it said was a new type of anti-air guided weapon system. The still photographs, broadcast on the North’s state-run television KRT, showed Kim watching missiles being fired from surface and aerial targets being blown up. KRT, however, did not specify the date or location of the test firing. North Korea […]
Washington, United States (AFP)—-World leaders reaffirmed their commitment to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of extremists on Friday but warned that the threat is “constantly evolving.” “More work remains to be done to prevent non-state actors from obtaining nuclear and other radioactive materials, which could be used for malicious purposes,” the leaders said, in a joint statement at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. United States President Barack Obama invited dozens of world […]
MANILA, Philippines – Representatives from the Bangladesh Central Bank will go to the Philippines to retrieve the $4.6 million returned by businessman Kim Wong. Said amount is part of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank by hackers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez expressed his desire to create a Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management that will handle the government’s response regarding disasters as well as ensuring that the aid and relief goods will be delivered to the disaster victims. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police, through its chief, expressed doubt regarding the promise of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who said that he will eliminate crime within 6 months. The PNP leadership also said that they are not in favor of being used as death squads. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines – In the latest senatorial survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Senator Tito Sotto took the first place with 53.6% (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
