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Bulkang Kanlaon, nakapagtala ng 14 na volcanic quakes – PHIVOLCS

NEGROS Nakapagtala ang Philippine Institute Of Volcanology And Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ng labing apat na pagyanig sa nakalipas na 24 na oras. Gayunman, nananatili pa rin ito sa alert level one at walang gaanong usok sa bunganga ng bulkan. Ang bahagyang deformation ng lupa sa paligid nito ay katulad pa rin ng nai-record noong buwan ng Disyembre. Sa kasalukuyan ay umiiral ang 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone (PDZ) sa paligid nito. Ang nasabing bulkan ay matatagpuan sa probinsya […]

Bagong schedule at pamasahe sa Trinoma-Glorietta route ng P2P bus

MANILA, Philippines — Magkakaroon ng bagong schedule at fare matrix ang premium Point-to-Point (P2P) bus service para sa Trinoma-Glorietta route simula Linggo, March 27. Maaaring makita ang bagong schedule sa Facebook page ng Froehlich Tours Incorporated. Samantala, walang operasyon ang P2P buses hanggang Linggo. (Eagle News Service)

‘Missing’ bookseller Lee Bo on way back to China: reports

by Aaron TAM Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo, who went missing three months ago and surfaced in China, is already on his way back over the border after a brief return home, local media reported. British citizen Lee, 65, returned to Hong Kong Thursday after disappearing in late December, in a case that has raised alarm over Beijing’s tightening grip. But Lee crossed back into the mainland Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after his […]

Poe, muling nanguna sa survey

(Eagle News) — Muling nanguna si Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares sa pinakahuling “Bilang Pilipino SWS (Social Weather Stations) Mobile Survey” na isinagawa ilang araw matapos ang ikalawang leg ng “Pilipinas Debates 2016”. Ayon sa SWS, nakakuha ng 35% si Poe na sinundan ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte na nakakuha naman ng 26%. Habang parehong nakakuha ng 18% sina dating Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas II at Vice President Jejomar Binay, […]

Illegal campaign materials, binaklas na

(Eagle News) — Tone-toneladang posters na ang nahakot ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at mga tauhan ng Commision on Elections (Comelec) matapos ipatupad ang “Oplan Baklas”. Ayon sa Comelec, nagsimula ang kanilang pagtatanggal ng mga ipinagbabawal na campaign materials bandang alas-12:00 ng hatinggabi, Marso 25. Matatandaang una nang nag-abiso ang poll body na bawal ang anumang uri ng pangangampanya simula Huwebes, Marso 24 hanggang sa araw na ito, Marso 25. Bagama’t ang sentro ng […]

Oplan Ligtas Biyahe gives tips for maritime travelers

MANILA, Mar. 25 – The Department of Transportation presented reminders for maritime passengers this long weekend. DOTC said that during high passenger volume seasons, there is a significant rise in petty crime incidents, most commonly estafa and ticket-selling scams, at seaports. In this light, maritime passengers are reminded to make sure to buy tickets only from authorized personnel, and not from scalpers. They must make sure that they are not made to pay for any extra […]

US comedian and actor Garry Shandling dies

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US comedian and actor Garry Shandling, best known for his late-night talk show series “The Larry Sanders Show” and his quirky sitcom “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” died on Thursday at age 66. Los Angeles police said paramedics were called to the comedian’s home and he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The celebrity website TMZ said he had suffered a heart attack. The Chicago-born Shandling […]

French national arrested in Paris region over ‘advanced terror plot’

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police had arrested a suspect in the Paris area on Thursday who was in “the advanced stages” of a plot to attack France. While Cazeneuve said the raid in the Argenteuil neighbourhood northwest of Paris had led to a “major arrest”, he told reporters there was “no tangible evidence linking the plot to either the attacks in Paris or Brussels”. The arrested man, a French national, “is suspected of […]

Security Council wants UN mission in W. Sahara at ‘full capacity’

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The Security Council called Thursday for the UN mission in Western Sahara to resume working at “full capacity,” in its first statement following a dispute between Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Morocco. The United Nations said Tuesday it closed its military liaison office in Dakhla, Western Sahara at the request of Morocco, which was angered when Ban referred to the “occupation” of the disputed territory. The 15 Security Council […]

Six people arrested in Brussels after attacks

by Danny Kemp and Claire Rosemberg BELGIUM, Brussels (AFP) — Six people were arrested Thursday in a series of police raids in Brussels, federal prosecutors said, two days after jihadist attacks in the Belgian capital left 31 dead. The arrests come as Belgian ministers under fire for intelligence failings over Tuesday’s Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts admitted “errors” and offered to quit. Prime Minister Charles Michel refused to accept the resignations of the interior and justice […]