(Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday (March 21) that a Chinese coastguard vessel did not enter Indonesian waters after Indonesia protested against what it called an infringement of its waters by a Chinese vessel near a disputed area of the South China Sea over the weekend. The incident involving an Indonesian patrol boat, and a Chinese coastguard vessel and fishing boat in what Indonesia said was its waters, has angered Indonesia. Indonesia says […]
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Vessel preparing to ship plutonium to US arrives at Japanese port: media
Tokyo, Japan (AFP)—An armed nuclear transport vessel preparing to ship a huge cache of plutonium — enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs — to the United States arrived at a Japanese port on Monday amid tight security, local media said. The stockpile, provided by the US, Britain and France decades ago for research purposes, is being returned to the US as part of a bilateral storage deal. Television footage showed the Britain-registered ship entering a port […]
Russian court finds Ukrainian pilot Savchenko liable for journalist killings
Donetsk, Russian Federation (AFP)—A court in southern Russia on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of murder over the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn east Ukraine, at a trial condemned by Kiev and the West as a political sham. Savchenko “committed the premeditated murder as part of a group of people from the motives of hatred and enmity,” a judge in the town of Donetsk was quoted as saying by Russian news […]
Romanian, Uzbek among 13 female students killed in coach crash in Spain
Tortosa, Spain (AFP)—Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said Monday. The victims of Sunday’s crash, all aged between 19 and 25, also included a Romanian, a Frenchwoman, an Austrian and a student from Uzbekistan, Jordi Jane, the in-charge for interior matters in Catalonia, said on the radio. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
DPWH road reblocking sa EDSA ngayong public holidays
METRO MANILA, Philippines — Nakatakdang magsagawa ng road reblocking at repair sa ilang bahagi ng EDSA ang Department of Public Works and Highways ngayong public holiday. Ayon sa DPWH-Metro Manila First District Engineering Office, magsisimula ang road repair at reblocking alas-dos ng hapon (2:00 PM) ng madaling araw sa Huwebes, Marso 24. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/NyE4eIrVukQ
Thousands of tourists expected in Boracay
BORACAY, Philippines – It is expected that 50, 000 tourists will go to Boracay this holiday break with the walkway in Station 2 already fully-booked. In response to this, the Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Red Cross added personnel in the said island. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
CNPH, sinagot ang usapin ng mga litrato ng lumang beddings na ginagamit ng mga pasyente
Daet, Camarines Norte – Naglabas na ng pahayag ang pamunuan ng Camarines Norte Provincial Hospital (CNPH) kaugnay ng mga litrato ng mga sirang beddings na hinihigaan ng mga pasyente ng CNPH na kumalat sa social media nitong mga nakaraang linggo kung saan umani ito ng iba’t ibang reaksyon at pagpuna mula sa mga netizens. Ayon kay Dra. Myrna Rojas, Provincial Health Officer, inamin nitong pinagagamit pa din ang mga luma at sira nang beddings sa kadahilanan […]
Thousands of passengers expected at bus terminals
QUEZON City, Philippines – Between 10, 000 – 20, 000 passengers are expected at the Araneta Bus Terminal in Cubao, Quezon City. Most of the air-conditioned buses were already fully-booked since last week. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z3NHyt2DpBo
No support for divorce bill – presidential candidates
CEBU City, Philippines – All four of the presidential candidates who attended the Cebu City leg of the Presidential Debate did not favor the divorce bill, in response to the moderator’s question. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
No Filipinos in the Russian plane crash
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that there were no Filipinos involved in the plane crash in Russia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/5vqMu5RHwzU
Metro Manila records 35 degrees Celsius temperature
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Metro Manila recorded a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius yesterday – the highest temperature recorded for the metro as of now. The PAGASA added that the easterlies will cause higher temperatures in the coming days. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Malacañang clarifies possible US travel alert
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma clarified the statement made by the Department of Health that it is expecting that the Philippines will be included in the Level 2 travel alert of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. According to Coloma, if ever the Philippines is included in the said travel alert, said inclusion is based only on the case of an American woman who contracted Zika virus in the […]





