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Waves of up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) pounded Chile’s coastal areas on Wednesday (September 16), the navy said, after a powerful 8.3 earthquake struck off the coast, flooding some coastal areas. At least three people were killed by the quake about 280 km (175 miles) north of Santiago, the biggest earthquake since 2010 to hit the world’s top copper producer. In the coastal city of Estero, in Vina del Mar, images showed high tide […]
(Eagle News) — It’s a Grace Poe-Chiz Escudero tandem for the 2016 presidential and vice-presidential race. Poe and Escudero formally announced their team-up on Thursday, Sept. 17 in a gathering held at the Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan. Poe made the announcement a day after she declared that she was running for president in 2016. Poe said Escudero, who had served as her father’s spokesperson during the 2004 presidential elections, was […]
(Reuters) A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday (September 16), shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and flooding some coastal areas under a tsunami warning. At least three people were killed by the quake about 280 km (175 miles) north of Santiago, the biggest earthquake since 2010 to hit the world’s top copper producer. Speaking to reporters in southern California, Caltech seismologist Mark Simons said that those affected […]
The City Social Welfare and Development office is discouraging the public not to give alms to beggars as this is against the law and begging on the streets endangers their lives. City Social Welfare and Development Officer (CSWDO) Betty Fangasan made this call especially that Christmas season is approaching and the number of mendicants begging in the streets in this mountain resort city also increases. Fangasan said these mendicants come from the nearby provinces and […]
(PIA) — Parents should uphold strong family bond with their children to prevent substance abuse among young people. Dr. Therese Castañeda, psychiatrist at the Pototan Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, said that parents are the first line of defense for children to avert drug or alcohol abuse. “Parents should know what their children’s hobbies are, their likes, in order to maintain that open communication,” she said. She said that parents should also set as good examples […]
(Reuters) — Classic Cuban records will gain a sweeping platform beyond the island nation from Tuesday (September 15), after Sony Music Entertainment signed a deal to distribute tracks recorded under the state-owned label, Egrem, dating back to the revolutionary era and beyond. The deal, which has been in the making for over two years, and comes just weeks after the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic ties following decades of hostility. Renowned Cuban artists like […]
(Reuters) – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday (September 16), shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Chile’s government urged residents to evacuate the coastline. The mayor of Illapel, which is near the epicenter, said on a radio broadcast that one person had been killed by a collapsing wall, and 15 others were reported injured. Some homes were damaged […]
(Reuters) — A Texas teenager was taken away from school in handcuffs after he brought a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school this week and the staff mistook it for a bomb, police said on Wednesday (September 16). Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was accused of making a hoax bomb. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said he is Muslim and the case serves as an example of religious bigotry. “I took it to school just to show […]
(Eagle News) — A very strong 8.3 magnitude quake hit Chile’s coast on Wednesday night, Sept. 16 (Thursday morning, Sept. 17, Manila time), according to the U.S. Geological Survey which measured the quake’s depth at 25 kilometers. The quake’s epicenter was about 46 kilometers west of Illapel, Chile, USGS said. Evacuations were immediately ordered after the quake struck at 10:54 p.m Wednesday in Chile (6:54 a.m. Thursday Manila time) as Chile’s national emergency agency issued […]
(Reuters) — The Syrian refugee, tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman as he tried to flee from police on the Hungarian-Serbian border, arrived in Barcelona on Wednesday (September 16) before jumping on yet another train to Madrid, where he has been hired by Spain’s Official School for Football and Indoor Football Coaches (CENAFE). Video footage of Osama Abdul Mohsen being tripped by cameraman Petra Laszlo as he ran through the fields with his son Zaid, aged […]
(Reuters) — Coast Guard officials allied to Libya’s self-declared government in Tripoli said on Wednesday (September 16) they captured a Russian-flagged oil tanker and their Russian crew trying to smuggle oil from the port of Zawara. Coast guard official Tawfiq Mohammed said that the tanker was captured when it tried to smuggle oil out of the country “We identified the location of the tanker which was about 15 miles outside of Zawara. It’s a Russian […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – There are many aspiring filmmakers out there, ready to sacrifice their time and money to capture the perfect moment and re-create the tantamount scene. “Walang Take Two” follows the life of one such aspiring filmmaker. Warning! You will be spoiled! “Walang Take Two” is about a young man, Hapi, who decided that he wants to be a filmmaker and create an indie film. Hapi falls for Cherry who works […]
