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Enrile’s camp hopes senator will leave PNP General Hospital

QUEZON City, Philippines, August 20 (Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is hoping that the said senator can now leave the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital as they await the release order after the Supreme Court allowed the said senator to post bail. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/h9p1aA4jSew

DFA raises crisis alert level in Thailand

MANILA, Philippines, August 20 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised crisis alert level 1 in Thailand to inform Filipinos there of the situation after the explosion occurred in Bangkok last Monday, which is said to be the worst of its kind that Thailand has faced. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Qdg-imKWF_c

NFA bares tips on food safety

ILOILO CITY, Aug. 19 (PIA 6) —  The National Food Authority (NFA) reiterated its call to the public in Western Visayas to be continuously vigilant of the rice they are buying and cooking. This is despite the findings that the so-called “fake rice” found in Davao City and other areas are isolated cases of chemically contaminated sample which may have been results of mishandling and improper storage. The NFA issued an advisory to the public […]

Typhoon “Ineng” slows down, maintains its strength

QUEZON CITY, Aug 20 — Typhoon “Ineng” with international name “Goni” has slowed down and maintained its strength as it moves toward extreme Northern Luzon. According to PAGASA, 4:00 am today, the eye of Typhoon “Ineng” was located based on all available data at 445 km East of Calayan, Cagayan (19.0N, 125.7E) with maximum sustained winds of 180 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph. It is forecast to move West […]

Fiona Gavino’s “In-Between-Spaces” Exhibit at CCP

THE Cultural Center of the Philippines presents In-between-spaces, a solo exhibition by Fiona Gavino on August 20, Thursday, 6pm at the CCP Pasilyo Victorio Edades (4/F Hallway Gallery). An Artist Talk by Fiona Gavino in conversation with Marika Constantino will be held on August 26, Wednesday, 4:00pm at the 4/F CCP Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (MKP) Hall. The exhibition runs until September 20, 2015. War can have an intergenerational effect on families. It manifests within […]

China investigates top work safety regulator after Tianjin blasts

(Reuters) — China said on Tuesday (August 19) it is investigating the head of its work safety regulator who for years allowed companies to operate without a license for dangerous chemicals, days after blasts in a port warehouse storing such material killed at least 114 people. Yang Dongliang, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, is “currently undergoing investigation” for suspected violations of party discipline and the law, China’s anti-graft watchdog said in a statement […]

Hackers dump data online from cheating website Ashley Madison -reports

Hackers dumped online personal details of more than a million users of infidelity website AshleyMadison.com, tech websites reported on Tuesday (August 19), the latest high-profile cyber attack that threatens to wreak strife in relationships across the globe. After threatening to release salacious details on as many as 37 million customers of the website, which uses the slogan “Life is short. Have an affair,” hackers claimed to publish a huge cache of email addresses and credit […]

Tarlac-PNP namahagi ng mga bota sa Balanti Elementary School

AGOSTO 19 (Agila Probinsya) — Naging pahirapan man sa mga miyembro ng Tarlac City-Philippine National Police (PNP) ang pagtungo sa liblib na barangay ng Balanti sa lungsod ng Tarlac, narating din ng mga ito ang lugar matapos ang mahaba-habang lakarin at pagtawid sa ilog. Ito’y upang maisakatuparan ang kanilang outreach program na “Each One Reach One.” Sa nasabing programa sa halip na mga school supplies ang ipinamimigay ng nasabing ahensya ay mga bota para sa […]

PHO-Pangasinan, pinag-iingat ang publiko laban sa waterborne diseases

AGOSTO 19 (Agila Probinsya) — Pinag-iingat ng Pangasinan Provincial Health Office ang publiko sa lalawigan laban sa mga waterborne diseases. Ayon kay Dr. Jeremy ‘Ming’ Rosario, assistant Provincial Health Officer, kabilang sa mga waterborne diseases na ito na dapat iwasan ng publiko ay acute gastroenteritis, dengue at leptospirosis. Ito ay makaraang maitala sa Pangasinan ang mataas na kaso ng mga nabanggit na sakit. Sa acute gastro entiritis ay umabot na sa higit 5,000 ang kaso, […]

Police suspects ‘more than one suspect’ involved with Bangkok blast – says police chief

AUGUST 19 (Reuters) — Thailand’s national police chief on Wednesday (August 19) said it is likely that there could be more than one suspect involved in the Bangkok shrine blast earlier this week. Thai authorities said on Wednesday they were looking for accomplices of the chief suspect for the Bangkok shrine bomb blast that killed 22 people, a man who was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) dumping a backpack and walking away. Thai investigators have […]

Suspect in Thailand’s blast site seen on CCTV footage

BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand authorities said on Tuesday (August 18) that they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, including nine foreigners from several Asian countries. National police Chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said the suspect, who was wearing a yellow shirt and was seen in a first CCTV image with a backpack and then in a later one without the bag, […]

Typhoon “Ineng” maintains strength

QUEZON City, Philippines, August 19 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), typhoon “Ineng” has maintained its strength as it countinues to move westward. As of 12 PM today 19 August 2015, typhoon “Ineng” (GONI) was located based on all available data at 780 km east of Calayan, Cagayan (19.0°N, 128.9°E) Public Storm Warning Signal No.1 was raised in the areas of Batanes, Cagayan, Calayan and Babuyan Group […]