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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority suspends the road re-blocking in EDSA due to heavy traffic. The road re-blocking was suspended also because of the visit of United States President Barack Obama as well as the “Lingap Mamamayan” and special worship service to be conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City this Saturday.
A low pressure area was spotted 240 km east-northeast of Catarman, Samar and may make a landfall before eventually dissipating.
Nineteen women, including 13 Filipinas, 3 Ukrainians and 3 Russians, were saved in a raid conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation in a nightclub in Pasay City. The raid at the Starwood VIP Lounge was conducted by the NBI’s Anti-Trafficking Division with a team from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The NBI said this was the first time it encountered foreigners working as sex workers in the country.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is not worried with the statement made by Janet Lim Napoles regarding his involvement in the pork barrel scam. He added that he’ll only be worried if there are threats that influenced Napoles to indict the three senators. Accoridng to Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, Napoles has revealed many information but refrains from revealing them, saying that she will wait for Napoles to finish her sworn statement.
The Philippine embassy in the United States denied the reports that the US State has a new “no visa” policy for Filipinos that is spreading in the social media. The embassy has coordinated with the US State Department, saying there had been no such announcements.
By Marina Lopes NEW YORK Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:29pm EDT (Reuters) – AT&T Inc on Tuesday raised its forecast for full-year revenue growth to reflect its acquisition of LEAP wireless in March and the popularity of a new handset pricing model that charges customers for devices separately from their wireless plans. Like other carriers, AT&T is seeking growth in a nearly saturated environment, making strategies such as alternate pricing plans more crucial to attract […]
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:33pm EDT (Reuters) – Asian shares crept higher on Wednesday following merger-driven gains in Europe and on Wall Street, though investors were wary in case coming figures on Chinese manufacturing again disappointed. Japan’s Nikkei put on 0.9 percent while Australia’s main index edged up 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.15 percent. The better mood owed much to Wall Street where the […]
Staycation Ideas To Try This Summer By: Natalie Kate Ann Juntado Summer’s out and travelling for a vacation in a tropical summer resort or soaking up the sun on an exotic beach are not just your only summer vacation options. Let’s face the fact: it’s not always in the budget. So if you can’t hit that tropical island you’ve been dreaming about this year, you can still enjoy a little paradise and relaxation in the […]
(Reuters) – The first distress call from a sinking South Korean ferry was made by a boy with a shaking voice, three minutes after the vessel made its fateful last turn. He called the emergency 119 number which put him through to the fire service, which in turn forwarded him to the coastguard two minutes later. That was followed by about 20 other calls from children on board the ship to the emergency number, a […]
(Reuters) – Lance Armstrong’s former cycling team manager Johan Bruyneel, doctor Pedro Celaya and trainer Jose “Pepe” Marti have all been handed long bans from sports for their involvement in doping, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday. Bruyneel was banned for 10 years, while Celaya and Marti got eight-year bans after the decision by the American Arbitration Association North American Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA), USADA said in a statement. The […]
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s planned price hikes will allow the video streaming company to increase spending on original content that will help attract more customers globally, analysts said, as many of them raised their price targets on the stock. Netflix’s shares rose more than 9 percent in early trading on Tuesday after the company said it planned to increase prices for new subscribers and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. At least nine brokerages raised their […]
US Vice President Joe Biden has told leaders in Kyiv that they must “fight the cancer of corruption” in their government. He said Washington stands with them and is ready to provide economic support. During the first full day of his diplomatic visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, Vice President Biden told political leaders in Kyiv that they face a historic opportunity to build a united Ukraine. Speaking to a group of several Ukrainians, including three […]
