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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 21, visited the victims of a landslide in Naga City, Cebu. The President was accompanied by Department of the Interior and Local Government officer in charge Eduardo Año, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Office of the Civil Defense Deputy Administrator Nicanor Faeldon, among others. Operations to rescue possible survivors continue.
(Eagle News)–At least 59 people were killed due to Typhoon “Ompong,” the Philippine National Police reported on Sunday, Sept. 16. Data from the police showed that of the 59, one was in Region I, seven in Region II, one in Region III, 49 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and one in Metro Manila. According to the police, 33 were injured— three were from Region I, 20 from CAR, seven from Region II, one from Region […]
by Shingo Ito and Sara Hussein Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan — Record rainfall devastated parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as homes disappeared beneath floodwaters and landslides, and authorities ordered over 1.9 million evacuations. The unprecedented downpours have wreaked havoc primarily in the west of the country, with flash floods and landslides leaving dozens more missing in addition to those killed. A local official in Ehime, in western Japan, said […]
(Eagle News)–Controversial Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was shot dead as he was presiding over the town’s flag ceremony on Monday, July 2. The police said Halili was shot around 8 a.m. A video posted by Gerry Yson Laresma, Tanauan City information officer ,showed Halili standing beside other city officials. A few minutes later, a shot was heard, followed by screams from attendees of the ceremony. The police said Halili was rushed to the CP Reyes […]
(Eagle News) — A man ran amok in Parañaque City on Wednesday, June 27, and stabbed his partner and two others. A police report said their personnel engaged the suspect, known only as Celso, in a firefight after he was caught stabbing his partner Roma Tubania, Rose Ann Dela Cruz, and Jerwin Ursal, 16, in Barangay San Dionisio at 4:30 p.m. The police said the victims and the suspect were rushed to the hospital for treatment. […]
(Eagle News)–A 50-year-old Filipina died in a hit-and-run incident in Toronto, Canada on Monday, June 11. CTV News identified the victim as Isabel Soria. According to the report, Soria was hit by what witnesses said was a silver Ford F150 driven by a male in his 30s in the intersection of Dufferin Street and Briar Hill Avenue. The driver fled the scene. Soria was rushed to the hospital where she succumbed to injuries.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Celebrity chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain has committed suicide, according to the television network CNN for which he took viewers around the world for the “Parts Unknown” series. He was 61. “It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement early Friday. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring the situation in Guatemala following the eruption of Volcán de Fuego. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy situated in Mexico was in touch with leaders of the Filipino community to determine if any of the 200 Filipinos living and working in the Central American country needed assistance. The DFA said the Philippine Consulate in Guatemala also urged Filipinos to donate to help those […]
Bodyguard survives (Eagle News)~Laoag Vice Mayor Michael Fariñas was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, June 6. The nephew of House Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas was driving a black Mercedes Benz V8 Biturbo on a bypass road in Laoag when he lost control of the vehicle at 5:45 p.m. The vice mayor’s vehicle rammed into a concrete barrier and then leapt into a ricefield. He and his security detail, P02 Melchor Geronimo, were rushed to Gov. […]
(Eagle News)– A security escort of Mulanay, Quezon Mayor Joselito Ojeda was gunned down early Saturday, May 26. Ruben Subia was shot dead by two men who were on board a motorcycle in Mulanay around 5 a.m., the police said. A manhunt operation is ongoing against the suspects. Police are still investigating the incident.
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)–Three people have been pulled alive from the wreckage of a Cuban airliner which crashed after takeoff Friday with 104 passengers aboard, and are in a critical condition in hospital, state media said. The country’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who visited the crash site, warned earlier that many people were feared dead.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, her husband’s office said. “A former First Lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92,” said a statement from the office of her now widower George H.W. Bush. They were married for 73 years. Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the […]
