GUADALUPE, Philippines — The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement its “no window hours” policy in EDSA and in C5 road this October. If implemented, the MMDA expects that the number of vehicles will be reduced by 18 to 20 percent.
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DND chief Lorenzana: We can live without US aid
(Reuters)– The United States-Philippines ties are going through “bumps on the road” and the Armed Forces of the Philippines could manage if treaty ally the United States were to withdraw aid, Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. The Philippines intended to buy arms from China and Russia and there had been no adverse reaction from within the military to President Rodrigo Duterte’s vows to scale back defense ties with the United States, Lorenzana said. Lorenzana’s […]
President Duterte says he won’t beg for US, EU aid
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not beg the United States of America and the European Union for financial assistance to the Philippines if both countries. This is in reaction to the alleged threats of the EU and the US to stop giving financial aid to the Philippines due to the fiery rhetoric usedd by the President against them. The EU and the US also said that they will stop sending […]
Harrowing reports emerge from Bahamas as storm smashes through
NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) — Hurricane Matthew’s blast through the Bahamas brought harrowing reports of roofs blown off, windows shattering and water rising perilously, including a social-media post from one desperate resident who said, “I’m on a chest of drawers. Phone battery low.” But there were no reports of fatalities from the National Emergency Management Agency. After the storm passed and headed northwest towards Florida, residents emerged from their homes to assess the damage, […]
Edgar Matobato, now under PNP custody
QUEZON City, Philippines – Self-proclaimed member of the Davao Death Squad, Edgar Matobato surrendered to the Philippine National Police after the Davao City Municipal Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest regarding the case of illegal possession of firearms passed against him. Senator Antonio Trillanes accompanied Matobato when he surrendered to PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa. A Davao court has issued an arrest warrant for his arrest warrant after he failed to show […]
US coast evacuated as historic hurricane bears down
https://youtu.be/LR1eByFrTJk by Kerry Sheridan / with Leila Macor in Jacksonville MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida faced the most dangerous storm in living memory as Hurricane Matthew moved in from the Atlantic on Friday, threatening coastal cities with surging tides, torrential rain and 130 mile-an-hour winds. After cutting a deadly swath across the Caribbean and leaving more than 300 dead in Haiti — according to a senator from the hard-hit south of the country […]
More than 300 dead in southern Haiti from hurricane: senator
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Hurricane Matthew killed more than 300 people as it smashed through southern Haiti, a senator from the region said Thursday. Senator Herve Fourcand said that figure is still preliminary, as some areas hit by the powerful storm are still inaccessible. Haiti’s southern peninsula was the hardest hit by the storm. Fourcand disputed the official toll given by the government so far, which was 122. Earlier, Radio Television Caraibes put […]
Palace elated by President Duterte’s +64 net satisfaction rating
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang welcomed on Thursday, October 3 the ‘very good’ +64 net satisfaction rating that President Rodrigo Duterte earned in his first three months in office. According to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, 76 percent of the 1,200 adults interviewed nationwide were satisfied, 11 percent were dissatisfied and 13 percent were undecided regarding President Duterte’s performance from July to September. The SWS data showed that President Duterte had a better […]
Syria army seizes rebel territory in heart of Aleppo
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – by Sara HUSSEIN Syrian government forces advanced against rebels inside Aleppo on Thursday, making their biggest gains in the ravaged city in years just hours after announcing they would ease their air bombardment. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said loyalist fighters now controlled around half of the Bustan al-Basha district near the centre of the divided metropolis. “It’s the most important advance for the regime in Aleppo since 2013,” said […]
Blast at Syria-Turkey border kills 20 rebels: monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — At least 20 Syrian rebels were killed in a blast at a border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring group said it was unclear what caused the blast at the Atme crossing between Turkey and the northern Syrian province of Idlib, adding that around 20 people had also been wounded. Turkey’s state-run Anatolia news agency confirmed the blast left 20 people dead […]
House OKs 2017 nat’l budget on second reading
(Eagle News)– The House of Representatives on Wednesday (October 5) approved on second reading the Duterte administration’s first national budget worth P3.35 trillion. 268 congressmen witnessed the approval of House Bill 3408 or the General Appropriations Bill for 2017. The budget is expected to be approved on third reading after the chamber emerges from its break which runs from October 22 to November 6. From August 22 to September 14, the appropriations committee conducted at […]
NDF appoints new peace negotiator chair
File photo of NDFP new chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili (Eagle News)– The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has named Fidel Agcaoili as its new chief negotiator in its peace talks with the government. Luis Jalandoni’s resignation as the chairman of the NDFP negotiating panel was granted by NDFP leaders, thus granting the post to Agcaoili. However, Jalandoni will continue to serve as a senior adviser of the panel. NDF Consultant Benito Tiamzon has […]
