Malaysia confirmed today that a Chinese tourist and a Filipino resort worker have been abducted by a group of men in Sabah, Malaysia.
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Six dead because of earthquake in Chile
According to Chilean authorities, six were confirmed dead after a massive earthquake hit the country. Meanwhile, tsunami warnings have been lifted and evacuees are already returning to their homes.
Update on Fort Hood shooting incident
Fair weather with isolated showers
According to the PAGASA, the country will experience fair weather brought by the easterlies, with temperatures ranging from 24 to 34 degrees Celsius.
President Aquino meets Singapore president
President Noynoy Aquino will meet President Tony Tan Kem Yam on how to strengthen relations between the two countries. This is the first official visit of the Singaporean leader to the Philippines.
Lockdown on Fort Hood, Texas
Fort Hood, the military outpost of the United States in Texas, was put into lockdown due to a shooting incident. A shelter-in-place order was also issued for all personnel.
Next school year will start in June 2
The next school year will begin classes on June 2, with a total of 201 school days. The Department of Education clarified that the June-March academic calendar will remain for the pre-school, elementary and high school, despite several universities changing their academic calendar to August -June.
COMELEC ready for the new voter and biometrics registration
The Commission on Elections is ready for the registration of new voters as well as the registration of biometrics data on May 6.
Palace defends constitutionality of Bangsamoro Comprehensive Agreement
The Malacañang respects the view of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, wherein the Senator said that the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is unconstitutional but according to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, every provisions of the said agreement is constitutional, further adding that every member of the Congress has the opportunity to review the Bangsamoro Basic Law once it is proposed.
Anti-graft court grants ex-President Arroyo’s birthday wish
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday, April 2, granted Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s wish to have her family visit her on her birthday on April 5 at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center where she is currently detained. The former President will be turning 67 on April 5. She earlier asked the anti-graft court to allow her family to join her on her birthday at the VMMC for three days and two nights. Arroyo is […]
Suspected World War II bomb explodes in Bangkok; 7 killed, 19 injured
(Reuters) — A suspected World War II bomb exploded in the Thai capital on Wednesday (April 2) as scrap metal workers tried to cut it open with a blow torch, killing at least seven people and injuring 19, police said. Construction workers found the shell at a construction site and brought it to a warehouse on the outskirts of Bangkok to be cut up. “The construction workers were urging the warehouse to cut the bomb into pieces […]
Malaysia police chief focuses on crew, pilots in criminal probe on missing MH370
(Reuters) — Malaysia is focusing its criminal investigation on the cabin crew and pilots of a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, the country’s police chief said on Wednesday (April 2). Inspector General of Police, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Khalid Abu Bakar said the passengers have been cleared of possible involvement in activity that could have been connected to the flight’s disappearance on March 8. “As we have said earlier, only the passengers has been cleared. The rest? No,” he said at a news […]
