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Lagos, Nigeria (AFP)—Thirty people have now died in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said on Wednesday. “We have so far recovered 30 corpses and the number of those rescued alive still stands at 13,” Ibrahim Farinloye, from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told AFP. A total of 12 bodies were recovered since rescuers resumed work Wednesday morning, he added. […]
PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) — A massive quake struck on Wednesday (March 2) off the Indonesia island of Sumatra, leading to panic among residents. Residents of Padang, capital of west Sumatra province, left for higher ground seeking safety. Heavy traffic could be seen on the roads. The region was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami, but initial fears of another region-wide disaster faded as tsunami warnings were cancelled. Indonesia and Australian authorities called […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP)—North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into accepting denuclearization as its only viable option for survival. In a televised speech to mark the anniversary of the 1919 independence movement against Japanese rule over the Korean peninsula, Park said failure to respond to the North’s “reckless provocations” would only result in further nuclear […]
The General Santos International Airport has been chosen by a United Nations unit as the location for the construction of a disaster response center in Mindanao. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced this in a recent statement sent to reporters. According to the CAAP, the World Food Programme, the UN’s food assistance branch, will fund the construction and manage for two years the center, which will include a warehouse to store disaster relief […]
SONIPAT, HARYANA, INDIA (Reuters) — The Indian army has taken control of a canal that supplies three-fifths of Delhi’s water, the state’s chief minister said on Monday (February 22), raising hope that a water crisis in the metropolis of more than 20 million people can be averted. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the army had regained control of the gates of the Munak canal north of Delhi from the protesters Though water was expected […]
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile also questioned the involvement of the US government particularly the Central Intelligence Agency or CIA in the law enforcement operations of the Philippine National Police—particularly the Special Action Force (SAF)—when it is not covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement. Enrile was grilling former SAF chief Getulio Napeñas at the senate investigation on the Mamasapano clash. Enrile asked Napeñas to elaborate the extent of the US involvement in “Oplan Exodus,” the SAF-led […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 18) – Cramming is the practice of working intensively to absorb large volumes of informational material in short amounts of time. It is often done by students in preparation for upcoming exams, especially at the last minute. According to W.G. Sommer, students in a university system often adapt to the time-constraints that are placed upon them in college, and often use cramming to perform well on tests. In his article, Procrastination and Cramming: […]
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Malacañang on Thursday welcomed the results of the latest round of the Labor Force Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which showed another decline in unemployment. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda noted that from 6 percent in October 2014, the unemployment rate further decreased to 5.7 percent, which is the lowest figure recorded in the past decade. “We are pleased to announce that the latest round of the Labor Force Survey, […]
Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao confirmed his plan to resign next year, with his last fight scheduled on April 2016, one month before the 2016 election where he is running for senator. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BALER, Aurora, Oct. 18 (PNA) — Three towns in this province remained isolated on Sunday due to floods and landslides caused by continuous heavy rains and strong winds spawned by typhoon “Lando.” The towns of Dinalungan, Dilasag and Casiguran where the typhoon made a landfall at 1 a.m. cannot be reached by any type of vehicles because of landslides along the Baler-Casiguran Road. Based on the report of the Philippine Army, there were many houses […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 16) – “Yaya, can you buy this in the palengke?” “Are you going to eat the ulam” “He says parang it’s not complete daw tapos he’s not okay with it daw.” I bet you already guessed what these sentences are. And yes, you’re right! Its’s taglish! Our friend, the Wikipedia says Taglish, or Englog, is code-switching between English and Tagalog, the common languages of the Philippines, that developed in Manila. There are […]
