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(Eagle News) — The police on Friday, Aug. 24, arrested a Taiwanese national after seizing around P40 million worth of suspected shabu in a raid in his hotel room in Manila. According to the police, the six kilograms of suspected shabu had been placed in seven plastic bags in the room of Chong Chin Hao in the hotel on P. Mapua St. in Binondo. Authorities also recovered drug paraphernalia inside a suitcase in the room, […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A string of deadly earthquakes that rocked Indonesia’s Lombok island this summer killed 555 people and injured nearly 1,500, the disaster agency said Friday, with hundreds of thousands left homeless. The picturesque island next to holiday hotspot Bali was hit by two deadly quakes on July 29 and August 5. On Sunday it was shaken by a string of fresh tremors and aftershocks, with the strongest measuring 6.9 magnitude. Indonesia’s disaster […]
By Moira Encina Eagle New Service The Judicial and Bar Council on Friday, Aug. 24, shortlisted three Supreme Court associate justices for the post of Chief Justice. According to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, JBC voting member, Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro got six votes; Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta, six; and Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin, five. Associate Justice Andres Reyes, Jr. and Davao court Judge Virginia Tejano-Ang were dropped from the shortlist. The shortlisting of De Castro, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Aug. 24, expressed confidence the impeachment complaints filed against the seven Supreme Court justices who voted for the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice will be dismissed. “Naniniwala po kami na walang merito iyan at inaasahan namin na mababasura kaagad iyan ng Committee on Justice,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview over radio dzRH. According to Roque, it was the SC’s mandate to act […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng dry run sa Oktubre 15 ang pamahalaan para sa muling pagbubukas ng Boracay. Gagawin ito para makita ang iba pang pangangailangan ng isla, bago buksan sa mga turista sa October 26. Sinabi ni Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, bagaman excited ang mga establisyemento sa Boracay, prayoridad ng pamahalaan ang environment side ng isla, kaya dapat nakakatugon ang mga ito sa requirement ng DENR. Sinabi ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, tinataya namang […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly fell on Friday as China-US trade talks wrapped up with little progress being made, while the dollar held gains ahead of a key speech by the head of the Federal Reserve. The Australian dollar was among the worst performers as the country is gripped by political uncertainty with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ousted and the governing Liberal Party set to choose a new leader. Officials from Beijing […]
(Eagle News) — Huhulihin na ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang mga kolorum na Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) na walang awtorisasyon mula sa ahensya simula September 1. Ayon sa ahensya, sapat na ang ibinigay nilang panahon upang ayusin ng mga operator ang mga dokumento na dapat makumpleto bago ang August 31 para makakuha ng provisional authority. Samantala, simula bukas, August 24, magsisimula na ang online registration para sa mga bagong Certificate […]
INFANTA, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Bawal pa ring pumalaot ang mga mangingisda sa Pangasinan dahil sa nararanasang sama ng panahon sa lalawigan. Batay sa inilabas na gale warning, hindi muna pinapayagang pumalaot ang mga bangkang pangisda dahil sa banta ng malalakas na hangin at ulan sa karagatan. Nakabantay ngayon ang Coast Guard na nakabase sa baybayin ng Sual, Alaminos, Infanta at Bolinao upang babalaan ang mga mangingisda kaugnay nito. Sa dam update, patuloy na […]
(Eagle News) — In these pictures taken by Eagle News correspondent Rebert Soriao in Legazpi, people are seen lining up to buy National Food Authority rice priced at P32 per kilogram. Each person is only allowed to purchase three kilograms of the cheap rice.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye’s prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year. The decision by the Seoul High Court means the former head of state, who was ousted after a sprawling corruption scandal triggered mass protests, faces 25 years in jail. Park was convicted in April of receiving or demanding more than $20 million from conglomerates, sharing secret state documents, […]
by Jan Hennop Agence France-Presse THE HAUGE, Netherlands (AFP) — Iran’s legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the UN’s International Court of Justice on Monday. Here are four key questions regarding the case: What is the case about? Iran’s attempt to block the reinstatement of sanctions, announced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year, is the latest in a series of court battles that Tehran and Washington are fighting […]
(Eagle News) — The man who was seen confronting traffic enforcers who had only flagged him down for a traffic violation has been arrested but over what police said were unlicensed guns. Arnold Padilla was nabbed on Friday, Aug. 24, after a police raid in his house and apartment unit in Magallanes Village, Makati City, yielded firearms and at least two grenades. In a radio interview, National Capital Region Police Office Chief Guillermo Eleazar said Padilla […]
