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Rains to persist as three weather systems enhance southwest monsoon

(Eagle News)–Expect rains to persist as the southwest monsoon continues to be enhanced by three weather systems, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. A low pressure area, PAGASA said, was spotted inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, 760 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. Outside PAR, PAGASA said Severe Tropical Storm Leepi was located 1775 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon, while Tropical Storm Bebinca was situated 897 kilometers west northwest […]

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Senate starts hearing of DOT P60-M ad placement with Tulfo’s Bitag Media; ex-DOT chief defends deal

  (Eagle News) — The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee started on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, its hearing on the controversial P60 million ad placement of the Department of Tourism with Bitag Media Unlimited Inc., of media personality Ben Tulfo, brother of former DOT Secretary Wanda Teo. During the hearing, former Tourism chief Wanda Teo defended the DOT decision on the ad placement saying there was “nothing anomalous” with the deal. “I can say with confidence […]

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Coming, ready or not: thousands pour in for Asian Games

  by Talek Harris © Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Thousands of athletes are flying in as Indonesia makes final preparations to host the Asian Games — the world’s second biggest multi-sports event, taking place against a backdrop of terrorism fears, environmental concerns and logistical headaches. Organisers are making reassuring noises about their arrangements but Indonesia has never hosted a sports event on this scale, with 16,000 competitors and officials descending on Jakarta and Palembang, […]

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Sunog sumiklab sa Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; pinsala ng sunog tinatayang umabot sa P2M

Ni Merly Orozco Eagle News Correspondent TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Isang sunog ang naganap sa Purok Mercury, Brgy. Telaje, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur nitong Lunes, Agosto 13 bandang 6:45 ng gabi. Itinuturong dahilan ng pinagmulan ng nasabing sunog ay ang pumutok na saksakan ng electrical appliances. Mabilis na kumalat ang apoy lalo’t ang karamihan sa mga bahay ay gawa lamang sa light materials. Agad namang rumesponde ang personnel ng Tandag […]

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Arms, investment and ‘instructors’: Russia boosts Africa role

  by Maxime Popov with AFP bureaus in Africa © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Touting military cooperation and “instructors,” arms deals and investment, Russia is making a comeback in Africa after years of inactivity and now aims to rival European countries and even China, analysts say. Moscow has worked hard over the last three years to strengthen its position in Africa, a pace that seems to have accelerated in recent months, they say. Its […]

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Finance chief calls for dialogue on federalism issue, cites “ambiguous provisions” on expenditures

  Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has maintained that the draft federal Constitution contains ambiguous provisions on the allocation of expenditures for the would-be federated government and its federated regions, which underscore the urgency of opening more discussions on this proposed document crafted by the Consultative Committee (Con-Com) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution. Dominguez made it clear that while the economic team is not against federalism, it has the responsibility to point out the […]

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Protests at funeral for Yemeni children killed in coalition strike

    SAADA, Yemen (AFP) — Thousands of Yemenis vented anger against Riyadh and Washington on Monday as they took part in a mass funeral for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition. At least 29 children were among those killed in the air raid Thursday on a bus in a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada province, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The mass funeral was held in Saada […]

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School boy, 14, runs for Vermont governor

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Most 14-year-old American schoolboys might be fixated on baseball, chasing girls and dodging their homework. Not Ethan Sonneborn. He’s running for governor in Vermont. The teenager is taking advantage of a quirk in the constitution of the bucolic northeastern state that imposes no age limit on running for governor. Candidates only have to have lived in Vermont for at least four years. Ethan, happily for his campaign, has […]

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‘The Meg’ takes $45m bite out of N.America box office

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from shark thriller “The Meg” over the weekend, industry data showed Monday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $45.4 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue diver […]

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Senior Trump officials survey California fire devastation

  by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Senior members of the Trump administration were due in California Monday as blazes that have killed at least eight people continued to cut a catastrophic swathe through the country’s most populous state. Tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes over the last month, with 14 blazes still threatening land and property from south of Los Angeles to the state’s border with […]

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