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LAKEPORT, California (AFP) — Thousands of firefighters were struggling Thursday to contain two vast wildfires in California, one of which has become one of the most destructive blazes in the state’s history. The Carr Fire has scorched 126,00 acres (51,00 hectares) of land since July 23, when authorities say it was triggered by the “mechanical failure of a vehicle” that caused sparks to fly in tinderbox dry conditions. The fire has also razed 1,465 buildings, […]
(Eagle News) — Dalawang taon mula nang maupo sa pwesto ang administrasyong Duterte noong Hulyo 2016, umabot na sa mahigit walong libong pulis ang sinampahan ng kasong administratibo. Mahigit 1800 sa kanila ang nasibak na sa serbisyo. Kasama sa mga sinibak sa serbisyo ang 261 na uniformed at non-uniformed personnel na nagpositibo sa paggamit ng iligal na droga habang 29 ang nasuspinde at siyam ang demoted dahil sa pagkakasangkot sa drug activity. Sa mahigit 8,000, mahigit […]
(Eagle News) — Sa pag-aaral ng United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) isang wika sa buong mundo ang namamatay sa bawat dalawang taon. Sa Pilipinas, may ilang wika ang itinuturing na rin na endangered o nanganganib na ring na mawala. Lumabas sa pagsusuri ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) na marami sa mga katutubong wika sa bansa ang hindi na halos ginagamit ng isang partikular na grupo. Dumagat Binanggit ni National Artist For […]
(Eagle News) – Rape cases and crimes against property, such as robbery and theft, have declined since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, according to the Philippine National Police. PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said that the number of crimes against properties has decreased by almost 50 percent, while rape cases declined by as much as 20 percent, in the first two years of the Duterte government. Among the crimes against property which declined were […]
(Eagle News) — A former child star was arrested in a recent buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Nabbed in the operation in Tandang Sora on Tuesday, July 31, was CJ Ramos, who appeared in movies such as “Tanging Yaman” in 2000, “Tumbasan mo ang Buhay” in 1993 and “Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure” in 1996. The police said he was caught buying suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, from a woman, Novilla Guillen, who was […]
(Eagle News) — For ABS Rep. Eugene de Vera, he is the new leader of the minority bloc of the House of Representatives. In a television interview on Friday, Aug. 3, De Vera said this was after he was elected to the post by 13 congressmen, including former majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas and former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday night. De Vera said Rep. Danilo Suarez, who has also laid claim on the post, could […]
(Eagle News) — Classes in Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 3, have been suspended. In a radio interview, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista said the suspension applies to morning and afternoon classes in public and private schools. He said the suspension applies to all levels. “Onting ulan baha na sa dami ng ginagawa na MRT, Skyway. Nagmumukhang ilog ang Araneta Ave. na nagcaucause ng flooding..Kawawa naman yung mga bata na papasok at pumasok na na […]
(Eagle News) — No storms are expected in the country in the next two to three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, Aug. 3. Although the low pressure area PAGASA monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is not expected to enter PAR, the weather bureau said the southwest monsoon will continue to affect the Southern Luzon area, and a large portion of Visayas and Mindanao. Cloudy to […]
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council is poised to back a US proposal aimed at removing some of the hurdles that tough sanctions on North Korea have thrown up in the way of delivering humanitarian aid, according to documents obtained by AFP. North Korea’s humanitarian crisis has left about 10 million people — nearly half of the population – undernourished, according to UN officials, who have […]
by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse ST. LOUIS, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods says he has improved enough after spinal fusion surgery to snap a five-year win drought just ahead of the season’s final major tournament, the 100th PGA Championship. Woods, a 14-time major champion, tees off next week at Bellerive after briefly leading last month’s British Open at Carnoustie. The former world number one boosted his ranking from beyond 1,200th last December to 50th. “I went […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government on Thursday accused Russia of carrying out a “pervasive” campaign to influence public opinion and elections, in a warning just months before crucial legislative polls. “We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign from Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States,” said Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence. A slew of top US officials including Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security […]
(Eagle News)– The Court of Tax Appeals has lifted the seizure orders issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue then-headed by Kim Henares on the assets of Senator Manny Pacquiao. The First Division also ordered the BIR to refrain from collecting the over P3 billion in supposedly underpaid taxes for 2008 and 2009 from Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee—the reason for the seizure orders—while the civil case was ongoing. According to the division, Pacquiao was not […]
