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(Eagle News)– Supreme Court Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin has accepted his nomination as Chief Justice. Justice Menardo Guevarra confirmed this development on Wednesday, July 25. Guevarra is a member of the Judicial and Bar Council, which is tasked to screen the nominees. Under JBC rules, all five senior justices of the SC are automatically nominated to the Chief Justice post, but they have to formally accept the nomination. The other senior justices were Chief Justice […]
MARIVELES, Bataan (Eagle News) – Kumilos na ang ilang mga nongovernment organization upang magpaabot ng tulong sa mga pamilyang apektado ng baha at landslide sa Mariveles, Bataan. Nag-abot ng tulong ang presidente ng paaralan ng Maritime Academy na nakabase sa Brgy. Alasasin at namahagi ng relief goods ang mga estudyante nito. Namahagi din ng relief goods ang Brgy. Balon Anito Elementary Teachers and Parents Association. Nakapag-abot din ng relief goods ang Rotaract at Rotary […]
(Eagle News) — Nananatiling suspendido ang klase sa sampung mga bayan at dalawang siyudad sa Pangasinan dahil sa nararanasang malawakang pagbaha sa probinsya. Ayon sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) Pangasinan, nanatiling suspendido ang klase sa mga bayan ng Mangatarem, Malasiqui, Aguilar, Basista, Binmaley, Bugallon, Calasiao, Lingayen, Sual, Urbiztondo at mga siyudad ng Dagupan at San Carlos dahil baha pa rin ang mga eskwelahan, mga daanan at mga kabahayan ng mga residente. Muling […]
STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur (Eagle News) – Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo gathered in Ilocos Sur to participate in the Blood Donation activity held at FTC ISPSC in Sta Maria town in this province on Tuesday, July 24. Up to 40,000 cubic centimenters of blood were collected in the said activity that will help those who are in need, both members and non-members alike of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. The socio-civic activity conducted […]
(Eagle News) — Sa darating na Agosto 1, ipatutupad na ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang bagong traffic scheme policy nito kung saan ipagbabawal na ang mga provincial bus sa EDSA simula Cubao hanggang Pasay tuwing rush hour. Ito ay upang maibsan ang bigat ng daloy ng trapiko sa kahabaan ng EDSA at bigyang-daan ang mga ongoing construction. Kaya bawal na tumawid ng EDSA ang mga provincial bus sa mga oras na 7 a.m.-10 […]
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ivanka Trump announced Tuesday that she was closing her eponymous fashion brand, following a firestorm of criticism about potential conflicts of interests and flagging sales fueled by a political backlash. The 36-year-old, who has been frequently photographed wearing shoes from her namesake label, stepped away from the company to work in the White House as an advisor to her father, President Donald […]
by Hélène Colliopoulou Agence France Presse ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece was in mourning Tuesday following some of the worst wildfires this century, with fears the toll — at least 74 dead and 187 injured so far — could rise, as rescuers search for people trapped in their homes or burned-out cars. The fires, which broke out on Monday afternoon, devoured homes and forests, forcing terrified residents to flea into the sea for safety, while […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang is “ready to work” with the new House of Representative leadership, confident that House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will also support the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a news conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described Arroyo as a “staunch ally” of the President even as he refused to comment on whether what happened on Monday afternoon at the House of Representatives — just before 4 p.m., the supposed […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysians are dashing to durian stalls across the country to munch on the pungent, spiky fruit after a long spell of unusually warm weather led to a bumper crop and sent prices tumbling. The fruit is highly divisive, with detractors describing it as smelling of gym socks and onions while enthusiasts liken its creamy texture and intense aroma to blue cheese. People head to street-side stalls during the durian […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed, sending flash floods surging through six villages, state media reported Tuesday. Communist Laos is traversed by a vast network of rivers and there are several dams being built or are planned in the impoverished and landlocked country, which exports most of its hydropower energy to neighbouring countries like Thailand. Laos […]
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — A Kuwaiti social media star remained unapologetic Monday over comments she made against new laws aimed at improving conditions for Filipino domestic workers, despite a backlash on the internet. Sondo al-Qattan faces criticism for a video posted on July 10 to Instagram, where she has 2.3 million followers, in which she attacked measures introduced in May that grant Filipinas working in the oil-rich Gulf state one day off per […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, July 24, congratulated Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her new post as Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Congratulations to SPGMA. A strong leader,” she said in a text message. The presidential daughter refused to comment, however, on the change in leadership. Rumors had it it was the Davao mayor who had a hand in the ouster of Alvarez as Speaker. The presidential daughter had been […]
