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By Mar Gabriel and Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will file murder charges against the two suspects in the death of detainee Genesis “Tisoy” Argoncillo. In a press conference on Friday, June 22, QCPD director Chief Superintendent Joselito Esquivel Jr. said based on the statements of three witnesses, it was detainees Richard Bautista and Justin Mercado, alleged members of the Sputnik Gang, who mauled Argoncillo to death in the QCPD Station […]
(Eagle News) — Two people, a lawyer and a security guard, were shot dead in Cainta, Rizal, the police said on Friday, June 22. Police identified the victims as lawyer Joey Galit and Jesus Mateo. According to the police, Galit was shot by at least four unidentified suspects while he was on board his vehicle, on the way to Apple Village 1, where he lived, on Thursday, June 21. His wife was unhurt. Mateo, on the […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Human-caused ocean noise and its dangers to marine life are the focus of meetings at the United Nations this week, a victory for advocacy groups that have long warned of the problem. – What are the causes of ocean noise? The main human activity that causes noise is maritime shipping. Among the loudest sounds are explosions aimed at demolishing offshore oil platforms, though these events […]
(Eagle News) — Two people believed to be supplying marijuana to students were arrested by the authorities early Friday, June 22, in Pasig. Also recovered from Julius Ilagan and Jayson Proda during the operation in Barangay Bambang past 2 a.m. were P300,000 worth of high-grade marijuana and P40,000 worth of marijuana, and alleged drug money amounting to P22,000. Ilagan and Proda are believed to be the suppliers of alleged drug pushers 18-year-old student Michael Dantic and his […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, extending losses in global markets amid escalating trade tensions and a stronger yen against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.02 percent or 231.15 points to 22,461.89 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.94 percent or 16.44 points at 1,734.19. The European Union slapped revenge tariffs on iconic US products including bourbon, jeans and motorcycles on Friday in its […]
(Eagle News) — Umaabot sa 1.5 milyong pamilyang Pilipino ang nagsabing nabiktima sila ng tinatawag na ‘common crimes’ sa unang bahagi ng taon ayon sa datos na inilabas ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) nitong Huwebes, Hunyo 22. Ito ang lumabas sa survey na isinagawa ng SWS mula Marso 23 hanggang 27. Ayon dito, 6.6 percent ng pamilyang Pilipino ang nabiktima ng mga krimen tulad ng pagnanakaw, panloloob, physical violence at carnapping sa unang bahagi ng […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – US charities are “straining” to cope with chaos on the ground provoked by America’s family separation crisis at the Mexican border, without immediate prospect of reuniting several thousand children with their parents. US authorities have split more than 2,300 children from adult relatives who illegally crossed the border since May 5, placing them in tent camps and other facilities, with no way to contact their relatives. Wendy Young, president […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea has already begun its denuclearization, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, after many observers greeted with skepticism the results of his historic meeting with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un. “They’ve already blown up one of their big test sites. In fact, it was actually four of their big test sites. And the big thing is, it will be a total denuclearization, which is already starting,” Trump said at a cabinet […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison on Thursday, June 22, accused the government of being “inconsistent and self-contradictory.” Sison made the statement after the government announced a suspension of backchannel talks with them, pending a public consultation and a review of pacts reached by both sides during the negotiations. “It seems to wish that the gains and agreements made in the back channel talks be preserved but it has […]
(Eagle News) — Nanawagan si Senador Sonny Angara sa Department of Education na tiyakin na may nakahandang programa ang mga paaralan ukol sa mga kaso ng bullying. Paliwanag ng senador, isa sa uri ng karahasan sa mga bata ang bullying kaya marapat lamang na ito ay mapigilan. Batay sa datos ng Department of Education, umaabos sa 19,672 kaso ng bullying sa pampubliko at pribadong elementarya at sekondaryang paaralan sa School Year 2016-2017. Ibig sabihin, halos […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — The party at the Buenos Aires fanzone fell flat as a crowd expecting a Messi-inspired Argentina World Cup revival could only watch in horror at as the nadir of Nizhny Novgorod unfolded. “We lost very badly, they really humiliated us this time,” said 22-year-old Joaquin. “And now, on top of that, we’re depending on Nigeria!” After the abject 3-0 loss to Croatia, the team will have to beat Nigeria in their […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu Friday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning issued. The quake struck at a depth of 21 kilometers (13 miles) some 30 kilometers west of the Pacific nation’s capital Port Vila, the US Geological Survey said. USGS said there was low likelihood of casualties and damage although it added that recent earthquakes in the area had caused […]
