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(REUTERS) The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years, affecting all its domestic and foreign posts, USA Today reported on Tuesday (July 7), saying the Army also planned to cut 17,000 civilian employees. The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from its current size of about 490,000 soldiers to about 450,000, its smallest number since before the United States entered World War Two. The troop reductions were initially announced […]
(Reuters) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament on Wednesday for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms. “I honestly believe that it’s the sovereign right of any government to decide to increase taxation on profit-making businesses and not affect the lowest possible pensions and cut back further there to achieve those objectives,” Tsipras told the […]
(Reuters) — Greek pensioners queued outside banks in Athens once again on Wednesday (July 8) to withdraw their pensions as fears grew that the country’s cash reserves would soon run dry. The scenes have been repeated outside 1,000 bank branches across Greece since banks were closed and capital controls imposed on June 29. Banks were only opened during the last week to pensioners who do not have credit or debit cards. Other people stood in […]
JULY 9 (Eagle News) — Local government units have announced class suspensions on all levels for July 9, Thursday, due to the continued heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon and typhoon Falcon. As collated by the Department of Education, these are the areas where classes in all levels have been suspended today, July 9, 2015: ALL LEVELS National Capital Region (NCR) Muntinlupa City Paranaque City Navotas City Marikina City Makati City Mandaluyong City […]
Mas pinalakas pa ang mga programa at benipisyong natatanggap ng mga senior citizen sa Tagbilaran City sa lalawigan ng Bohol. Ito ay pagpapakita ng lokal na pamahalaan ng pagpapahalaga sa mga may edad na boholano sa kanilang siyudad. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Aileen Rosales)
Humakot ng parangal ang Philippine National Police (PNP), Bohol command sa isinagawang Kick-off Ceremony ng PNP Region 7 sa Cebu kung saan ay nagkamit ng iba’t-ibang parangal ang Bohol-PNP sa pangunguna ni Provincial Director Col. Dennis Agustin at ilang mga mayor ng nasabing lalawigan. Sila ay pinarangalan sa kanilang naging kontribusyon lalo na sa peace and order ng nasabing probinsya. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Angie Valmores)
Sa kasagsagan ng bagyong “Egay” nawasak ang isang seawall sa Brgy. San Pedro sa bayan ng Narvacan. Nagdulot ito ng pinsala sa mga kabahayan na malapit sa seawall. Nasa 100 residente ang agad na inilikas at dinala sa mga ligtas na lugar. Plano ngayon ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Narvacan na patibayin ang nasabing seawall lalo na at sunod-sunod ang mga bagyong papasok sa ating bansa. Pansamantalang naglagay muna ng mga sand bag ang mga […]
Ilang bahagi ng Dagupan City binaha dahil sa patuloy na pag-ulan Dahil sa patuloy na pag buhos ng malakas na ulan, binaha ang ibang bahagi ng Dagupan City at pansamantala munang hindi pinalaot ang mga maliliit na bangka. Upang maiwasan ang anumang sakuna ay pinag-iingat ang mga tumatawid sa mga isla sa Dagupan na kung saan ang kanilang gamit ay mga maliliit na bangka lamang. Bagamat wala ng signal warning ang nakataas sa anumang bahagi […]
JULY 8 — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a “yellow rainfall” warning over Metro Manila and the provinces of Bataan, Batangas, Cavite and Zambales on Wensday afternoon. This was due southwest monsoon that enhanced by tropical storm “Falcon”. Typhoon “FALCON” has maintained its strength as it continues moving in a west northwest direction. The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions […]
JULY 8 — The Philippines has begun presenting its case before the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, to convince the tribunal that it has jurisdiction to hear the country’s case against China. “The Philippine delegation composed of representatives from all three branches of government has begun presenting its arguments for the Philippines’ position before the Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Peace Palace at The Hague, Netherlands,” Deputy Presidential […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 8 (Eagle News) — Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina helper that has been convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia and who was granted a temporary reprieve of execution last April 29, might be scheduled again for execution next week. According to the Migrante International, the Indonesian government is expected to announce the complete names of those who are scheduled to be executed by firing squad on July 17 or after the Muslim […]
(Reuters) — A pilot of a U.S. military aircraft was rescued on Tuesday (July 7) after safely ejecting from his fighter jet that had collided with a small plane in midair over South Carolina. The collision between the fighter jet and a Cessna C-150 occurred at around 11 a.m. near Moncks Corner, north of Charleston, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The two people aboard the Cessna were both killed, a spokesman for […]
