The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burned 44 victims alive in Iraq. Said victims were said to be members of the local security forces.
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DOE warns of brown-out this summer season
According to Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) Jericho Petilla, Luzon may experience two-hour rotating brownouts due to shortage in the power supply and higher demands for electricity this summer.
Timeline of Mamasapano Incident
As gleaned from the consecutive hearings conducted by the Senate and the House of Representatives, here is the timeline or sequence of events regarding the encounter between the PNP-SAF and the forces of Marwan in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.
National Artists of the Philippines
February is National Arts Month! In commemoration of this, let’s take a look at these artists whose names resound in the Philippine art history.
Congress probe on Mamasapano shuts down
Lawmakers and militant groups from the opposition have accused Congress the other day of covering up the role of President Benigno Aquino III in the ill-fated Mamasapano raid in which 44 police commandos were slaughtered, after the House abruptly suspended hearings and the Senate went into a closed-door session on the massacre. Fears of a whitewash grew intense after hearings in the Senate and the House came closer to the conclusion that resigned police chief […]
Australians on death row in Indonesia to be transferred for execution
Two Australians on death row in Indonesia will be transferred from a prison in Bali to the location of their execution this week, the head of provincial prosecutors’ office said on Monday (February 16). Momock Bambang Samiarso told reporters that Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for a plot to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, will be sent to a maximum security prison at Nusakambangan Island in central […]
Egypt bombs ISIS targets inside Libya in response to beheadings
Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya on Monday, the first time Egypt confirmed launching air strikes against the group suggesting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is ready to escalate his battle against the militants. Cairo residents, speaking to Reuters, reacted on Monday (February 16) with distress and disgust at the news that Islamic State appeared to have beheaded 21 Christian Egyptians in Libya. The 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, who had gone to Libya in […]
Oil and power rates to increase
Another oil price hike will be experienced over the next few weeks by major oil companies. Initial reports said that the increase of oil prices will once again hit up to PHP 1.40 and PHP 1.50 per liter of gasoline and diesel due to the price hike demand on every barrel of oil in the global market. The first major increase of the year for gasoline and diesel has only occurred last Monday that jack […]
Gov’t temporarily bans poultry products from US, Israel
QUEZON CITY, PIA- To protect Filipino consumers, the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on poultry meat and eggs coming from the US’s Oregon State, and Haifa, Israel, the agency announced over the weekend. “The Philippine government put a temporary ban on the import of domestic and wild birds and their products coming from Oregon, USA, as a precautionary measure against Avian Flu,” DA Secretary Proceso Alcala said in a statement, […]
Gov’t intensifies efforts to prevent spread of MERS-CoV
MANILA, PIA- The government intensifies the monitoring of airports, seaports and other points of entry to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the country, the Palace said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Operations Office said that based on the latest reports of the Department of Health (DOH) there is only one confirmed case of MERS-CoV in the country–the Filipino nurse who […]
World champion Ogier snatches Rally Sweden win on final day
Sebastien Ogier maintained his impressive start to the World Rally Championship season by coming out on top in a thrilling three-car battle to win the Rally of Sweden on Sunday (February 15). Double world champion Ogier, who won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, slid off the road on Friday (February 13) while leading, forcing him to chase after new leader Volkswagen team mate Andreas Mikkelsen for most of Saturday (February 14). However Belgium’s Thierry Neuville […]
Eco-complex could breathe new life into Cairo
Cairo probably isn’t the first city where you would expect to see a multi-billion dollar eco complex. But that is set to be a reality within four years, thanks to futuristic plans designed by Belgian-born architect Vincent Callebaut. The Gate Residence will be built in the city’s Heliopolis district and feature 1,000 apartments powered by solar panels, wind turbines and heating tubes. Living columns of vegetation that use the Sun’s rays to heat water and […]
