Many netizens criticized the government’s directive to jam communication signals due to the five-day papal visit. Said jamming caused difficulties for cellphone and internet users.
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Albay residents evacuate due to “Amang”
Many residents of Albay were asked to evacuate due to “Amang”.
Vintage bomb discovered in UP
Construction workers temporarily stopped work when they discovered a vintage bomb, said to date from World War II.
Ship voyages cancelled due to “Amang”
More than 2, 000 people were stranded when various ship voyages were cancelled due to “Amang”.
LTFRB removes license plates of taxis that violate the ID system
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board started strictly implementing their ID System, removing license plates of those taxis who violate said system.
Ebola cases drop
A noticeable decrease of Ebola cases was recorded in Africa, leading others to conclude that anti-Ebola efforts are now showing results.
Crime continues despite full alert
Despite the Philippine National Police being under full alert, there were still nine criminal incidents recorded during the first day of the papal visit.
Authorities keep militant groups away from Pope Francis
The authorities kept militant groups away from Pope Francis from airing their grievances regarding political prisoners, OFWs and other issues.
Fifteen arrested after Belgium shootout
Belgian police were questioning 13 suspects on Friday detained during raids against an Islamist group they feared planned to attack police and two other people were held inFrance, state prosecutors said. A spokesman told a news conference there was still no apparent link to last week’s Islamist attacks in Paris and the identities of two gunmen killed during one of the raids on Thursday, in the eastern town of Verviers, had yet to be confirmed. […]
Britain’s missing spacecraft found on Mars
Britain’s “Beagle 2” spacecraft, once dubbed “a heroic failure” by the nation’s Astronomer Royal, was re-branded “a great success” on Friday (January 16) for being found on Mars 11 years after going missing. Beagle 2, part of a European Space Agency’s Mars Express missionsearching for extraterrestrial life, had been due to land on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, but disappeared on December 19, 2003. Until now, nothing had been heard from it. But at a packed […]
Parking boy sa CDO, nakuryente
Sa Cagayan De Oro, isang parking boy ang namatay ng sumabit ito sa linya ng kuryente.
Sampung lalaki, arestado dahil sa paggamit ng bawal na gamot sa La Trinidad
Arestado ang sampung lalaki ng mahuli sila sa akto ng paggamit ng bawal na gamot ng PNP La Trinidad.
