The world is waiting for United States President Barack Obama’s strategy against the militant ISIS. The US president met with top congressional leaders in the White House to lay out his plans for the said group. The White House legal counsel is trying to find out if the approval of Congress is needed for military operations in Syria. But Obama reiterated to the leaders of the Congress that he will push through with said strategies […]
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Apple unveils watch, larger iPhones in bid to retake innovation crown
(Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled a watch, two larger iPhones and a mobile payments service on Tuesday as Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seeks to revive the technology company’s reputation as a wellspring of innovation. The first new product to be developed and introduced under Cook’s reign is a timepiece tethered to the iPhone that will combine health and fitness tracking with communications. It will price at $349 and go on sale in early 2015. First impressions […]
FRENCH CIRCUS TRIO AT CCP
THE Alliance Française de Manille (AFM), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), with the support of the Embassy of France, Rustans, Store Specialists Inc, and Y2K Residence Hotel, proudly present a Francophil project entitled “Me, Myself and Us” by the company Tête d’Enfant, comprised of longtime friends Guillaume Biron, Naël Jammal and Florent Lestage, a circus trio from France on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7:30 pm at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center […]
Business tycoon Ongpin asked to answer complaints of serious illegal detention
The Department of Justice extended the deadline for business tycoon and former trade minister Roberto Ongpin to answer the earlier charges filed against him by a former employee for serious illegal detention, grave coercion and robbery. This was after he failed to attend yesterday’s preliminary investigation of the said cases. Ongpin’s counsel said that he was not able to attend the hearing and submit a counter-affidavit because he was abroad. If after this extension, Ongpin […]
Explosion in Syria kills 28
Authorities are still investigating an explosion in Syria which killed 28 members of the Islamist insurgent group, Ahrar Al-Sham. Meanwhile, Hassan Aboud, leader of the said group is in critical condition.
CO2 surge drove greenhouse gas levels to new high in 2013, World Meteorological Organization says
(Reuters) — Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as carbon dioxide concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable global records began, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday (September 9). The volume of carbon dioxide, or CO2, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, was 396.0 parts per million (ppm) in 2013, 2.9 ppm higher than in 2012, the largest year-to-year increase since 1984, when reliable global records began. The second […]
Palace says ongoing reform in national police aims to cleanse its ranks of rogue officers
MANILA, Sept. 9 (PNA) — The Palace on Tuesday affirmed that there are serious efforts within the Philippine National Police (PNP) to cleanse its ranks of rogue cops. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said this small number of rogue police officers should not tarnish the image of the entire police organization. “They form a very small proportion of the total strength of the […]
Malaysia: Reports suggest MH17 shot down
(Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground. The crash over pro-Russian rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17 killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands. Ukraine and Western countries accuse the rebels of shooting it down with an […]
More than 1,000 children hospitalized across U.S. with severe respiratory virus
(Reuters) — More than one thousand children across the United States have been hospitalized with a severe respiratory virus called Enterovirus D68. “It’s a virus. It’s spread by the respiratory route. Children mostly get involved and it has a propensity for for causing respiratory problems in people with a predisposition. There have been about a 1000 both confirmed and highly suspected cases in 10 or more states. We see outbreaks like this intermittently They are not predictable except […]
President Aquino to visit Europe from September 13 to 20
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III is embarking on a four-nation official tour of Europe from September 13 to 20, his first to the region since he assumed office in 2010, to pitch for investments and support for the Philippine position to resolve the conflict in the West Philippine Sea.In a press briefing in Malacañang, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Zeneida Angara-Collinson discussed in detail the President’s schedule in Europe, where he is set […]
Cop suspects involved in EDSA kidnapping case reach 12
MANILA, Philippines — There are now 12 police suspects tagged in the EDSA holdup and kidnapping case which had been caught on camera. The photo taken by a witness had gone viral over the internet and was a key material in identifying the police suspects. Ten of the police suspects have already been identified, while two other suspects have yet to be named. Two of the suspects – Chief Inspector Joseph De Vera […]
DepEd prepares for National Teachers’ Month
In the celebration of National Teachers’ Month, President Aquino said they are aiming, “to revitalize the image of teaching as a vocation by increasing public awareness on the value of teachers in Philippine society and national development.” This September is the start of National Teachers’ Month and will culminate on October 4, a day before the international celebration of World Teachers’ Day. The President has also announced his endorsement of “National Prayer for Teachers” during […]