Starting 12:01 AM today, several fuel companies implemented rollback on petroleum products.
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Low satisfaction ratings for Aquino administration
According to the Social Weather Station, this quarter records the lowest satisfaction ratings for the Aquino administration.
Truck holiday in Manila
Several groups of truckers and importers conducted protest actions against the daytime truck ban in Manila.
Ebola awareness campaign in NAIA
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport will conduct an awareness campaign against the Ebola virus in coordination with the Department of Health and Bureau of Human Quarantine.
Solons ask Congress to investigate fast food chains’ meat supply
Two members of the House of Representatives are asking the lower chamber to conduct investigations in the meat and poultry supply of the big fast food chains in the country to ensure consumer safety.
Earthquake in Davao del Oriental
A magnitude 5.4 tectonic earthquake hit Davao del Oriental last night, according to PHIVOLCS.
Fair weather ahead
According to PAGASA, there is no low pressure area forming near the country, so expect fair weather for five days.
NASCAR’s Tony Stewart cancels race plans after fatal track accident
(Reuters) – NASCAR champion Tony Stewart canceled plans to race on Sunday hours after being involved in an accident at a dirt track in New York state where a driver was killed, a member of his team said. “He feels strongly this is the right thing to do,” Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition at Stewart-Haas Racing, told a televised news conference. Stewart, one of the biggest names on the NASCAR circuit, was involved in […]
Federer cruises into Rogers final, to meet Tsonga
(Reuters) – Roger Federer eased into the final of the Rogers Cup with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez on Saturday, putting the Swiss maestro on the brink of a landmark 80th career title. Standing between Federer and another trophy is Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who claimed his third straight upset by dispatching seventh-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3. After knocking off world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round, twice championAndy Murray in the quarters and Dimitrov […]
Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq’s human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the Sunni militants had also buried alive some of their victims, including women and children. Some 300 women were kidnapped as slaves, he added. “We have striking evidence obtained from Yazidis fleeing Sinjar and some who escaped death, and also crime […]
Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, U.S. make new strikes
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed hundreds of Iraq’s minority Yazidis, burying some alive and taking women as slaves, an Iraqi government minister said on Sunday, as U.S. warplanes again bombed the insurgents. Human rights minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani accused the Sunni Muslim insurgents – who have ordered the community they regard as “devil worshippers” to convert to Islam or die – of celebrating a “a vicious atrocity” with cheers and weapons waved in […]
China rebuffs U.S. efforts on South China Sea tensions
(Reuters) – China appeared to rebuff pressure from the United States to rein in its assertive actions in the South China Sea on Sunday as Southeast Asian nations declined to overtly back Washington’s proposal for a freeze on provocative acts. The lack of progress in resolving the maritime tensions at Asia’s highest-profile diplomatic meeting so far this year shows the tough task Washington faces in persuading smaller Asian nations to risk antagonizing the region’s rising power. Foreign […]
