There will be a delay on the removal of the derailed MRT train in Taft. Ave due to the need of proper equipment as well as coordination of various agencies, but despite the delay, the MRT is already back to normal operations.
Other News
Senate approves allowance increase for AFP, PNP personnel
The Senate has approved the increased subsistence allowance of all enlisted personnel including members of the AFP and PNP.
US sends additional troops to Northern Iraq
The United States have increased the deployment of US troops to northern Iraq to boost its rescue efforts for thousands of Yazibis trapped in the mountains by extremists, who vowed to kill them all.
Court orders Palparan’s transfer to Bulacan jail
Despite being a high-risk detainee, arrested retired Major General Jovito Palparan has been ordered transferred from his NBI detention cell to the Bulacan provincial jail. Palparan’s arraignment was scheduled on Monday, August 18.
NBI on red alert re Palparan
The National Bureau of Investigation is on red alert,tightening the security at their headquarters where retired Major General Palparan is temporarily held after his arrest.
Child abuse cases in the Philippines, up at 93%
The cases of child abuse in the Philippines are on the raise, going as high as 93% this year.
Carnappers arrested in Pasay
After a long chase, the police arrested four suspected carnappers in Pasay.
‘Candy Crush’ decline continues for King, shares fall
By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:50pm EDT (Reuters) – Social and mobile game company King Digital Entertainment Plc reduced its 2014 forecast after reporting lower-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as gamers continued to spend less money on its “Candy Crush Saga” game. King also announced a $150 million special dividend, or 46.9 cents per share, payable to shareholders of record on Sept. 30. Its shares, however, slipped 22 percent in after-hours trading […]
Wall St. slips after two-day rally; energy shares drop
By Akane Otani NEW YORK Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:14pm EDT (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day rally as energy shares tumbled on sliding oil prices. The pullback occurred on light volume typical of mid-August. Traders rushed to sell the stock of handbag and accessory maker and retailer Kate Spade & Co, which plummeted 25.4 percent to close at $29.00 in its busiest day of trading ever with 52 million […]
Two dead, eight wounded in Ecuador earthquake
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:59pm EDT (Reuters) – Two people were killed in Ecuador on Tuesday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Quito, with eight others wounded and rescue workers still seeking to free others trapped after the tremor. The National Risk Control Agency said the earthquake triggered a landslide at a quarry in the Quito area that killed two people who worked there, adding that firemen […]
Fearing Iraq’s downfall, power brokers chose safe bet Abadi
By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:09pm EDT (Reuters) – Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi’ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out. Maliki calculated he may have one more chance to hold onto power after eight years in office, even though alarmed allies had run out of patience as Islamic State jihadis swept government forces aside […]
Actor Robin Williams dead at 63
Oscar-winning actor and groundbreaking comedian Robin Williams hanged himself with a belt in his Northern California home after he had sought treatment for depression, a coroner said on Tuesday based on preliminary findings. Williams, 63, was found dead by his personal assistant at midday on Monday in a bedroom. He was suspended from a belt wedged between a closet door and a door frame, in a seated position just off the ground, Marin County’s assistant […]
