The Philippine Army reported 17 BIFF rebels killed in a military encounter in Maguindanao.
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MRT 3 experiences operational difficulties
MRT-3 experienced technical difficulties but was back to normal after a few minutes.
‘Iron Man’ Robert Downey Jr highest-earning actor: Forbes
NEW YORK Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:04pm EDT (Reuters) – Robert Downey Jr, the star of Disney’s Marvel superhero film franchises “Iron Man,” and “The Avengers,” is Hollywood’s highest paid actor for the second consecutive year, with estimated earnings of $75 million, according to Forbes.com. The 49-year-old star made most of his money from June 2013 to June 2014 from “Iron Man 3,” which made $1.2 billion at the box office and assured him the […]
Diskusyon – HAZING
The public was shocked when a new incident of fraternity-related violence resulted in the death of a college student, Guillo Servando. Servando died last June 28 with bruises and wounds all over his body due to strong blows given in a hazing by his supposed to be brothers in the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity. In a CCTV footage, Servando was seen while he was being pulled away by fraternity members in a hallway while dying. […]
Trillanes disappointed over Meralco’s slow repair of transmission lines
Senator Trillanes express dismay over the slow response of Meralco regarding the repair of transmission lines damaged by Typhoon “Glenda”.
“Henry” strands passengers
More than 100 passengers were stranded in various ports all over the country due to Typhoon “Henry”.
Fire in Rizal Ave, Manila destroys medical equipment
An estimated Php 500, 000 worth of medical supplies and equipment were destroyed in a fire in Rizal Avenue, Manila.
State of emergency on energy
According to Department of Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, the President should declare a state of emergency on energy due to the possible shortage of the energy supply in April or May 2015 as well as the delay on repairs of electric power plants that may result in rotating brownouts in Luzon.
U.S. CDC says it ‘may never know’ how bird flu mishap occurred
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:11pm EDT (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “may never know” how a fairly harmless form of bird flu was cross-contaminated with a dangerous bird flu strain before it was sent to a laboratory outside of the CDC, an agency spokesman said on Monday. That’s because most of the materials used in the experiment to culture the virus were discarded shortly after they […]
“Henry” out, new LPA enters Philippine area of responsibility
According to the PAGASA, by Wednesday morning, Typhoon “Henry” will leave the Philippine area of responsibility. Public storm signal number 2 is raised over the Batanes group of islands while public storm signal number 1 is raised over Cagayan and Babuyan Islands.
Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:30pm EDT (Reuters) – Ten people were killed, including a mother and three children, in a government air strike on a militant-controlled town north of Baghdad on Monday, hospital sources and witnesses said. The attack targeted the town of Hawija, 230 km (140 miles) from the capital, which is controlled by Sunni Muslim insurgents from the Islamic State and other groups opposed to Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government. A tribal leader and […]
Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
By Anton Zverev and Peter Graff DONETSK Ukraine Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:04pm EDT (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told a news conference on Monday that a train carrying around 200 body […]
