A fire caused by the explosion of a LPG tank in Parola compound in Manila caused 42 injuries, including severe burns.
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5 killed in Tondo pre-dawn fire
MANILA – A pre-dawn blaze at a residential-commercial building in Delpan, Tondo, Manila, killed five persons, including two sisters who had just arrived in Manila to pursue studies here. The fire started at the second floor of the building on Tahimik street at around 3 a.m. It reached the third alarm, and the fire was declared out at around 5 a.m., according to the initial report of the Bureau of Fire Protection. The two sisters […]
LTO arrests more than 100 drivers of PUVs
As part of their “Oplan Balik Eskwela”, the Land Transportation Office arrested more than 100 drivers of public transport vehicles along Batasan and Commonwealth Avenues in Quezon City for various violations from having fake driver’s license, not wearing the proper driving uniform or attire, to loading more than the required number of passengers in their vehicles.
Metro Manila leads with the most number of informal settlers
Lawmakers were dismayed at a report released last April, listing Metro Manila as one of the cities in the world with a large number of informal settlers.
PISTON questions 50 centavos fare hike
Transport group PISTON is questioning the 50 centavos fare hike at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board office. Here’s Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo with the update.
APRUB – Link Center for the Deaf
Nakatuon ang Link Center for the Deaf sa mga aktibidad at pag-aaral na tumutukoy sa mga “Deaf People”. Ito ay upang matutunan nilang makisama at makibahagi sa ating komunidad. Makipagkaisa sa bawat indibidwal at maituro ang kahalagahan ng kaugnayan ng mga magulang-guro at anak. Sa pamamagitan ng sign languages at workshops, nagkakaroon ng isang magandang practice para sa pagkakaroon ng komunikasyon. At naitataguyod ang potensyal ng bawat kabataan na nagtataglay nito.
APRUB – KANTO ARTISTS
Ang mga Kanto Artists, ay nagsasagawa ng mga contemporary art space kung saan naipapakita ang iba’t ibang creative fields na mula sa visual art, film, literature, music at iba pa. Sa pamamagitan ng mga exhibits at projects, nakikipagkaisa din ang mga Kanto Artists sa mga art fairs, workshops, film screenings, at iba na may kinalaman sa creative industry. Dahil dito, naibabahagi sa local at international linkages ang contemporary art practices.
Afghan president fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back: source
(Reuters) – The Afghan president is angry at being kept in the dark over a deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured U.S. soldier, and accuses Washington of failing to back a peace plan for the war-torn country, a senior source said on Monday. The five prisoners were flown to Qatar on Sunday as part of a secret agreement to release Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who left Afghanistan for Germany on the same day. The […]
U.S. unveils sweeping plan to slash power plant pollution
BY VALERIE VOLCOVICI AND JEFF MASON (Reuters) – The U.S. power sector must cut carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels under federal regulations unveiled on Monday that form the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s climate change strategy. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal is one of the most significant environmental rules proposed by the United States, and could transform the power sector, which relies on coal for nearly 38 percent of electricity. It also set off a […]
DENR contractors released by NPA, now undergoing stress debriefing
By Priam F. Nepomuceno MANILA, June 3 (PNA) — The Eastern Mindanao Command on Tuesday said that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) contractors, abducted last May 30 and released June 2 afternoon, are now undergoing stress debriefing at the agency’s regional office in Davao City. “They are now at the DENR Regional Office for stress debriefing,” Capt. Alberto Caber, Eastern Mindanao Command spokesperson, said. He added that victims along with their drivers […]
Shell, Petron hike gasoline prices, but rollback diesel and kerosene prices
MANILA — Petron and Shell increased the price of their gasoline products by 10-30 centavos per liter effective Tuesday, June 3, at 6 am. Prices, however, of their kerosene and diesel products were rolled back. The latest price adjustments reflected the movements in the international oil markets. Shell’s kerosene per liter was slashed by 20 centavos but Petron had a lower rollback of only 10 centavos. Both companies’ diesel products were rolled back by 10 […]
Snubs, harsh words at Asia security meet as US and Japan rile China
(Reuters) – When Japan’s defence minister greeted the deputy chief of staff of China’s army at a regional security forum this weekend, he was undiplomatically snubbed. Lieutenant General Wang Guanzhong said he was incensed by comments from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe implicitly holding China responsible for territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas and later by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s accusations that Beijing was destabilising the region. “When Mr Abe spoke just now, […]
