A 35-year old garbage collector, Liwayway Rico was killed thru severe blows in her head in Tondo, Manila.
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Pacquiao to clear tax issues
According to the camp of WBO Welterweight Champion Manny Pacquiao, they will clear the boxer’s tax issues once they’ve returned to the country. According to Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares, Pacquiao now owes the government 2.6 billion pesos.
Snatcher of Mrs. Lacson’s earrings, arrested
The man who snatched the earrings of the wife of Rehabilitation Czar Secretary Panfilo Lacson has been arrested and is now detained at the Manila Police District Station 2.
LPA in Eastern Visayas
PAGASA continues its monitoring of the low pressure area in Surigao del Sur which affects eastern Visayas and nearby provinces.
Russia prepared to let tanks roll across borders: German minister
(Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned on Monday of an escalation of the crisis in Ukraine, saying “Russia was clearly prepared to allow tanks to roll across European borders”. Speaking at an event in Berlin alongside new French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to commemorate World War One, Gabriel urged Europe to remember the lessons of the two world wars and not take freedom and security for granted. The Ukraine crisis had shown that […]
Prosecutor wraps up Pistorius grilling in murder trial
(Reuters) – The prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius ended his five-day cross-examination of the double amputee track athlete on Tuesday with a stark summary of how he shot his girlfriend, insisting he killed her deliberately after an argument. “You fired four shots through the door whilst knowing that she was standing behind the door,” said prosecutor Gerrie Nel, known in South Africa as “The Pitbull” for his hectoring style of questioning. “She […]
Ukraine launches ‘gradual’ operation, action limited
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces launched a “special operation” on Tuesday against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking East, authorities said, although aside from a landing by airborne troops the action was limited. Soldiers disembarked from two helicopters at an airfield at Kramatorsk, where reporters earlier heard gunfire that seemed to prevent an air force plane from landing. The troops withdrew into barracks after local civilians manning a barricade gave them a hostile reception when they tried […]
UN cites human rights violations in Ukraine
A UN Human Rights report says that misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country. The report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights looks at the root causes of the protests that have taken place since November 2013, including corruption and widespread economic inequality, as well as the lack of accountability for human rights violations by […]
Palace braces public on power supply yellow alert
MANILA, April 15 (ENS) — The Department of Energy has placed the island of Luzon under “yellow alert” because of the unexpected shutdown of Masinloc power plant due to a boiler tube leak, and the extended shutdown of the Pagbilao power plant. According to Director Mylene Capungcol of the DOE, the leak in the boiler tube of the plant in Masinloc was so critical that the plant would not be able to produce electricity because […]
Undersea drone hunt for Malaysian plane may take two months
(Reuters) – A U.S. Navy underwater drone sent to search for a missing Malaysian jetliner on the floor of the Indian Ocean could take up to two months to scour a 600 sq km area where the plane is believed to have sunk, U.S. search authorities said on Tuesday. The prediction coincided with the end to the abbreviated first mission by the Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle six hours into what was meant to be a […]
Ukraine crackdown on pro-Moscow separatists gets off to slow start
(Reuters) – Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists was underway, though the crackdown got off to a slow start, if at all. Twenty-four hours after an Ukrainian ultimatum expired for the separatists to lay down their arms, witnesses reported no signs yet that Kiev forces were ready to storm state buildings in the Russian-speaking east that the rebels have occupied. Police […]
Sky-watchers see ‘blood moon’ in total lunar eclipse
(Reuters) – Parts of the world saw a rare celestial event on Tuesday when the Earth’s shadow fell across the moon, turning it orange. The lunar eclipse unfolded over three hours beginning at about 2 a.m. EDT, when the moon began moving into Earth’s shadow. A little more than an hour later, the moon could be seen eclipsed and bathed in an orange, red or brown glow. Depending on local weather conditions, the eclipse was […]
