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Two-week search for Malaysian jet finds only frustration and suspicion
BY Michael Martina and A. Ananthalakshmi (Reuters) – Two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines airliner went missing with 239 people on board, officials are bracing for the “long haul” as searches by more than two dozen countries turn up little but frustration and fresh questions. The international team hunting Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean yielded no results on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said suspected debris there may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have renewed […]
Thailand in limbo after election annulled; economy suffering
(Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday annulled last month’s general election, leaving the country in political limbo without a full government and further undermining a prime minister faced with impeachment over a failed rice subsidy scheme. Weakened by five months of unrest, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to defend herself before an anti-corruption commission by March 31, and a decision to seek her impeachment could come soon after that, with the Senate expected […]
Australia says suspected plane debris may have sunk
(Reuters) – The international team hunting Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean failed to turn up anything on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said the suspected debris may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have also renewed a search in the Andaman Sea between India and Thailand, going over areas that have already been exhaustively swept to find some clue to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation. The Boeing 777 […]
Gov’t to launch FAITH version 2.0 to ensure transparency of donations for Yolanda victims
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — The government will launch the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH) Version 2.0 next month to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the handling of donations being extended by foreign donors to devastated communities in the Visayas region. The FAiTH Task Force unveiled Version 2.0 of the website in a briefing for the diplomatic corps at the Department of Foreign Affairs Thursday, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a statement. The […]
4.5 magnitude quake jolts Agusan del Sur
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the province of Agusan del Sur on Friday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its bulletin, the agency said the tremor occurred at 3:31 p.m. with its epicenter traced 11 kilometers southwest of Talacogon in Agusan del Sur. Phivolcs said the temblor, which was tectonic in origin, had a shallow depth of 70 kilometers. It was felt at intensity 4 […]
NDRRMC urges residents, disaster response units to take pro-active actions against “Caloy”
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council warned the provinces of Davao Oriental and Occidental as well as neighboring provinces to exercise all possible caution and to execute preemptive evacuation if necessary against “Caloy”
European Union expands Russia sanctions over Ukraine by 12 names
The European Union leaders has expanded sanctions against Russia by adding 12 names and warned that further economic sanctions against Russia could be taken if the situation in Ukraine worsens.
National Historic Commission Inaugurates Museum Dedicated to Our National Hero
On March 21, The National Historic Commission will inaugurate the Rizal Museum which is located in Fort Santiago, in Intramuros, Manila, the place where our National Hero, Jose P. Rizal, spent his last living moments. Amidst the landscaped ruins of the old fort, the new museum features interactive displays and original Rizaliana memorabilia and artifacts. One of the highlights of the museum is the Gallery of “Mi Ultimo Adios”, a walkway of translations of Rizal’s […]
President Obama Talks With “Ellen”
(Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama appeared on the daytime talk show “Ellen” on Thursday (March 20), where TV host Ellen DeGeneres checked in on him while his wife is traveling in Asia. The playful interview started with a list of questions provided by first lady, Michelle Obama, who is visiting China with the couple’s two daughters. The president also took the appearance as an opportunity to plug his signature healthcare, also known as the Affordable Care Act. The deadline […]
8 more provinces in Mindanao placed storm signal no.1 due to TD ‘Caloy’
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — Eight more provinces in Mindanao are now under public storm warning signal no. 1 as tropical depression “Caloy” has slightly accelerated as it moves closer to Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday. Earlier, PAGASA raised public storm warning no. 1 in four other provinces in Mindanao. In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said as of […]
DENR official: Mt. Banahaw fire dissipates, more forest rangers needed to guard sacred mountain
By Saul E. Pa-a DOLORES, Quezon March 21 (PNA) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Reynulfo Juan confirmed on Friday that the grassfires at the Mt. Banahaw peak has dissipated with rains drenching the affected areas but authorities are now tightening the protected landscape from trespassers. In a media interview, DENR Regional Director Juan mulled the tightening of surveillance and monitoring operations and perimeter guards around the Mt. Banahaw-San […]
