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(Reuters) — Indonesian search and rescue team pulled a body from the rubble on Tuesday (February 25) after a landslide in Indonesia’s Papua swept through some areas raising the death toll to nine, officials said. The landslides, which hit on Monday (February 24) were caused by heavy rain that started on Saturday (February 22) which caused flooding, authorities said. The two areas affected by landslides were Abepura district and the southern district of Jayapura. “The total number of victims […]
To give inspiration and hope to the victims of typhoon Yolanda, armless Filipino-American pilot Jessica Cox visited the country, saying that she is proud of the resilience of the Filipino people and that she believes that the Yolanda victims can recover from the calamity.
By Michaela Del Callar MANILA, Feb. 25 (PNA) -– The Philippines on Tuesday strongly protested several cases of harassment allegedly committed by Chinese authorities on Filipino fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal off Manila’s northwestern coast, including last month’s water cannon assault on two Philippine fishing vessels in the area. Foreign Affairs acting Assistant Secretary Bernadette Catalla summoned Chinese Embassy Charge d’Affaires Sun Xiangyang to receive Manila’s diplomatic note indicating the government’s “vehement protest” over […]
MANILA, Feb. 25 (PNA) — This year‘s graduation rites in private and public elementary and secondary schools should be kept solemn, simple, prudent and economical, according to Department of Education – DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro who said on Tuesday that such occasion should fall on March 27 or 28. At the same time, Luistro said that schools and regions which have to conduct makeup classes due to calamities last year may schedule their graduation day […]
Introducing S Health App Samsung revealed its newest smartphone, Galaxy 5 at 2014 Mobile Congress, in Barcelona Spain. The updated version of Samsung’s smartphone includes S Health App that can track one’s heartbeat. Samsung Galaxy S5 has a series of tools more on fitness apps for users to stay healthy and monitor their heart rate, a fitness tracker to create their own exercise schedule, pedometer to track how far you walk, diet and exercise records to […]
What was supposed to be a joyful, historic 28th anniversary celebration of the 1986 EDSA revolution is now marred in controversy as various media groups and critics of the Cybercrime Law staged the first-ever ‘Black Tuesday’. Denouncing the Aquino government for “betraying the spirit of EDSA”, sympathizers of the new law, which the linked to as E-Martial Law, called on ‘netizens’ to make their own protests offline. At the same, petitioners against the Cybercrime Law […]
Two holduppers were killed in a violent police encounter in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City. The suspects declared a hold-up in a passenger jeep not knowing that police were already following the said vehicle. The policemen first noticed the commotion inside the jeep, and tailed the vehicle. The suspects exchange fired with the police, resulting in the death of two of the suspects, while one escaped with some of the belongings taken from the passengers.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is leaving it up to the Department of Foreign Affairs to handle the recent Panatag shoal incident where Chinese Coast Guards reportedly fired water canons at Filipino fishermen to drive them away from the disputed shoal last January 27. According to AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, they are avoiding a military confrontation between the two countries. He added that the government prefers to resort to international arbitration […]
The price of petroleum products increased today at 6 in the morning. Petron, Shell, and Total increased the price of their diesel by 25 centavos per liter, while Petron and Shell increased the price of kerosene and gas by 15 centavos per liter.
According to PAGASA, despite the fair weather brought by the northeast monsoon in Luzon and Visayas, it will also bring cloudy and partly cloudy skies as well as isolated rain showers.
An emotional video of 2-year old girl after watching the wedding video of her parents goes viral .
Miami Heat forward LeBron James failed to join his team against the Chicago Bulls due to a fractured nose he incurred during the late stages of a match against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday. The Heat, nonetheless, won their 5th straight victory without the reigning MVP against Chicago.
