Новости за 30.07.2015

Two white men were captured on surveillance videos placing Confederate flags in a historically black church in Atlanta, Georgia where Martin Luther King Jr once preached, police said Thursday. The half-dozen small flags were placed overnight by the unidentified suspects at different locations around the Ebenezer Baptist Church, which is contiguous to The Martin Luther […]

The International Monetary Fund approved a $1.24 billion emergency loan for Iraq Thursday, saying the country needs extra support in the face of the Islamic State insurgency and depressed oil prices. “The twin shocks faced by Iraq from the ISIS (Islamic State) insurgency and the drop in global oil prices have severely widened the government […]

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry on Thursday accused the U.S. of militarizing the South China Sea as Beijing makes increasingly bold moves to assert its claim to virtually all of the sea’s waters, islands and reefs. Spokesman Yang Yujun’s remarks were prompted by comments last week from the head of the U.S. Pacific Command, […]

PARIS (AP) — A sea-crusted wing part washed up on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 since it vanished nearly a year and a half ago, and a tragic but finally solid clue to one of aviation’s most perplexing and expensive mysteries. […]

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it would not join a new bailout program for Greece until conditions for debt sustainability, including debt relief and economic reforms, are clearly assured. “In order to ensure that medium term sustainability, there is a need for difficult decisions on both sides… difficult decisions in Greece regarding reforms, and […]

Botswana has allocated emergency funds in response to the worst drought conditions in 30 years with agricultural land badly hit by the lack of irrigation, the government said Thursday. A special budget of about $44 million (40 million euros) was passed by parliament on Wednesday after President Ian Khama declared a general countrywide drought, […]

Producer Live Nation has confirmed that due to the incredible response, a second night in Manila has been added to the Philippine stop of Madonna’s “Rebel Heart Tour,” presented by Globe. The pop superstar is set to perform at the Mall of Asia Arena on Feb. 24, 2016 but due to overwhelming public demand, she […]

Given the chance, Kyla would join the next edition of “Your Face Sounds Familiar.” She shared in an article on Push, “Why not? It will be a challenge for me kasi people knows me as a very shy person… kung mabigyan ng opportunity, I might just do it.” Kyla believes the show’s format could help […]

Mike Tan is among busiest actors in show business today. Apart from a starring role on the TV series “The Rich Man’s Daughter,” he is also busy doing “No Boyfriend Since Birth” for Regal Films; and Cesar Evangelista Buendia’s “Panginoong Diyos-Diyosan.” Contrary to popular perception, success did not come easy for the “Starstruck Batch 2” […]

Who hasn’t sung to “Luha,” “Halik” and “Basang-basa sa Ulan?” A good number of musical elitists might begrudge the notion but they wouldn’t be able to deny at least knowing these tunes, with most of them being played to death in jeepneys, karaoke bars since the late ‘90s. Indeed, it has been 17 years since […]

German Moreno, more popularly known as “Kuya Germs,” is among the pillars of local showbiz who stared his career in the ’50s. He’s tried his hand at acting, singing, dancing and, eventually, hosting. In the ’80s, he reinvented himself as starmaker, having helped launch the careers of numerous wannabes via the now defunct TV show, […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — John Legend is bringing his talents to a TV drama about Southern slaves fighting for freedom. WGN America says Legend and his production company will be in charge of the score and soundtrack for “Underground.” The drama is in production in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It stars Aldis Hodge as the […]

Employees of the Manila Bulletin joined the Metro Manila earthquake drill held on July 30, 2015. At 10:30 a.m., alarms within the office and printing press sounded off signaling personnel to ‘duck, cover and hold’ for 45 seconds. They then calmly filed out of the work areas and walked to the designated “evacuation area” at […]

The country’s one and only “Divine Diva” Zsa Zsa Padilla marks a career milestone tomorrow, July 31 via a concert billed as “Beginnings.” The special anniversary concert will be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) of the Resorts World Manila. “Beginnings,” named after her third album with PolyEast Records, marks Zsa Zsa’s 32nd […]

Four local firms are expected to bid for the P4-billion contract to build an intermodal transport terminal for passengers transiting from Metro Manila to provinces in Southern Luzon. In a statement, the DOTC said that the prequalified bidders include Ayala Land Inc., Datem Inc., Filinvest Land Inc., and MWM Terminals, which are seen to submit […]

Aerial vdeo of Metro Manila Shake Drill near Caloocan City (via Periscope). Click on the link: https://www.periscope.tv/w/aImMsTEyNjcxMzN8NDk4OTA4OTN5ZItewlKCEUwCklwbPg2dWY3TrPXZeu6HyBabADuzKA==

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is inviting investors to prequalify and  bid for the P298-million project to build the  Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s  (LTFRB)  information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Road Transport IT Infrastructure Project Phase 2 will automate the registration and franchising of public utility vehicles at the LTFRB.  The project covers the financing, […]

Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) said its consolidated net income declined 23 percent  to P3.7 billion  for the second quarter of 2015, citing revaluation of dollar-denominated liabilities. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the AboitizPower said the movements in the peso-dollar exchange rate resulted to a P154 million nonrecurring loss versus last year’s […]

A total of 2,098 organizations with 1,079,407 individuals participated in the metro-wide Metro Manila Shake Drill held on July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Here are a few scenes:

Hong Kong, China | AFP — Asian markets mostly rose Thursday, tracking a second straight rally in New York, while the dollar also pushed higher after the Federal Reserve upgraded its outlook on the US economy. With the mood on global markets a little more upbeat than at the start of the week, oil prices edged up although […]

A Brown Company, Inc.(ABCI) said it selling its interest in Peakpower Bukidnon, Inc. (PBI) to its associate Peakpower Energy Inc.(PEI). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the ABCI said the sale will streamline the company’s investment in power sector engaging in bunker-fired power projects. It will consolidate all peaking projects under one […]