Aleson passenger fleet grounded over Basilan ferry incident

At this time’s headlines: Basilan ferry catastrophe, Rodrigo Duterte, Alex Eala

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Your entire passenger fleet of Zamboanga Metropolis-based Aleson Transport Strains has been grounded. This, as investigators probe the sinking of one in all its vessels, M/V Trisha Kirstin 3, off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, a day earlier.

The pre-trial listening to of former president Rodrigo Duterte on the Worldwide Felony Court docket will lastly push by means of on February 23. This, after three judges discovered that Duterte was match to endure the proceedings following the medical evaluation of unbiased specialists.

Practically 9 out of 10 Filipino college students getting into Grade 7 should not ‘grade-level prepared’ relating to studying. This, based on a report of the Second Congressional Fee on Schooling launched Monday, January 26.

Senators Risa Hontiveros and Erwin Tulfo condemn the remarks of Chinese language officers in opposition to them and different Philippine officers. In a privilege speech, Hontiveros says Chinese language international ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun warns Philippine officers they might ‘pay a value’ for what Beijing referred to as provocations.

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala advances to the spherical of 16 of the inaugural Philippine Ladies’s Open after beating Alina Charaeva, 6 to 1, 6 to 2. — Rappler.com