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News in photos: Mesmerizing total solar eclipse

August 22, 2017
Eight people, including Pinoy coach, injured in SEA Games bus accident

August 22, 2017
Philippines so far sixth out of 10 countries in Kuala Lumpur SEA Games

August 22, 2017
Faeldon out; President Duterte appoints PDEA Director Lapeña to head Customs bureau

August 22, 2017
Updated: No classes in all levels, both public and private, in several Metro Manila and other areas

August 22, 2017

National

Eight people, including Pinoy coach, injured in SEA Games bus accident

August 22, 2017

A Philippine coach sustained minor injuries after two buses carrying Southeast Asian Games players and officials figured in an accident. Also slightly injured in the accident that saw one bus rear-ending the other were seven Myanmar players, including two—Aye Aye Thin and Ei Ei Pyone—who have since withdrawn from the women’s doubles. They are resting at their hotel, and will be replaced in the mixed doubles, said the Games’ sports and technical committee secretary, Low Beng […]

Faeldon out; President Duterte appoints PDEA Director Lapeña to head Customs bureau

August 22, 2017

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director Isidro Lapeña to head the Customs bureau. “If somebody is appointed in the position, meaning to say, automatic na ‘yun, umalis ka. But Faeldon, in fairness to him, tried to resign thrice,” Duterte said, referring to Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon. Faeldon is under fire after a P6.4-million drug shipment entered the country via Customs express lanes. Lawmakers looking into the matter have […]

Updated: No classes in all levels, both public and private, in several Metro Manila and other areas

August 22, 2017

(Eagle News) – Classes in all levels, both public and private, have been declared in several areas in Metro Manila and nearby Rizal on Tuesday (August 22) because of continuous rains since Monday due to Tropical Storm “Isang” (international name Hato) which had enhanced the southwest monsoon. The following areas have already declared class suspensions in all levels, both public and private: Quezon City Caloocan City Marikina Manila Navotas Malabon Pasay City Valenzuela City Pateros […]

Vietnamese hostage rescued from Abu Sayyaf in Basilan: military

August 21, 2017

(Agence France Presse) — A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Mindanao has been rescued after nine months in captivity, the military said on Monday, following the beheading of two fellow crewmen in July. Government troops rescued the hostage on Sunday in Basilan, a stronghold of the kidnap-for-ransom group, following intensified operations against the militants, authorities said. “The hostage was able to run from the militants in the course of military operations and our troops […]

3 gold medals for Team Philippines in SEA Games

August 21, 2017

(Eagle News) – The Philipines now has three gold medals after the win today by Nico Bryan Huelgas and Kim Mangrobang in the men’s and women’s triathlon, respectively. The two golds bagged on Monday, August 21, came after Saturday’s first gold medal win for the Philippines by Cebuana and former Rio Olympics athlete Mary Joy Tabal, in the marathon event, with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 24 seconds. Huelgas, who also […]

Metro

Updated: No classes in all levels, both public and private, in several Metro Manila and other areas

August 22, 2017

Water interruption sa ilang barangay sa Quezon City, mararanasan simula mamayang gabi

August 21, 2017
Caloocan PCP 7 commander, 3 of his men relieved over killing of student in drug op

August 18, 2017

Agila Pilipinas

Military detachment malapit sa Marawi, inatake ng hinihinalang miyembro ng Maute Group

August 21, 2017

Inatake ng armadong grupo ang isang military detachment malapit sa Marawi City. Batay sa ulat, ang kampo ng 55th Infantry Battalion na pinapatakbo ng Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) ay inatake ng mga pinaniniwalaang supporters ng Maute-ISIS terror group sa Lanao Del Sur. Wala namang napaulat na nasugatan sa nasabing pag-atake. Dahil sa insidente, mas hinigpitan pa ang seguridad sa Marawi City at nagsasagawa na ng pursuit operations ang mga otoridad laban sa umatakeng […]

ASEAN IN FOCUS

Philippines so far sixth out of 10 countries in Kuala Lumpur SEA Games

August 22, 2017

(Eagle News) – The Philippines is ranked sixth out of the 10 ASEAN countries based on the medal tally as of 10 p.m. August 21, with a haul of three gold, six silver and six bronze medals so far. The country got two of their gold medals on Monday, August 21, one each in the men’s and women’s triathlon with by Nico Bryan Huelgas and Kim Mangrobang leading their respective events. Huelgas, who also […]

US destroyer collides with merchant vessel east of Singapore: US navy

August 21, 2017
Old communist rebels confident “revolution” to continue with new gen recruits

August 17, 2017

ASEAN Perspectives

PHL is one of the best-performing economies in Asia; overtakes Vietnam, Indonesia — NEDA

August 18, 2017

Statement of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief and Socio Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia: “With our country growing at 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, I am pleased to inform you that we remain as one of the best-performing economies in Asia. We are well on track to meeting our full-year target growth of 6.5 to 7.5 percent. We have overtaken Vietnam’s 6.2 percent growth and Indonesia’s 5.0 percent […]

Analysis: Can US stop a N. Korea missile strike?

August 14, 2017
Is China being left behind in US-N.Korea sparring?

August 11, 2017

International

Rocket lands in Kabul diplomatic area: police

August 22, 2017

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — A rocket landed in the heavily fortified diplomatic area of the Afghan capital Kabul late Monday, police said, hours before United States President Donald Trump was due to announce his long-awaited strategy for the war-weary country. It was the latest in a series of attacks in the city and it comes less than three months after a massive truck bomb ripped through the same area, killing about 150 and wounding around […]

Alleged Barcelona killer was ‘a normal factory worker’

August 22, 2017

by Laurence Boutreux Agence France Presse RIPOLL, Spain (AFP) — The alleged Barcelona attacker who was killed Monday grew up in a small Catalan town where he seemed “nicely integrated” like his younger brother who also died as part of the same terror cell, residents said. Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan, was shot by police not far from Barcelona in northeastern Spain after a four-day manhunt for the man who allegedly drove a van through […]

US launches probe after second deadly Navy collision

August 22, 2017

by Dave Clark and Martin Abbugao in Singapore Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Navy announced a fleet-wide global investigation on Monday after the latest in a series of accidents left another 10 sailors missing and five more injured. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson ordered crews to prepare pauses in their operations to allow a “comprehensive review” of practices after the destroyer USS John McCain collided with a […]

Total solar eclipse begins on US West Coast

August 22, 2017

by Sébastien VUAGNAT / with Kerry SHERIDAN in Charleston Agence France-Presse MADRAS, United States – Emotional sky-gazers on the US West Coast cheered and applauded Monday as the Sun briefly vanished behind the Moon — a rare total solar eclipse that will stretch across North America for the first time in nearly a century. Eclipse chasers and amateur star watchers alike converged in cities along the path of totality, a 70-mile (113-kilometer) wide path running through 14 […]

Technology

Mars weather: ‘Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm’

August 22, 2017

PARIS, France (AFP) — Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather. Up to now, it was thought that snow falling from low-lying Martian clouds settled slowly and sparsely to the ground in a environment bereft of violent winds. The new findings, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggest that ice-water particles swirling in a storm hit the […]

Total solar eclipse begins on US West Coast

August 22, 2017
Millions pour into US towns in path of total eclipse

August 21, 2017

Sports

Philippines so far sixth out of 10 countries in Kuala Lumpur SEA Games

August 22, 2017

NBA: Antetokounmpo says farewell to Eurobasket-bound Greek teammates

August 22, 2017
NFL: Veteran Boldin retires after 14 seasons

August 21, 2017

Business

Global markets jittery as Trump fears persist

August 22, 2017

by Tom Barfield Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Global stock markets on Monday failed to recoup last week’s losses, as traders warily eyed geopolitical uncertainty. Wall Street equities treaded water while markets in Europe and Japan slid, suffering from lingering concern over President Donald Trump’s volatile administration and unclear prospects for achieving economic reform. Worries over Trump’s stalled economic agenda and upcoming high-stakes Washington fights had hurt global stocks on Friday, […]

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417 million in cancer lawsuit

August 22, 2017

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A California jury on Monday ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to pay 417 million dollars to a woman who claimed she developed terminal ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based products. The case was one of thousands of lawsuits brought nationwide alleging the company failed to warn consumers of the risk of cancer from talc in its products. The jury made the award, which included 347 million dollars in […]

Tokyo’s Nikkei falls to near four-month low

August 21, 2017

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark stock index fell to its lowest level in almost four months Monday on concerns about Donald Trump’s stalled economic agenda and as South Korea and the US kicked off annual war games that anger Pyongyang. Investors are fretting over the outlook for Trump’s plans on tax reform and other market-friendly measures, as his support from corporate America evaporated following a heavily criticized response to a white supremacist rally. “Uncertainty […]

Entertainment

K-pop duo ‘TVXQ’ to kick off its first Asia tour after discharged from military duty

August 21, 2017

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s leading pop duo TVXQ is returning to the show business after their discharge from the mandatory military duty for the last two years. The duo featuring Max Changmin and U-know Yunho held a news conference at a Seoul hotel on Monday (August 21) as their first media event since Changmin finished his military duty last Friday. Yunho completed his service in April. South Korean men are subject to […]

First “Elvis of Asia” contest kicks off in Manila

August 21, 2017

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Elvis Presley fans participated in the first annual “Elvis of Asia” contest in Manila on Saturday (August 19). Twenty three participants from the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia joined the contest as tribute to the 40th death anniversary of the King of Rock and Roll. Each participant donned various costumes with signature sideburns as they shimmied, gyrated and belted out classics like “I’ve Lost You,” “You Gave Me a […]

“Hitman’s Bodyguard” takes top spot at box office

August 21, 2017

(Reuters) — “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” starring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson hit gold at the North American box office, with $21.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend (August 18-20), according to boxofficemojo.com. The second place spot went to the horror film “Annabel: Creation” which netted $15.5 million. “Logan Lucky,” Steven Soderbergh’s film about siblings attempting to pull off a robbery at a NASCAR race took third place with $8 million in […]

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