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Only President Duterte can explain new drug matrix, says Presidential Spokesperson

September 26, 2017
UPDATED: Martin Diño out as SBMA chair

September 26, 2017
UPDATED: At least 7 behind hazing victim’s death named by Solano in Senate executive session — Zubiri

September 26, 2017
Patricia Bautista files disbarment raps vs UST law dean Divina, 20 others

September 26, 2017
“Disrespectful” Faeldon’s ethics complaint vs Lacson “held in abeyance” by Senate ethics committee

September 26, 2017

National

Only President Duterte can explain new drug matrix, says Presidential Spokesperson

September 26, 2017

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella asked the media to wait for President Rodrigo Duterte’s explanation on the contents of the new drug matrix that is now with him. Abella said that the new drug matrix will show the connection of narco-politicians with the ISIS-inspired Maute Group in Marawi City. “Local politicians in Mindanao adversely affected by the government’s campaign against illegal drugs have financed the Daesh-inspired Maute Group, whose attempt to undermine our […]

Perjury raps to be filed vs “Yolanda” housing contractor

September 26, 2017

(Eagle News) — Perjury charges are set to be filed against the contractor who secured an P800-million contract with the government for the construction of houses for “Yolanda” victims. In a radio interview on Tuesday, Rep. Albee Benitez, chair of the House of Representatives’ housing committee, said the charges would be filed against JC Tayag after he was found to have lied to congressmen looking into possible anomalies in the implementation of the National Housing […]

Philippine official says shooting incident near Duterte’s residence under investigation

September 26, 2017

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella told reporters on Tuesday (September 26) an investigation was underway after a shooting incident near the Manila residence of President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte was not there at the time, officials said. The incident took place in Malacanang Park, the base of Duterte’s guard unit and close to his Bahay ng Pagbabago residence, officials said. DZMM radio reported that one person was wounded.

UPDATED: Martin Diño out as SBMA chair

September 26, 2017

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator Wilma Eisma as its chair. With the appointment, Duterte effectively replaced Martin Diño as SBMA chairman. It was still unclear, however, if Diño would be given another role in the agency. Eisma’s appointment came after President Duterte signed Executive Order No. 42, which effectively repealed EO 340 that specified that powers be split between the SBMA chair and the administrator. With the […]

UPDATED: At least 7 behind hazing victim’s death named by Solano in Senate executive session — Zubiri

September 26, 2017

(Eagle News) — John Paul Solano named at least seven people behind the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III. Senator Miguel Zubiri said according to Solano, of the figure, at least six were members of the Aegis Juris fraternity, while one was a non-member. Zubiri said Solano gave the information during a Senate executive session attended by himself, and Senators Panfilo Lacson, Bam Aquino, and Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday evening. The executive session lasted for […]

Metro

PSG officer dead in Malacañang Park incident

September 26, 2017

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Tuesday said a gunshot was heard from inside Malacañang Park on Tuesday because a member of the Presidential Security Group had shot himself. In a press conference on Tuesday, Brigadier General Lope Dagoy, head of the PSG, said it was still unclear though if Major Harim Gonzaga had committed suicide or accidentally shot himself to death. “Certainly, there is no foul play,” Dagoy said. According to Dagoy, the lifeless body of […]

Mahigit 500 pulis-Caloocan, napalitan na sa pwesto

September 26, 2017
MPD, muling nagsagawa ng Oplan Galugad; 23 katao, arestado

September 26, 2017

Agila Pilipinas

Mahigit 30 katao sugatan sa pagsalpok ng barko sa isang isla sa Romblon

September 26, 2017

ODIONGAN, Romblon (Eagle News) — Tatlumpung tao ang sugatan nang sumalpok ang isang barko sa mabatong bahagi ng isang maliit na isla sa Romblon nitong Martes. Sugatan ang mga pasahero ng barkong M/V Ma. Matilde ng Montenegro Shipping Lines nang sumadsad ito sa batuhang bahagi ng maliit na isla na nadadaanan patungong Odiongan kaninang pasado alas-3:00 ng madaling araw. Ang ilan sa mga nasugatan ay nahulog sa mga higaang double deck, ang iba naman ay nadaganan […]

Plane crashes in Romblon sea

September 25, 2017
Planong pambobomba sa Zamboanga City, naharang ng militar; 2 miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf, arestado

September 25, 2017

ASEAN IN FOCUS

China firm to make Kuala Lumpur its ASEAN Hub, to build tower at Tun Razak Exchange

September 26, 2017

The China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) intends to make Kuala Lumpur its hub for the ASEAN region as the port and construction group expands its footprint in the region Company’s Vice-President Peng Dapeng said the group will build the “CCCC Tower”, a commercial building at the Tun Razak Exchange.

35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting focuses on potential energy resource for the ASEAN

September 26, 2017
Philippine female soldiers help rehabilitate Marawi City children

September 21, 2017

ASEAN Perspectives

Cayetano to UN: Allow PHL to manage own domestic concerns

September 26, 2017

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano appealed to the United Nations General Assembly for the country to be allowed to manage its own domestic concerns as critics continue to criticize the government’s war on drugs. “Our people expect that the sovereignty be respected. And that its democratically elected government’s assessment of threats and how to go about addressing them shall be accorded preeminence among nations, or at the very least, is it too much to […]

PHL signs “Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” on sidelines of UN General Assembly session

September 22, 2017
Empty villages, Rohingya on the run: Who is left in Myanmar’s Rakhine?

September 15, 2017

International

Trump Twitter tirades deepen Asia alarm over conflict risk

September 26, 2017

by Kelly Macnamara Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Donald Trump may have stumbled into dangerous new territory with tweets that North Korea interpreted as a declaration of war, alarming a region used to living on the edge but now seriously considering the possibility of conflict. Observers say the US president’s fondness for Twitter diplomacy is creating a situation ripe for dangerous misunderstandings as he pursues an increasingly personal row with Kim […]

Thousands evacuated from Vanuatu island as volcano erupts

September 26, 2017

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from an island in the Pacific archipelago after a volcanic eruption rained rocks and ash on nearby homes, reports and officials said Tuesday. After weeks of rumbling, activity from the Manaro Voui volcano — at the center of the northern island of Ambae — increased in recent days, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department said. The department on Saturday […]

Food aid, face masks dispatched to Bali as 75,000 flee volcano

September 26, 2017

by Yulius Martoni Agence France Presse KARANGASEM, Indonesia (AFP) — Vehicles laden with food, facemasks and bedding have been sent to help more than 75,000 people who have fled a volcano on the tourist island of Bali, as the Indonesian president flew in to visit crowded aid centers. Mount Agung, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the resort hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and threatening to erupt for the first time since […]

US wants diplomatic end to N. Korea crisis: Mattis

September 26, 2017

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries. “We maintain the capability to deter North Korea’s most dangerous threats but also to back up our diplomats in a manner that keeps this as long as possible in the diplomatic realm,” he said in New Delhi after talks with […]

Technology

Cooking pancakes on computer cover: Chinese ‘office chef’ becomes internet sensation

September 26, 2017

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — In what looks like a typical office setting, a woman takes apart the central processing unit of a computer and uses it as a hot pan to make Chinese pancakes. That’s just one of many innovative videos from Youtube star, an “office chef” who calls herself “Ms Yeah.” Chinese hotpot, pancakes and flame-grilled fish are all cooked using everyday objects found in an office. The 23-year-old, who doesn’t want to […]

Driverless hover-taxi makes first ‘concept’ flight in Dubai

September 26, 2017
Robotic fashion: Wear your heartbeat on your sleeve

September 25, 2017

Sports

PBA GOVERNORS’ CUP: Maliksi heroics lift Blackwater over Meralco

September 26, 2017

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Blackwater Elite forced a do-or-die game with the Meralco Bolts after they netted a shocking victory over the top seed on Tuesday. Allein Maliksi was clutch at the endgame, hitting the game-winner with 8.9 seconds, and giving his team the 92-91 upset at the Mall of Asia Arena. The last two minutes were a back-and-forth affair. Baser Amer hit a 3 for Meralco to break what was then a […]

Speed climbing: the Olympics’ newest and fastest sport

September 26, 2017
NBA: Thunder wrap up Anthony deal

September 26, 2017

Business

Tokyo stocks slip by break on US-North Korea row

September 26, 2017

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday on a stronger yen as investors snapped up the safe haven currency following the latest flare-up between Washington and North Korea. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index fell 0.22 percent, or 43.99 points, to 20,353.59 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.08 percent, or 1.30 points, at 1,671.52. Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary that Japanese shares were following Wall Street […]

Global stocks mostly fall on German election, North Korea worries

September 26, 2017

by Ben Perry Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Global stocks mostly fell Monday and the euro tumbled on unease over the German election outcome and the increasingly hostile war of words between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea’s nuclear program. Investors worried about looming political infighting in Germany after an election that won Angela Merkel a fourth term as chancellor, but also gave a hard-right opposition party parliamentary seats for the […]

ABB to buy GE unit for $2.6 bln to boost US business

September 25, 2017

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB agreed Monday to buy General Electrics’ industrial solutions unit for $2.6 billion euros (2.1 billion euros) in a move to boost its business in the United States. “GE’s global electrification solutions business, GE Industrial Solutions has deep customer relationships in more than 100 countries and an established installed base with strong roots in North America, ABB’s biggest market,” ABB said in a statement. GE Industrial Solutions is […]

Entertainment

It’s all over for ‘It’ as ‘Kingsman’ sequel tops box office

September 26, 2017

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” dominated North American box offices on its debut weekend, industry figures showed Monday. It ousted horror hit “It,” which had held the crown for two weeks. With a star-studded cast featuring Colin Firth, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry and even Elton John, “Kingsman” raked in $39 million for the weekend, according to box office monitor Exhibitor Relations. The sequel to “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “The […]

‘Ronin’ actor Jan Triska dies after Prague bridge fall

September 25, 2017

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Czech-American actor Jan Triska has died at the age of 80 after falling off Prague’s historic Charles Bridge, Czech media reported on Monday. Triska fell off the bridge on Saturday and was rescued from the Vltava river by two tourists on a boat but died in hospital on Sunday, according to the website of the DNES daily. Czech firefighters said he had jumped while emergency services said the fall was […]

Dolce & Gabbana’s queen of hearts and vegetables take center stage in Milan

September 25, 2017

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) — Dolce & Gabbana, Italian fashion’s most famous duo, played their trump card on Sunday (September 24) with their Spring/Summer 2018 collection themed around the queen of hearts in one of the final shows at Milan’s Fashion Week. Wearing glittered, embroidered or chiffon dresses, with eye-catching crowns on their heads or red roses in their hair, Dolce & Gabbana’s queens of hearts came in all colours, shapes and textures. Models opened the […]

Headlines

Trump Twitter tirades deepen Asia alarm over conflict risk

Thousands evacuated from Vanuatu island as volcano erupts

Cooking pancakes on computer cover: Chinese ‘office chef’ becomes internet sensation

‘World’s heaviest woman’ dies in Abu Dhabi hospital