Palace welcomes indictment of Napoles, 5 others by US federal grand jury
(Eagle News) -- The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 2, welcomed the indictment of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim…
7 years ago
China wants military drills with ASEAN in disputed sea, excluding US
by Martin Abbugao / Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- China wants military exercises and energy…
7 years ago
Pimentel: “Healthy” PDP-Laban in its “golden age”
(Eagle News) -- PDP-Laban president Koko Pimentel on Thursday, Aug. 2, said the ruling party was "healthy" and in its…
7 years ago
Authorities: Man possibly linked to deadly Basilan blast nabbed
(Eagle News) -- A man who authorities said could be linked to the blast in Basilan that killed at least…
7 years ago
Ousted Speaker Alvarez throws support behind De Vera in squabble over who should lead House minority bloc
(Eagle News) -- Ousted House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is throwing his support behind ABS Rep. Eugene De Vera in the…
7 years ago
Australia to ‘vehemently’ oppose Japan push to ease whaling ban
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--Australia Thursday vowed to "vehemently" oppose a new push by Japan to undermine a global moratorium on commercial…
7 years ago
Starbucks joins with Alibaba for China coffee deliveries
SHANGHAI, China (AFP)--Starbucks on Thursday announced a partnership with e-commerce giant Alibaba that will give the US coffee giant greater…
7 years ago
Trump threatens to ramp up tariffs on Chinese goods
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States may jack up the tariff rate on the next $200 billion in…
7 years ago
President Duterte, Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin meet; talk about Justin Bieber, other topics
(Eagle News) -- Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and talked about pop…
7 years ago
Grab raises $2 bn to fight ride-hailing competition
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Thursday it has raised $2 billion from investors to expand its offerings…
7 years ago