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(Eagle News) — Malacañang released on Thursday night pictures showing a sprightly President Rodrigo Duterte attending functions, amid speculations he was ill after he was not seen in public engagements for four days. The Palace said two pictures showed Duterte visiting Villamor Airbase, Pasay on Thursday. In one of the photographs taken from the airbase, the President–who was sporting a cap and a brown leather jacket— was seen saluting government troops who welcomed him upon […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism on Thursday cut ties with the advertising agency behind the country’s current tourism campaign, adding that it expected a public apology from the company. “In the midst of this controversy, the DOT expects a public apology from McCann (Worldgroup Philippines) over the negative feedback that the department has been receiving owing to the glaring similarities between McCann’s ‘Sights’ ad and South Africa’s ad released in 2014,” the DOT said in […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) is expected to return to its regular operations on Friday morning after a technical malfunction occurred in one of its trains on Tuesday night. According to Transportation Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez, the safety check on the MRT3 trains is expected to be completed by Thursday evening. Chavez said that the management has decided to decrease the number of trains of the MRT3 and […]
(Eagle News) — The top officials of the Department of National and Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are ready to participate in the ongoing oral arguments on President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Wednesday, June 14, said that Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año are willing to cooperate as the High Court begins the oral arguments. “We […]
Says President Duterte only needs to “rejuvenate” after punishing schedule President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn from public duties this week because he needs to rejuvenate, his spokesperson said Thursday. “He’s just taking some time off to rejuvenate,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella told reporters. Abella said there was no date for when Duterte would resume his official duties, although he emphasized that the president was healthy. “I’m saying that there’s nothing to worry about in terms of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Thursday, June 15, said that he would send a letter to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, seeking the urgent cancellation of the passport of Arturo Lascañas due to his alleged lack of intention to return to the country to face the charges against him. ”Since he is abroad and since there is no indication that he will return, we are constrained to request the […]
MARAWI, Philippines — An Australian television journalist was shot in the neck on Thursday as he reported from Marawi where Islamist militants are battling government troops, but he did not suffer major injuries. Adam Harvey, a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, wrote on Twitter: “Lucky,” alongside an image of an X-ray showing the bullet lodged in his neck, close to his spine. “Thanks everyone – I’m okay. Bullet is still in my neck, but it […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Cynthia Villar on Friday clarified that she was not planning on enacting a law banning unlimited rice offerings in food establishments. “I just voiced out my concern that eating too much rice is one of the main causes of high blood sugar that leads to diabetes,” she said. She said she “cannot prevent people from eating (an) unlimited amount of rice.” “It is their choice. It was just a genuine […]
(Eagle News) — An alleged member of the Maute clan–believed to be a bomb-maker—was arrested by authorities in Cagayan de Oro on Friday. A report said Mohammad Noaim Maute was apprehended by members of the Martial Law Special Action Group in Sta. Cruz, Macasandig, at 7 a.m. Maute is in the first arrest order issued by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, also the martial law administrator, after martial law was hoisted over Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) — A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala and southern Mexico Wednesday, killing five people, causing power outages, and knocking down homes, officials said. The epicenter was about 156 kilometers (97 miles) west of Guatemala City in the department of San Marcos, the Institute of Seismology said. The tremor was felt across most of the country, including the capital, as well as in neighboring Mexico, according to Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster […]
by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon – The battle to oust the Islamic State group from its stronghold of Raqa is creating daunting challenges for aid groups responding to the latest humanitarian crisis in the Syrian conflict. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Raqa and its surroundings since the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began its operation to capture the jihadist stronghold last year. But new waves of displacement are expected as the […]
MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — United States troops are on the ground helping local soldiers battle Islamist militants in a Philippine city, the Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson said Wednesday, giving the most detailed account of their role. The small number of US soldiers are providing vital surveillance assistance and, although they do not have a combat role, are allowed to open fire on the militants if attacked first, Brigadier-General Restituto Padilla said. “In a battle […]
