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(Reuters) — An environment group has launched a 50-foot (15.2-metre) sculpture of a dead whale made out of plastic waste in a campaign to raise awareness about the effects of dumping rubbish in the sea and on the beach. Greenpeace Philippines mounted the sculpture on Thursday (May 11) on the shores of Naic town in Cavite Province, south of Manila, using over 60 kg of plastic bottles, cups, bags and other disposable waste found […]
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila’s ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite their territorial dispute over the waterway, a turnaround from the hardline stance adopted by his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. “We will inaugurate the bilateral consultative mechanism on issues of particular concern to each side. This is where the sensitive […]
President Rodrigo Duterte, together with members of the Philippine delegation, is now meeting with representatives from more than 355 Filipino community organizations during his working visit in Hong Kong at the Regal Airport Hotel on May 13, 2017. As of March 2017, there are around 16,000 residents and 193,000 are household service workers. Most of the 355 Filipino community organizations are composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Philippine Association of Hong […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became an economic ambassador during the recently-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia. This was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez described President Duterte, recounting how the latter conducted himself before the forum in Phnom Penh, which was attended by hundreds of top CEOs and executives and other world leaders. Lopez said Duterte highlighted the economic thrust […]
by Kate Bartlett Agence France-Presse HONGKONG, China (AFP) – A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a “kill switch” that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware — for now — that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally, they told AFP Saturday. The researcher, tweeting as @MalwareTechBlog, said the discovery was accidental, but that registering a domain name used by the malware stops it from spreading. “Essentially they relied on a domain not […]
by Rob Lever / with Robin Millard in London Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The attacks — which experts said affected dozens of countries — used a technique known as ransomware that locks users’ files unless they pay the attackers a designated sum in the virtual currency Bitcoin. Affected by […]
(PNA) — Twenty bandits were “killed” as the Philippine Air Force’s newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets pounded and destroyed a camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sumisip, Basilan province, military officials said. Lt. Col. Andrew Bacala Jr., Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion commander, on Friday said the fighter jets “delivered deadly payload, inflicting heavy casualties to the ASGs.”“The ASGs were shocked. They abandoned most of their personal belongings and left unfinished meal at […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang has said that President Rodrigo Duterte himself wants to revisit the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) case in order to hold those involved accountable regardless of their affiliations. “PRRD in fact has publicly said that he wants to revisit it. The President wants the truth to finally come out and hold those involved, regardless of political color or party line, accountable,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “The Filipino people deserve to know […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Friday (May 12) maintained it was personal grudge which caused the explosion in Quiapo, Manila, completely rejecting Islamic State claims of involvement. Dela Rosa said they were more focused now on personal motive as the probe continues. “Eh bakit sa kanya [Nasser Abinal] nakapangalan kung walang galit sa kanya. Bakit sa kanya idineliver? Iyan ang pag-isipan niya. Kasi kung terorista ako, bakit […]
(Eagle News) — Coming soon: Our very own subway. Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade revealed on Friday plans to construct a subway in the country to add to the existing public transportation for commuters. In a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, where President Rodrigo Duterte is on official visit, Tugade said the loan agreement under the Japan International Cooperation Agency program would hopefully be signed between the Philippine leader and Japanese […]
IMELDA, Zamboanga Sibugay (Eagle News) — Mahigit limang daan na estudyante na papasok palang sa elementarya ang nakinabang sa ipinamahaging gamit sa eskwela sa Zamboanga Sibugay. Ayon kay Mayor Roselyn Silva, ang pamamahagi ng mga bag, lapis, notebook sa mga estudyante ay upang wala nang maidahilan ang mga magulang na hindi nila mapaaral ang kanilang anak dahil sa kahirapan. Tangi sa sa pamamahagi ng gamit sa eskuwela, nagsagawa rin ng medical outreach sa lugar, kung saan ang […]
(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former professional basketball player and two others in a buy-bust operation in Mandaluyong on Wednesday. In a statement on Friday, the NBI identified the suspects as Dorian Alan Pena, who played for several Philippine Basketball Association teams such as Barako Bull, Global Port Batang Pier, among others; Jose Paolo Ampeso; and Ampeso’s live-in partner, Ledy Mea Mesia Vilchez, alias Mae. Ampeso, the NBI said, […]
