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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the United States strike on a Syrian airbase early Friday as an “aggression against a sovereign state,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian agencies. “President Putin considers American strikes on Syria aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international norms, and under an invented pretext,” Peskov was reported as saying.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the embassy in Damascus was “closely monitoring” the situation in Syria, which was the subject of a United States missile attack. In a phone interview over CNN Philippines, Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, DFA spokesperson, said the embassy was “in close coordination” with the Filipino community there to “ensure their safety.” Jose said there are an estimated 1400 Filipinos in Syria, many of whom have married […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The US military strike on a Syrian airbase has caused several deaths, said the governor of Homs province where the Shayrat base is located. “There are martyrs, but we don’t yet know the number either of martyrs or of wounded,” Talal Barazi told AFP by telephone. He said parts of the base were on fire and some of the wounded were suffering from burns. “It will take some time to determine the […]
PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike against Syria on Thursday in retaliation for a chemical attack with a sarin-like nerve agent which Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad. A White House official said 59 precision-guided missiles hit Shayrat Airfield in Syria, where the US believes Tuesday’s deadly attack was launched. The official had earlier given the number of missiles involved as 70. The missiles were blasted […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not allow other government housing units to be illegally occupied, giving a stern warning to members of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap not to make a repeat of what they did in the housing units in Pandi, Bulacan. The President said he would make sure government housing units he would build for the police and the military would be well-guarded by M16s and even “bazookas.” “Hanggang […]
PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump struck a positive note as he sat down to dinner Thursday with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the pair are going to have “a very, very, great relationship.” “We’ve had a long discussion already and so far I have gotten nothing, absolutely nothing, but we have developed a friendship, I can see that,” Trump told reporters as he, Xi and their wives prepared […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of a Kuwaiti national and a Syrian woman believed to have direct links with the terrorist group ISIS. In a joint statement, the Department of Justice, Bureau of Immigration and National Bureau of Investigation said Husayn Al-Dhafiri and Rahaf Zina, who claimed to be his wife, were apprehended by members of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit on 28th St., Bonifacio Global City, on March 25. The BI worked in […]
(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III told participants at the ASEAN Finance Ministers Investors’ Seminar (AFMIS) that now is the best time to invest in the economies of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as they are expected to collectively become a strong driver of global growth in the next decade. Dominguez, as host of this year’s AFMIS, delivered the opening remarks at the forum’s plenary session. Finance ministers and central […]
(Eagle News) — A woman who was allegedly being developed as a witness to be presented to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Duterte by senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima, has come out in the open to denounce the actions of the two senators and a Catholic priest who was allegedly tasked to look for witnesses against Duterte. The witness is Guillermina Barrido Arcillas, a former Liberal Party supporter, who held […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said that there was a need to “fortify” islands in the West Philippine Sea. “There are nine or 10 islands there. We have to fortify,” he said. He said for this, “I must build bunkers there or houses and make provisions for habitation.” Parts of the West Philippine Sea are also being claimed by China.
(Eagle News) — “I could never be misinformed.” This was the response of President Rodrigo Duterte to dismissed Interior Secretary Mike Sueno’s statement the chief executive had been fed wrong information that led to his dismissal on Monday. “I could never be misinformed. Kaabugado ko misinformed ako,” he told reporters in an ambush interview in Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, which he visited on Thursday. “When I make a move, when I […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has warned custom and immigration personnel that he will relieve all officials who would be found to be involved in extortion and theft of Balikbayan boxes sent by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to their loved ones. “Ayaw ko ng oppression sa Pilipino. That has to stop. Sa airport ngayon wala nang bukasan ng bag … Kung meron mang kontrabando, nakikita na ‘yon sa baba. Why do you have to […]
