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DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) – Six people were killed and serious damage caused by a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in the center of the country early Friday, Syria’s army said. “At 3:42 am (0042 GMT) the United States carried out a flagrant aggression with missiles against one of our airbases in the central region, killing six people and wounding a number of others, and causing significant damage,” a spokesman said, reading […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the Middle East next week. Assistant Secretary Hjayceelyn Quintana of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of Middle East and African Affairs told reporters Duterte would first visit Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 10. Two days later, on April 12, he is set to fly to Bahrain. He will cap off his visit to the Middle East with a trip to Qatar on April 14 to 16. […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran said Friday that it “strongly condemns” a United States air strike on a Syrian government airbase in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town. “We condemn all unilateral military action and the missile strike by US warships against Shayrat airbase under the pretext of Tuesday’s suspected attack on Khan Sheikhun,” foreign ministry spokesperson Bahram Ghassemi told the Fars news agency. Iran, with Russia, is the closest […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinabubusisi ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa Commission on Audit (COA) ang pondong nalikom mula sa Express Lane Fee na sinisingil sa mga immigration counter. Nais ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno na malaman kung magkano ang nasabing pondo sa mga nakalipas na taon at kung paano ito nagastos. Ayon sa Kalihim, kung lumabas na iligal ang pinaggamitan ng pondo ay posibleng mag-isyu ng notice of disallowance ang COA. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbitahan naman ni Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel ang International Parliamentary Union Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians na bumisita sa Pilipinas para personal na makita ang nakakulong na si Senador Leila De Lima. Ito’y matapos magpahayag ng pangamba ang nabanggit na komite sa kaso laban kay De Lima. Sinabi ni Pimentel na kung kinakailangang gawing opisyal ang pag-imbita sa mga ito ay handa niya itong gawin. Handa ring […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng magdesisyon na ang Senate Committee on Ethics sa dalawang reklamo na isinampa laban kay Senador Leila De Lima. Ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto, Chairman ng Committee, agad syang magpapatawag ng all-member caucus sa May 2 para alamin ang kanilang pulso sa reklamo at sagot ni De Lima. Kabilang na rito ang reklamo na isinampa ng grupo ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez […]
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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 […]
