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MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) – Security forces physically ejected protesting MPs from the Maldives parliament Monday in chaotic scenes during a failed opposition attempt to impeach the speaker and destabilise the president ahead of elections next year. Lawmakers shouted and stood on their chairs and one tried to remove the speaker’s seat ahead of the impeachment vote, which came a day after exiled opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed announced a unity pact with the president’s powerful half-brother — […]
(Eagle News) — The members of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap or KADAMAY have until May 30 to prove that they are eligible to receive free housing from the government. If not, they would have to vacate the housing units they occupied that day. This was the result of the dialogue between the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the KADAMAY leaders who were responsible for the illegal occupation of some 5,000 […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the South China Sea. Japan will lease a total of five surplus Beechcraft TC-90 planes to the Philippines, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Philippine military Chief General Eduardo Ano said the new planes would be deployed over Benham Rise and the South China Sea. Japan’s attempt to bolster defense cooperation […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to push through with the postponement of this year’s barangay elections soonest, if indeed the polls will be postponed. “What we’re asking is, if Congress actually pushes through with (the postponement), we’re asking them to do this as soon as possible. We need at least three months,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview with CNN Philippines. According to Jimenez, this is because “we don’t want […]
Bumaba ang bilang ng mga tao sa Luzon na nakiisa sa Earth Hour 2017, habang tumaas naman sa Visayas at Mindanao. Ang Earth Hour ay nag-umpisa sa Sydney, Australia sampung taon na ang nakalilipas, hanggang sa naging largest open-sourced environment campaign ito sa buong mundo. https://youtu.be/JIf5YqV4Grk
(Eagle News) — Despite opposition from heritage advocates, the Manila City government is pushing through with the “conversion and redevelopment” of the pre-war Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, saying “everything (was) old already.” “Oo, sigurado ‘yun,” Mayor Joseph Estrada said when asked if plans to that effect would push through. According to Estrada,the conversion of RMSC–which is owned by the government— is part of his administration’s urban development program. “E, wala nang gumagamit. Wala nang kinikita. Luma […]
(Eagle News)– Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed that the dinner invitation by President Rodrigo Dutetre was a trap for Vice-President Leni Robredo as he warned the latter not to be “disarmed” by the President. The senator warned Robredo “not (to) fall for that trap again” in a statement he issued about the dinner invitation. Trillanes said the dinner was meant to “disarm and politically neutralize her at this time that (Mr.) Duterte is […]
(Eagle News) — There are no extrajudicial killings in the country. This was the statement of the Philippine National Police on Monday, as media reports labelling all killings as extrajudicial continued to proliferate. In a press conference, the PNP clarified that extrajudicial killings were necessarily “state-sponsored.” No killing in the country, however, they said, was state-sponsored. “It is the media that is insistent in (using the term),” PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa said. Chief […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has invited Vice-President Leni Robredo to dinner after Robredo talked to him during the Philippine National Police Academy commencement exercises, assuring him that she does not want him to be removed from office. Duterte replied that he believed her. Speaking to reporters in Bukidnon, Duterte said: “Yes, ganito yan she mention on destab destab. Sabi niya wala ako niyan. Sabi ko Leni I believe you.” The President also told […]
by Anna MALPAS and Germain MOYON Agence France Presse MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) — Hundreds of people including top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were arrested on Sunday as thousands of Russians defied bans to stage protests across the country against corruption. Navalny had called for the marches after publishing a detailed report this month accusing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of controlling a property empire through a shadowy network of nonprofit organisations. The report has been […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The top commander for US military forces in the Middle East on Sunday called recent civilian deaths in the Iraqi city of Mosul a “terrible tragedy,” but stopped short of taking responsibility. “We are investigating the incident to determine exactly what happened and will continue to take extraordinary measures to avoid harming civilians,” General Joseph Votel, who heads US Central Command, said in a statement. “We will continue to prioritize […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took the early lead in polls opened by Time for its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, overtaking the likes of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Beyonce. Duterte garnered a 4 percent vote so far based on a check of initial poll results for TIME 100 on Sunday. The polls were opened on Friday. Trudeau, Beyonce and Merkel each had […]
