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MANILA, March 8 (PIA) – Nowadays, almost all products can be bought online – from cars to gadgets, food, and even health products, thus the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues tips on how to buy health products online. To make it more easier to remember the tips, the FDA issued ABCDE guideline in buying health products via the internet. First, Access the website. FDA reminds the public to buy only FDA-registered and notified health […]
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by Heather SCOTT Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – The US government has slapped $1.2 billion in fines on Chinese telecom giant ZTE for violations of US export controls for selling goods to Iran and North Korea, officials announced Tuesday. It is the largest criminal penalty in US history in an export control case, US officials said, though there have been larger fines involving financial firms. The company will immediately pay $892 million, while another […]
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Ammar Karim in Baghdad Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city’s west from jihadists. The advances, which also included the recapture of three neighbourhoods, were announced on the third day of a renewed offensive against the Islamic State group in west Mosul — the […]
by James MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The American Civil Liberties Union and others are already lining up to challenge President Donald Trump’s revised ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries. But can they succeed in overturning a measure that was deliberately crafted to remove the red flags raised by US courts? That may be more difficult. This time there is unlikely to be a backdrop of airport chaos […]
by Isambard WILKINSON Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – North Korea and Malaysia Tuesday banned each other’s citizens from leaving their countries, with Kuala Lumpur saying its nationals were effectively being held “hostage” in a row over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. The extraordinary tit-for-tat moves came as the reclusive North faced growing international condemnation for a volley of missiles it fired into the Sea of Japan, defying stringent global sanctions aimed at halting its weapons […]
(Eagle News) — With 216 “yes” votes and 54 “no” votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to reimpose the death penalty in the country. House Bill 4727 was passed on Tuesday, March 7, just six days after its second reading approval on voice voting. This time, through nominal voting, there was only one abstention, as lawmakers expressed their votes before the passage of the bill. Only drug-related […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The sister of President Rodrigo Duterte, Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica, branded as “all lies” the second senate testimony of retired SPO3 Arturo Lascañas. She particularly referred to Lascanas’ claim that the President had orderd the killing of her alleged former dance instructor.. Villarica said that the dance instructor allegedly killed in Davao City is still alive. She said Lascañas’ testimony was part of the destabilization plot against the President. In her […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of cases against former Misamis Oriental Rep. Prospero Nograles for his alleged involvement in the “anomalous utilization” of P10 million worth of priority development assistance funds. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ombudsman said Nograles, who also became speaker of the House of Representatives, was set to be indicted for violation of the AntiGraft and Corrupt Practices Act (three counts), for malversation (one count), […]
MANILA, March 7 – The Department of Public Works and Highways said the 5.9-magnitude earthquake on March 5 in Surigao did not cause as much damage to the bridges and national roads in Region 13. DPWH said all national roads and bridges under Region 13 were passable except for the two bridges which were damaged by the February 10 earthquake. The Malico Bridge, particularly the Daang Maharlika Road Lipata – Surigao Section K1122+067, suffered a “depression […]
(Eagle News) — The owner of the alleged quarry site in Davao City which was referred to by retired police officer Arturo Lascanas as where they buried their alleged victims had long denied the policeman’s claim. This was according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. Aguirre said the quarry site owner, retired SPO4 Bienvenido Laud, had long denied these allegations of Lascanas. He said he can attest to this as he had served as the lawyer of […]
By Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Isinumite na ng kampo ni dating Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos ang kaniyang reply sa motion ni Vice President Leni Robredo na pumipigil sa Korte Suprema na magsagawa ng preliminary conference sa electoral protest na isinampa ng dating senador sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Isa sa laman ng kanilang reply ang kaso noon ni dating Interior secretary Mar Roxas laban kay dating VPJejomar Binay. Sa loob anila ng […]
