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by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the sentence of transgender soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years behind bars for handing classified US documents to WikiLeaks. Obama pardoned 64 people and commuted the sentences of 209 others, including Manning, in one of his final acts as president. Manning was convicted in August 2013 of espionage and other offenses after admitting to leaking 700,000 […]
BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency just two days before he was due to step down, denouncing what he called dangerous foreign meddling in the country’s post-electoral crisis. The measure was prompted by the “unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference in the December 1 presidential elections and also in the internal affairs of The Gambia,” Jammeh announced on state TV. The 15-nation Economic Community Of West […]
by Glenda Kwek SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The massive underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was called off Tuesday, leaving unsolved one of the most enduring mysteries of the aviation age. Nearly three years after the airliner vanished, distraught relatives refused to accept the idea that the 239 passengers and crew might now never be found after the failure of one of the most expensive undersea operations ever. “Despite every effort using […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The European Union is considering giving financial assistance to the anti-drug campaign of the Philippines. EU Ambassador to the Manila Franz Jessen said that EU is conducting a study into funding the drug rehabilitation of drug dependents in the country. EU was one of the earlier critics of the anti-drug campaign in the Philippines due to the numerous cases of extra judicial killings.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Senator Sonny Angara said that the Department of Finance will no longer remove the exemptions of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from value-added tax despite the comprehensive tax reform program of the Duterte administration. The aim of the comprehensive tax reform is to reduce the income tax rate while increasing the excise tax on oil products. https://youtu.be/MqyyOQ1-d4g
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Cagayan De Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno talks about the water level in Cagayan De Oro City after strong rainfalls induced flash flooding in the city. According to Mayor Moreno, there are no more rains and the water level is already going down. Families are also returning to their homes from the evacuation centers.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue will put a stop on its “shame campaign” called “Run After Tax Evaders” or RATE. Revenue Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services Clint Aranaz said that they want to give taxpayers the opportunity to settle their accounts with the BIR and to pay their back taxes without being meted the penalties. https://youtu.be/1k0Pd8YCu_I
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Cabinet will meet this week in order to lay down projects that will be funded by the 1 trillion yen or Php 441 billion official development assistance (ODA ) and investments from Japan. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said that the Cabinet will study the details of the projects to be funded by the ODA before submitting the same to Japan. https://youtu.be/HetheZWQ10g
https://youtu.be/ZVVssVSAq5w By Anna Cui Las Vegas EBC Correspondent Las Vegas, USA (Eagle News) — An eye massager, a “smart” brush that tells you if you’re brushing your hair the right way, a scanner that checks nutritional content of food, and “sleep lamps” that can lure you to sleep or wakefulness depending on the time of day. These are just some of the health and wellness products that the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Las Vegas […]
(Eagle News) — Hinimok ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ang mga kawaning miyembro ng Social Security System na ituring na long-term savings at hindi gastos ang dagdag na kontribusyon. Ayon sa kalihim, ang miyembrong aktibong nagbabayad ng kanilang kontribusyon ay makaka-avail ng mga social benefit at loan privileges ng SSS. https://youtu.be/bBGynbRAmM8
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na umaapela ng pagkakaisa ang Department of Tourism (DOT) kaugnay sa pagdaraos ng Miss Universe pageant sa bansa sa January 30. Ayon kay Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, dapat na lamang isipin ang mga benepisyong makukuha ng bansa sa pag-host ng nasabing beauty pageant. https://youtu.be/M5e9BTzstDA
(Eagle News) — Bumaba ang porsyento ng mga Pilipinong nagsabing sila ay mahirap nitong fourth quarter ng 2016. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 44 % o sampung milyong pamilyang Pilipino ang nasabing sila ay mahirap na itinuturing na new record low annual average. Ang quarterly self-poverty rate ay mas mababa sa 47 % na naitala noong 1987. Isinagawa ang survey sa pagitan ng December 3 hanggang 6 sa […]
