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MANILA, Jan. 13 (Eagle News) – Mrs. Akie Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife, visited the Philippine National School for the Blind (PNSB) Thursday afternoon, inspiring schoolchildren there as she told them that they have a lot of talent. “I believe every single person has his own mission. You have a lot of talent,” Mrs Abe said as she told the class of Grade 11 students to study very hard and unleash their potential […]
MANILA, Jan. 13 – President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, January 12 witnessed the signing of several agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries. First is the exchange of notes for the grant of economic and social development program. This note involves the grant of 600 million yen for high-speed boats and other counter terrorism equipment for the Philippine Coast Guard. A Memorandum of Cooperation on the low […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tuluyan nang kinansela ng Department of Tourism ang sana’y inaabangang National Costume Show ng mga kandidata ng Miss Universe. Paliwanag ni Tourism Undersecretary Kat De Castro, hindi na lang nila ito itinuloy dahil sa pagsulpot ng maraming isyu kabilang na ang gastusin at timing sa fully booked na schedule ng mga kandidata. Orihinal na plano sana ng DOT na magkaroon ng National Costume Festival sa World Trade Center sa January […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May bawas singil sa kuryente ang Meralco ngayong buwan, ito ay papatak sa 27 centavos (Php 0.27) kada kilowatt hour. Katumbas ito ng 54 pesos na bawas singil sa mga kumokonsumo ng 200 kilowatt hour kada buwan. Ito na ang pinakamababang overall reduction ng Meralco sa singil sa kuryente magmula noong taong 2009. Ayon sa Meralco, ang pagbaba sa singil sa kuryente ngayong buwan ay bunsod ng pagbababa sa generation […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tutol ang mga Senador sa desisyon ng Social Security System na itaas ng dalawang libong piso (Php 2,000) ang buwanang pensiyon ng mga retiradong miyembro kung saan ang pondo ay kukunin sa dagdag kontribusyon ng mga aktibong miyembro. Ayon kay Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon, bagamat maganda ang layon ng hakbang na tulungan ang mga retirado, lalabag aniya ito sa batas. Sa ilalim ng Section 4 ng Republic Act […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hinandugan din ng pangulo si Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ng isang state dinner sa Rizal hall ng palasyo ng Malacañang. Pagkatapos ng dinner ay nagtungo sa Davao sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Prime Minister Abe. Si Prime Minister Abe ay nasa bansa para sa dalawang araw na official visit at siya rin ang kauna-unahang Head of State na bumisita sa Pilipinas sa ilalim ng Duterte Administration.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden America’s highest civilian honor on Thursday, in an emotional surprise ceremony at the White House. Biden was reduced to tears as the president in his last days in office surprised him by announcing he would be awarding the 74-year-old the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In remarks billed as a joint farewell to family, friends and staff before they leave the White House next […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States on Thursday charged Fiat Chrysler with using software on its trucks to evade emissions standards on about 104,000 vehicles, an accusation the company immediately denied. The Environmental Protection Agency said the undisclosed software on the 2014 to 2016 models of Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks sold in the United States allowed the vehicles to emit more nitrogen oxides than permitted. Trading of FCA shares was […]
by Ben Simon / Fulya Ozerkan Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – A deal to end decades of division in Cyprus is close, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he led a crunch conference on solving one of the world’s longest-running political crises. Guterres was undertaking his first foreign trip as the United Nations’ secretary general seeking a breakthrough at a Geneva summit that involves rival Cypriot sides as well as Greece, Turkey and […]
by Ilgin KARLIDAG Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkish lawmakers on Thursday brawled and threw chairs as parliament approved three more articles in a hugely controversial bill bolstering the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Lawmakers have since the start of the week been debating the first reading of the 18-article bill to change the constitution to create an executive presidency. The articles approved covered lowering the minimum age limit of members of parliament […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed in Malacanang on Thursday (January 12) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is in the Philippines for a two-day official visit, becoming the first state leader to visit the country since the Philippine leader took office last year. “I am pleased to welcome Prime Minister Abe to Manila. As you all must and should be aware, he is the very first head of government to officially visit […]
