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JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — A South Korean captain and a Filipino crewman abducted by suspected Islamist militants in the southern Philippines three months ago were released on Saturday, the presidential peace adviser said. Jesus Dureza, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte, fetched the two hostages in Sulu, a remote archipelago known as a militant hideout, and brought them to Davao, a city about 600 kilometres (370 miles) from Sulu. “We were almost hopeless […]
(Eagle News) – From eating local Filipino-style breakfast that featured President Rodrigo Duterte’s favorites to a tour of the Philippine leader’s hometown of Davao City, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visibly enjoyed a more casual and laidback second day of his two-day official visit in the country which Malacanang said helped strengthen the friendship ties of the two leaders. In Davao, the Japanese leader adopted a young female Philippine Eagle who was earlier found […]
by Sakher Abou El Oun Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Crippling shortages of electricity in Gaza and reports of children dying of cold have stoked anger in the Palestinian enclave where there are daily protests against its Hamas leaders. The main Palestinian factions are blaming each another and Israel for the crisis, which has left the territory with just four hours a day of power at best. In one of the largest […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station. Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits’ internal battery power to mark the official start of the spacewalk at 6:22 am […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House of the Representatives Deputy Speaker Romero Quimbo called the proposed vanity tax on beauty products and services as “gender-biased”. Quimbo said that today, cosmetic and beauty products are considered a necessity for women. He said that the proposed tax would be biased against women because they are the ones who frequently use cosmetics and beauty products. https://youtu.be/V9vrZKcvEmI
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers consider the 1 trillion yen official development assistance (ODA) promised by Japan as “historic”. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that he believes that the ODA – which is equivalent to Php 441 billion – is the largest in the history of the Philippines. More conservative estimates peg the equivalent amount to Php 433 billion. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, on the other hand, said […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian asked the Social Security System (SSS) to solve its problems on inefficiency first before implementing or collecting higher premiums from its members. This is to ensure that the contribution of the members will not be wasted. https://youtu.be/kNIF2MLaFb4
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Police Regional Office – Region VII Chief Police Superintendent Noli Taliño said that they will implement a signal shutdown and no-fly zone for the swimwear competition portion of the Miss Universe that will be held in Cebu as part of the security measures to ensure the protection and safety of the beauty pageant.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife visited President Rodrigo Duterte’s home in Davao City where the President served them for breakfast Filipino delicacies like suman, biko, kutsinta and monggo soup. The two leaders also named a Philippine Eagle “Sakura” which means “cherry blossoms” in honor of the Japanese Prime Minister. Abe also tried native fruits like durian and marang. Mr. Abe visited Davao City in his second […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson better watch his mouth, angry Chinese media said Friday, warning Donald Trump’s nominee that his threats to block China in the South China Sea are fighting words. The comments came after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would seek to deny Beijing access to the artificial islands they have been building in the South China Sea. China’s actions in the region […]
(Eagle News) — Pormal nang naupo bilang bagong Chairman ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts na si Virgilio Almario. Magandang balita naman ang ipina-abot sa kaniya gaya ng planong pagkakaroon ng Department of Culture na ngayon ay dinirinig na ng Senado. https://youtu.be/Bl5yJ5GRlas
(Eagle News) — Kasalukuyang nasa Davao City na si Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Sakay ng Japanese Air Force One, dumating si Abe at maybahay nito na si Mrs. Akie Abe sa Davao City International Airport bago mag-alas 10 kagabi. Binisita ni Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ang tahanan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Davao City kung saan nag-tagal siya ng apat-na-pu’t limang (45) minuto. Makikita sa Facebook post ni Secretary Christopher “Bong” Go na […]
