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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagsama ang Animal Welfare at Environmental Health Groups para ipanawagan o himukin ang publiko na huwag nang gumamit ng paputok sa pagsalubong sa bagong taon. Inorganisa ng mga ito ang tinatawag na “Pet-a-thon” na isinagawa sa Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City kung saan kasamang naglakad ng mga pet owner ang kanilang mga alaga dala ang mga mensahe na huwag nang gumamit ng paputok. Ayon sa Philippine Animal Welfare Society, […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkish state media Wednesday said Turkey and Russia had agreed a nationwide truce plan for Syria but none of the key players in the conflict offered an immediate confirmation. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the plan aims to expand a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo — brokered by Turkey and Russia earlier this month to allow the evacuation of civilians — to the whole […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump poured kerosene on a simmering dispute with Barack Obama Wednesday, accusing him of derailing a smooth transition with “inflammatory” statements and “roadblocks.” Ever since the November 8 election, Trump and Obama have tried to bury political differences in favor of a united public front that would smooth the transfer of power on January 20. But the Republican president-in-waiting unceremoniously cast any bonhomie […]
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank threatens both hope for peace with the Palestinians and the country’s own future as a democracy. In a major speech setting out his vision of a solution to the long-simmering conflict, Kerry sternly warned that Israel was on a course leading to a “perpetual occupation” of Palestinian-owned land. “Today, […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) ang pag-aresto kay Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino at co-accused na Chinese national na si Yan Yi Shou. Ito ay kasunod ng dismissal ng drug charges laban kina Marcelino at Shou na inihain ng Department of Justice (DOJ). Inakusahan ng DOJ sina Marcelino at Shou ng paglabag sa Section 11 o possession of dangerous drugs at Article 2 ng Republic Act No. 9165 o Comprehensive […]
(Eagle News) — Tiwala si Government Peace Negotiator at Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello na hindi tatalikuran ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pangako nitong pagpapalaya sa ilan pang political detainees. Ayon kay Bello, kailangang magtiwala sa Pangulo na kaya nitong gawin ang ipinangakong kalayaan sa mga political prisoner partikular ang mga matatanda at may sakit. Aniya, nakiusap si Bello sa rebeldeng grupo na maghintay-hintay lamang para mabigyan ng sapat na panahon ang Pangulo na tuparin ang […]
MANDALUYONG CITY, Dec. 28 – Days after Typhoon Nina battered Catanduanes and its nearby provinces, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues its presence in the affected areas by extending assistance through clearing operations and provision of hot meals to stranded passengers in various terminals. In the immediate aftermath of the typhoon, Red Cross teams were among the first on the ground to monitor and immediately respond to the battered situation in the affected provinces. PRC Operation […]
PASIG CITY, Dec. 28 – Two years after the initial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently renewed their partnership for the Social Protection Support Initiatives (SPSI) that will benefit Filipino citizens, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged groups. Ramon F. Aristoza Jr., Acting PhilHealth President and CEO said that “gone are the days when the local government […]
(Eagle News) — Nais ng liderato ng Kamara na imbestigahan ang ulat ng umano’y plano ng US Government na patalsikin sa puwesto si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, sa Enero balak simulan ang imbestigasyon. Disyembre 16 ang huling plenary session ng Kamara at sa Enero 16 naman ito muling magbubukas. Ayon kay Alvarez, hindi maganda ang nasabing balita at kailangang alamin aniya ang puno’t dulo nito. Hindi rin aniya magandang ideya […]
(Eagle News) — Mahihirapan ang alin mang grupo na nagbabalak na ibagsak sa poder ng kapangyarihan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang reaksyon ng Malacañang sa lumabas na ulat na mayroong blue print na ginawa si dating US Ambassador to Manila Philipp Goldberg na naglalayong ibagsak si Pangulong Duterte. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella na sa laki ng public support ni Pangulong Duterte malabo ang anumang tangkang pabagsakin siya sa puwesto.
by Daniel MEROLLA Agence France Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case Tuesday and slapped with a $630-million asset freeze over public tenders awarded to a businessman friend during her administration. Kirchner, who was in office from 2007 to 2015, was charged with illicit association and fraudulent administration for allegedly favoring construction magnate Lazaro Baez for public contracts in Patagonia, her southern political bastion. The […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse PEARL HARBOR, United States (AFP) — The leaders of war-time enemies America and Japan made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor Tuesday, issuing symbolic declarations about the power of reconciliation and warning against the drumbeat of conflict. Seventy-five years after Japanese fighter pilots brought the fires of war to idyllic Hawaii and dragged the United States into World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his “sincere […]
