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(Eagle News)– Senator Leila De Lima flew to United States (US) on Sunday (December 11) despite a lookout bulletin issued to her by the Department of Justice (DOJ). She is set to receive an award in the US, and speak at the Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, Germany after. The senator will be abroad until Dec. 22. A lookout bulletin was filed against her in connection with the alleged proliferation of illegal drugs […]
by Samer Al-Atrush / Mostafa Abulezz Agence France Presse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) – A bomb blast tore through a church near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral during a service Sunday, killing 23 people in the deadliest attack in recent memory on Egypt’s Christian minority. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population, have been previously targeted by jihadists. At least 49 people […]
MANILA, Dec. 12 – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to undertake state visits to Cambodia and Singapore next week. This was confirmed by Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Charles Jose in a predeparture briefing in Malacañang. “President Rodrigo Duterte will undertake a state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on December 13 and 14, 2016 upon the invitation of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, and to Singapore on December 15 and 16, 2016 upon the invitation of His Excellency […]
MANILA, Dec.12 –Total merchandise trade grew by 5 percent in October 2016, supported by growth in both imports and exports, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Based on a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority, total trade grew to US$11.7 billion in October 2016, with imports growing by 5.9 percent and exports, 3.7 percent. “Total trade was boosted by higher exports and imports to and from Asia and other major markets. For […]
by Jim Mannion Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Donald Trump dismissed a brewing storm over Russian cyber meddling in the US election, rejecting as “ridiculous” US intelligence reports that Moscow tried to help him win the White House. “I don’t believe it,” Trump said in a pre-recorded interview that was broadcast Sunday on Fox News. “I think it’s ridiculous,” Trump said, putting it down as an attempt by Democrats to find […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A secret CIA assessment has found that Russia sought to tip last month’s US presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor, The Washington Post reported Friday, a conclusion that drew an extraordinary rebuke from the president-elect’s camp. “These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction,” Trump’s transition team said, launching a broadside against the spy agency. “The election […]
(Reuters) — Grace Fonollera sat beside the coffin of her 18-year-old son, Ace Bacorro, at a funeral set up across their shanty home in Manila. Her son, along with his friend Rondolph Droyon, were killed on December 6 when unidentified gunmen shot them while they were out drinking. Closed circuit television footage by the local village showed men riding on two motorcycles firing at the group in the early morning. Fonollera said her son […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday (December 8) he would allow Jack Lam, one of Asia’s top casino kingpins, to do business in the country after he had ordered his arrest on charges of economic sabotage and bribery. Duterte said he would allow the casino boss to come back to the Philippines if he settles his liabilities, pays his taxes and apologises for allegedly bribing an official. Lam, from the Chinese […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo continues its fast spread in Africa, as it established a foothold in 16 countries in this dark continent in just this year alone. Under the leadership of INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, two new chapels were dedicated and eight more are to be opened in 2017. Conversions and baptisms have been particularly aggressive in South Africa and Kenya. “This has been a particularly challenging year […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte challenged Senator Leila De Lima to file impeachment charges against him after his speech defending policemen allegedly involved in the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. “They can go ahead. Bakit pa mas maraming daldal? Sige na, impeach na,” the President said. Duterte in a speech expressed that he would still support policemen who risk their lives in the line of duty and will not allow them […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in its own human rights probe claimed there is no massive human rights violations in the country. “There will be human rights violations. Is it massive or not? Indications based on the case showed that it is not massive… indicatively there is no human rights violations or it is at the barest minimum,” Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III said Friday (December 9). “We should continue […]
(Eagle News)– Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon said the Senate constitutional amendments committee will conduct hearings on Charter change (Cha-cha) in other localities outside Metro Manila. The Senate committee, which Drilon chairs, plans to hold hearings in Baguio, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro “to get as wide a spectrum as possible of our people’s views.” The Senate panel held on Thursday its first hearing on proposals to amend some provisions in the 1987 Constitution. […]
