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(Eagle News) — A magnitude 5 quake of tectonic origin shook Quezon province and was felt in other areas of Luzon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The quake’s location was 24 kilometers northwest of General Nakar, Quezon province and had a depth of 13 kilometers. It was registered at 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, and was felt at various intensities in different parts of Luzon. The quake was felt at intensity 5 […]
(Eagle News)– Loyalists of former President Ferdinand Marcos in Batac, Ilocos Norte are making preparations for the near burial of his remains at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani (LNMB). Loyalists and supporters continue to flock the Marcos mausoleum to see the former president’s remains before his transfer to the national heroes’ cemetery. The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday voted 9-5-1, dismissing the consolidated petitions aiming to stop the burial of the late strongman at the […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday (November 9) he now wished to stop quarreling with ally the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticizing him. The maverick leader, dubbed “Trump of the East” for his unrestrained rants and occasional lewd remarks, has repeatedly hit out at Washington in recent months, threatening to cut defense pacts and end military joint drills. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to meet US president-elect Donald Trump next week in New York, officials said Thursday, after phone talks between the two following the billionaire’s shock election win. Abe and Trump spoke for about 20 minutes and tentatively set a date of November 17 for the meeting, just before Abe goes to Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a Japanese foreign ministry official told AFP. […]
MANILA, Nov. 10 – The Commission on Elections is urging around 2 million deactivated voters to reactivate their registration records during the 5-month registration period from November 7, 2016 to April 29, 2017. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that there are still around 2 million voters whose records are deactivated. Under Republic Act 8189, also known as the Voters Registration Act of 1996, failure to vote in two consecutive national elections will result in the deactivation of […]
(Eagle News) – The Senate started on Thursday morning, November 10, its investigation on the circumstances of the mysterious killing while under detention of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group operatives admitting that they have indeed ordered jail guards to “face the wall” when they proceeded to the mayor’s jail cell. During the hearing, CIDG operatives tried to justify the service of their search warrant and the killing […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton says the election showed the US is “more deeply divided” than [they] thought as she vowed to work with American President-elect Donald Trump, and urged fellow Democrats to allow him the chance to lead the deeply divided country. https://youtu.be/qlJ9PuJUtuc
(Eagle News) — President Duterte arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday night and proceeded to the Mandarin Hotel where he addressed the Filipino community there. Before his speech, Filipino-Malaysian singers first sang his favorite songs, “Ikaw” and “You Raised Me Up.” At one point, the President even gamely sang along. In his speech to the Filipino community, the President said that corruption was the main problem that had hampered the country’s development. He said that […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte offered his “warm congratulations” to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, saying his administration is looking forward to working with him to enhance US-Philippine relations. In a statement relayed through his Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Duterte said he wished US President-elect Trump “success in the next four years as Chief Executive and commander-in-chief of the US military.” President Duterte then said he was looking forward “working with the incoming administration […]
(Eagle News) — American billionaire Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States, after capturing 288 electoral votes which was way past the 270 electoral votes required to clinch the US presidency. In a shocking win that sent world markets tumbling down, the newly elected US President announced that the United States under his presidency will get along with nations “willing to get along with us.” “We will get along fairly […]
