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(Eagle News) — Relatives of people aboard the missing Malaysia airlines flight MH370 urged governments on Thursday (July 21) to step up the hunt for the aircraft, a day before a meeting where ministers could decide to call off the search. Malaysian, Chinese and Australian ministers will meet in Kuala Lumpur today to discuss the future of the search for MH370, which disappeared during a flight from the Malaysian capital to Beijing in march 2014, […]
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called for the removal of current Prime Minister Najib Razak after United States’ prosecutors filed lawsuits linked to state-owned fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). “The time has come when the nation must demand for the removal of the prime minister, must demand for investigations to be carried out by a Malaysian body, the setting up of a tribunal, independent tribunal, not set up on the advice of the prime […]
The United States Justice Department has filed civil lawsuits to seize assets they allege were stolen from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. And, while the Prime Minister Najib Razak is not named, details in the lawsuits implicate him. Najib has not commented on the case and has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding previous investigations into his finances.
Former Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Edilberto Sandoval said the plan of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales to appeal the victorious ruling of the Supreme Court for former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a waste of time. At the weekly news forum, Usaping Balita at Serye Restaurant in Quezon City, Sandoval said Morales should learn to accept the SC ruling being a former member of the chamber. Morales, in a press conference Wednesday, said that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinuspende ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ang pag-bibigay ng franchise para sa Transport Network Vehicle Services gaya ng Grab, Uber at U-Hop. Batay sa order na ni-lagdaan ni Chairman Martin Delgra, ipinasya ng lupon na itigil muna ang pagbibigay ng franchise para pag-aral ang mga issue at polisya ng TNVS category. Inatasan din ng lupon lahat ng regional officers na huwag tumanggap ng TNVS application na may panukalang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela sa publiko si Interior and Local Government Sec. Ismael “Mike” Sueno na iwasan ang test at prank calls sa hotline number 911 ang pinaka-bagong emergency hotline number. Ayon kay Sec. Sueno, nakasasagabal ang prank calls sa mga totoong gumagamit ng hotline at nangangailangan ng tulong. Nakatakda ring makipag-usap ang kalihim kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ukol sa apelang ito sa publiko. Ayon naman kay DILG under-Secretary Jesus Hinlo Jr., kailangang […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention Thursday following nearly five years in a military hospital after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nag-hain ng panukalang batas si Senator Panfilo Lacson ukol sa registration ng prepaid sim cards para pigilin ang scams at krimen gamit ang modernong gadgets gaya ng smart phones at tablets. Sa ilalim nito, dapat mag-fill up ng registration form ang mga nais gumamit ng prepaid sim cards at mag-pakita ng valid identification card (ID) at dokumento gaya ng passports. Kailangang itago at ingatan ng dealers at service providers ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May ilang pagbabago sa unang State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa Hulyo 25. Ayon kay House Deputy Secretary-General Artemio Adasa, wala nang welcoming committee at tanging mga leader ng Kamara, Senado at mga majority leader ng dalawang kapulungan ng kongreso ang sasalubong sa pangulo. Mananatili naman anya ang red carpet na daraanan ng mga dadalo kahit pina-simple na lamang sa “business attire” at […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered all government employees to refrain from addressing him “His Excellency” in all official communications. A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Friday, July 15 stated that the president shall be addressed in all official communications, events or materials as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte only, and without the term ‘His Excellency’. The memorandum also stated that all members of the cabinet shall be […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Indiana Governor Mike Pence accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination at a tumultuous party convention in Cleveland Wednesday, describing his running mate Donald Trump as a “good man.” “I am deeply humbled by your confidence,” Pence told delegates, still reeling from a night of high drama and political infighting over Trump’s anointment as the party’s White House candidate. Pence, 57, said he “joined this campaign in a heartbeat” because Republicans […]
US and Australian troops plan to step up training so they are “fully prepared” to answer challenges in the Pacific, US Vice President Joe Biden says amid rising tensions over Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea.
