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(Eagle News) — Former Quezon City Police Chief General Edgardo Tinio denied that he had ever been involved in the illegal drug operations, and said he would do all he could to clean his name. “It’s an uphill battle,” said Tinio when he was interviewed by media in Camp Crame, saying he was surprised that his name was even mentioned by President Duterte. Tinio said he would report to the Philippine National Police chief […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is pushing for a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) as a mode of changing some provisions of the Constitution. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said a constitutional change is among the priorities of the Duterte administration. said Presidential Spokesperson who presided over the first press briefing in Malacanang on Monday. “As far as we know, President Duterte favors ConCon,” said Abella, pointing out that “it’s more consultative and with more representation.” Abella presided over the […]
By Rowena dela Fuente (Eagle News) — Gaya ng ipinangako, pinangalanan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hindi lang tatlo kundi limang heneral ng Philippine National Police na sangkot diumano sa operasyon ng illegal na droga. Ginawa ni Pangulong Duterte ang pagtukoy sa pangalan ng mga heneral sa ika-69 na taong anibersaryo ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) na idinaos sa Clark Air Base sa Pampanga. Kabilang sa tinukoy ni Pangulong Digong na sangkot umano sa illegal […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — In the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations, data showed that the number of jobless Filipinos has increased. According to the survey, some 11 million adults were jobless in the first quarter of 2016. https://youtu.be/25AeJ2-O2tw
SOLO, Indonesia (AFP) — A suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up outside an Indonesian police station Tuesday, injuring one officer in an attack officials said was linked to the Islamic State group. The attack in Solo city, the country’s radical heartland and the hometown of President Joko Widodo, came as the Indonesian leader was preparing to visit to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid with his family. The authorities in the world’s most […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Franklin Drilon defended the filing of a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) that sought to revise the 1987 constitution. Drilon said there is a need to review and re-examine the 29-year-old Constitution and determine if it is still attuned or responsive to the demands of present-day realities.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ikinasa na ni Outgoing House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte ang bagong Salary Standardization Law o SSL para itaas ang sahod ng mga government employee. Ang naturang panukala ay magtataas sa average na 45% sa kumpensasyon ng lahat ng salary grade at magtataas sa kumpensasyon ng government personnel hanggang 70 porsyento ng rate ng nasa private sector. Sa SSL version ni Belmonte, ang panukala ay ipatutupad sa pamamagitan ng pagsasama-sama ng salary […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Flooding in China’s Yangtze river basin has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. Some 16 million people have been affected by heavy rains that have left vast areas under water near the Yangtze, China’s longest river, the Beijing News cited the civil affairs ministry as saying. Water levels in Taihu Lake, close to […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing must prepare for “military confrontation” in the South China Sea, state-run media said Tuesday, as it began naval drills in the area ahead of an international tribunal ruling over the maritime dispute. China asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich strategic waterway despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbors — raising tensions with the United States, which has key defense treaties with many allies in the region. On Tuesday, […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) — NASA celebrated a key triumph on Tuesday as its $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft successfully slipped into orbit around Jupiter on a mission to probe the origin of the solar system. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California erupted in cheers as the solar observatory entered its aimed-for orbit around the biggest planet in our cosmic neighborhood at 11:53 pm (0353 GMT Tuesday). “We are in it,” hollered […]
QUEZON CITY, July 5 (PIA) — The new executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Council Ricardo Jalad emphasized to the public the need to prepare for the possible consequences of the southwest monsoon (habagat) that would bring frequent rains affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. This he stressed after holding his first Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment with the council’s core members yesterday to prepare for the possible risks of Tropical Storm NEPARTAK (Butchoy) that will enter […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — NASA’s Juno spacecraft on Monday began its attempt to orbit Jupiter, the largest and most massive planet in the solar system, the US space agency announced. The unmanned solar-powered observatory began firing its main engine to slow down enough to be captured into Jupiter’s orbit at 11:18 pm (0318 GMT), said officials at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “We see the expected sharp shift upward in the Doppler residuals indicating the engine […]
