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QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has said he planned to enact the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill to give the media access to certain documents. According to Martin Andanar, the incoming chief of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Duterte will issue an executive order on the FOI bill to ensure government transparency. Andanar assured members of the press that they would get access to the President, who would try to be transparent as […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte plans to continue his weekly television show, “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” (From the Masses to the Masses), this time fit for national television. According to Presidential Communication Operations Office chief Martin Andanar, the weekly TV show aims to lay down to the public the policies and programs of the government. Duterte’s weekly show in Davao City addresses various concerns of constituents. Andanar said […]
(Reuters) SYDNEY: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck on Monday morning about 128 kms (79.54 miles) southeast of New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific, the United States Geological survey said. The shallow temblor, which occurred at a depth of 10 kms (six miles), did not trigger a tsunami warning, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. The USGS revised the quake’s magnitude down to 6.0 after initially saying it was 6.4.
by Benjamin Carlson BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping said China and the US needed to trust each other more as both sides sought to minimize tensions over the South China Sea at the opening Monday of key annual talks in Beijing. China claims nearly all of the strategically vital sea despite competing claims by several Southeast Asian neighbors, and has rapidly built artificial islands suitable for military use. Washington has responded by sending […]
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent “Just focus, keep on believing and be patient.” Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Jacklyn Jose, the first South East Asian to be recognized with such honor, shared this advise during the Excellence in Visual Media (EVM) Awards along with the observation that among this new crop of talents may be the future winner of the prestigious Oscars and Cannes film festivals. Jacklyn Jose presented the Best Actress trophy at […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — China on Sunday hit out at US “provocations” and said it does not fear “trouble” over its territorial disputes with neighbors in the South China Sea. “Countries outside should play a constructive role in this regard, not the other way around. The South China Sea issue has become overheated because of the provocations of certain countries for their own selfish interests,” Admiral Sun Jianguo told a security summit in Singapore. Sun spoke […]
(Reuters) A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad forces said they had the city almost completely encircled. Two children, their mother and a man drowned crossing the 300-metre (1,000-feet) wide Euphrates, one the few escape routes left for civilians hoping to leave the besieged town as the war against the militants intensifies. Nine other people believed to […]
(Reuters) Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in some of the heaviest recent raids by Russian and Syrian government aircraft, residents and a monitoring group said. The group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said an unidentified war plane had crashed in countryside south of Aleppo, in an area where Islamist rebel fighters are battling the Syrian army and Iranian-backed forces. It […]
Reuters) Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte warned mining companies to “shape up”, as he signaled he would prefer ownership of mining assets to be left to local investors. He also said the incoming government may rewrite rules to limit environmental degradation in the sector. Duterte, who assumes office on June 30, has named nearly all his cabinet members this week but has yet to appoint a new minister that will oversee the Southeast Asian country’s mining […]
Beijing, China (AFP)—-Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow United States-China talks in Beijing Monday, after the two global powers exchanged barbs over the disputed waterway. China claims nearly all of the sea despite competing declarations by several Southeast Asian neighbors, and has built artificial islands suitable for military use in the South China Sea. Washington has responded by sending warships close to Chinese-claimed reefs, angering Beijing. Tensions mounted after the […]
Iranian flags. (File photo) Tehran, Iran (AFP)—Tehran on Sunday dismissed its renewed blacklisting by Washington as a state sponsor of terrorism, charging that it was United States allies including Riyadh that were the real culprits. The Iranian foreign ministry noted its role in neighboring Iraq supporting the government against the Islamic State jihadist group independently of a US-led coalition, as well as its backing for the Syrian regime against jihadists and other rebels, some […]
These photos taken by Eagle News correspondent Alma Alejo show the extent of the floods that have affected Paris, as the popular River Seine became swollen reaching its highest level in 30 years. The river level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height overnight on Saturday, June 4, 2016. These photos were taken in Pont Neuf.
