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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — American Thomas Dooley will lead the Philippines’ football team for another two years after maintaining their top ranking in Southeast Asia, the national federation said. The deal means Dooley, a former captain of the US national team, will lead the Philippines as they target success in the AFF Suzuki Cup, which they are co-hosting with Myanmar in November and December. Dooley, 54, who took charge in 2014, will now stay at […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN Francisco, United States (AFP) — Tesla is speeding the timeline for building half a million cars annually as it steps up production to meet growing demand for its electric vehicles. Hot demand for a new, more affordable Model 3 led the company to shave two years off its timeline for building a combined total of 500,000 vehicles, combining Model S, Model X, and Model 3, each year and make the new […]
(Reuters) Republican John Kasich ended his longshot presidential bid on Wednesday, NBC News and Politico reported, leaving Donald Trump’s path clear to capture the Republican nomination for the Nov. 8 election. Kasich, 63, the Ohio governor and a former U.S. congressman, had vowed just a day earlier to keep running after U.S. Senator Ted Cruz dropped out following a poor showing in Indiana’s Republican primary on Tuesday. NBC cited an unidentified Kasich campaign source as […]
(Reuters) The U.S. Transportation Department confirmed on Wednesday that automakers will recall another 35 million to 40 million U.S. air bag inflators installed by Takata Corp by 2019. The government confirmed figures reported by Reuters Tuesday about the expansion of what is already the largest ever U.S. auto safety recall. Previously, 14 automakers had recalled 24 million vehicles with 28.8 million inflators linked to at least 11 deaths.
Political analyst Ramon Casiple examines Philippine candidates Credit: AFP
QUEZON City, Philppines – The Department of National Defense admitted that Japan’s offer of five of its warplanes for rent will go a long way to enhance the defense capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – including humanitarian assistance, disaster response and maritime security. The DND did not disclose the cost of the rent of the five Japanese warplanes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Various groups are appealing the government to exert all efforts to rescue its three remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf after it released another video showing the three remaining hostages pleading the government to pay the ransom. The Abu Sayyaf threatened to behead the three if no ransom is delivered. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is hoping that voters will change their mind due to his revelation regarding Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s hidden wealth. Trillanes also challenged Duterte to file a libel case against him. On the other hand, Duterte said that no one should pay attention to Trillanes because he is just causing a great disturbance to the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – With just five days remaining before the elections, presidential and vice-presidential candidates made public their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, including the camps of Senator Grace Poe and Senator Chiz Escudero. According to Poe’s SALN, the senator has assets worth Php 125, 658, 991 and liabilities worth Php 36, 540, 000. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections was able to catch eight overseas Filipino absentee voters that violated the rule of the COMELEC against the taking of pictures of the ballots and receipts during voting. The latest incident was a Filipina in Italy that was caught in the act by the Board of Election Inspectors. Once again, the COMELEC warned the public against taking photographs of the ballots and receipts and violators may face […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines said that its operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group will not disrupt the election. According to the Western Mindanao Command, despite the intense operation against the Abu Sayyaf, the operations are conducted in the mountainous parts of the province and not in the populated areas, especially in the polling precincts designated by the Commission on Elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the data presented by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s assets experienced a phenomenal growth rate in 19 years from Php 900, 000 in his first Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth compared to his latest SALN which is worth Php 23.5 M. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
