Britain said on Monday a ruling expected in the next few months in an international arbitration case the Philippines has brought against China’s South China Sea claims must be binding. Hugo Swire, British minister of state responsible for East Asia, also said Britain saw the ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague as an opportunity for China and the Philippines to renewed dialogue over their territorial disputes. China claims virtually all of […]
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Oil price hike ipinatupad na ngayong araw
MANILA, Philippines — Nagsimula na ngayong araw ang pagpapatupad ng dagdag singil sa presyo ng diesel at gasolina. Piso at sing-kwenta sentimos (P1.50) kada litro ang itataas ng diesel at piso at diyes sentimos (P1.10) sa kada litro naman ng gasolina. Piso at diyes sentimos (P1.10) kada litro rin ang dagdag sa Kerosene ng Flying V at Seaoil. Nagsimula ang taas presyo kaninang 6:00 ng umaga, maliban sa Flying V na nagpatupad na kaninang alas-dose […]
Gabriela, nag demand ng public apology sa ‘Rape Joke’ ni Mayor Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Dapat mag -public apology si presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte sa pahayag niya ukol sa panghahalay ng isang australian missionary na umani ng kabi-kabilang batikos. Ito ang panawagan ng grupong Gabriela. Anila, kailangang humingi ng paumanhin si Duterte dahil pina-labas niyang biro lang ang issue ng panghahalay, dapat ding pag-isipang mabuti ng mga kandidato ang kanilang mga pahayag. “He still has to apologize because he made the rape issue seem like a […]
2 VP aspirants na kapartido ni Senador Marcos, binuweltahan
MANILA, Philippines — Binuweltahan ni Senador Bongbong Marcos ang mga kapartido matapos siyang akusahang hindi dumalo sa Vice Presidential Debate kahapon para makaiwas umano na sagutin ang mga alegasyon ng korapsyon. Hindi man dumalo sa debate, si Marcos ang tila nagisa nang husto matapos akusahan ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano na inilagay umano ang pork barrel sa mga NGO ni Janet Lim Napoles. Pero sagot ni Marcos halata naman ang agenda ng kaniyang mga kalaban na […]
Obama: U.S. giving more support to Iraq as it fights Islamic State
President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Monday that the United States is providing more support to Iraq as its military moves to take back territory from Islamic State, and he expects the city of Mosul will be retaken eventually. “As we see the Iraqis willing to fight and gaining ground, let’s make sure that we are providing them more support,” Obama said in an interview with CBS News. U.S. officials announced in […]
PBA: Star Hotshots upset San Miguel Beermen to avoid elimination
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Star Hotshots live another day in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup as they beat the top San Miguel Beermen, 108-99 to force a do-or-die game this coming Wednesday. Swingman, Peter June Simon came out with the hot hand for the Hotshots in the 3rd quarter by scoring 13 of his 23 points to help his team climb up from an 11 point lead during halftime and end the 3rd period […]
Ecuador counts over 400 quake deaths, damage in the billions
BY ANA ISABEL MARTINEZ AND JULIA SYMMES COBB PORTOVIEJO/PEDERNALES, ECUADOR (Reuters) — Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially “huge” impact on the fragile OPEC economy. But the traumatized survivors Correa met on his rounds two days after the magnitude 7.8 quake had much more immediate concerns: many asked him for water. With the death […]
Australian minister pokes fun at Depp’s ‘Godfather’ video plea
https://youtu.be/1YC4u8skQxA SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Tuesday mocked Johnny Depp’s acting skills in a video recorded with his wife as an apology for breaking the country’s strict quarantine laws. Joyce, who is also agriculture minister, sparked global headlines last year when he threatened to have the couple’s pet dogs put down unless they “buggered off back to the United States”. The Hollywood star and actress-model Amber Heard on Monday […]
Sanders hits Clinton on campaign finance hours before New York votes
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accused front-runner Hillary Clinton of apparent campaign finance violations on Monday, ratcheting up the rhetoric against his rival one day before New York state’s crucial primary elections. Sanders questioned whether Clinton’s campaign violated legal limits on donations by paying her staffers with funds from a joint fundraising effort by Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, or DNC. Sanders has long maintained that the DNC has favored Clinton over Sanders. […]
U.S. to send more troops to Iraq to tackle Islamic State
The United States will send more troops to Iraq and will put them closer to the front lines of battle there to advise Iraqi forces in the war against Islamic State militants. U.S. defense officials said on Monday that Washington will deploy about 200 additional troops, mostly as advisers for Iraqi troops as they advance towards Mosul, the largest Iraqi city still under Islamic State control. “As we see the Iraqis willing to fight and […]
Ecuador earthquake death toll climbs to 413: authorities
https://youtu.be/68DYa_2sSzY QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to at least 413, government officials reported Monday. “We are counting 413 people dead at present,” the country’s security ministry said. The new toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador on Saturday evening updates an earlier count of 350. pld/bfm/acb © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Dalawang araw na liquor ban, ipatutupad sa eleksyon
(Eagle News) — Kaugnay ng resolusyon na ipinalabas sa araw na ito, nagtakda ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ng dalawang araw na liquor ban kaugnay ng nalalapit na halalan. Ayon sa Comelec, walang sinumang Filipino citizen ang maaaring magbenta, mag-alok, bumili, magbigay, o uminom ng anumang inuming nakalalasing simula Mayo 8 hanggang Mayo 9. Ituturing umanong election offense ang paglabag sa nabanggit na liquor ban kung saan ang mapatutunayang guilty ay haharap sa […]
