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(Reuters) — Malaysia urged partners from Southeast Asia to unite and look into an “amicable” settlement on the territorial dispute with China as foreign ministers of the regional bloc meet for three-day talks in Malaysia on Tuesday (August 4). In the opening ceremony attended by all Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) ministers and foreign dignitaries like Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who was in the country for a state visit, Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah […]
(Eagle News) — President remains hopeful of having Senator Grace Poe and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on board the administration ticket for next year’s elections, as he stressed the importance of a unified group to sustain the government’s reform programs under the banner “Daang Matuwid.” “We are still hoping. We still want to have that very unified group that will preserve the coalition as much as possible that can ensure the victory of the agenda,” […]
(Reuters) — Myanmar’s government aid relief team air-dropped supplies to flooded areas in Rakhine state on Monday (August 3) as the death toll rose to 27. The number of deaths was expected to rise further as relief and rescue teams struggled to reach those in need of help in remote areas. “First, we focus on food. We’ve prepared boxes of rice, drinking water, instant noodles. We have to drop off these rations six feet above […]
AUGUST 4 (Reuters) — Wall Street ended lower on Monday (August 3) as tumbling oil prices dragged energy shares to a three-year low and factory data from China raised concerns about the world’s second-biggest economy. Energy stocks were the biggest losers among the main S&P sectors. Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which reported poor results on Friday, led the losses. Oil prices fell on fresh evidence of growing oversupply and data highlighting slowing demand in China. […]
(Courtesy Chinese Central Television news) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that China is committed to working with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and enhance consultations on the Code of Conduct (COC) to maintain peace and stability in the sea. Wang, who is currently on a two-day visit to Singapore, made the remarks at […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Soudelor, considered as the strongest storm in the world this year, is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and will be called “Hanna” once it enters the country tomorrow. With maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 245 kilometers per hour, Soudelor is considered a supertyphoon. The country’s weather bureau. PAGASA, said Soudelor could even be stronger […]
(Reuters) — A wildfire raging through the foothills and canyons of northern California’s coastal mountains more than doubled in size as it roared into its fifth day on Sunday (August 2), leaving two dozen homes in charred ruins and displacing thousands of residents. The blaze, which has scorched about 54,000 acres (21,853 hectares) east of Lower Lake, a town about 110 miles (180 km) north of San Francisco, was the fiercest of 20 large […]
(Eagle News) — Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas submitted his resignation letter on Monday afternoon, August 3, after he bid farewell to the Philippine National Police and the DILG personnel. Roxas accepted President Aquino’s endorsement last Friday as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for the 2016 presidential elections. He attended the traditional flag raising ceremony in Camp Crame to personally say farewell to the uniformed and non-uniformed personnel […]
(Eagle News) — Vice-President Jejomar Binay delivered on Monday (Aug. 3) what he calls the “true State of the Nation” address where he called the Aquino administration as insensitive (manhid) and a failure (palpak). He said more people are getting poorer and hungrier, and that more people do not have jobs. Binay, who delivered his speech in Indang, Cavite, cited alleged incompetence and failure of the Aquino government. He mentioned the government’s handling of […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino lauded the exemplary performance of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which celebrated its 111th founding anniversary on Monday, as the bureau reports increasing yearly tax collections. In a speech delivered before the agency’s officials and employees, President Aquino noted the BIR’s no-nonsense enforcement of tax laws and its steadfast implementation of priority programs to boost tax collection under the leadership of Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares. “Dahil sa mabuting pamamahala, […]
TWO accidents involving escalators have been in the news in China recently, where at least one has died after being caught in a gap in the escalator’s platform. The producer of the escalator, Suzhou Seloon Elevator Co., Ltd., has already apologized to the family of the victim who was killed due to a faulty escalator produced by the company, according to Chinese state media. A woman surnamed Xia was killed by a broken escalator at […]
Some say that the eyes are the window to our soul Don’t you think it is important that we take care of our eyes? The first week of August is Sight-Conservation Week! Infographics designed by: Shaira Barretto Research by: Mary Rose Faith Bonalos Can’t see the image? Please go to: https://www.eaglenews.ph/sight-conservation-week/
