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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Hollywood star Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at England’s High Court on Wednesday for a hearing in his libel case against The Sun newspaper. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is suing the tabloid and its executive editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article which accused him of abusing former wife Amber Heard. The 55-year-old sat in the court in London wearing a suit and blue-tinted glasses for […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice on Thursday, Feb. 27, said it would look into reports former Army General Jovito Palparan is getting special treatment in the New Bilibid Prison. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Justice Undersecretary Deo Marco, who has supervision over the Bureau of Corrections, will look into the allegations hurled by the National Union of People’s Lawyers that Palparan remains at NBP’s Directorate for Reception and Diagnostics, where inmates should only stay “for […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is still affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. As a result, PAGASA said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. According to PAGASA, Visayas and Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, this time […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China would have seen far fewer infections from the new coronavirus if it had been quicker to adopt strict control measures, a top Chinese scientist said Thursday, in apparent criticism of the way the outbreak was handled. The government has been slammed for not acting fast enough and for reprimanding those who tried to warn early on about the epidemic, which has killed more than 2,700 people and infected over […]
By: Alexandra Megia Eagle News QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Mise en place—A common practice in the culinary world meaning “putting in place” or “everything in its place.” A French term for having all your ingredients measured, cut, peeled, sliced, grated, etc. before you start cooking. And that’s how you make a movie! Not really, but that’s the overall idea of making a movie. Careful planning and strategy. Making sure everything is in its place before […]
(Eagle News) — Over 500 people who were initially probed for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospitals. Based on data from the Department of Health’s tracker, the 548 discharged was as of Thursday, Feb. 27. Over 60, or 64, remain admitted, the tracker showed. The Philippines has so far confirmed three cases of COVID-19. It has also imposed a travel ban on specific areas, including China, where the virus was first […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo recently visited the wake of the mother of Vice President Leni Robredo. In pictures released by the Office of the Vice President to the media on Thursday, Feb. 27, Panelo was seen talking to Robredo at the wake of Salvacion Gerona in Naga City. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte said he condoled with Robredo’s family and sent flowers to them. Gerona passed away last week. The cause of her death was […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak in the Asian country as the number of cases surged by a quarter. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, adding the postponement was “until further notice”. The United States has 28,500 troops in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity over Calabarzon due to the effects brought by the eruption of Taal in the region. The President made the declaration covering Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon in Proclamation 906 he signed on Feb. 21. The declaration, which will expedite the government’s rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts, will last for a year unless lifted. It came weeks after the phreatic eruption of the […]
(Eagle News) — Another Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said the confirmation about the 29-year-old Filipino’s test results was made by the Hong Kong Health Department on Thursday morning. The consulate said the Filipino, who is in isolation, was so far “in good spirits” and “no longer has fever.” With the confirmation, the number of Filipinos in Hong Kong who tested positive for […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a task force to prevent the entry and control the spread of animal-borne diseases. The President ordered the creation of the National Task Force on Animal-Borne Diseases that will craft policies to the effect amid the outbreak of the African Swine Fever in some parts of the country. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the President met with government officials in the Palace to discuss the […]
(Eagle News) — Immigration Chief Jaime Morente on Thursday, Feb. 27, ordered a “total revamp” of personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Morente ordered the revamp amid the so-called “pastillas scheme” involving the escort of Chinese nationals by immigration personnel into the country for a fee. “This practice of rotating and changing assignments on a regular and programmed basis is both a means to enable better performance and encourage skill upgrades, as well as […]
