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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Mindanao, Eastern and Central Visayas will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms due to the easterlies. PAGASA said Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have  cloudy skies with light rains due to the easterlies and the northeasterly surface windflow prevailing over Northern Luzon. Ilocos […]

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US envoy: N. Korea comments ‘hostile and unnecessary’

  by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The top US representative in talks with North Korea on Monday slammed Pyongyang’s demands as hostile and unnecessary as its end-of-year deadline approaches, but held open the door for fresh negotiations. The North has insisted that Washington offer it new concessions by the end of 2019 with the process largely deadlocked since the collapse of a summit in Hanoi in February. Pyongyang has […]

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New Zealand observes silence as PM warns of long volcano probe

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand marked one week since the deadly White Island eruption with a minute’s silence Monday, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned grieving families they face a lengthy wait for answers. At 2:11pm (0111 GMT) — exactly a week since the eruption — offices and shops fell silent as New Zealanders remembered the 16 international tourists and two local guides who died, along with at least 18 more now […]

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Sandiganbayan junks P200-billion forfeiture case vs former President Marcos, others

(Eagle News)–A Sandiganbayan division has junked a P200-billion forfeiture case against the family of former President Ferdinand Marcos, the latest in a string of losses in so far as cases filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) are concerned. In junking the  case filed against the former President, his widow Imelda Marcos, his children Senator Imee Marcos, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Irene Marcos and Constante Rubio, a close associate of the […]

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Lower House approves on final reading bill lowering optional retirement age to 56 for gov’t employees

(Eagle News) — The optional retirement age for government employees could soon be changed from 60 to 56. This was after the House of Representatives, with a vote of 192-0, overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill lowering the optional retirement age of government employees to 56. There were also no abstentions to House Bill 5509 which sought to amend Section 13-A of Republic Act 8291, also known as the “Government Service Insurance […]

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Palace says gov’t on top of situation in Mindanao following quake

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Dec. 16, said the national government was “definitely” on top of the situation following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Davao del Sur. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the ” national government has already mobilized all frontline disaster response and humanitarian assistance units to make sure that we can immediately provide help for all of the victims.” “President (Rodrigo) Duterte is closely monitoring the progress of ongoing operations to thoroughly […]

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North Korea conducts ‘crucial test’ at Sohae launch site: KCNA

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has conducted another “crucial test” at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media reported, as nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington remain stalled with a deadline approaching. The announcement Saturday comes one day before US Special Envoy on North Korea Stephen Biegun is set to arrive in Seoul for a three-day visit, and after the United States tested a medium-range ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean on […]

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Palace skeptical over Robredo’s drug war report

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Dec. 16, expressed skepticism over Vice President Leni Robredo’s report on the campaign on illegal drugs. “What’s taking her so long? As the President said, ‘Bring it on, whatever you want to come out with,’” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, “mahirap kasi pag wala ka naman talagang ilalabas at nag-iisip ka pa kung ano ang ilalabas mo, eh talagang matagal.” Robredo first postponed the release of her […]

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China gives Hong Kong leader ‘unwavering support’

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s premier told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support” after a huge rally earlier this month and her government’s thrashing at recent local elections. The city has been upended by six months of massive pro-democracy protests that have seen violent battles between police and hardcore demonstrators, as well as regular transport disruption. Protesters have called for the unpopular Lam to stand down […]

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Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’

  by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading doctors warned Monday after hospitals reported a dramatic spike in casualty department visits. Hundreds of climate change-fuelled bushfires have been raging across Australia for months, with efforts to contain a “mega-blaze” burning north of Sydney destroying an estimated 20 homes overnight and fires near […]

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Davao del Sur quake toll hits three amid hunt for survivors

  by Ferdh Cabrera Agence France Presse PADADA, Davao del Sur (AFP) — The death toll from the powerful quake that hit the southern Philippines climbed to three Monday as rescuers used heavy equipment and their bare hands to hunt for survivors in a collapsed building. Sunday’s tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a string of deadly quakes […]

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Palace questions NPA sincerity in holding peace talks

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Dec. 16, questioned the sincerity of the New People’s Army following the Eastern Samar attack that saw at least two people killed. “When you do that, your sincerity is in question with respect to peace talks,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte sent Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to talk to Sison, who is in exile in The Netherlands. The President earlier offered […]

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