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(Eagle News)–A senior high school student died after he jumped off the fifth floor of a mall in Quezon City, police said. A police report said the student jumped from the fifth floor of the SM North Edsa Annex in Barangay Sto. Cristo at 5:37 p.m The student was rushed to the Quezon City General Hospital by the mall’s medical personnel. He was declared dead at 6:20 p.m. In a statement, SM said a joint […]
by Tom LITTLE Agence France Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — North Korean and US officials on Saturday were set to resume nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang’s defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week. North Korea’s Kim Myong Gil and Stephen Biegun, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, are part of the teams at an island off Stockholm. The first cars with tinted windows started arriving […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte honored the fallen Soviet soldiers who fought during World War II when he visited the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. The President led the wreath laying ceremony at the memorial on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. The day of celebration for the unknown soldier has been celebrated in Russia since December 3, 2014. Millions of Soviet soldiers who fought the Nazis were reported missing or pronounced dead after […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine and Russian companies have signed $12.57 million in deals during President Rodrigo Duterte’s second trip there. In a statement on Saturday, Oct. 5, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the deals included a memorandum of agreement, five memoranda of understanding, two memoranda of intent, and two distributorship agreements. He said among the deals signed was an intention to “jointly explore the prospects of cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants,” a “cooperation of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The US state of Massachusetts upheld a ban on e-cigarettes Friday amid a spate of deaths and injuries linked to vaping across the country. Eighteen deaths in 15 states had now been positively linked to vaping since March, from a total of 1,080 illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials in Connecticut also announced a further death in that state on Friday. Massachusetts became […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in Russia so far was “very fruitful” and that they are looking forward to meeting the Filipino community in that country set today, Saturday, October 5. In an interview with Eagle News Service in Russia, Go said that President Duterte considers it very important to meet with the Filipino community there. “Very fruitful po ang biyaheng ito. Most important, ang Filipino […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Imee Marcos believes Marawi’s rehabilitation faces further delay unless the government works out a plan to speed up the titling of lands for the city’s displaced residents. In a statement, Marcos said there was a need to come up with a comprehensive plan beyond clearing Marawi of unexploded ordinances (UXOs) and debris by the end of October, two months past an August 30 deadline. She proposed to give government lands, including a portion […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila anew. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, and Bataan within the next two hours. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced in Botolan, Zambales; Tagaytay, Mendez, Indang, Amadeo in Cavite;Laurel, Lipa, Padre Garcia in Batangas; San Antonio, Tiaong, Tagkawayan, General Nakar in Quezon; […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Ten people were killed and seven injured on Saturday when a lorry collided with a minibus in eastern Romania, the country with the highest level of road deaths in the EU, police said. Nine of the 16 people on the minibus and the driver of the truck died in the accident, one of the most serious in the country where the poor state of the roads is a concern for motorists. […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde believes the two police generals President Rodrigo Duterte said were still “playing with illegal drugs” were in an old drug list existing during the time of his predecessor, now-Senator Ronald dela Rosa. Albayalde made the remark in an interview over radio dzmm on Saturday, Oct. 5, as he denied feeling alluded to by the President’s statement. The Palace has said the President found the two generals were protecting […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s embattled leader on Saturday condemned pro-democracy protesters who trashed subway stations and shops the night before as “rioters” who had left much of the strife-torn city frightened and paralyzed. “The extreme actions of rioters created a very dark night for Hong Kong and made Hong Kong society semi-paralyzed today,” chief executive Carrie Lam said in a video statement. “Everyone is very worried and concerned, or even scared. “Extremely […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will wait for the results of the probe of Congress into the issue of “ninja cops” before taking any formal action. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Saturday, Oct. 5. According to Panelo, as for the two generals Duterte said were “playing with drugs,” the President “will wait for the recommendation of the DILG [Department of the Interior and Local Government] Secretary when he […]
