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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Ten Democrats seeking the White House will gather Thursday for their party’s third debate of the 2020 cycle, with frontrunner Joe Biden sharing the stage with top rival Elizabeth Warren for the first time. The televised showdown in Houston will be the longest to date in the primary contest, a three-hour marathon that will give voters their first opportunity to see all the leading candidates onstage together. The previous […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of former Presidential Commission on Good Government Chair Camilo Sabio for graft over the lease agreements entered into by the PCGG with a bank without the required competitive bidding. The SC’s third division, in denying Sabio’s petition for review that assailed his conviction over the lease of 11 motor vehicles with the United Coconut Planters Bank Leasing and Finance Corporation from 2007 to 2009, noted that Sabio […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, Sept. 11, said he was “not even sure” if he wants to run for President. Lacson issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte said he believes the senator had plans for the same given his “penchant” for commenting on every issue. Duterte issued the remark as he recalled how the senator and Vice President Leni Robredo criticized his claim that police officers could accept gifts of nominal value that […]
(Eagle News) — Eight memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed during the visit of Singaporean President Halimah Yacob to the country which were described as the first steps toward the “next half-century of our natural, mutually reinforcing and beneficial partnership.” President Yacob, the eighth president of Singapore, arrived in the country Sunday for a five-day state visit. The Singaporean leader arrived at 3:20 p.m. in Malacañang and was accorded arrival honors. After the welcome […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Appointments’ Committee on Information and Communication Technology on Wednesday, Sept. 11, recommended the confirmation of Gringo Honasan’s ad interim appointment as Information and Communications secretary to the plenary. No questions were asked to Honasan, who hurdled the CA panel in four minutes. Asked how he felt his was the fastest approval by the panel so far, Honasan said “It doesn’t affect me.” “Because the hard work is ahead of us,” he […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore President Halimah Yacob talked about deepening defense and security ties between the two countries during the visit of the Singaporean leader in the country. In their joint press statement, Duterte and Yacob reaffirmed their ties Monday as both leaders look forward to a stronger cooperation in the coming years. President Yacob, the eighth president of Singapore, arrived in the country Sunday for a five-day state […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has affirmed a Court of Appeals decision upholding a lower court’s refusal to grant bail to former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan. In denying the petition for review on certiorari of Ampatuan, who faces 58 counts of murder over the Maguindanao massacre, the first division noted the “failure” of Ampatuan to “sufficiently show any reversible error” in the CA decision dated April 18, 2018 and the […]
(Eagle News)–At least three people–including two minors–were killed after a fire hit a residential area in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the fire that struck several houses at Honorio Lopez. The fire reached the second alarm. No other details were available so far.
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Wednesday, Sept. 11, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: CEBU PACIFIC 5J 821-Manila to Virac 5J 822-Virac to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Visayas outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility that has developed into a tropical depression. PAGASA said the tropical depression is expected to enter PAR today. The […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber on Tuesday said it was laying off about eight percent of its product and engineering teams as the smartphone-summoned ride service tries to map a route to profitability. The San Francisco-based company is cutting about 265 people from its engineering group and another 170 or so jobs from its product team, a spokesman told AFP. While a fast-growing startup, ranks of Uber employees swelled to more than […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Defense Department said Tuesday that it would keep up to 5,500 troops deployed at the Mexican border for the coming year to help combat illegal immigration. A week after announcing it would divert $3.6 billion in funds for the construction of an anti-migrant wall on the frontier, the Pentagon said it had also approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security to maintain a troop presence […]
(Eagle News)–Jose Maria Sison slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for what he said was his “ignorance of international law” following his threat to arrest the Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair who is facing multiple murder charges in a Manila court. The charges stem from the 2006 discovery of a mass grave in Inopacan, Leyte which allegedly contains the remains of victims of a Communist purge in the 1980s. In a statement, Sison said Interpol, […]
