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(Eagle News) – At various times since February, at least four Chinese warships have passed through the Philippine territorial waters, particularly at the Sibutu Strait which is near Tawi-Tawi, alarming the Department of National Defense. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana himself brought this up with the Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua when they met during President Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 22. Lorenzana, during the turnover of new assets of […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese police on Friday raided the home of the main suspect in a deadly arson attack that killed 34 people at an anime firm in Kyoto, media reports said. The suspect, identified publicly by police in a rare move as Shinji Aoba, reportedly remains in hospital in serious condition with burns from the blaze he is alleged to have started. The horrifying inferno on July 18 killed 34 people, most of […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 20 on Friday, with 25 people still missing three days after the disaster, state media said. Rescuers found the bodies of two children, a mother with her baby, and another woman on Thursday in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, according to state broadcaster CCTV, citing an investigation. Eleven people have been found alive since the side of […]
(Eagle News)–Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, July 26, asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the sedition complaint filed against her over the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family. In a letter to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the group called Team Pilipinas said the charges were “just another attempt to silence the opposition” and were “baseless.” For this, they cited what they said was Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s remark […]
(Eagle News)–The number of Filipinos who said their lives improved in the last 12 months remains “very high,” a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS, based on its June 22 to 26 survey, 36% of adult Filipinos said their lives improved, while 22% said their lives worsened in that period. This translates to a net gainers score of +13. The pollster said this was the third consecutive quarter the number of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the Security of Tenure bill. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the confirmation to reporters on Friday, July 26. “Our goal, however, has always been to target the abuse while leaving businesses free to engage in those practices beneficial to both management and the workforce,” Duterte said in his veto message. According to Duterte, “legitimate job contracting” should be allowed “provided that the contractor is “well capitalized, has sufficient investments, […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao Del Sur on Friday, July 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the July 13 5.5-magnitude quake, hit 4 kilometers northeast of Carrascal at 2:56 a.m. Depth of focus was 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris on Thursday baked in an all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit) as a ferocious heatwave smashed records across northern Europe, sparking concerns about public health and causing new misery for rail travelers. As records also tumbled in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, Paris beat the previous top of 40.4C set in July 1947. Trains have been slowed in several European countries to avoid damage […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Luzon. Ilocos Region, MIMAROPA, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday said it wanted to continue talking with North Korea but called for a halt to “provocations” after a fresh missile test by Pyongyang. Earlier in the day, North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea, its first test since an impromptu meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month that produced an agreement to resume a working-level […]
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday banned a planned protest against suspected triad gangs who beat up pro-democracy demonstrators, ratcheting up tensions ahead of what is expected to be another weekend of anti-government rallies. Protest organizers have vowed to go ahead with their march despite the police denying their request. Public anger has been raging since last Sunday when a gang of men in white […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a fight on Saturday, the second such death in just two days after that of Russian Maxim Dadashev in the United States. Santillan, who was 23, collapsed while the result was announced of his 10-round draw with Uruguayan Eduardo Abreu in San Nicolas, just north of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. He was taken to hospital where he underwent […]
