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(Eagle News) – Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno vowed to conduct more intensified campaigns against illegal gambling and illegal drugs. A few days after he took his oath, Moreno also led an operation in destroying 75 “video karera” machines” to show that he is serious in this campaign. Before this, he also ordered the clean-up of Divisoria and Carriedo in Quiapo, Manila which are known for constricted public roads due to the presence of numerous […]
by Cédric SIMON Agence France Presse STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Parliament on Wednesday elected an Italian social democrat as its new president, filling the final top EU job a day after Brussels named two women to key posts for the first time. Italy’s David Sassoli, a 63-year-old former journalist, won the absolute majority of ballots he needed at the second round of voting, seeing off German Green Ska Keller, far-left Spaniard Sira […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, July 3, that President Rodrigo Duterte had already accepted the resignation of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president and general manager Jesus Clint Aranas. In a text message, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said, “Aranas resignation accepted earlier.” Aranas submitted his resignation letter dated July 2. He said he was resigning with the knowledge that he had “unwaveringly advanced the interest of GSIS.” “I resign, secure in […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to make sure that the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines would be continued even after his term, as he recognized the “selfless service to the nation” of the country’s military personnel. During the 7nd anniversary of the Philippine Air Force, Duterte said that he would finish the projects for the Air Force under the “Horizon Projects” including enhancing the military’s capability against terrorism, […]
by Imed LAMLOUM Agence France Presse TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has been trying for three months to seize the capital. At least 70 were also wounded in the raid on Tajoura, an emergency services spokesman told AFP. “This is a preliminary assessment and the toll could rise,” said […]
(Eagle News) – More than 260 persons who were among those who attended the 90th birthday party of former First Lady Imelda Marcos had been brought to various hospitals for treatment after complaining of “vomiting and dizziness to alleged food poisoning” on Wednesday, July 3. The Department of Health confirmed the number as Health Secretary Francisco Duque III visited the victims who were hospitalized. The exact number as of late Wednesday evening stood at […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Six people were killed and at least 18 were missing on Wednesday after the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade breached a dam in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said. “Using drones, we have located six dead bodies and over 18 people are still missing,” Alok Awasthy, spokesman for India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told AFP. “We have deployed two teams after the Tiware dam breach occurred last […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico deported 33 percent more foreigners month-on-month in June, officials said Tuesday, after the country agreed to take “unprecedented” steps to reduce migration in order to avoid US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. The total number of deportations from Mexico in June was 21,912, up from 16,507 in May, according to preliminary figures from the national migration authority. The upswing came after Trump threatened in May to impose tariffs on […]
By MJ Racadio Eagle News Service contributor PASAY CITY, Philippines — Rain or shine, Toy Con PH invaded Manila last weekend from the 28th to the 30th of June at SM Convention Center in Pasay City. Toy Con PH is the longest pop culture event in the Philippines — showcasing local toy companies to international shows. Those who came to the event were amazed as they got to enjoy the feeling of being young again, […]
US President Donald Trump’s government on Tuesday gave up a controversial attempt to put a question about citizenship on next year’s census, handing a victory to those who argued the new item would lead to discrimination against minority residents including Filipinos living in the US. The decision followed a Supreme Court ruling that the case for adding the citizenship question was not convincing. Trump’s initial reaction to the ruling had been to call for […]
by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Fourteen Russian seamen have died in a fire on a deep-water research submersible, Russia’s defence ministry said Tuesday, amid local media reports that the vessel was a secretive nuclear-powered mini-submarine. Russian officials have offered little information about the vessel or the circumstances of the accident, but the presence of many senior ranking officers on board could suggest it was not on an ordinary assignment. The […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday even as leading crude exporters extended a supply agreement, while global equities mostly nudged higher in the aftermath of the weekend’s US-China trade detente. Benchmark crude prices tumbled more than four percent following the latest agreement among oil producers, confirmed at a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna and supported by Russia and other exporters. Analysts still see the […]
