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(Eagle News)–Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol on Tuesday, June 18, denied claims President Rodrigo Duterte was downplaying the Recto Bank incident. In an interview over ANC, Piñol said the President was actually just “listening to all angles of the story before making a statement..” “..And that is the mark of a true leader,” he said. In a speech on Tuesday, June 17, Duterte ordered the Philippine Navy to “stay out” of the incident, as it was […]
by Eva Xiao with Sebastien Berger in Pyongyang BEIJING, China (AFP) — Xi Jinping will make the first trip to North Korea by a Chinese president in 14 years this week, state media said Monday, as Beijing tightens relations with Pyongyang amid tensions with the United States. Xi will visit Pyongyang on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Chinese official news agency Xinhua. The timing is likely […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, June 18, said President Rodrigo Duterte’s comment on the Recto Bank incident “left us heartbroken.” According to Lacson, Duterte, after all, “forgot to explore all resources available before exercising his last option of surrender.” “The MDT is one yet untapped weapon,” he said, referring to the Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the Philippines and the United States. The MDT, signed in 1951, states that the US and the Philippines […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) –The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday’s earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province, according to the city government. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers bringing a survivor out of the rubble of […]
(Eagle News)–Red and yellow alerts are in effect over the Luzon grid today, June 18. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the yellow alert, which means reserves do not meet the minimum requirements, is in effect from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The red alert, which means there is a generation deficiency, is in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A new “Hunger Games” novel set decades before the original best-selling trilogy will be published next year, its publisher said Monday, with plans for an accompanying film already under way. The book will revisit the macabre post-apocalyptic world of Panem created by Suzanne Collins’ young adult novels, which were adapted into one of Hollywood’s biggest movie franchises starring Jennifer Lawrence. The original books, which sold more than 100 million […]
by Mona Salem CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after falling ill during a court hearing on Monday, the attorney general said. He was 67. Morsi, also the country’s first civilian president, had been “animated” during a hearing in the retrial of an espionage case in which he was accused of collaborating with adverse foreign powers and militant […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude quake hit Sarangani early Tuesday, June 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 83 kilometers southwest of Kiamba at 4:34 a.m. The depth of focus was 479 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, June 18, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Mindanao will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms as an Intertropical Convergence Zone affects Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Palawan will also have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly […]
by Jorge Uzon TORONTO, Canada (AFP ) — A giant parade to celebrate the Toronto Raptors winning their first NBA title was marred Monday by a shooting behind the downtown stage at Nathan Phillips Square — which left two people badly injured and sent revelers fleeing in panic. A crowd estimated at more than one million people gathered across downtown Toronto for a parade in tribute of the team, but the victory rally at the […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Monday, leaving at least six people dead and 75 others hurt, officials and state media said. Rescuers were rushing to affected areas in heavy rain near the epicenter, which was located outside the city of Yibin, the Xinhua news agency reported. The quake occurred at about 10:55 pm (1455 GMT) at a depth of 16 kilometers (10 miles), according to the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Monday it has approved the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, against the backdrop of soaring tensions with Iran. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement the troops were being sent “for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East.” “The United States does not seek conflict with Iran,” the statement said, adding that the deployment […]
