Other News

Drilon: Scams including ghost dialysis treatments can be avoided with enhanced data-sharing capability of PSA, national ID system in place

(Eagle News)–Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday, June 14, said scams such as the ghost dialysis involving a PhilHealth-accredited health provider in Quezon City can be avoided if, among others, the Philippine Statistics Authority has an enhanced data-sharing capability. In a statement, Drilon noted there were  reports the PSA had refused to confirm whether the patients of WellMed Dialysis Center claiming benefits with PhilHealth had died. “What danger would it pose to the deceased […]

Continue Reading →

Five Things We Learned From The NBA Finals

OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Five things we learned from Toronto’s win over Golden State in the NBA Finals: Always the quiet ones  Victory and defeat looked the same most nights for the Toronto Raptors. Keeping a not too up or down manner, they kept a firm focus on their ultimate goal of a championship trophy, taking after star Kawhi Leonard, who was named Most Valuable Player. No trash talk. No joyful high fives or […]

Continue Reading →

Palace on Trillanes’ “nonsensical” call for impeach raps to be filed vs Duterte: It’s “undeserving of a response”

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, June 13, said it would no longer react to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s latest tirade against President Rodrigo Duterte. “Other than saying that the latest ranting of the incorrigible shameless former military renegade is as usual nonsensical and pompous, it is undeserving of a response,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the brief statement after  Trillanes  said leaders and members of Kapa Community Ministry International Inc. (Kapa) could file […]

Continue Reading →

Kawhi claims second MVP award as Raptors take NBA title

by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard trusted himself when people doubted he was injured last year, finding an inner calm that one year later has returned him to the level of NBA champion. Leonard won his second career NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award on Thursday, helping spark the Toronto Raptors to a 114-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors and a 4-2 triumph in the best-of-seven series. The 27-year-old forward […]

Continue Reading →

Crew on Japan tanker saw ‘flying object’ before attack: company head

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The crew of a Japanese-owned tanker hit in an apparent attack in the Gulf of Oman saw a “flying object” before a second blast on board, the operator’s head said Friday. “The crew members are saying that they were hit by a flying object. They saw it with their own eyes,” Yutaka Katada, head of Kokuka Sangyo shipping company, told reporters. “We have received a report saying that something seems to […]

Continue Reading →

Jubilation in Toronto as fans celebrate Raptors’ NBA win

by Geoff Robins TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Thousands of fans stormed the streets of Toronto early Friday in a rowdy celebration of their hometown team’s first ever NBA championship. The Toronto Raptors clinched the win over Golden State Warriors 114-110 shortly before midnight local time, taking the best-of-seven series 4-2 and becoming the first team outside the United States to win the world’s premier basketball competition. Thousands of supporters dressed in the team’s red and […]

Continue Reading →

Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over M. Manila, nearby areas

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and nearby areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Bataan, Bulacan, Batangas and Laguna within the next hours. PAGASA said the same conditions are being experienced in Tanay, Rizal; Bamban, Concepcion, Paniqui in Tarlac; Mabalacat in Pampanga; San Antonio, Palayan, Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija; General Emilio Aguinaldo and Maragondon […]

Continue Reading →

Lee retirement leaves ‘Super Dan’ ploughing lonely Olympic furrow

by Peter STEBBINGS SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Lee Chong Wei’s tearful retirement was not just a sad conclusion to one of badminton’s great careers, it also ended his remarkable rivalry with China’s Lin Dan. The duo reigned over the sport for more than a decade and have only relinquished that hold in recent years as their powers waned. Both are well past their prime, but the Malaysian was forced to call it quits after being […]

Continue Reading →

Injury-riddled Warriors vow ‘We’ll be back’ atop NBA

by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green vow the Golden State Warriors will remain championship contenders despite their NBA Finals loss to Toronto and major injuries to stars Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. The Raptors downed Golden State 114-110 Thursday to capture the best-of-seven series four games to two, Thompson scoring 30 points to lead the Warriors before leaving with a left knee injury in the third quarter. Durant […]

Continue Reading →

DOTr hopes transfer of NAIA airline domestic ops to Sangley, Clark airports will have been completed in a year

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation is targeting the full relocation of domestic operations from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in a year’s time. In a statement, the DOTr said the airlines involved will be notified to make the transfer to Sangley and Clark airports to “free up space in the four terminals of the NAIA to allow for improvements and additions in the main gateway.” The DOTr said  domestic airlines  already agreed to the proposal […]

Continue Reading →

BTS, Korean pop titans who conquered the West

by Charlotte MASON PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris’s Stade de France stadium is packed. The crowd is a sea of screaming teenagers in sporty hoodies, colorful rabbit ears and — as it starts to rain — plastic ponchos. In a puff of smoke, BTS bursts onto the stage from behind two giant inflatable leopards. Dressed in white suits, they jump around to pumping hit “Dionysus”, to the delight of fans clutching smartphones and flashing globe […]

Continue Reading →

Iran denies ‘baseless’ US accusation of being behind Gulf of Oman attacks: foreign ministry

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) –Iran’s foreign ministry Friday dismissed as “baseless” US accusations of being behind attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding Washington was trying to “sabotage diplomacy”. The US had “immediately jumped to make allegations against Iran –(without) a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet. That showed it was “abundantly clear that the #B_Team is moving to a #PlanB: Sabotage diplomacy — […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 3,028 3,029 3,030 3,031 3,032 … 7,408