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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in the country on Saturday, June 1, after a four-day working visit to Japan. Duterte’s arrival came hours after Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo hosted dinner for him at his residence. Duterte was accompanied by his Cabinet members and Honeylet Avanceña. The prime minister, on the other hand, was accompanied by his delegation and his wife, Akie. The dinner came after the two leaders met in Abe’s office. Earlier in […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, June 1, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao Region will also have scattered rains and thunderstorms caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Eastern Sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte expressed his frustration regarding the South China Sea during his keynote address on the “25th International Conference on the Future of Asia” conference in Tokyo on Friday, May 31, as he pushed for binding guidelines that could prevent tensions in the volatile region. “We are friends with China. I am the moderator country for China and the ASEAN. And the last thing I heard was that the […]
By Thomas I. Likness in Edmonton & Marvi Abellera, in Slave Lake, Alberta EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) – As dawn breaks over the town of Slave Lake in the western Canadian province of Alberta, dense smoke fills the air. The town’s nearly 7,000 residents hope they won’t be waking to a nightmare they lived through eight years ago. In 2011, a raging inferno forced everyone to leave and destroyed about one-third of […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 92 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 6:12 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 72 kilometers. An intensity V was reported in Mati, while an intensity II was reported in Bislig. The following instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity IV- Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani Intensity III-Kidapawan Intensity I-Cagayan de Oro, Bislig
(Eagle News)–The Chinese national Senator Panfilo Lacson said was behind the P1.8-billion shabu shipment seized by authorities at the Manila International Container Port in March is not on the Interpol watch list, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, the Interpol National Central Bureau in Manila certified this about Xu Zhijian, also known as Jacky Co. Guevarra said based on the Consul General of China, the Chinese national, however, had a pending case in […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Civil Defense on Friday, May 31, said it spent only P10,000 out of a P36.9-million donation it received for victims of the Marawi siege because it was still using the Quick Response Fund it had to “ensure expeditious delivery of services.” OCD administrator Ricardo Jalad issued the statement after a Commission on Audit report found in its 2018 report that the “donations were not utilized to provide for the much […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs on Friday, May 31, clarified what it auctioned off in July was the tapioca starch alone and not the illegal drugs. The BOC made the clarification after Senator Panfilo Lacson questioned its sale of what he said was a shipment discovered in a Malabon warehouse on March 5 and which contained P1 billion worth of shabu concealed in 114 bags of aluminum pallets from Cambodia. Lacson noted a public auction […]
(Eagle News)–The man who claimed to be the yellow-hooded character “Bikoy” in the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte, his family and some of his allies may apply for inclusion in the Witness Protection Program, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Friday, May 31. But according to Guevarra, Peter Joemel Advincula should first meet the requirements for full coverage under the program. The justice secretary said so far, Advincula “has not submitted any […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday. The Chosun Ilbo said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and accompanied Kim on his private train, was executed by firing squad for “betraying the supreme leader” after he was turned by the […]
(Eagle News)–For Outgoing Senator JV Ejercito, it would be “hard to say no” if President Rodrigo Duterte offers him a Cabinet post. According to Ejercito, in the first place, “it’s an honor to be considered by the President” for such, adding that he was moved when Duterte said “Sayang ito si JV.” “If called to serve the President, that means it’s an opportunity to serve the nation once again,” he added. So far, Ejercito said […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian stocks edged down Friday, despite modest gains on Wall Street overnight, as US President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement of tariffs on all Mexican imports saw Tokyo shares drop. Trump’s Twitter announcement of a five percent tariff on all goods from Mexico starting June 10 sent shares in automakers with plants in the North American country falling sharply. Trump said the duties would gradually increase until “illegal migrants” stop coming […]
