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TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Toronto forward Pascal Siakam scored 32 points and the upstart Raptors defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors 118-109 in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. The 25-year-old Cameroonian forward made 14-of-17 shots from the floor while Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and both players pulled down eight rebounds and passed out five assists. Spanish center Marc Gasol added 20 points and Kyle Lowry had nine assists for the Raptors, […]
(Eagle News)–The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has convicted Reynaldo Parojinog Jr. of illegal drug possession. Branch 79 meted out the penalty of life imprisonment and a P500,000 fine against Parojinog Jr., the son of Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog who was slain in last year’s shootout with police who were serving a search warrant at that time. Apart from the then-mayor, slain were the mayor’s wife Susan and several others. The younger Parojinog’s sister Nova, […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Andres Lopez Obrador sent a letter Thursday to his American counterpart Donald Trump saying he does not want “confrontation” and calling for dialogue with the US on migration. The letter came after Trump announced tariffs on goods coming from Mexico that he said would remain in place until the flow of “illegal migrants” coming to the US is “remedied.” “I express to you that I don’t want confrontation… […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. has ordered the envoys in Canada who were recalled over Canada trash in the Philippines to return to the North American country. “To our recalled posts, get your flights back. Thanks and sorry for the trouble you went through to drive home a point,” Locsin said in a Tweet on Friday, May 31. Locsin earlier ordered the recall after Canada missed the May 15 deadline to get back […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson has drafted a resolution that aims to find out how many senators are still backing Senate President Tito Sotto. The move of Lacson, who made the revelation in an interview over radio dzmm on Friday, May 31, came amid talk of a Senate leadership change with the 17th Congress slated to adjourn on June 7. The 18th Congress, including incoming senators, will resume on July 22. “Pero at least man lang […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he is unconcerned about US-China political tensions and tariffs as league players prepare for China trips later this year to grow the sport globally. Minutes before the first NBA Finals game outside the United States tipped off, Silver said he and former NBA star Yao Ming, now chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, have spoken about issues and hope “basketball diplomacy” might […]
by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s economy shrank in the first quarter of the year, official data showed Thursday, taking Latin America’s biggest country to the brink of recession for the first time in two years. Gross domestic product contracted 0.2 percent from the previous quarter, the statistics agency said, marking the first decline in the key indicator of economic activity since the end of 2016. The figure confirms what many […]
By Thomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON (Eagle News) – A sense of déjà vu hangs over the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake as the provincial government has issued an evacuation alert for the community as wildfires continue to consume the region’s forests. Eight years ago the town’s 7,000 residents had to leave as a raging inferno destroyed about one-third of the community’s homes. Residents were told Thursday to be prepared to leave […]
(Eagle News)–In this picture shared by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the MV Bavaria, which is carrying the at least 1000 tons of Canada garbage illegally shipped to the Philippines six years ago, is seen leaving the Subic port on Friday, May 31. Guevarra, who was designated caretaker of the executive department while President Rodrigo Duterte is on a working visit in Japan, said the cost of the shipment, around P10 million, would be shouldered by […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington will impose a five percent tariff on all goods from Mexico starting June 10, a measure that will last until “illegal migrants” stop coming through the country into the US, President Donald Trump said Thursday. “On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP,” […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, May 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 44 kilometers northeast of Baganga at 6:40 a.m. The depth of focus was 20 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, May 31, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as a frontal system affects Northern Luzon. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Eastern Visayas, Palawan, Mindoro Provinces will on the other hand have cloudy skies with scattered rains […]
