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by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his historic second term at a solemn ceremony in front of cheering supporters Thursday ahead of unveiling a revamped Hindu nationalist government. Modi was the first of more than 50 cabinet ministers and deputy ministers to be sworn in at the presidential palace in front of 8,000 people including South Asian leaders, Bollywood stars and leading political figures. Presidents and prime […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is open to giving a Cabinet post to JV Ejercito, who failed to get reelected to the Senate in the May 13 elections. “Nanghinayang ako kay JV. But anyway he’s still young. Cabinet naman diyan kung may bakante,” Duterte said before members of the Filipino community in Tokyo, Japan, where the chief executive is on a working visit. Ejercito landed 13th in the final official Commission on Elections tally, outside the […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — Hungarian police said Thursday they had detained the captain of a vessel that collided with another sightseeing boat on a busy stretch of the Danube river, resulting in the death of at least seven South Korean tourists with 21 others still missing. “The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship was questioned as a suspect by investigators in relation to ‘endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths’”, police said in a statement. […]
by Mohamad Ali Harissi MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday ratcheted up the rhetoric against arch-nemesis Iran, calling on Gulf Arab states to confront its “criminal” actions after a series of attacks sparked fears of a regional conflagration. The king’s remarks at the start of an emergency Gulf summit in the holy city of Mecca came a day after hawkish US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Iran was almost […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said he has been invited to South Korea with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Duterte, without saying who invited him, in a speech before members of the Filipino community in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, May 30, said he was still “trying to figure out if it’s not too much.” According to Duterte, a chartered flight with Philippine Airlines would cost the government P5 million per day. The President visited South […]
(Eagle News)–Stop using Smartmatic. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this advice to the Commission on Elections, following the May 13 polls that saw the breakdown of some vote-counting machines. Duterte made the statement even as many of his senatorial candidates garnered the votes necessary to make it to the winning circle, and practically obliterated the opposition Otso Diretso, which did not see any of its Senate bets make it to the Top 12. Bam Aquino was […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures released by Bong Go, former long-term aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, the chief executive is seen going around shops in Japan, where he is on a working visit. He was accompanied by Honeylet Avanceña and Go himself. The President reportedly visited Uniqlo and Apple stores in Tokyo.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Presidential Commission on Good Government’s proposal to auction off the P704.8-million Hawaii jewelry collection. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation in an interview with reporters on Thursday, May 30. Panelo and other Cabinet members are on a working visit to Japan with President Duterte. “Sabi ni Presidente kagabi na payag na makinabang ang taumbayan doon sa mga jewelry. So tinanong ko siya, ‘Are you going to give […]
(Eagle News)–There is no move to install Senator Cynthia Villar as the leader of the next Senate. This is according to Villar herself, who appeared to have a lack of interest so far in pursuing the leadership post. Villar topped the recently concluded Senate race, garnering over three million votes more than her closest rival, fellow reelectionist Grace Poe. “Marami pa akong gagawin,..” Villar said, noting that some of her projects require her attention now […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday as investors worried about mounting tensions in the US-China trade row and a political flare-up between Rome and Brussels. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.29 percent, or 60.84 points, to 20,942.53 while the broader Topix index was also down 0.29 percent, or 4.43 points, at 1,531.98. Tokyo shares opened lower following a negative lead from Wall Street on growing concern about the trade spat. […]
(Eagle News) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that the escalating US-China trade war is affecting other nations, as he urged more dialogue between the two superpowers. Mahathir was the keynote speaker in the opening of the 25th Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Thursday, May 30, which is sponsored by Nikkei. The 93-year old Southeast Asian leader said that the US-China trade war is creating instability and uncertainty in the world. […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory was hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon on Thursday, May 30. In its 3:30 p.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Nueva Viscaya, particularly in Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte and Kasibu; and in Southern Isabela, specifically in San Guillermo and Echaguejones. PAGASA said the rains due to thunderstorms may persist […]
