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(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections en banc on Wednesday, May 22, proclaimed the winning senators in the May 13 polls. They will serve as senators for six years, until June 30, 2025. With their election, the next Senate is expected to be dominated by administration allies, following the shutout of all Otso Diretso Senate bets in the May 13 polls. The next Senate is expected to have only four sitting Liberal Party senators: Risa Hontiveros, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Toronto Raptors closed ranks around hurting star Kawhi Leonard, turning in a total team effort in a 120-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday to level the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 25 points and Toronto’s bench out-scored Milwaukee’s 48-23 as the Raptors followed up their double-overtime triumph in game three with a second straight home win. They knotted the best-of-seven series at […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A man, believed to be Russian, who sparked a mass evacuation of the Eiffel Tower by scaling the iconic Paris landmark has been admitted to a psychiatric unit, legal sources said Tuesday. The man caused chaos Monday and the closure of the monument to tourists by spending six hours clinging to the outer metal framework of the Eiffel Tower. His identity has not been disclosed. He was questioned by police on […]
(Eagle News)–The winning Senate bets in the recently-concluded May 13 Senate polls have started arriving at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay for their proclamation on Wednesday, May 22. Senator-elect Cynthia Villar, who topped the race, arrived with her husband, Manny, and son Mark, the incumbent Public Works secretary. Senator-elect Grace Poe was with her mother, Susan Roces. Poe ranked second in the Senate race, with 22,029,788 votes. Bong Go, a longtime aide of […]
JARATA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in downtown Jakarta early Wednesday after a rally opposed to President Joko Widodo’s re-election, an AFP reporter said. The country’s election commission on Tuesday released official results that confirmed Widodo, 57, had beaten retired military general Prabowo Subianto for the presidency in a poll held on April 17. Subianto has said he would challenge the results in court, and warned that his claims […]
(Eagle News)–Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday, May 22, accepted his defeat in the recently concluded elections, thanking his supporters for all their help. “Kunin ko na ang pagkakataon magpasalamat sa Sambayanang Pilipino sa pagkakataon na ako ay nakapaglingkod bilang Senador ng ating bansa,” he said. According to Ejercito, he “will be walking away from the Senate with my integrity intact.” “Isang karangalan na kayo ay paglingkuran. Salamat po sa pagmamahal!” he said. Ejercito landed in […]
by Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Violent clashes raged Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in fighting as the UN envoy for Libya warned of a “long and bloody war”. Heavy artillery fire could be heard from the city center as the most intense fighting took place since May 6, when the holy Muslim month of Ramadan started. More than six weeks since commander Khalifa Haftar launched an assault on the capital, fighters […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dallas Mavericks rising star Luka Doncic and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young were unanimously voted into the NBA’s rookie team of the year, the league said on Tuesday. Slovenian ace Doncic and Young both received NBA All-Rookie First Team votes on all 100 ballots to finish with 200 points each. The duo were joined on the 2018-2019 All-Rookie First Team by Phoenix center Deandre Ayton, Memphis’s Jaren Jackson Jr […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump met Tuesday at the White House with the leaders of the tiny, but strategic states of Micronesia and other Pacific island nations to underline the leading US role in the region. The brief but symbolic meeting demonstrated US support at a time when Washington is pushing back against expanding Chinese influence in the Pacific. Trump hosted the presidents of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, May 22. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as the frontal system affects N. Luzon. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country on the other hand will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. […]
(Eagle News)—The proclamation of winning Senate and party-list bets will push through today, Wednesday, May 22, after the canvassing all votes was completed on Tuesday night. The Commission on Elections said the proclamation of winning senators will take place at 10 a.m., while that of winning partylists at 7 p.m. In the final Comelec tally, reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar led the winning Senate bets, with 25,283,727 votes. She was followed by another reelectionist senator, Grace […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Adidas, Nike and PUMA on Tuesday urged US President Donald Trump to prevent the shoe industry from falling victim to the trade war with China, saying new tariffs could be “catastrophic.” In a letter to Trump, those big name manufacturers joined forces with more than 170 other American shoe manufacturers and retailers calling for footwear to be exempted from a new round of punitive tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese […]
