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SOCHI, Russia (AFP) — The United States and Russia share the same goals on North Korea as Washington tries to negotiate a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir Putin. “I think we share the same objective and I hope that we can find ways that we can work together,” Pompeo told reporters after the talks late Tuesday in the Russian resort of Sochi. “He understands that the US […]
(Eagle News)–The Tiangcos continue to dominate Navotas politics, winning in both the city and congressional races. Toby Tiangco is now mayor of the city, switching places with his brother, outgoing Mayor John Rey, who is now Navotas representative. Toby got 78,778 votes as against Di Ang’s 33,216 votes. John Rey got 80,265 votes as against the 30,050 votes of Marielle del Rosario. Clint Geronimo was elected vice mayor of the city, with 62,460 votes, almost […]
(Eagle News)–Edwin Olivarez won a third term as mayor of Parañaque, winning by over 50,000 votes more than his closest rival, Jun Bernabe. Olivarez obtained 169,224 votes as compared to Bernabe’s 52,824 votes. Other contenders to the post were Maria Theresa Balgua and Zandro Mate. Rico Golez was proclaimed vice mayor of the city, with his 141,433 votes vis à vis Jeremy Marquez’s 71,229. Eric Olivarez won the congressional race for 1st district representative with […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau TORONTO, ON (Eagle News) – An epic Game 7 between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers provided an unforeseen dramatic closing to a hard-fought series, which can best be described as ‘poetry in motion.’ With 4.2 seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 90, Kawhi Leonard dribbled an inbound pass from Marc Gasol to the baseline and shot a fadeaway jumper over Joel Embiid that bounced on […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila City Board of Canvassers on Tuesday night, May 14, formally proclaimed Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso as the new mayor of Manila garnering 357,925 votes. Moreno beat incumbent mayor former President Joseph Estrada who had earlier conceded defeat, and another former Manila mayor, Alfredo Lim who got 138,923 votes. Moreno had a lead of 147,000 votes over Estrada who got 210,605 votes. Moreno’s running mate, incumbent vice-mayor Honey Lacuna who […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, May 13, backed Senator Koko Pimentel’s calls for a probe into the glitches that marred the voting process. “Anything that will be for the betterment of this country, we always support. Siguro marami nang nagrereklamo sa Smartmatic, e di let’s have the probe then by the Senate or by the House of Representatives,” Presidential pokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo also called on the Commission on Elections to review the contract […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year as they see if they can make headway on a raft of disagreements from Venezuela to Iran to arms control. Pompeo will visit Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi less than two weeks after US President Donald […]
(Eagle News)—Bong Go, who is poised to win a seat in the Senate, thanked all his supporters and President Rodrigo Duterte and his family for their trust. In a statement, Go admitted he never expected to win, and attributed his and his fellow Hugpong ng Pagbabago candidates’ impending victory to the Duterte’ administration’s “major accomplishments” and the President’s high rating. “Dalawampu’t isang taon akong naging isang trabahante. Isang assistant na walang hinangad na kapalit pero […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to visit Japan by the end of May. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was so he could attend the annual Future of Asia conference upon the invitation of a representative of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “..According to what I heard also is that when the President accepted that, the representative of the prime minister came here to thank (President Duterte),” Panelo said. Panelo did not say when exactly […]
(Eagle News)–Labor leader Leody de Guzman on Tuesday, May 14, conceded defeat in the senatorial elections. “Hindi tayo pinalad na makapasok sa winning circle pero pumasok naman tayo sa puso ng mga kabataang estudyante at organisadong seksyon ng mga manggagawa,” De Guzman said in a statement. According to De Guzman, even if he did not make it to the winning circle, “ikinatuwa ito ng maraming manggagawa na nakaalam ng makasaysayang pagkakaisa ng mga pambansang samahang […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA’s next mission to the Moon will be called Artemis, the US space agency announced Monday, though it’s still looking for the money to make the journey happen by its accelerated 2024 deadline. In March, US President Donald Trump’s administration moved the date for the next American lunar mission up by four years from its original goal of 2028 while pledging to get a female astronaut to the Moon’s surface […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing expedition, officials said. The two aircraft — a Beaver floatplane and an Otter floatplane — had been carrying 16 passengers from the Royal Princess cruise ship when they crashed near Ketchikan around 1:00 pm (2100 GMT), Princess Cruises said in a statement circulated by US media. […]
