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Malay mayor, business licensing officer dismissed from gov’t service over Boracay mess

(Eagle News)–Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling has been dismissed from government service. Apart from Cawaling, also dismissed by the Ombudsman was  Malay’s licensing officer Jen Salsona for gross neglect of duty, conduct unbecoming a public official and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service for their failure to implement laws and ordinances that resulted in the deterioration of Boracay. The Ombudsman noted that some establishments operated without the required fire safety inspection certificate, and […]

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Pompeo expects N.Korea diplomacy to be ‘bumpy’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he expected “bumpy” talks ahead with North Korea but that he still hoped to reach a potentially landmark denuclearization deal. US President Donald Trump in February cut short a summit in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with Pyongyang later blaming Pompeo for a pushing a hard line and calling for his exclusion from future negotiations. In an interview with […]

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Facebook profit slumps on set-aside for big US fine

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported quarterly profit sank 51 percent from a year earlier due to setting aside $3 billion for an anticipated fine from US regulators. The leading social network logged a profit of $2.4 billion on revenue that climbed 26 percent to $15.1 billion in the first three months of this year. The number of monthly active users of Facebook at the end of March was 2.38 billion, […]

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51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand people from their homes, according to an updated toll issued Wednesday as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew to the deluged region. Heavy rains have lashed the southeast of the country, tearing down homes and ravaging infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. Speaking to the affected Amanzimtoti community in Durban, after returning from emergency African Union […]

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Microsoft surges toward trillion-dollar value as profits rise

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft said profits climbed in the past quarter on its cloud and business services as the US technology giant saw its market value close in on the trillion-dollar mark. Profits in the quarter to March 31 rose 19 percent to $8.8 billion on revenues of $30.8 billion, an increase of 14 percent from the same period a year earlier. Microsoft shares gained some three percent in after-hours trade, pushing it […]

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Saudi faces rising criticism after mass execution

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Saudi Arabia faced worldwide criticism Wednesday for its mass execution of a group made up mostly of people from the kingdom’s Shiite Muslim minority, some of whom the UN said were minors when charged. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet condemned Riyadh’s Tuesday execution of 37 Saudi nationals, saying “it was particularly abhorrent that at least three of those killed were minors at the time of their sentencing”. The EU […]

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Easterlies affect S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao on Thursday, April 25

(Eagle News)–The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, April 25, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will experience  partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, this time, […]

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PAL flights in Clark airport resume on Thursday, April 25

(Eagle News)–The international and domestic flights of Philippine Airlines at the Clark International Airport resumed on Thursday, April 25. This was days after the airport was closed down after the 6.1-magnitude quake that struck Luzon. Below is a list of the flights: Clark- Antique- Clark Clark-Caticlan-Clark Clark- Catarman- Clark Clark-Cagayan de Oro-Clark Clark- Puerto Princesa-Clark Clark- Cebu- Clark Clark- Bacolod- Clark Clark- Calbayog- Clark Clark- Basco-Clark Clark- Busuanga-Clark Clark- Siargao-Clark Clark- Davao- Clark Clark- San […]

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Sixers demolish Nets to win series; face Raptors next

  By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau PHILADELPHIA (Eagle News) — Game 1 seemed to be a distant memory for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Jared Dudley soap opera hoopla came to a closing end. The Sixers schooled the Nets on their home court, demolishing their Atlantic Division rivals 122-100 to win their first-round series 4-1 Tuesday night. The Sixers opened the first quarter on a 26-3 run, built a 39-point lead and continued […]

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President Duterte leaves for Beijing to attend, speak at 2nd Belt and Road Forum

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte left for China on Wednesay afternoon, April 24, to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing scheduled on April 25 to 27 where he will join more than 35 leaders and heads of international organizations. Duterte was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the forum where international leaders are set to discuss issues of mutual concern. He and his delegation left […]

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President Duterte directs closure of all branches of Chuzon supermarket as officials probe building collapse

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has directed officials to look into the cause of the collapse of a four-storey building in Porac, Pampanga as he noted that structures beside it still stood strong after the quake. The President, who arrived on Tuesday in Pampanga to conduct an inspection of quake-affection areas in Porac, noted that there could be a structural defect in the construction of the Chuzon Supermarket building, and said that all […]

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PNP: DNA samples from scissors used to kill Silawan match suspect’s

(Eagle News)—The DNA samples taken from the scissors police believe were used to kill Christine Lee Silawan matched that of suspect Renato Llenes, the Philippine National Police said. PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac said the scissors also contained Silawan’s DNA, based on an examination done by the PNP Crime Lab. The findings appear to affirm the narration of events made by Llenes, who said he used the scissors to stab Silawan several times and to skin […]

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