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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 45 points and had 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference with a 128-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. It is the first time in franchise history that the Bucks head into the playoffs as the top seed in the East. “I was just trying to make plays and trying to find the opportunity to attack,” Antetokounmpo […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has denied the allegations he was behind the video that linked former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte to illegal drugs. “I really wish I was part of the making of the video so I could relish these moments but sadly I am not,” Trillanes said, congratulating those he said were behind the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” which he said showed a witness hurling “very serious, quite pointed and well-explained” accusations. He […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, April 5, volunteered to join President Rodrigo Duterte if the chief executive decides to visit Pag-asa Island. Lacson made the comment after Duterte said he would not allow the Chinese to occupy the island in the South China Sea but also reiterated the country was not ready to go to war. Hours before, the Department of Foreign Affairs issued a strongly worded statement over the “illegal” presence […]
(Eagle News) — The vessel that had attempted to conduct dredging activities in Batangas’ Lobo River has left the area. Seagate Engineering and Buildsystems’ MV Emerald left on Friday morning, after the Philippine Ports Authority canceled its anchorage permit. Earlier, the Coast Guard said the environmental compliance certificate issued to Seagate was also cancelled. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources had issued the ECC, but noted the vessel could not begin any project without […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mostly up in holiday-thinned trade on Friday as investors took support from hopes that China and the United States will hammer out a trade deal after both sides sounded notes of optimism. With top negotiators from the world’s top two economies huddled down in Washington for three days of talks, there has been a growing sense they are close to an agreement to end a stand-off that […]
(Eagle News) — The family of the businessman who was “abducted” recently in Laguna announced on Friday, April 5, a P1-million reward for any information on his whereabouts. The announcement was made in a press conference led by the family lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, two days after the reported abduction of Allan Fajardo from a four-star hotel in Nuvali. Apart from Fajardo, his companion Ricky Atienza was “abducted.” Witnesses said the two were forced by bonnet-wearing […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in Tripoli has advised Filipinos in Libya to be vigilant and “avoid unnecessary movement.” The embassy issued the advisory in a Facebook post after the Presidential Council declared a state of emergency with the proclaimed advance of the Libyan National Army towards Tripoli. The embassy said it also earlier monitored some isolated clashes outside the Libyan capital and troop movements in areas outside Tripoli. “Until such time that the situation has […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users access in a late-night scramble to provide the super-fast wireless technology. Three top telecom providers — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus — began their 5G services at 11 pm local time Wednesday, despite previously announcing the launch date would be April 5. […]
(Eagle News)—Inflation continued its downtrend in March, clocking in at 3.3 percent. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the 3.3 percent was slower than the 3.8 percent in January, and than the 4.3 percent in March last year. “The downtrend was primarily due to slower annual increase in the index of the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages at 3.4 percent,” the PSA said. According to the PSA, “annual rates also decelerated” in the indices of the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 4, said he would not allow the Chinese to seize Pag-asa Island, but reiterated the Philippines was not ready to go to war. “Let us be friends but do not touch Pag-asa Island otherwise things would be different,” Duterte said. But Duterte clarified China “would never do that..” ” I assure you unless China wants a war with us, eh di ako papayag kung pati yung Pag-asa i-occupy […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) –Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the “early conclusion of negotiations” on the text of a trade deal with the United States, state media reported Friday. The comments, carried by the Xinhua news agency, came as speculation mounted that the two sides were close to finalising an agreement to resolve their nine month-trade war. The remarks were part of a message conveyed by Chinese vice premier Liu He at a meeting […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia may temporarily shut an island that is home to Komodo dragons in a bid to fix problems created by mass tourism and thwart attempts to smuggle the world’s biggest lizard, the local tourism agency said Thursday. The proposed closure, which is awaiting central government approval, would start from 2020 but does not apply to nearby islands where the giant, slavering carnivores are also found, the agency said. Thousands of tourists […]
