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(Eagle News)–The Ayala brothers of the Ayala Group of Companies on Wednesday, March 27, said they took responsibility for their “own shortcomings in the company” Manila Water that have contributed, among “a multitude of factors,” to the water shortage. In a Facebook post, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chair of the Ayala group and vice chair of Manila Water; and Fernando Zobel de Ayala, chair of the water concessionaire, said they “recognize and understand the […]
by Jalees Andrabi NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world’s most advanced space powers. In a rare address to the nation just weeks out from a national election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had joined the United States, Russia, and China in accomplishing the feat. A missile fired from a testing facility in Odisha, eastern India, […]
by Ryan MCMORROW BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States and China open the latest round of their trade talks Thursday as the economic superpowers edge towards a deal to resolve a months-long spat that has rattled the global economy. The two-day meetings between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin with China’s top economic official Liu He is the first since China put into law new measures seen as an olive […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology has a new officer-in-charge. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año named jail deputy chief for administration Chief Supt. Allan Iral to the post following the retirement of jail director Deogracias Tapayan. According to a BJMP statement, during his stint as warden of the Davao City Jail, the jail was recognized the City Jail of the Year. The BJMP’s Region XI and VII were also recognized as Regional Offices of […]
by Dave CLARK STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Commission on Tuesday presented its plan to ensure the secure introduction of 5G telecoms networks, with suspicions hanging over Chinese giant Huawei. The United States has accused the firm of posing a security risk to western networks, because of its alleged ties to Chinese intelligence. But some European countries are in negotiations with Huawei to deploy its advanced technology to power the faster wireless networks of […]
(Eagle News)—Rains are expected in parts of the country today, March 28, as the easterlies affect the entire archipelago, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Mindanao and Palawan will experience cloudy skies with rains and thunderstorms. Visayas and Bicol region, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said flash floods during severe thunderstorms were possible in Mindanao, Palawan, Visayas and […]
by Nicolas DELAUNAY BEGAJA, Mozambique (AFP) — Twelve people perched precariously on a branch of a mango tree, sheltering from the floodwaters of tropical Cyclone Idai which wrought devastation across southern Africa. “But after two days, it snapped,” said Isabel Bernard, 20, a survivor of the storm’s aftermath who had been clinging to the tree branch along with her son. “We were thrown into the water and I lost sight of my son. I looked […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British MPs on Wednesday voted against eight alternative Brexit options aimed at overcoming the deadlock over Prime Minister Theresa May’s unpopular European Union divorce deal. The options being voted on included negotiating for closer economic ties with the EU after Brexit, holding a public vote on any deal or stopping Brexit altogether. © Agence France-Presse
by Stephen Weizman with Sakher Abou El Oun in Gaza City JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Calm returned Wednesday after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired three rockets at Israel overnight, prompting retaliatory fire from Israel and threatening a Hamas-declared truce. But while the shaky ceasefire seemed to be taking effect, there were concerns the first anniversary of mass protests along the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday could lead to further tensions. A big turnout is expected for […]
(Eagle News)–A 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental early Thursday, March 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 16 kilometers southwest of Baganga at 4:13 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 65 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte wished his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, good health as he celebrates his 74th birthday on Thursday, March 28. “Hinaot nga kanunay ka nga anaa sa maayong panglawas aron sab nga makapadayon ka sa pagserbisyo sa katawhan. (May you always have good health so that you may continue your service for the people),” the presidential son said in a Facebook post. The former vice mayor also thanked his father […]
Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau HARRISON, NJ (Eagle News) — A winless Orlando City SC team accomplished something no Major League Soccer team has done since the Columbus Crew SC visited Red Bulls Arena last July 26th — beat the Red Bulls on their home territory 1-0 last Saturday evening. The Red Bulls first home loss in eight months came under former New York captain, Sacha Kljestan, who scored the only goal of […]
