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(Eagle News) — While there can be “misunderstandings and conflicts” between the two nations, the Philippines and Malaysia have always been able to “overcome such conflicts” and “retain a very high level of friendship,” Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday, March 7. Mahathir issued the statement after he gave a television interview in which he said the Philippines had no claim over Sabah, which his country annexed after its independence from the United […]
(Eagle News) — Two American fugitives were arrested in separate operations by immigration agents this month, the Bureau of Immigration said on Thursday, March 7. In a statement, the BI said Apollo Cioffi, 46, who has a warrant for arrest for assault issued by a superior court in San Francisco, was arrested on March 1 in a Baguio mall. Four days later, William Schweizer, 32, who has a standing warrant for felony battery by strangulation issued by […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 7, maintained the Philippines has a claim over Sabah. “The position of the President…meron tayong claim. Totoo naman na may claim tayo di ba. That has been a bone of contention ever since time pa ata ni Presidente [Ferdinand] Marcos,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement after Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad said the Philippines had “no claim” over the disputed territory in […]
S. China Sea, education, terrorism among other topics discussed during Malaysia PM Mahathir, Duterte meeting (Eagle News) — Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad on Thursday, March 7, expressed Malaysia’s “desire to continue to be of help in the development of Mindanao,” following the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Mahathir, who arrived in the country for an official visit on Wednesday night, made the statement only almost a month after the BARMM […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Convicted Australian Cardinal George Pell faced a fresh legal challenge Thursday after a civil suit was filed against him for further alleged abuse in the 1970s. Pell — the most senior Vatican official to be found guilty of child sex crimes — is currently in detention awaiting sentencing for assaulting two choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s. He maintains his innocence and an appeal is scheduled for June. Pell had […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte officially welcomed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia in a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace Grounds on March 7. The Malaysian leader is in the country for a three-day official visit, his first in the country since he was reelected as Malaysia’s highest leader last year. Mahathir, at 93, is considered the oldest sitting state leader, while the 73-year old Duterte is considered the oldest elected Philippine president. Mahathir, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 7, slammed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet following her remarks the country’s drug war “should not be considered a model by any country.” “Ilan beses na sinasabi natin na mas marunong pa sila dito sa bansa how to deal with our problems,”Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, in the first place, Bachelet’s remarks were based on “information coming from the critics […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 7, said it backed the Bureau of Corrections’ decision to cancel all the privileges of inmates at the New Bilibid Prison and its other operating units. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “temporary” cancellation of the privileges in the national penitentiary, Davao, Iwahig, San Ramon, Sablayan and Leyte prison and penal farms was aimed at preventing the proliferation of illegal drugs […]
(Eagle News)—A bill that reduces electricity rates has been approved by the bicameral conference committee. The Murang Kuryente Act seeks to tap the Malampaya Fund to pay the debts incurred by the National Power Corporation and the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation, thereby reducing universal charges. The Senate version had sought to allot the government’s share from the Malampaya fund to a special trust fund to be administered by PSALM, which will be included […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James overtook Michael Jordan to move into fourth place on the NBA all-time scoring list Wednesday with a driving layup in the second quarter against visiting Denver. The Los Angeles Lakers playmaker, who had matched the Chicago Bulls legend’s career total of 32,292 with his first 12 points, made history on the layup with 5:38 remaining in the quarter and sank a free throw to complete a 3-point […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, March 7, defended National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar, saying his outburst against an erring policeman was “understandable” and merely a “manifestation of frustration.” “It was a classic case of a ‘father losing his cool over his son’s behavior’ with the goal of correcting it and sending a message to his other children that bad behavior will not be tolerated in his household,” Año said. Instead, […]
(Eagle News)–The unemployment and underemployment rates in the country in January 2019 have gone down, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to results of the Labor Force Survey posted on the PSA website, the employment rate last month was at 5.2 percent, 0.1 percent less than the 5.3 percent registered in January 2018. According to the survey, Cagayan Valley and Western Visayas had the highest employment rates, at 96.9 percent and 96.1 percent respectively. The […]
