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(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng cloud seeding sa loob ng linggong ito ang Department of Agriculrure upang matugunan ang problema ng mga magsasaka kaugnay sa tagtuyot. Labing-isang bayan na sa Occidental Mindoro ang apektado ngayon ng El Niño at may dalawang barangay na ang nagdeklara na ng state of calamity. Sinabi ni Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol na ang pinaka-apektadong ng El Niño hanggang sa Mayo ay ang cental Luzon at ang Visayas. Tiniyak naman ng […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, said the government has no tolerance for rogue policemen. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after a latest Social Weather Stations survey said that the majority of Filipinos believe some men in uniform were engaged in illegal activities. The December 2018 survey said 68 percent believe policemen themselves were definitely or probably behind the illegal drug trade, while 66 percent believe they were definitely or possibly engaged […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Miami icon Dwyane Wade banked in a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Heat to a 126-125 victory over the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Wade, who announced before the season that he would retire after this campaign, added another sublime moment to his career highlight reel as the Heat snapped a six-game home losing streak by salvaging a victory that appeared to have gotten away. Miami […]
(Eagle News) — A total of 5,176 drug personalities were killed in the war on drugs from July 1, 2016 to January 31, 2019. In a press conference, the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said 170,689 drug suspects were arrested in the 119,841 anti-illegal drugs operations conducted since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed the post. Based on the government’s figures, P19.4 billion worth of shabu was seized in January 2019 alone, an increase […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Human Rights on Thursday, Feb. 28, called on the government to ensure the protection of “leftist lawyers,” noting what it said were their “harassment and vilification.” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia specifically mentioned the members of the Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao and the National Union of People’s Lawyers, whose member, Atty. Ben Ramos, was gunned down by motorcycle-riding men in November last year. “Lawyers who choose to […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fluctuated Thursday as optimism over China-US trade talks was tempered by Donald Trump’s top negotiator, while investors also digested weak factory data from Beijing and fresh geopolitical tensions in Kashmir. The global rally that has characterized most of this year took a knock after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers that “real progress” had been made with China, but a lot of work was still needed before […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Lumalaki ang posibilidad na hindi talaga para sa Pilipinas ang mga bloke ng cocaine na narecover sa iba’t-ibang baybayin sa Eastern Seaboard ng bansa. Ayon kay Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde, base sa kanyang pakikipag-usap sa Australian counterparts maaari daw na ang mga narecover na cocaine sa bansa ay bahagi ng mga 500 kilo ng cocaine na narecover ng Australian Federal Police sa Solomon Islands […]
(Eagle News) –The Philippine National Police on Thursday, Feb. 28, said the “internal cleansing” of its ranks was ongoing. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac issued the statement in a radio interview after a Social Weather Stations survey found majority of Filipinos believe some policemen themselves were behind the illegal drug trade and behind extrajudicial killings. “Patuloy ang ating internal cleansing, yung ating kampanya dito, lahat ng mga pulis na may pagkakamali, pagkakasala at paglabas […]
(Eagle News) — Ikinatuwa ng grupo ni Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras ang naging desisyon ng Pasay City Prosecutors Office na kasuhan ng inciting to sedition si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV. Ayon kay Paras, hindi nila pine-personal si Trillanes, sa halip nais nilang bigyan ng leksiyon ang senador sa mga binibitawan nitong salita na maliwanag na pambabastos sa kasalukuyang administrasyon. Paliwanag pa ni Paras, hindi nila sinisikil ang kalayaan ng mambabatas sa malayang paghahahayag ng kaniyang saloobin, […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to “do my best to achieve a great, ultimately good outcome” as he sat down for formal talks Thursday with US President Donald Trump. They had “walked side by side to Hanoi”, where the summit was taking place, and were “continuing great dialogue”, he added. © Agence France-Presse
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was “in no rush” during talks on North Korea’s nuclear programme, saying that results would be achieved over the longer term. “Speed is not that important to me,” added Trump, saying it was more important to “do the right deal” over dismantling the North’s nuclear arsenal. © Agence France-Presse
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met for a second day of talks in Hanoi Thursday aimed at building on their last meeting eight months ago. That first historic summit in Singapore produced little more than a vaguely worded document committing to “complete denuclearisation” and observers say concrete steps will need to be laid out at their second meeting in Hanoi. But Trump appeared to temper expectations of […]
