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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — NBA star Jordan Clarkson is stoking Philippine fans’ clamor to allow him to play in this year’s World Cup as their team seeks to hurdle FIBA’s eligibility rules. The Philippine Basketball Federation (SBP) is appealing to basketball’s world governing body to recognize Clarkson as a Filipino citizen, allowing him to play for Gilas Pilipinas who won a World Cup berth last weekend. The Filipino-American Cleveland Cavaliers guard on Tuesday congratulated Gilas […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — One person was killed and dozens more were buried in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia, the country’s disaster agency said Wednesday. Rescuers on the island of Sulawesi scrambled to find survivors in the rubble after the collapse triggered a landslide on Tuesday evening, the agency said. At least one person had been found dead and 15 others were injured in the Bolaang Mongondow region of North Sulawesi, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 26, visited the wake of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. in Taguig. The visit at The Arlington Chapel, Aeternum in Heritage Park took place three days after Espenilla passed away after battling tongue cancer. Espenilla was appointed at the helm of the BSP in July 2017. He also served as ex-officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, Philippine International Convention Center and the […]
(Eagle News) — The police have nabbed the suspect in the abduction and alleged rape of a Grade 3 student found in Cainta, Rizal on Monday, Feb. 25. Authorities said Pepito Tagal was arrested in Cubao, Quezon City on Tuesday night following a tip about his whereabouts. Tagal, the police said, was seen abducting the girl in Sitio Batasin, Taytay on Monday morning. She was found several hours later, around 5 p.m., under the Mapandan Bridge […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to subpoena the mother of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in connection with what he said were her transactions with the Philippine Navy while her husband and the now-senator were in service. “We will initiate an investigation kagaya mo and I will subpoena your mother sa ayaw mo’t sa hindi. Baka sabihin mong walang power, there is. We also have the contempt power but we have to go […]
(Eagle News) — Niyanig ng magnitude 4.3 na lindol ang bayan ng Jose Abad Santos sa Davao Occidental ngayong araw, Pebrero 27. Naitala ang pagyanig sa 207 kilometers southeast ng Jose Abad Santos, kaninang alas 8:11 ng umaga . May lalim na 124 kilometers ang lindol at tectonic ang origin. Hindi naman nakapagtala ng intensities bunsod ng lindol at hindi rin ito inaasahang magdudulot ng pinsala at aftershocks. https://youtu.be/cJG5_uyzzBM
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — One person was killed and dozens more were buried in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia, the country’s disaster agency said Wednesday. Rescuers on the island of Sulawesi scrambled to find survivors in the rubble after the collapse triggered a landslide on Tuesday evening, the agency said. At least one person had been found dead and 15 others were injured in the Bolaang Mongondow region of North Sulawesi, […]
HONG KONG, United States (AFP) — Asian markets were mostly up Wednesday with investors remaining positive about the prospects for a China-US trade deal while the pound held its gains as fears of a no-deal Brexit recede. Wall Street provided a tepid lead as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell gave little away to lawmakers on the central bank’s plans for monetary policy. With few catalysts to drive business, dealers are awaiting the latest developments in […]
by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United States (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a vote by MPs over her newly revised Brexit strategy, which could allow them to approve an eventual delay to Britain’s EU departure. The embattled leader will ask lawmakers to approve a three-step plan set out Tuesday that would give her more time to attempt to rework a draft divorce deal struck with the European Union. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The standoff between US stock regulators and mercurial Tesla chief Elon Musk has taken a dramatic turn over a tweet that could cost the entrepreneur his job as CEO of the electric carmaker. Musk, 47, is a visionary and inventive boss but is also highly unpredictable, especially on social network Twitter, where he often communicates in defiance of rules imposed on executives of publicly-traded companies. The Securities and Exchange […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday in cautious trade as investors hunted for bargains with a lack of fresh events to support the market after slides in US shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.23 percent, or 49.79 points, to 21,499.18 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.15 percent, or 2.41 points, at 1,619.61. “As the Japanese market fell yesterday ahead of the slides in […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was indicted anew, this time, for inciting to sedition raps because of his remarks over President Rodrigo Duterte’s issuance of a proclamation voiding his earlier amnesty. Assistant City Prosecutor Reynaldo Ticyado from the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office, in a resolution dated Jan. 29, 2019, said there was probable cause to file sedition charges against Trillanes. The resolution which was recently released said that the evidence against the […]
