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(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to shut down PLDT if it does not add trunklines to the citizens’ hotline 8888. “The present setup can’t accommodate all the calls. It’s always busy. Tell PLDT. If not, I’ll shut down their business,” Duterte said in a speech in Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 24. His statement drew laughter from the audience. “Oo, that’s true. I don’t want to brag, but they owe government eight billion (pesos),” Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Nais na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tuluyan nang wakasan ang problema sa iligal na droga sa bansa. Ito ang reaksyon ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Director General Oscar Albayalde sa pahayag ng Pangulo na mas magiging madugo ang kampanya laban sa iligal na droga. Pero nilinaw ni Albayalde na ito ay ipatutupad ng Pangulo na makatarungan at nilinaw din ng Pangulo sa kaniyang pahayag na hindi ibig sabihin nito na […]
(Eagle News) — Nagdagdag ng presyo sa mga pangunahing bilihin ngayong pebrero dahil sa mataas na halaga ng raw materials at mahinang piso kontra dolyar. Ayon sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), tumaas ang nasa limampu’t anim na (56) stock keeping units sa may 242 na nasa Suggested Retail Price (SRP) habang nasa 186 na produkto ang nananatili ang presyo. Ayon kay DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Ruth Castelo, ngayon lang sila nagpatupad ng […]
by Natalia CANO Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Alfonso Cuaron’s big Oscars night — three golden statuettes for his personal film “Roma,” including his second for best director — once again highlights the major success in Hollywood for Mexican filmmakers. This time, though, is a bit different. When Cuaron won the first time, it was for space epic “Gravity,” a mega-studio production with a budget of $100 million and mega-stars Sandra Bullock […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egyptians on Monday hailed Rami Malek as a new “Pharaoh” after he won the best actor Oscar for his performance as rock singer Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Malek, an American of Egyptian origin, received the award on Sunday for his portrayal of the gay icon and lead singer of iconic British band “Queen”. On social media, Egyptians highlighted a quote from his Oscar acceptance speech: “I am the son of […]
by Pauline FROISSART Agence France Presse LONDON, United States (AFP) — Diabetics and insulin providers in Britain are stockpiling the precious medicine to avoid potential shortages in case Britain leaves the European Union without a deal in just over month’s time. “I started about two months ago,” David Burns, a 37-year-old teacher living in London, told AFP. “I used to pick up insulin once a month. Now I’m picking it up about once every two […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Leyte on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 37 kilometers southwest of Limasawa at 7:20 a.m. The quake had a depth of focus of 11 kilometers. No aftershocks nor damage was expected.
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell Tuesday as investors struggled to maintain momentum from the previous day’s trade talks-fuelled surge, while the pound extended gains following reports of a possible Brexit delay. Donald Trump’s decision to waive this week’s deadline for China-US negotiations and his upbeat tone on their progress lit a fire under regional equities Monday on hopes the long-running dispute could be nearing its end. However, while dealers are hopeful the […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Feb. 25, said the Colombian Medellin cartel has expanded its operations and is now in the Philippines. In a speech before barangay leaders in Pasay, Duterte said this explained the bricks of cocaine found floating off waters of some parts of the country. The latest ones were recovered in Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur and Aurora. According to Duterte, the GPS trackers were attached to the illegal drugs so […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the American government of manufacturing a crisis in an attempt to start a war in South America, in an interview broadcast on Monday. “Everything that the United States government has done has been doomed to failure,” Maduro told American broadcaster ABC News from the presidential palace in Caracas in remarks translated by the network from Spanish. “They are trying to fabricate a crisis to justify […]
by Quy Le BUI Agence France Presse DONG DANG, Vietnam (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed into Vietnam Tuesday after a marathon train journey for a second summit showdown with Donald Trump, with the world looking for concrete progress over the North’s nuclear programme. Following a historic first meeting in Singapore in June that produced a vaguely worded statement about Kim’s nuclear arsenal, analysts say the second summit in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, headed toward Hanoi on Monday for their second high-stakes summit, with the world watching to see if the US leader can deliver concrete results on curbing the nuclear threat from Pyongyang. Tweeting from Air Force One, Trump said he was “looking forward to a very productive Summit,” after earlier reiterating his case for North Korean […]
