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Senate approves transfer of ownership of Mislatel Inc. to the company’s partners in consortium

(Eagle News) — The Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 6, approved the transfer of ownership of Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. Inc. (Mislatel Inc.) to its partners in the consortium that was named the third telecommunications player in the country. Only three senators–Senator Panfilo Lacson, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Risa Hontiveros—voted against making Mislatel Consortium–composed of Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp., China Telecommunications Corp. and Chelsea logistics Holdings Corp.—the owner of Mislatel Inc. Drilon had […]

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5.5-magnitude quake jolts Pangasinan

(Eagle News) — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Pangasinan on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake struck at 6:25 p.m. six kilometers southeast of Aguilar. The earthquake had a depth of 137 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. Intensity V was registered in Villasis, Pangasinan, while Intensity IV was recorded in Baguio City. According to PHIVOLCS, Intensity II was felt in Subic, Zambales; Pasay; Manila; Mandaluyong […]

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Palace: Let legal process take its course in Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 6, reiterated  whoever violates the law will have to be held liable regardless of  social status and political affiliation. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after a House of Representatives joint panel recommended the filing of charges against former President Benigno Aquino III, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and former Health Secretary Janette Garin, among others, over the Dengvaxia mess. Panelo said the Palace deferred to the decision, which he […]

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Full transcript of US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address

  Below is the full transcript of US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address which he delivered before the US House of Representatives on Monday night, February 5 (February 6 Manila time): Thank you very much Madam Speaker, Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States. And my fellow Americans. We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential, as we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready […]

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Bill penalizing catcalling, wolf-whistling hurdles bicam

(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has approved a measure that seeks to penalize catcalling and wolf-whistling, among others. If signed into law, the Safe Spaces Act will also penalize “unwanted invitations,” misogynistic comments, among others, that are “unwanted and threaten one’s sense of personal space and physical safety.” It will also expand the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 that penalizes acts of sexual harassment committed “between peers and those committed to a superior officer […]

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Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast, warns over Brexit

by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese car giant Toyota slashed its full-year net profit forecast Wednesday after saying its nine-month figure had tumbled nearly 30 percent as it was hit by investment losses. The firm’s senior managing officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi also told reporters there was no way to avoid a negative impact in the event of a no-deal Brexit — days after fellow Japanese carmaker Nissan announced a cut in production […]

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Indonesia economy posts 5.17% growth in 2018

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia posted slightly stronger economic growth in 2018, data showed Wednesday, but it still fell well short of President Joko Widodo’s seven percent target as elections draw closer. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy expanded 5.17 percent on-year, ticking up from 5.10 percent in 2017 and beating most analyst forecasts. Domestic spending was a key driver, the statistics agency said, as the commodities-driven economy weathered rocky global demand. “This growth is quite an […]

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House joint panel clears Lapeña of any liability in smuggling of shabu found in magnetic lifters

(Eagle News) — A joint committee that looked into the shipment of shabu found in magnetic lifters last year  has cleared former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña of any liability. The committees on dangerous drugs and good government, and public accountability instead recommended the filing of charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against Jimmy Guban, former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency deputy director general for administration Ismael Fajardo Jr. and former Senior […]

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Drought-stricken Aussie farmers now battered by floods

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) — Australian ranchers who struggled to keep their cattle alive during a prolonged drought last year are now battling to save herds from record-breaking floods inundating the northeast of the country, officials said on Wednesday. Australia’s military has been called in to drop fodder to cattle stranded by floodwaters in Queensland state to stop them from starving, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said, with their owners still marooned in their farmsteads. “This is […]

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Five suspects in twin blasts in Sulu charged in Jolo court

(Eagle News) — Multiple murder and frustrated murder cases were filed against five suspects in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 23 others and injured several others. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the  cases against Mukammar L. Pay alias Kammah, Albaji K. Gadjali alias Apah, Radjan B. Gadjali, Kaiser Gadjali and Said Alih were filed before the Jolo Regional Trial Court, after the Sulu Prosecutors’ Office found probable cause for the same. The […]

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Asia markets up after strong Wall St lead

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Shares in Tokyo and Sydney rose Wednesday in another holiday-thinned trading day as investors tracked a positive lead from Wall Street but there was little movement after Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. With most of the region off for the Lunar New Year break there were few catalysts to drive business. Trump’s annual address touched on a number of issues including the China trade war, North Korea, the […]

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JUST IN: DOH declares measles outbreak in NCR

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, Feb. 6, declared an outbreak of measles in Metro Manila. In a television interview, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said it was Health Secretary Francisco Duque III who made the declaration this afternoon, after seeing the number of suspected cases in the National Capital Region. As of Feb. 2, Domingo said there were 861 suspected measles cases in the NCR, a number that was “quite high.” He […]

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