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by Nova Safo / with Javier Tovar in Los Angeles Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Catholic officials in the US state of Texas on Thursday released the names of approximately 300 clergy who have been accused of sexual abuse dating back 70 years. The revelations — which came on the same day that a law firm said that more than 80 priests sexually abused minors in a California diocese over a period […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday, Feb. 1, said he was convinced the Jolo, Sulu cathedral attack that left several dead was a case of suicide bombing. Lorenzana said his statement on who was behind the attack on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 27, was based on the “evidence at hand,” mainly the body parts that were found inside and outside the cathedral. “According to the forensic […]
(Eagle News) – Nagbabala ang Food and Drug Administration ukol sa pekeng anti-rabies na ginamit ng isang ospital sa Pasig City. Ito ang kinumpirma ng FDA kasunod nang imbestigasyon nila matapos aminin ng Medical City na peke ang itinurok nitong anti-rabies vaccine sa ilang pasyente nito noong nakalipas na taon. Ayon pa sa FDA, sa Pilipinas gawa ang mga peke at hindi rehistradong anti-rabies vaccine na ginamit ng ospital. Ayon kay Michelle Lapuz, director ng […]
(Eagle News) — Police on Friday, Feb. 1, released the composite sketches of three suspects in the killing of Randy Malayao. Malayao, a National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant, was shot dead while he was sleeping on a bus bound for Nueva Vizcaya. Based on initial investigation, the gunman boarded the bus at a bus stop and shot him at close range. It was still unclear what the roles of the other two suspects […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Almost half of Americans have heart disease, a significant increase over prior years largely because of a newly expanded definition of high blood pressure, the American Heart Association said Thursday. The report in the journal Circulation found that 121.5 million adults in the United States in 2016 “have some type of cardiovascular disease.” By definition, cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke and high blood pressure. In 2017, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Bugattis, Ferraris, but also Renaults and Peugeots, the Concept Car and Automobile Design Exhibition in Paris presents the automobile world’s most innovative models at a show dedicated exclusively to the cars of tomorrow. https://youtu.be/UhA2GG5T5N4
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James, who missed 17 games with an injury, will make his return to the struggling Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night against the cross-town rival Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA team announced. James is returning from one of the longest injury absences of his hall of fame career and it couldn’t come soon enough for the Lakers, who have gone into a tailspin without him. The Lakers have lost […]
Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ang konstruksyon ng Ciudad de Victoria Interchange na umano’y sagot sa matinding traffic sa ilang bayan sa Bulacan. Ito ay matapos ang ground breaking ceremony na isinagawa sa Philippine Arena Ciudad De Victoria sa Bocaue, Bulacan na pinangunahan nina kapatid na Glicerio Santos Jr. General Auditor ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Mark Villar, at dating pangulo at […]
(Eagle News) — The results of a survey that showed that more Filipinos believe their lives have improved are yet another “repudiation” by the public of “the skeptics, left-leaning groups, militant (Catholic) church members and the political opposition,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Friday, Feb. 1. According to Panelo, the results of the SWS survey were a validation of previous surveys that showed that there was a decline in hunger, that there was a decrease […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong customs officers unveiled a record seizure of pangolin scales on Friday, the latest huge haul to underscore the city’s central role in the lucrative and booming illegal wildlife trade. Officials said they conducted a joint investigation with mainland customs officers on 16 January, seizing 8,300 kilos of pangolin scales and 2,100 kilos of ivory tusks hidden inside a container at a customs facility. “This is a record high […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday, Feb. 1, likened Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to a “Chinese puppet” following his statement the Philippines should thank China if it was indeed building a maritime center on the disputed Kagitingan Reef. “Secretary Panelo strikes again,” Pangilinan said. According to Pangilinan, Panelo was the same official who said it was alright for the Chinese to fish in Spratlys waters. Pangilinan said it was also Panelo who called the […]
(Eagle News)—Miss Universe Vietnam H’hen Nie is in the Philippines. The beauty queen, who landed in the Top 5 in the recently held Miss Universe 2018, made the announcement in an Instagram post. “Mabuhay Philippines ! Here we come,” she said. She also thanked the Philippines “for your warm welcome.” “I’m so happy to see my coach again, Anjo Santos,” she added. It was Miss Philippines Catriona Gray who clinched the Miss Universe 2018 crown. […]
