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(Eagle News) — After the successful rehabilitation of Boracay Island, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered announced a major clean-up, this time of the Manila Bay, warning hotels in the area to refrain from dumping their waste into the sea or else they will face closure. Speaking at the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order on Tuesday, January 8, President Duterte said he had ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior and Local Government Secretary […]
(Eagle News) — Inatasan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sina Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año at Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu na simulan na ang paglilinis sa Manila Bay sa lalong madaling panahon. Sinabi ng Pangulo na sa ayaw at sa gusto ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno at ng publiko, kailangan nang isailalim sa rehabilitasyon ang Manila Bay. Kasabay nito ay binalaan ng Pangulo ang mga establisyimento na […]
(Eagle News) — Sugatan ang apat na katao kabilang na ang pahinante at driver ng ten-wheeler truck na may kargang feeds matapos bumangga sa bakod ng isang punerarya sa Roman Highway Barangay Mt. View sa bayan ng Mariveles, Bataan nitong Martes, Enero 8. Sa lakas ng pagkakabangga ng ten-wheeler truck na may plakang CXS-143 ay naipit ang driver nito na kinilalang si Andrew Santos. Ang pahinante naman nito ay kinilalang si Renato Adrian Rosales pawang […]
by Laurent THOMET Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Kim Jong Un’s train left Beijing on Wednesday after the North Korean leader visited his key ally on a trip seen a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth visit to Pyongyang’s sole major diplomatic friend, reportedly visiting a factory and meeting President Xi Jinping. The North Korean leader’s motorcade was spotted arriving at […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s double Olympic short track gold medallist Shim Suk-hee has accused her former coach — already convicted and jailed for repeatedly beating her over many years — of sexual assault, her lawyer said Wednesday. Shim filed her complaint against Cho Jae-beom to police last month, on the same day she testified at his appeal against a 10-month jail sentence for physically assaulting her. Aged 21, the elite athlete […]
(Eagle News) – The newly-opened College of Agriculture of the New Era University branch in Brgy. Pinugay, Baras, Rizal, officially started its first day of classes on Monday, January 7. With four faculty members, the newly opened College of Agriculture started its regular classes with 37 pioneering students. The opening of classes for the newest college of the NEU branch in Rizal was a milestone for the university as the College of Agriculture was a […]
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly visited a pharmaceutical factory in China on Wednesday as he seeks economic support from his key ally along with diplomatic backing before his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a fourth visit to his country’s sole major diplomatic friend, a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his possible second meeting […]
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Former world number one Andy Murray’s ranking dropped as low as 839 during 2018 as he played only six tournaments, with the Scot arriving in Melbourne looking to prove he can compete again at the top level. The three-time major winner and double Olympic champion pulled out of last year’s Australian Open to have hip surgery and only returned in June on grass at Queen’s […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City center Nerlens Noel was stretchered off the court on Tuesday after a hard fall in the third quarter of the Thunder’s NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Noel, 24, took an elbow to the face as he tried to defend Minnesota’s driving Andrew Wiggins and crashed to the court. As he lay motionless, medical personnel were called. His teammates and fans at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena […]
by Saska CVETKOVSKA Agence France Presse SKOPJE, Macedonia (AFP) — Macedonian lawmakers gather from Wednesday to vote on changing their country’s name to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece and open the way to NATO and EU membership. But the switch to “the Republic of North Macedonia” is an uphill task involving four constitutional amendments and the support of two thirds of the 120-member parliament. The Social Democrat-led ruling coalition does not itself have those […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Increasing optimism that China and the US will be able to hammer out a deal to help ease their trade war provided the impetus for more gains across Asian markets on Wednesday. After taking a battering in December and suffering a shaky start to 2019, confidence is slowly returning to equity trading floors, though dealers remain on edge. Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell provided the platform for a rally last […]
by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore is creating a vast eco-tourism zone in a bid to bring in more visitors, but environmentalists fear the development will damage natural habitats and are already blaming it for a series of animal deaths. While it may be best known as a financial hub with scores of high-rise buildings, tropical Singapore is still home to patches of rainforest and an array of wildlife, from […]
