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(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay in the second week of January next year. “I am determined to start the rehabilitation of Manila Bay immediately, possibly to start [in the] second week of January,” Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Monday, December 16. The official also said that the agency will use the same scheme adopted in Boracay to rehabilitate and restore the […]
(Eagle News) – -The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that part of the huge shabu shipment taken from the magnetic lifters that were found in General Mariano Alvarez in Cavite, had not only spread in Metro Manila, but could have reached as far as Mindanao. The announcement came after some illegal drugs that were seized in an operation in Mindanao showed similarities with the methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, that were confiscated from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street crumbled again on Monday while other global stocks mostly fell as a wave of bad feeling about economic growth swept over investors. US President Donald Trump lambasted the Federal Reserve again, calling on the central bank not to raise interest rates a day before policymakers are due to meet. Markets widely expect the Fed to ignore the political pressure and announce its fourth rate hike of 2018. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima described President Rodrigo Duterte as a “weak and incompetent” leader “incapable of stopping corruption,” following the allegations of corruption being hurled at some members of the House of Representatives and at his Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. “I winced upon reading in the news that, according to (House Majority Leader Rolando) Andaya, projects worth P75 billion had already been bid out even before the passage of the budget, with 30 […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A powerful cyclone left one person dead and forced thousands to flee their homes on India’s east coast, officials said Tuesday. Cyclone Phethai packed winds up to 90 kilometres (55 miles) per hour, felling thousands of trees and electricity pylons, and bringing heavy rains to the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh state after making landfall on Monday. Officials said 10,600 people were moved to relief camps after being evacuated from […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean boyband BTS are worth more than $3.6 billion to the country’s economy every year — equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies — a research institute said Tuesday. The floppy-haired songsters were also the reason that one in every 13 foreign tourists visited South Korea in 2017, the Hyundai Research Institute said. Known for their boyish good looks and meticulously choreographed dance moves, BTS — short for […]
(Eagle News) — Walang nakikitang conflict si Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa suporta ng kamara kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at sa krusada ni House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya sa usapin ng budget. Ayon sa House Speaker, naipasa ng kamara ang lahat ng legislative agenda ni Pangulong Duterte na isang malinaw na pagpapakita ng suporta sa Pangulo. Ipinagtanggol naman ni Arroyo si Andaya sa ginagawa nitong pagsilip sa pondo ng pamahalan dahil bahagi aniya ito ng kanilang […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points as the Golden State Warriors kept the pressure on the Denver Nuggets with a 110-93 defeat of the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Durant was one of five Warriors players to make double figures as the depth of the NBA champions proved too much for Memphis at Oakland’s Oracle Arena. Stephen Curry had 20 points and Klay Thompson 16 in a win which left the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following a sharp retreat on Wall Street fueled by increasing worries about the global economy, while investors await the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week. A much-anticipated speech by President Xi Jinping left investors crestfallen as they had been hoping for comments about stimulus or even clues about possible reforms to China’s economy and plans for the next year. After a broadly upbeat start to […]
(Eagle News) –The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday, Dec. 18, the start of construction of what will be its new complex in Taguig City, following the official turnover of the purchased property by its previous owner. In a statement, the SC said the signing of the deed of absolute sale with officials of the Bases Conversion Development Authority took place with Bersamin himself handing over to BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Vivencio B. Dizon the […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has approved former Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s request he be allowed to go on vacation to Hong Kong before he starts campaigning for the 2019 elections. In allowing Estrada, who is out on bail, to travel from Dec. 26 to 31, the anti-graft court noted the former senator’s right to travel. It added Estrada’s P1.33 million bail posted in September last year for his temporary freedom sufficed as guarantee he would […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 18, hit what it said were the tactics employed by some members of the House of Representatives to divert the public’s attention from the allegations against them. Without naming names, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the attacks against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno started after Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed Pampanga–Speaker Gloria Arroyo’s province–and a district in Camarines Sur—House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s–had cornered “congressional insertions” in the […]
