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(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday, Dec. 18, welcomed Bong Go’s pronouncement President Rodrigo Duterte was still interested in pursuing peace talks with the Communist rebels. He said that if Go indeed “means what he says, he should advise Duterte to allow his negotiating panel to engage in informal talks to prepare for formal talks.” He said the peace talks should address the roots of the armed conflict. Sison […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahang ilalabas na ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ngayong linggo ang pinal na listahan ng mga kandidato para sa 2019 midterm election. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, sa halip na Disyembre 15, naurong ang petsa nang paglalabas ng listahan anumang araw mula Disyembre 17 hanggang 21. Paliwanag ni Jimenez, layon nitong maayos ang lahat ng pending issues na may kinalaman sa kandidatura. Gayunman, tiniyak ni Jimenez na hindi makakaapekto ang schedule […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahan na ng Department of Tourism (DOT) na mas lalakas pa ang turismo sa eastern Samar matapos maibalik sa lugar ang makasaysayang Balangiga bells. Isinaayos na ng DOT sa Region 8 ang Balangiga incident marker. Isinailalim na rin ng ahensya sa pagsasanay ang mga trabahador sa rehiyon sa mangrove paddling guides, waiter servicing and food handling, community tour guides, mountain guides, effective customer service at entrepreneurial development. Nagkaloob din ang DOT ng […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday following a sharp retreat on Wall Street fuelled by increasing worries about the global economy, while investors await the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week. A speech by President Xi Jinping later in the day is also on the radar, with hopes for some clues about possible reforms to China’s economy and plans for the next year. After a broadly upbeat start to the week, […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has ordered a crackdown on Angkas drivers after learning the motorcycle ride-sharing service was continuing operations despite a Supreme Court order. “Hulihin ninyo ang lahat ng Angkas riders na lalabag. Hindi naman tamang i-violate ng Angkas ang batas at ang Supreme Court order. Mali ‘yon,” Tugade said. According to Tugade, when the court issued a temporary restraining order on the Department of Transportation’s directive to stop Angkas operations, they followed. […]
I sat next to Catriona Gray’s parents, and this was their reaction when their daughter, Miss Philippines, won Miss Universe. pic.twitter.com/1Wu9ysdhEA — MikeinCambodia (@MikeInCambodia) December 17, 2018 (Eagle News) — In this viral video twitted by @MikeInCambodia, the reaction of the parents of Ms. Philippines’ Catriona Gray can be seen as they heard the name of their daughter being announced as Miss Universe 2018 in Thailand on Monday, December 17. The one who […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Hope has all but faded for 13 miners trapped deep underground four days ago when an illegal “rat hole” coal pit flooded in remote northeastern India. Emergency crews have been pumping water from the site since the accident last Thursday in mineral-rich Meghalaya state, but no contact has been made with the workers believed trapped below, police say. Authorities have declined to comment on their fate, but concede the operation […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An intensifying spending standoff sent US lawmakers scrambling Monday to avert a partial government shutdown, with Republican and Democratic leaders deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s demands for border wall funding. As Washington barreled toward a shuttering of key federal agencies in just four days, the White House appeared dug in on Trump’s call for Congress to budget $5 billion in 2019 to fund a […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a hospital in Mumbai on Monday, officials said, in the latest disaster to raise concerns about fire safety in India. The blaze broke out around 4:00 pm (1130 GMT) on the fourth floor of the government-run ESIC Kamgar hospital in the northern suburb of Andheri. Six people died, according to a statement released by the civic […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Union members and the European Parliament on Monday agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new cars by 37.5 percent by 2030, the European Commission announced. The announcement comes two days after the end of the COP24 summit in Poland where one of the largest disappointments for countries of all wealth and sizes was the lack of ambition to reduce emissions shown in the final text. Emissions from new vans will […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — A Turkish court on Monday placed three railway workers in pre-trial detention after they were accused of negligence leading to last week’s fatal rail crash in Ankara. Nine people were killed and almost 90 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive. Those detained — a signalman, a switchman and a controller working for the state railway authority — face charges of reckless manslaughter and causing injury, the Anadolu state news […]
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China celebrates Tuesday the 40th anniversary of its transformative “reform and opening up” policy, which turned the world’s most populous country into an economic juggernaut that now faces slowing growth and a stern US challenge. The brainchild of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, the programme was ratified at a Communist Party conclave on December 18, 1978, breaking with the chaotic policies of his predecessor, Chairman […]
