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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The US military said Tuesday it had pronounced five missing Marines dead and was ending search operations nearly a week after two US military aircraft crashed off Japan. The announcement brings the final toll in the December 6 crash to six, with a seventh crew member rescued after the deadly incident. The crash involving an F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling tanker with five crew occurred […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Paul George led the scoring with 31 points while Russell Westbrook bagged his sixth triple-double of the season on Monday as the Oklahoma City Thunder downed the Utah Jazz 122-113. George made five three-pointers with three rebounds and three assists as the Thunder bounced back from their upset loss against the Chicago Bulls on Friday to improve to 17-8. Former NBA MVP Westbrook’s triple included 12 points, 11 rebounds […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Dec. 11, called for a probe into Rep. Rolando Andaya’s allegations a single contractor had cornered 30 government projects worth billions of pesos even before Congress passed the 2019 budget. In a Tweet, Lacson said Andaya’s allegations call for either an Ombudsman probe or a congressional inquiry. On Monday, Dec. 11, Andaya said the contractor was CT Leoncio Construction and Trading owned by one Consolacion Tubuhan Leoncio. According […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian equities struggled again Tuesday despite a bounce in New York as investors fret over a perfect storm of issues that have hammered global markets, while the pound remained stuck around 20-month lows on Brexit uncertainty. Bargain-buyers tried to step in after the latest sell-off but were unable to gain traction, with fears about the outlook for the global economy keeping sentiment beaten down. The China-US trade row, signs of […]
(Eagle News) — Kinakailangan pa rin ni Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na magpaalam sa Davao RTC na magbibiyahe ito abroad kahit pa nakapag-piyansa para sa kasong libelo. Ayon sa Department of Justice (DOJ), kailangan ng senador na maghain pa rin ng motion to travel sa Branch 54 ng Davao Court para siya ay makalabas ng bansa. Ibig sabihin hindi garantiya ang pagpipiyansa ni Trillanes para ito ay makaalis ng bansa ngayong araw, Disyembre 11 patungong […]
(Eagle News) — After 117 years, the Balangiga bells have finally been returned to the Philippines. The bells–two of which had been housed in a military base in Wyoming, the United States, and another in a US military base in South Korea—arrived at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay via a US Air Force C-130 plane. The plane had departed from the US’ Okinawa base in Japan. The bells will remain in the Villamor Airbase until they are […]
(Eagle News) — A fire hit an industrial building in Valenzuela City on Tuesday, Dec. 11. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the blaze that hit the structure on Planters Street in Barangay Rincon past 8 a.m. Authorities are still trying to put out the fire, which has reached the third alarm, at press time.
(Eagle News) — One person was reported injured after a fire hit a house in Quezon City on Tuesday, Dec. 11. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection said Merrian Vargas, 55, sustained burns in her right arm in the blaze in a bungalow in Green Meadows Subdivision in Barangay Ugong Norte. The fire, which destroyed P500,000 worth of properties, started at 4:07 a.m. A fire-out was declared at 5:30 a.m.
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that survived bleaching from rising sea temperatures were more resistant to another bout of hot conditions the following year, scientists said Tuesday, a “silver lining” for the embattled ecosystem. The 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) long UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef off Australia’s northeastern coast was hit by back-to-back bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Bleaching occurs when abnormal environmental conditions, such as warmer sea temperatures, cause corals to expel […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said Monday that the internet giant steers clear of “political bias,” arguing that this is a core principle of its business to maintain trust of users. Pichai also said privacy and security are essential parts of Google’s mission, and that the company is committed to working with the US government “to keep our country safe and secure.” The prepared remarks released Monday, a day ahead […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged the Senate finance committee to restore what he said was the P16.8 billion that had been cut from the proposed budget for the Department of Health. Drilon noted the P7.4 billion allotted for the funding of equipment for licensing and PhilHealth accreditation of 900 health facilities was part of that portion of the overall P28 billion that had been slashed. “This will have very adverse effects […]
(Eagle News) — United States ambassador Sung Kim said the historic return today of the three Balangiga bells to the Philippines represented the US commitment to “heal a wound that had strained the US-Philippines relationship for too long.” The US military plane carrying the bells are expected to arrive before noon today, Tuesday, December 11, 2018. It had already departed the US Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan this morning. “This morning, a US […]
