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by Thomas CABRAL Agence France-Presse LIBOS, Portugal (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Portugal on Tuesday for a two-day visit to boost economic ties, despite concern in some EU capitals over China’s growing influence across the continent. “Relations between China and Portugal are entering their best period… We must develop existing projects and step up our commercial exchanges,” Xi said at a meeting with counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. His two-day stay will […]
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang pagtatayo ng Binondo-Intramuros Friendship Bridge sa kabila ng pangamba na makakasira sa mga heritage site sa lungsod. Ayon kay DPWH Secretary Mark Villar patuloy ang kanilang ginagawang dayalogo sa mga sektor at stakeholders kabilang ang National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) sa pagpapatuloy ng konstruksyon ng nasabing tulay. Ang PHP 4.2-billion bridge ay pinondohan ng China sa pamamagitan ng Build, […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit isanglibong trabaho ang available para sa mga person with disabilities o PWDs sa isasagawang special jobs and opportunities fair ngayong araw, Disyembre 5 sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), ang mga bakanteng trabaho ay sa BPO, electronics, advertising, hotel, health and wellness, travel, media at iba pa. Ang isang araw na job fair ay isasagawa sa covered walk ng Quezon City Hall. Bukod sa alok na […]
(Eagle News)–Former First Lady Imelda Marcos on Wednesday, Dec. 5, posted bail for her temporary liberty after the Sandiganbayan ruled she could avail of remedies following her conviction for graft. It was Marcos’ lawyers who posted the P300,000 bail on her behalf. The amount was double the initial bail the anti-graft court set for her temporary liberty pending the resolution of her motion to avail of post-conviction remedies. With the grant of the motion, Marcos […]
(Eagle News) – Inflation, or the increase in prices of goods and services, for November, slowed down to 6 percent, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. This was much lower than October’s 6.7 percent, and was within the lower end of the projection of the Bangko Sentral for inflation between 5.8 percent and 6.6 percent. It is also lower than the 6.3 forecast of the Department of Finance. According to the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government announced charges Tuesday against four men it said laundered money and arranged tax avoidance schemes through the Panama firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal. The four were affiliated with Mossack Fonseca, the law firm that helped thousands of clients around the world move money offshore to protect it from taxes. Named in the 11-count indictment were Ramses Owens, 50, Dirk Brauer, 54; Richard […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) — Two key US Republican senators said Tuesday that they have “zero” doubt that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was complicit in the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting President Donald Trump’s more neutral position. “I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince directed the murder and was kept appraised of the situation all the way through it,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker told reporters after the […]
By Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) — The remains of George H.W. Bush lay in state Tuesday at the US Capitol amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 41st US president. Since Monday evening Americans have been quietly filing past the flag-draped coffin in the Capitol rotunda to pay their respects to Bush, who died Friday aged 94 at his home in Houston. His passing has led Americans to reflect on his life of duty and […]
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday new concessions to “yellow vest” protesters, saying planned increases in the price of fuel would be suspended for six months. “No tax merits putting the unity of the nation in danger,” Philippe said in a televised address, adding that the anger on the streets “originates from a profound injustice: of not being able to live with dignity from one’s work”. He added that any future protests should […]
by Staf Steel Agence France Presse WAMENA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian soldier was killed while investigating reports that more than two dozen construction workers were shot dead by separatist rebels in restive Papua province, officials said Tuesday. If confirmed, the killings would mark the deadliest bout of violence in years to hit a region wracked for decades by a low-level independence insurgency. Citing local police, Indonesian media reported late Monday that the workers were […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Quezon Service Cross to the late the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, in a historical posthumous awarding ceremony in Malacanang on Monday, December 3. “I am deeply honored to lead the Filipino people in conferring to the late Senator the Quezon Service Cross — the highest recognition for outstanding civilian service by the Republic of the Philippines,” Duterte said. Accepting the award is the late Senator’s husband, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 4, appeared to shoot down the idea of physically going to areas being claimed by China in the West Philippine Sea to check if there are indeed weather stations there. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place “you may have some problems there; may even provoke something that we don’t want.” “They claim that it’s theirs, but the arbitral ruling says it’s ours. Meanwhile, nobody seems […]
