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(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Nov. 30, advised the camp of former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo to “hold (their) horses” and to stop engaging in “propaganda war” following their arrest. “Rashly jumping into conclusions and engaging in propaganda war not only is unproductive but an attempt to resort to a trial by publicity against the government by those identified with the left,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo instead advised the group to “let […]
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) — Relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Friday handed over new-found debris believed to be from the ill-fated plane, hoping it could help shed light on the jet’s mysterious disappearance four years ago. The Boeing 777 jet with 239 people on board vanished on March 8, 2014 during a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur in the world’s greatest aviation mystery. An official report released in July following a […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals (CA) has directed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to comment on a petition earlier filed by a former telecommunications firm which sought to stop the bidding and awarding of the third communications player in the country. The CA’s Special 12th Division’s order, dated Nov. 16, 2018, was signed by Justice Ricardo Rosario and concurred in by Justices Eduardo Peralta and Ma. Luisa Quijano-Padilla. The appellate court did not […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. The US and its allies have in recent times sent planes and warships to the area for “freedom of navigation” operations, intended as a signal to Beijing of their right under international law to pass through the waters claimed by China. The USS Chancellorsville guided […]
(Eagle News)—The police have released the mugshots of Rep. France Castro and former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, who have been charged with trafficking and for violation of the law that protects children. Ocampo’s group had said they were merely conducting a solidarity mission to lumads affected by the padlocking of a community center by a paramilitary group in Davao when they were blocked by the military.
(Eagle News) — Good news for consumers. On the first day of December, expect huge price rollback for prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Petron has announced that it will rollback Gasul and Fiesta Gas prices by as much as P70 per 11-kilogram cylinder tank, or a decrease of P6.40 per kilogram effective 12:01 a.m. December 1. Auto LPG prices will likewise be slashed by P3.50 per liter after midnight later tonight. Other LPG players like […]
HONG Kong, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose Friday bringing a broadly upbeat week to a positive end as attention turns to the much-anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Energy firms enjoyed gains after a rally in oil prices, while high-yielding and emerging market currencies continued Thursday’s advances against the dollar as the Federal Reserve shows signs it will slow down its pace of interest rate hikes. While the outcome of […]
by Park Chan-kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean train crossed into North Korea on Friday for the first time in a decade — packed with engineers on a mission to upgrade the North’s dilapidated rail tracks and create a linked, cross-border network. Connecting up the railway systems was one of the agreements made earlier this year in a key meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the […]
Hong Kong, China (AFP) — Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong’s airport collided with a taxi on Friday, police said, with passengers thrown from the coach’s windows on impact. The back half of the taxi was completely crushed and both sides of the bus were damaged with traces of blood on the outside following the crash on the island of Tsing Yi. Police […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dan Shechtman and notable business and government leaders shared their experience and expertise in a forum entitled “Game Changers: The Impact of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship” that was held at the Shangri-La at The Fort, caping off the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). In his talk, Prof. Shechtman, recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, emphasized the need to establish […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his attendance to the commemoration rites of the birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio in Caloocan. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the President “has to fly to Mindanao to attend to the problem of insurgency in Mindanao.” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea will take his place. The President had been scheduled to attend wreath-laying rites at the Bonifacio Monument.
(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has allowed former First Lady Imelda Marcos to post bail for her provisional liberty pending the resolution of her appeal of her conviction for seven cases of graft. In a statement, the Fifth Division ordered Marcos to post double the amount of the original bail she posted for her provisional liberty pending only the resolution of her motion to avail of post-conviction remedies, or P300,000 in total. In allowing Marcos to avail of […]
