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by Alex PIGMAN and Toni CERDÀ Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels on Saturday to defend the planned Brexit divorce deal even as Spain threatened to boycott an EU summit meant to endorse it. May has final day talks scheduled with EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, although diplomats said the withdrawal agreement is finished and ready for EU leaders to approve […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — A destructive earthquake that struck New Zealand two years ago has left its two main islands edging towards each other, and one city sinking, according to scientists. But the margins are minimal with the gap between the North and South islands narrowing a mere 35 centimetres (13 and a half inches), while Nelson at the top of the South Island has sunk by up to 20 millimetres. The magnitude […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Tomas” has moved out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility but is expected to re-enter within the next 12 to 24 hours. As of 10 a.m., the center of the typhoon was 1,445 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 180 kilometers per hour. “Tomas” is moving north northeast at 15 kilometers per hour. According to […]
(Eagle News)–Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to President Rodrigo Duterte following his historic two-day state visit to the country. “Upon the conclusion of my successful state visit to the Republic of the Philippines, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to you, Mr. President, and the Government and people of the Philippines for your friendship and warm hospitality,” Xi said in a letter dated Thursday, Nov. 22. According to Xi, who wrote […]
(Eagle News)–The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 has denied the partial motions for reconsideration filed by both state prosecutors and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In denying the motions in a one-page order on Nov. 22, Judge Andres Soriano noted that they were a “mere rehash of the issues and arguments which have already been exhaustively threshed out, passed upon and discussed in the assailed order.” Prosecutors appealed for Soriano to reconsider his “factual findings […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government should avoid “careless talk” regarding the South China Sea maritime dispute so that it would not be mistaken as a waiver on the country’s part of the July 2016 arbitral ruling, according to Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio. “We want to be very careful that we do not waive the award because of careless talk,” Carpio said in a roundtable discussion on Friday, Nov. 23. “The award will […]
(Eagle News)–Metrobank founder George Ty has passed away. Metrobank made the announcement in a statement issued on Friday, Nov. 23. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved founder and group chairman Dr. George S.K. Ty. He was surrounded by family and loved ones at the time,” Metrobank said. Ty, 86, reportedly passed away after months of fighting pancreatic cancer. The wake will be at the Heritage Park in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The fire that has ravaged northern California is now almost completely contained, authorities said Thursday as the death toll rose to 84. Rain fell in the first measurable amounts in months in the drought-stricken area and this helped put out hot spots and smoldering fires, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. It said the so-called Camp Fire is now 95 percent contained. The number of people […]
(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council on Friday, Nov. 23, released its short list of nominees for the post of Chief Justice for transmittal to the President. The short list includes Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, and Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Estela Perlas-Bernabe and Andres Reyes. All nominees were interviewed by the JBC behind closed doors. After the interviews, Carpio, Peralta, Bersamin and Bernabe got six votes; while Reyes got five. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Friday, Nov. 23, hailed the government’s decision to call off the deployment of the Philippine Navy to Panatag Shoal in 2016, after the international tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s excessive claims in the West Philippine Sea. “For me it was a good call,” Pimentel said, after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the aborted plan prompted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s insistence the country employ a soft approach instead. According to […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 20 people were killed and 50 wounded when a bomb hidden in a carton of vegetables ripped through a crowded marketplace in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region Friday, officials said. The attack took place during the regular Friday bazaar in Kalaya, a town in a Shiite-dominated area of Orakzai tribal district, senior local official Khalid Iqbal told AFP. “According to our initial investigation, it was an improvised explosive device hidden […]
(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court has allowed media to cover the trial of the drug-related cases filed against Senator Leila de Lima pending before the Muntinlupa regional trial court. The Court en banc directed the clerk of court of the Muntinlupa RTC to “grant courtroom access to as many media representatives as may be accommodated” during the hearings of De Lima’s drug cases. This order was specified in a resolution dated October 16 […]
