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(Eagle News) –Good news for motorists! Another round of reduction in the pump prices of petroleum products is set next week. This would be the eighth consecutive week that oil firms will cut its prices for its petroleum products. In the first three days of trading in the world market, the decrease on the prices of diesel per liter was Php 1.73, while the reduction on the prices of gasoline per liter was Php 0.67 […]
(Eagle News) — The ambush of soldiers providing relief to victims of a typhoon in Northern Samar, the armed attack on a police station in Lapinig, and the massacre of nine farmers in Sagay in October are only some of the incidents that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to order the deployment of additional troops to selected parts of the country. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Friday, Nov. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he has no plan on declaring nationwide martial law. “Iyang martial law-martial law. Hindi ako mag-declare ng martial law. Bakit ako mag-declare ng martial law? Puwede man kitang hulihin,” the President said during his speech in the 35th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army Reserve Command at the Camp General Mariano Riego de Dios in Tanza, Cavite. The President then reiterated that he has no intention of […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Friday, November 23, said the start of the gun ban for the 2019 elections was on January 13, 2019. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the ban would last until June 12 of that year. During this time, the Comelec said any permit to carry weapons outside an individual’s residence or place of business would be ineffective. Jimenez said those who wish to be exempted from the gun ban […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Two policemen were killed on Friday when gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing “an oppressor”. Pakistani authorities said that security forces had secured the area after the attack, the latest in a series of assaults on Chinese nationals, including workers involved in a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project in the country. Multiple gunmen tried […]
Videographic illustrating the role played by the world’s dams. In Quebec province in Canada, four massive hydroelectric dams that will produce “clean energy” for the northeastern United States are nearing completion. https://youtu.be/77P6moLrVRo
(Eagle News) — For Senator Panfilo Lacson, Teodoro Locsin Jr. getting the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments as Foreign Affairs secretary will be “easier than singing in the shower.” Lacson, chair of the foreign affairs panel, made the comment in a Tweet on Friday, Nov. 23, days before the CA was expected to take up Locsin’s appointment. President Rodrigo Duterte handpicked Locsin to replace then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who resigned to run […]
(Eagle News)–National Capital Region Police Office Director Guillermo Eleazar has relieved the entire anti-drug unit of the Las Pinas police. Eleazar made the move to relieve the more than 30 police officers, including the unit chief, after some operatives allegedly demanded money in exchange for the release of a drug suspect. Operatives of the Southern Police District failed to arrest the four policemen involved in the crime in an entrapment operation, but managed to nab […]
(Eagle News) — Disney has released the trailer for its live-action version of the “Lion King”! The trailer shows the same characters of the 1994 classic, amid the backdrop of the song “Circle of Life.” The live-action version of the movie stars musician and actor Donald Glover as Simba, music legend Beyonce as Nala, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, John Kani as Rafiki, John Oliver as Zazu, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, Florence […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs chief Isidro Lapeña on Friday, Nov. 23, filed libel charges against former Customs X-ray chief Lourdes Mangaoang. The charges lodged before the Taguig Prosecutors Office stem from Mangaoang’s testimony before the Senate hearing the P11-billion shabu shipment that was allegedly smuggled inside the country that he said destroyed his reputation. Mangaoang had said Lapeña, now the director-general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, had been coaching witnesses being invited to […]
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A group of Japanese grannies emerges from a boat returning to shore. Clad in black wetsuits and bubbling with energy, they are part of a dwindling community of “ama” — freediving fisherwomen. As they compare the hauls of shellfish they have gathered, the women — who range from 60 to 80 years old — could be mistaken for teenagers underneath the water, gliding gracefully in […]
(Eagle News) — Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Friday, Nov. 23, gave the assurance that the rights of oil companies who were awarded service contracts will be protected. Cusi made the statement after the Philippines and China inked a memorandum of understanding that would allow for a joint oil and gas development cooperation between the two countries. “I understand that there is great interest in the MOU signed with China. I would ask for everyone’s […]
