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CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — An argument in a hospital parking lot escalated into a shooting that killed three people, including a police officer, in the US city of Chicago on Monday. The violence only ended when police engaged in shootout with the gunman inside Mercy Hospital. “We have four deceased individuals: police officer, two female staff employees at the hospital, and the offender,” police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told journalists. The shooter killed the first […]
(Eagle News) — Pinakikilos na ni House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ang Kamara para gamitin ang kanilang oversight function para busisiin ang Marawi rehabilitation. Ayon kay Arroyo, patapos na rin naman sila sa mga priority measure ng Pangulo kaya may panahon na ang Kamara para sa kanilang oversight functions. Partikular na pinakikilos ni Arroyo ang House Committee on Disaster Management sa rehabilitasyon sa Marawi. Marami umano syang naririnig mula sa international at domestic stakeholders na […]
by Stephen Weizman Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — A key Israeli minister said Monday he will not quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for now despite sharp disagreements, handing the premier a victory and potentially ending a crisis that has threatened to provoke snap elections. The announcement by Education Minister Naftali Bennett was a dramatic climbdown from his Jewish Home party’s earlier threat to leave the coalition if he was not named defense […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte’s “versatility” aided in his decision to stay on and attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit meetings, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday, Nov. 20. According to Panelo, the President’s decision was a reflection of his “decisiveness in attending to an urgent domestic concern while performing his diplomatic duties to pursue a policy of cooperation in consonance with APEC’s goal of inclusive growth and development among its members.” “Every decision or action […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 20, said National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ Luis Jalandoni’s concern he would be arrested upon his arrival in the Philippines was “misplaced.” “Given that the President has opened a venue for informal talks with the NDF leaders to explore the possibility of resuming the peace talks, it goes without saying that no arrest shall be made during the days of informal talks,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reshuffled some of its officers anew. PNP Region 3, Chief Superintendent Amador Corpus was assigned at the helm of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group following the retirement of Director Roel Obusan. Police Chief Superintendent Joel Napoleon Coronel of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), on the other hand, was assigned to head PNP Region 3. From the Special Action Force, Police Chief Superintendent Dennis Basngi was assigned […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that they had arrested auto industry titan Carlos Ghosn a day earlier on allegations he under-reported his income over the course of several years. In a statement, prosecutors said Ghosn had reported income of 4.9 billion yen ($51.5 million) over five years when his actual income for that period had been nearly 10 billion yen. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Samuel” is expected to make landfall over Dinagat-Samar-Leyte on Tuesday night, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as of 7 a.m. today, the center of the Tropical Depression was estimated located 350 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour as it moves west northwest […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday with shares in Nissan diving more than six percent and Mitsubishi also plunging after chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested over allegations of financial misconduct. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 1.08 percent or 235.19 points at 21,585.97 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.97 percent or 15.91 points at 1,621.70. Nissan shares traded 6.05 percent lower at 944.6 yen after dipping […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — |Chinese President Xi Jinping lands Tuesday for his first state visit to the Philippines, a traditional US ally that is a key prize as Beijing and Washington jostle for supremacy in the Pacific. China won a windfall partner with the 2016 election of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has rattled the Philippines’ century-old bond with the US while courting trade and investment from the rising […]
(Eagle News)–Eighty-four percent of Filipinos reject the government’s policy of “doing nothing about China’s intrusion in the West Philippine Sea,” the Social Weather Stations said. The SWS said its survey conducted from Sept. 15 to 23, in particular, found 84% believe it is not right for the government to “leave China alone with its infrastructures and military presence in the claimed territories,” three points more than the 81% in June 2018. At the same time, the SWS […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for throwing one of his shoes into the stands during a game. The incident took place with 6:31 remaining in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 113-97 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Richardson was assessed a technical foul and ejected from the game for the violation. It was the first ejection in four […]
