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Elizabeth Quay, a mixed-use development project in the Perth central business district in Australia, was officially opened on January 29, 2016. It is located on the north shore of Perth Water and is named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Angelo Deriada in Perth, Australia/ EBC Australia Bureau/Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News)– The Sandiganbayan has released a warrant of arrest against former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The Fifth Division issued the same following Marcos’ “unjustified” absence during the promulgation of her case related to the creation of organizations in Switzerland while she was in government on Friday, Nov. 9. During the promulgation, the anti-graft court found Marcos guilty of seven counts of graft. According to the division, “the bonds posted by the accused in the […]
(Eagle News) — The papers appointing Nicanor Faeldon as the new chief of the Bureau of Corrections will come out “soon,” the Palace said on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Faeldon, now an administrator at the Office of the Civil Defense, took offense at Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra’s statement he had yet to report to the BuCor despite an announcement about his transfer from the OCD. Guevarra later clarified […]
A police robot patrols the Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Center during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore. https://youtu.be/yY28Vlepam8
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Even modest temperature rises agreed under an international plan to limit climate disaster could see the ice caps melt enough this century for their loss to be “irreversible”, experts warned Monday. The 2015 Paris Agreement limits nations to temperature rises “well below” two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels and to less than 1.5C if at all possible. That ballpark of getting 1.5-2C hotter […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan and the United States will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement that will serve as a “model” for other countries, US Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday in Tokyo. Speaking after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he reiterated Washington’s position that US businesses have faced unfair obstacles in Japan. “The United States has had a trade imbalance with Japan for too long. American products and services too often face […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña is presumed innocent until proven guilty, the Palace said on Tuesday, Nov. 13. “Until and unless proven otherwise, he still enjoys the trust and confidence of the appointing authority who happens to be the President,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo, however, noted also that “no one, friends or political foes alike, is spared in our fight against corruption.” “The [National Bureau of Investigation] has […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña lashed out at the National Bureau of Investigation for filing charges against him in connection with the vanished 105 ceramic tiles from the Bureau of Customs early this year. According to Lapeña, who now heads the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, the unlawful release of such would not have been discovered in the first place if not for the 22 alert orders he issued on the 119 […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education to expedite its review of the employability of K-12 graduates. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Sub-Committee on Education Reform, made the statement amid what he said were reports on the low employment rates of graduates of the program. Earlier, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that the “thorough review” would be conducted after two years of the program’s implementation. Director Jocelyn Andaya of the Bureau […]
Ni Miriam Timan Eagle News Correspondent (Eagle News) – Nagpositibo ang ilang baybayin sa bansa sa paralytic shellfish poison o mas kilala sa tawag na “red tide.” Ito ay base sa inilabas na shellfish bulletin ang huling resulta ng laboratory ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at ng Local Government Units (LGU’s) ang mga nakolektang shellfish mula sa Matarinao Bay sa Eastern Samar; Lianga Bay sa Surigao del Sur; Coastal Waters ng Dauis […]
Videographic looking at the importance of ice shelves. A study shows that Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will continue to shrink this century, even if warming is limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. https://youtu.be/TOhPgqM0tt4
(Eagle News) — Iginiit ng Asian Institute of Management-Center for Tourism na dapat maging prayoridad ng bansa ang paghikayat sa mga quality tourist na bumisita sa isla ng Boracay. Ayon kay Executive Director Fernando Roxas, kung ipipilit ang quantity ay maaaring maibalik ang isla sa kalagayan nito noon. Aniya, handa namang magbayad ng premium services ang mga eco-tourist para maranasan ang unique experience sa pagbisita sa Boracay. Una rito, sinabi ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat […]
