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Kumpanya ng pamilya Villar, umatras na sa bidding para maging 3rd telco ng bansa

(Eagle News) — Umatras na sa bidding para sa ikatlong telecommunications player ng bansa ang Streamtech Systems Technologies Incorporated na pag-aari ng pamilya Villar. Ayon sa pangulo ng kumpanya na si Manuel Paolo Villar, anak nina dating senador Manny Villar at kasalukuyang Senador Cynthia Villar, nagpasya silang huwag nang tumuloy sa bidding at sa halip ay pagtuunan na lamang ng atensyon ang expansion programs at strategies ng kumpanya. “After extensive discussions by management, Streamtech has […]

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Asian markets retreat as trade deal euphoria fades

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell Monday after Donald Trump’s top economics adviser downplayed the chances of a quick deal to end the China-US trade war, taking the wind out of the sails of last week’s rally. The US leader fueled a surge in the region’s equities Friday by tweeting that he had held positive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before a report said he had even asked officials to draw up […]

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Mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo namahagi ng mga panlamig sa Manhattan

(Eagle News) — Sa pagbaba ng temperatura, naghahanda ang mga taga New York para sa taglamig. Ang Iglesia ni Cristo kasama ang Felix Y. Manalo Foundation ay tumutulong sa komunidad ng Manhattan na matapang na harapin ang ang taglamig sa pamamagitan ng pagdaraos ng “Lingap sa Mamamayan” kung saan namahagi ng coats, scarfs at jacket sa mga mamamayan. (Eagle News Washington DC Bureau Abigail Dumlao)  

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Malacañang welcomes Sen. De Lima’s resolution to probe 2 “Build, Build, Build” projects

(Eagle News) — Malacañang welcomed the resolution of Senator Leila De Lima to investigate two of the “Build, Build, Build” projects of the Duterte administration. De Lima had earlier alleged that some 180,000 families would be homeless if the administration will push through with the construction of the P23 billion North Luzon Expressway—South Luzon Expressway (NLEX-SLEX) Connector Road Project, and the P171 billion North-South Commuter Railway Project. De Lima filed the Senate Resolution 927 seeking […]

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Indonesia to probe Lion Air after deadly plane crash

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia is to launch a “special audit” of Lion Air’s operations in the wake of last week’s deadly crash that killed 189 people, the government said Monday. The budget carrier has been a regular target of complaints about poor service, unreliable scheduling and safety issues, including a fatal 2004 crash. That safety record has been under the microscope since a new Boeing 737-Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea just […]

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Saudi sent ‘cover-up team’ to dispose of Khashoggi body: report

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Saudi Arabia deployed a chemist and toxicology expert to Istanbul after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an attempt to cover up evidence of the killing, a Turkish newspaper reported on Monday. The murder of the Saudi royal-insider-turned critic inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has provoked widespread international outrage. Turkish authorities have released gruesome details of a killing that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said was a targeted […]

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PAO Chief says murder charges should be filed vs those responsible for Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News) – The Public Attorney’s Office plans to file an additional case for murder against former health officials and Sanofi and Zuellig Pharma executives responsible for the Dengvaxia mess that had claimed the lives of several Philippine schoolchildren who died after being given the vaccine. This was announced by PAO chief Atty. Persida Acosta in an interview with NET 25’s Agila Balita as the Department of Justice is set to hear on Monday, Nov. […]

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“Reign of strict enforcement of laws”- Palace refutes Fox’s “reign of terror” allegation on Duterte gov’t

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang refuted allegations made by Australian elderly missionary nun Patricia Fox that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte was a “reign of terror,” saying what is present is a “reign of strict enforcement of the laws. “There is no reign of terror and tyranny in the Philippines. There is only a reign of fear in the minds and hearts of those who violated the law. They are terrified that the law […]

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Republicans, Democrats in frenzied final push ahead of US elections

  by Brian Knowlton Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republicans and Democrats were making frenzied, final pushes Sunday to motivate their voters ahead of midterm elections seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s divisive first two years in office. With Trump continuing a hectic schedule of campaign appearances and former president Barack Obama making a last appeal for a Democratic candidate in Chicago, both sides say voter turnout will be key. […]

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Nograles takes his oath as new Cabinet Secretary, replacing Evasco

  (Eagle News) — Representative Karlo Nograles of Davao City’s first district is the new Cabinet Secretary, taking his oath on Monday, Nov. 5, to fill in the position left vacant by former cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco who is running for Bohol governor. Nograles himself confirmed that he had already taken his oath, and thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for his confidence in him. “As a fellow Mindanaoan and kapwa probinsyano, I hope to contribute to […]

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Labor dep’t announces approval of P25 wage hike for Metro Manila minimum wage earners

  (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, November 5, announced the approval of the additional P25 wage hike for minimum wage workers in Metro Manila. This was contained in Wage Order No. NCR-22. Upon effectivity of the order, 15 days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation, the new minimum wage will be P537. The P10 cost of living allowance has been integrated in the wage hike. […]

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