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(Eagle News) — Prayoridad ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ngayon ang pagsusulong ng localized peace talks. Ayon kay Labor Secretary at Chairman ng GRP Peace Panel Silvestre Bello III, ito ang naging desisyon ng Pangulo kasama ang Department of the Interior and Local Government at defense department. Ang kanilang mandato ay makipag-usap sa liderato ng CPP-NPA-NDF. “We have to respect the decision of our President and we hope that we will succeed in this new […]
LE CROIZIC, France (AFP) — France has installed its first floating wind turbine off Saint-Nazaire, a facility that could eventually become an alternative to nuclear energy. https://youtu.be/UVBJc9XsFvw
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had to undergo follow-up tests on Wednesday, Oct. 3, after a possible “growth” was seen in his digestive tract based on results of initial tests, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday, Oct. 5. According to Roque, based on Duterte’s report in a general staff command conference on Thursday, Oct. 4, he underwent the follow-up endoscopy at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center. Duterte said in a speech before Philippine […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese car giant Toyota said Friday it is recalling more than 2.4 million hybrid cars over a fault that could cause crashes, just a month after an another recall affecting hybrids. The firm in September said it was recalling more than one million hybrid cars globally after uncovering a technical problem that could cause fires. The latest recall affects several models of Toyota’s Prius and its Auris hybrid vehicles produced between […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, Oct. 5, hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after he called her “weak” in a speech before Philippine Military Academy alumni the day before. “Wala namang may gustong magkasakit ang Pangulo. Pero hindi dahilan ang sakit para maliitin na naman ako,” Robredo said in a statement. Robredo then blamed Duterte’s “ways (diskarte)” for what she said were the increase in the prices of goods, increased poverty, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was jailed for 15 years for corruption Friday, becoming the latest of the country’s ex-leaders to be sent to prison. The 76-year-old CEO-turned-president, who served from 2008 to 2013, was found guilty on charges including bribery and embezzlement and ordered to pay a fine of 13 billion won ($11.5 million) by the Seoul Central District Court. “Bringing everything into consideration, heavy punishment for the […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — More than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia’s devastating quake-tsunami, officials said Friday, drastically upping the total number of people unaccounted for a week after the disaster. Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which flattened houses and flipped over cars, with the confirmed death toll now […]
(Eagle News) — The sole Filipino who was reported missing following a strong earthquake in Indonesia on Sept. 28 has been located, and is safe and sound. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said that based on a report from the Philippine Consulate General in Manado, it was able to contact the Filipino, who was serving a 14-year sentence for illegal drug possession at the Lapu Penitentiary when the quake occurred. Consul General Oscar […]
By Caesar Vallejos, Eagle News Service Sharing best practices, solutions and experiences in the areas of energy, transport and public safety in support of building smart and sustainable cities of the future, key executives from the Philippine government and business sector gathered with their Swedish counterparts at the first Philippine-Sweden Smart City Collaboration held at the Quest Hotel, Clark Freeport Zone last October 4, 2018. “This collaboration comes at a critical time when cities and […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson believes the military should not have revealed the names of the schools that are allegedly being tapped by Communists for the Red October plot. “Intel reports are supposed to be for the consumption of the intel operatives..,” he said. According to Lacson, this was for the operatives “to pursue and follow up and eventually transform the same into actionable intelligence for the operatives to execute with the sole objective […]
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — French rescuers on Friday were unable to find the possible sign of life they detected a day earlier under hotel rubble, a week after the destructive earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing more than 1,550 people and burying hundreds in mud and debris. The five-member International Emergency Firefighters team said late Thursday its sensor “detected the presence of a victim” under thick concrete in the wreckage of the […]
(Eagle News) — Sa ating ulat panahon, wala nang inaasahang mga pag-ulan ang maiuugnay sa bagyong Queenie na kasalukuyan nang nasa labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Gayunman, ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, dahil sa bagyo, nakataas pa rin ang gale warning sa mga baybaying dagat ng Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Cagayan, Isabela at Ilocos Norte at mapanganib pa rin ang paglalayag. Huli itong namataan sa layong 825 kilometers […]
