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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod. A report said this was due to his alleged failure to put a stop to several labor strikes. Duterte made the announcement as he spoke to rebel-returnees in Catarman on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Maglunsod was one of several leftists Duterte included in his Cabinet.
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday over her refusal to call out atrocities by her nation’s military against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The move was made official after Canada’s Senate voted to revoke the symbolic honor. The lower house had already approved a motion to the same effect last week. The House of Commons granted the privilege to […]
(Eagle News)—-Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson has resigned. Uson made the revelation during a Senate hearing on the budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Uson has come under fire several times for her posts on social media. Only recently, she earned the ire of netizens after a video on her social media page showed her friend , blogger Drew Olivar, making gestures and squeaking sounds. The deaf community filed a complaint against the two […]
(Eagle News) — Umaapela ang mga operator ng city at provincial bus ng taas-pasahe dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo. Piso ang hinihirit na pagtaas ng bus operators sa National Capital Region (NCR) para sa unang limang kilometro para sa ordinaryong bus at piso at bente sentimos naman sa air-conditioned na bus. Katorse sentimos naman ang hinihingi ng provincial bus operators para sa kanilang ordinary bus at disi- sais sentimos hanggang […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano slammed the British Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, for what he said was its unfair depiction of democracy in the Philippines. In a statement, Cayetano said the documentary “Our World—Philippines: Democracy in Danger?” amounts to “nothing more than anti-Duterte propaganda, more worthy of tabloid journalism and gossip than the venerable institution that we thought BBC was.” In the first place, he said the documentary “misleads viewers about President […]
Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Iminungkahi ng isang kongresista ang pagpapataw ng mas mataas pang excise tax rates sa alcoholic beverages sa bansa. Sa pagdinig ng House Committee on Ways and Means na pinamumunuan ni Nueva Ecija Representative Estrellita Suansing sinabi ni Batangas Representative Lianda Bolilia na marami pa rin ang bilang ng mga pilipino na bumibili at umiinom ng alcoholic beverages sa kabila ng mga naunang ipinataw na mataas na […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday said hackers who stole digital keys to tens of millions of accounts appear not to have tampered with third-party applications linked to the social network. Facebook engineers analyzed logs of outside applications and found no sign of trouble, according to product management vice president Guy Rosen. “That investigation has so far found no evidence that the attackers accessed any apps using Facebook Login,” Rosen said in […]
(Eagle News)–Access pass holders are not exempted from following protocols being implemented in airport premises, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Tugade made the statement after ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto Bertiz was caught on video refusing to undergo a security check at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, citing his being an access pass holder. According to Tugade, “all of us must follow and respect protocols,” which are “set to safeguard security and order in […]
by Harry PEARL Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, with UN officials warning needs are “vast” for both desperate survivors and rescue teams still searching for victims. Almost 200,000 people want urgent help, the UN’s humanitarian office said, among them tens of thousands of children, with an estimated 66,000 homes destroyed or damaged by the 7.5-magnitude […]
(Eagle News)–A gun-for-hire group is behind the killing of Sudipen, La Union Mayor Alexander Buquing. This is according to Philippine National Police Spokesperson Benigno Durana, who spoke in a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 2. “Hindi pa natin nakita ‘yung definitive assessment but definitely these were well perpetrated by gun-for-hire elements kaya ang kautusan ng Chief PNP, we should be proactive in running against these gun-running syndicates,” he said. So far, he said the police […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday stepped up ways to battle bullying and harassment at the leading social network. The initiative calls for new tools and programs to help users control “unwanted, offensive or hurtful experiences on Facebook,” global head of safety Antigone Davis said in a blog post. “Everyone deserves to feel safe on Facebook,” Davis said. Facebook users will be able to hide or delete groups of comments, including responses, […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant feels at home with the Golden State Warriors but admits he has made no decision regarding his future when he enters free agency next year. The 30-year-old two-time NBA Finals MVP told ESPN on Tuesday that while he was settled in California, he was keeping his options open for 2019. Durant will be one of the highest-profile players to become a free agent next year, and is […]
