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(Eagle News)–For Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, President Rodrigo Duterte only meant to say in his recent speech that the only issue critics are using against him is the issue of extrajudicial killings. “Dapat kasi kapag sasabihin ng Presidente, titingnan mo iyong mga previous statements niya. Kailangan consistent doon sa dati na niyang sinasabi,” Panelo said. In a speech on Thursday, Sept. 28, Duterte enumerated what he said was his only sin si President. “What […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and immediately began sinking. The Air Niugini Boeing 737 was attempting to land at Weno airport in Micronesia but ended up half submerged in Chuuk lagoon after the accident on Friday morning. Pictures and video posted on social media showed locals scrambling in small boats […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Sept. 28, thanked the Liberal Party for adopting a resolution condemning what they said was the political persecution against her. According to De Lima, her party-mates’ “effort to fight with me and for me no matter the cost does not only remind me that I am not alone in my fight, but also further bolsters my courage to tirelessly defy my oppressors and resist the breakdown […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte told new career executive service officers to stay away from corruption which he said he had vowed to eliminate. In a speech in Malacanang on Thursday, Sept. 27, Duterte said that the corruption problem in the country is so entrenched that the present level of governance will not rise if this is not stopped. “But the problem is — I would like to tell you now and I’m […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s positive outlook for the US economy, and oil added to gains with predictions it could be headed back to $100. While concerns over the China-US trade row hang in the air, equities continue to be supported by optimism that the global economy and companies are in rude health. That was reinforced by […]
(Eagle News) — “Paeng” is moving slowly in a northwestward direction and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the eye of Typhoon “Paeng” was located 655 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour near the center and […]
(Eagle News) — Bubuksan na sa mga lokal na turista ang Boracay island sa October 15. Ayon kay Atty. Richard Fabila, Officer in Charge ng Cenro o Community Environment and Natural Resources Office sa Boracay, layon nito na masubukan muna kung epektibo ang mga inilagay nilang sewerage treatment plants (STP) sa isla bago ito buksan para sa lahat ng turista. Plano rin umano ni DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu na magtalaga ng mga environment enforcer na […]
(Eagle News) — Focus on the country’s problems, not on the critics. This was the message of Senator Kiko Pangilinan to President Rodrigo Duterte, who had slammed him for authoring the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. Duterte had said the law, which exempts minors under 15 years old from criminal liability, only served to produce and embolden criminals. “Instead of attacking those who disagree with his policies he should just focus on solving the nationwide […]
(Eagle News) — Ikinatuwa ng mga transport leader at commuters group ang inilabas na Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Resolution No. 76 na nag-aatas na doblehin ang benepisyo sa ilalim ng personal passenger accident insurance program ng gobyerno. Mula sa dating 200-libong piso itinaas na sa 400-libong piso ang accidental benefits na matatanggap ng pamilya ng mga masasawing pasahero ng mga pampublikong sasakyan. Magiging 100 libong piso naman mula sa dating 20 libong piso […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A large, very strong typhoon churned towards Japan Friday, with the weather agency warning the storm would rip through the nation over the weekend, bringing violent winds and torrential rain. Typhoon Trami, packing gusts of a maximum 162 kilometers (100 miles) per hour near its center, was in the Pacific spiraling slowly towards Japan’s southern islands. “As it is forecast to go across Japan at a high speed, we are urging […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Sept. 28, said President Rodrigo Duterte was merely “being himself, being playful” when he said his “only sin” were what he said were the extrajudicial killings in the country. “That’s the President po being himself, being playful, highlighting the point na hindi siya corrupt,” Roque said in a radio interview. According to Roque, it was as if the President was saying that “pinupulaan siya ng EJK pero hindi […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American F-35 stealth fighters have been used in a combat operation for the first time, officials said, marking a major milestone for the most expensive plane in history. Thursday’s mission took place against Taliban targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, when the F-35s flew from the USS Essex amphibious assault ship. The planes deployed were the F-35B variant, used by the Marine Corps and capable of taking off from a short […]
