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(Eagle News) –Several policemen have been relieved over the killing of Ronda, Cebu Mayor Mariano Blanco in his office in the municipal hall located only a few meters from the police station. Relieved were Senior Insp. Jay Soto Palcon, chief of police of Ronda, and at least eight of his men. The dismissal came days after Blanco was shot dead by unidentified men in his office. Blanco had been included by President Rodrigo Duterte in his list […]
(Eagle News) – One of those who escaped from the Holocaust who sought refuge in the Philippines in 1941 was among those who welcomed Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte when he visited the “Open Doors Monument” in Israel at the end of his four-day visit in the Jewish State. The monument in Rishon Lezion, Israel stood for the courage and humanitarianism of the Filipino people during World War II in providing a haven to more […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs is currently monitoring the situation of Filipinos in Japan after a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido on Thursday, Sept. 6. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the DFA was “stay(ing) in touch with the leaders of the Filipino community in Hokkaido” to also “ensure that every one is safe and accounted for.” “Our prayers to the people of Japan who were affected by [the earthquake],” Roque added. The earthquake […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Two-time champion Novak Djokovic ended John Millman’s fairytale US Open run on Wednesday, beating the 55th-ranked Australian in straight sets to book a semi-final clash with Kei Nishikori. The Serbian star, who ended a 54-week title drought with his 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, defeated the tenacious Aussie 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his 11th US Open semi-final in his last 11 appearances. He lifted the trophy in […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Amman Jordan on Wednesday, Sept. 5, to start his three-day historic visit in this Middle East country. From Israel, President Duterte headed to Jordan becoming the first Philippine president to visit the country. He arrived at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman at 10:17 p.m. Wednesday, Philippine time, on board a Philippine Airlines chartered flight PR001. Philippine Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ambassador […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Facebook said Thursday it will invest over $1 billion to build a data center in Singapore, its first in Asia, powered by renewable energy and adapted to the city-state’s tropical climate. The center is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralize its IT operations, Thomas Furlong, Facebook vice president of infrastructure data centers, told reporters. The 170,000 square meters (1.83 million square foot) site in the […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Marco Saavedra had just graduated from college in 2011 three years after the global financial crisis erupted and just as the Occupy Wall Street movement was picking up steam. Like many in his generation, Saavedra faced slim pickings for jobs after college, a fate that has left millennials with a wealth gap that economists fear they won’t ever recover. It has also left […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his “Mission: Impossible” theme song, is to receive an honorary Oscar along with actress Cicely Tyson and publicist Marvin Levy, the Academy said Wednesday. Also to be honored during the 10th annual Governors Awards on November 18 in Hollywood will be producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, who are married and who will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Award, named after the […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 6, asked the Supreme Court to nullify the proclamation that declared the amnesty granted to him as void ab initio, and to restrain authorities from arresting him and pursuing cases against him over the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege. “We are banking on the legal issues we have raised. Pinopoint out namin na walang kapangyarihan ang presidente na magwithdraw ng amnesty..,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority Board of Directors. Chavez term as member will expire on June 30, 2019. Chavez had resigned as undersecretary of the Department of Transportation following the several glitches that marred the operations of the Metro Rail Transit 3. Chavez had cited a “simple sense of delicadeza” as the reason for his then-resignation.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Kansai airport will reopen partially on Friday, the government said Thursday, after a massive typhoon flooded parts of the transport hub and swept a tanker onto the only bridge connecting it to the mainland. The collision left the airport, which is on an artificial island, temporarily cut off, stranding thousands of passengers and staff and forcing authorities to evacuate them by boat and bus. “Domestic flights in the Kansai international […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 6, presented documents he said would show that he applied for amnesty in connection with the Oakwood mutiny and Manila Peninsula siege in 2003 and 2007, respectively. The documents, which he said he sourced from his “friends from the Armed Forces of the Philippines,” included what was supposed to be a letter from the then-Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin that said the applications of the 38 […]
