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(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, Aug. 31, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on the “many other matters” he needs to address, rather than resort to “recycled rants conveniently used to deflect attention from the failures of his administration.” Robredo made the pronouncement after Duterte again belittled her leadership qualities, saying she could not “hack” into the problems of the country herself. She noted what she said were the rising prices that “continue […]
by Daniel Hicks Agence France Presse The Philippines remained on course Friday to win their first Asian Games boxing gold since 2010 when Rogen Ladon swept into the flyweight final with a unanimous 5-0 points victory. But there was there was agony later for Ladon’s compatriots, light flyweight Carlo Paalam and middleweight Eumir Felix Marcial, who both lost hairline 3-2 split decisions and will have to settle for bronze. Rising power Uzbekistan were the […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippines secured a fifth place finish in the 2018 Asian Games on Friday, Aug. 31, after a dominant win against Syria in Jakarta, Indonesia. The final score was 109-55. The Philippines pulled away from Syria in the first quarter alone, and continued to coast along the rest of the game, with contributions from several members of the squad. Jordan Clarkson contributed 29 points, followed by Christian Standhardinger with 27 points. The country’s finish […]
(Eagle News)—-The woman who was seen dancing on Edsa in a viral video has apologized. The 23-year-old woman personally went to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to issue the apology to MMDA spokesperso Celine Pialago. She said she was willing to pay the violations she incurred by dancing on the bus lane of the busy Edsa Kamuning flyover. She said her friends who were heard cheering her on in a vehicle were also willing […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 31, administered the ceremonial oath of office to Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, who replaced Maria Lourdes Sereno following her ouster. This was days after De Castro officially took her oath of office before the Supreme Court en banc. De Castro will serve as Chief Justice until October, when she reaches the mandatory age of retirement. De Castro was among those who voted to oust Sereno as Chief […]
(Eagle News)—–The lease contract entered into by dismissed officials of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. is void from the start and is therefore “definitely for cancellation.” This is the ruling of the Department of Justice itself that conducted a review of the contract, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday, Aug. 31. The DOJ’s opinion is an echo of the position of President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered the review after he fired […]
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) — Floods from a dam breach in Central Myanmar has left four people dead and three missing, a ministry official confirmed Friday, the first casualties reported two days after a portion of the levee collapsed from heavy monsoon rains. The deceased were three men and one woman, said Phyu Lei Lei Tun, a director at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. “According to the information we got as of this […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., na training at paglalatag lamang ng mabilis na WiFi connection ang tulong na gagawin ng United Nations sa Pilipinas. Sa panayam, sinabi ni Rio na ginawa nila ang hakbang matapos umamin ang ilang local telecommunication companies na mahihirapan silang tugunan ang demand ng libreng internet access points na nakapaloob sa free WiFi law. Dahil sa pag-aming ito ng mga […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Deposed Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull officially resigned from parliament Friday, sparking a by-election for his Sydney seat that could threaten the government’s slim one-seat majority. Moderate Turnbull, 63, was ousted a week ago in a Liberal party coup driven by a hardline conservative faction and he indicated at the time he would not move to the backbench. New Prime Minister Scott Morrison paid tribute to his “legacy of great achievement”. […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — London’s new train line, which was set to open through the city centre in December, has been put back for nearly a year, the Crossrail project announced Friday. “We have made huge progress with the delivery of this incredible project but we need further time to complete the testing of the new railway,” Crossrail chief executive Simon Wright said in a statement. © Agence France-Presse
https://youtu.be/LqFIVfPvTBU United States groups representing survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests called Thursday on the Vatican to publish a list of clerics accused of sexual assault, even as they pressed the US Department of Justice to “do something about this.” The calls came after Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a former Vatican envoy to Washington, dropped an 11-page bombshell letter on Saturday accusing Pope Francis of ignoring sexual abuse allegations against prominent US […]
Ni Moira Encina Eagle News Service (QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itutuloy ng DPWH ang pagkukumpuni ng ilang kalsada sa Quezon City at Maynila ngayong weekend. Sa Quezon City, isasailalim sa road repair ang dalawang sections sa EDSA at isang bahagi ng Batasan Road. Partikular na rito ang southbound direction ng EDSA mula sa harap ng Francesca Tower hanggang pagkatapos ng Scout Borromeo, 3rd lane mula sa Center Island; at ang northbound direction mula […]
