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(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court for a 60-day extension for the government to comply with the High Court’s ordered submission of documents pertaining to the war on drugs. The OSG made the request to extend the deadline from April 26, 2018 to June 25, 2018, even if it submitted over 20 case folders in compliance with the SC April 3 directive. The directive stemmed from the two petitions filed before […]
(Eagle News) – Hindi tatanggapin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang anumang panukala upang mapagbigyan ang hiling na makapagtayo ng isang underwater park sa Palawan. Ayon kay Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones, malabong aprubahan ng gobyerno ang planong pagtatayo ng Coral World Underwater Park. Bukod dito, napakarami aniyang mga papeles ang kanilang aayusin upang tuluyan silang payagan na matuloy ang proyekto. Pinagdiinan ito ni Leones kasunod ng pinaigting na kampanya ng pamahalaan na […]
KUALA LUMPUR,Malaysia (AFP)– Anwar Ibrahim declared a “new dawn for Malaysia” had arrived as the political heavyweight walked free from jail on Wednesday after receiving a royal pardon, paving the way for his return to national politics. Anwar, 70, pledged to support top-to-bottom reform of the country after the ruling coalition that had governed for six decades was dramatically voted out last week. bur-dma/sls © Agence France-Presse
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter said Tuesday it was stepping up its long-running battle against online trolls, trying to find offenders by looking at “behavioral signals.” The new approach looks at behavioral patterns of users in addition to the content of the tweets, allowing Twitter to find and mute online bullies and trolls. Even if the offending tweets are not a violation of Twitter policy, they may be hidden from users if they […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — It was love at first sight for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who both quickly sensed their brief encounter on a blind date could blossom into something much, much bigger. They were set up by a mutual friend when US actress Markle was passing through London in July 2016, with the couple later revealing they knew little about each other. The speed of their relationship […]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 7 through Listahanan program visited several poor families in Bohol on Wednesday, May 16 to validate potential beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT). UCT is a program of DSWD that aims to reduce poverty by helping poor households in their daily living amid increasing prices of goods and services. (Photos courtesy DSWD Region 7 Facebook page)
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Messing with the natural rhythm of one’s internal clock may boost the risk of developing mood problems ranging from garden-variety loneliness to severe depression and bipolar disorder, researchers said Wednesday. The largest study of its kind, involving more than 91,000 people, also linked interference with the body’s “circadian rhythm” to a decline in cognitive functions such as memory and attention span. The brain’s hard-wired circadian timekeeper governs day-night cycles, influencing […]
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AFP) — Four men were shot and killed as they staged an attack on a police headquarters that left one officer dead and two wounded, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday, days after a wave of deadly suicide bombings in another part of the country. The group slammed a minivan into a gate at the station in Riau on Sumatra island and then attacked officers with samurai swords, according to the country’s national police. “Four have […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, May 16, hailed the joint House committees’ approval of the panel report on the administration’s version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. “The President has expressed his support and commitment to the Bangsamoro Basic Law as a significant step towards our quest for real and lasting peace in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement a day after the approval of the report on House Bill 6475 by […]
(Eagle News) — Almost all the winners in the 2018 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections have been proclaimed. According to Commission on Elections Acting Chairman Al Parreño, who held a press conference on Tuesday night, May 15, 99.81 percent have already been declared winners. He, however, said that the proclamation of approximately 729 candidates has been suspended pending a review of whether or not they exceeded the age requirement of SK officers, and whether or not they […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP)– Jailed Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim walked free on Wednesday after receiving a royal pardon, paving the way for his return to national politics as the presumptive successor to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed following a stunning election upset. Smiling and looking spry in a tailored black suit, Anwar emerged from a Kuala Lumpur hospital where he had undergone surgery for a shoulder problem, giving a thumbs-up to a crowd of journalists before leaving in a […]
(Eagle News) – Opposition senator Bam Aquino said Wednesday, May 16, that the government “should work to strengthen” the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) if it was “serious in eradicating corruption.” Aquino, whose aunt former President Cory Aquino established the PCGG, made the statement a day after the House of Representatives, voting 162-10, approved House Bill No. 7376, which seeks to abolish the PCGG and transfer the commission’s powers to the Office of the Solicitor […]
