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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points in his return from injury on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors held off the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 to stretch their lead in their NBA second-round playoff series. The reigning champion Warriors took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, which shifts to New Orleans for game three on Friday. “It’s good to be back on the floor,” said Curry, […]
Adds, however, that results would serve as a “guide” (Eagle News) — The Consultative Committee on Charter Change questioned the interpretation of the results of the recent Pulse Asia survey that showed that over half of Filipinos were opposed to Cha-Cha and federalism, even as it said that the results would serve as a “guide.” In a statement, the con-com said that a check of the question asked to the survey respondents showed that in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at the “disgraceful” disclosure of questions Special Counsel Robert Mueller has sought to ask the US president about potential obstruction and other matters as part of his probe into Russian election interference. Compiled by the president’s lawyers, the questions lay out detailed lines of inquiry by Mueller into whether Trump may have tried to obstruct the Russia probe, The New York Times reported. The questions […]
(Eagle News) — Nangangailangan ng karagdagang budget ang Department of Labor and Employment DOLE Region 6 para ma-pondohan ang Boracay Emergency Employment Program (BEEP). Ang nasabing programa ay naglalayong matulungan ang mga manggagawa sa formal sector na apektado ng closure ng Boracay Island. Ayon kay Atty. Johnson Cañete, Regional Director ng DOLE region 6, nasa P57 milyon na karagdagang pondo ang kanilang kinakailangan para sa implementasyon ng emergency employment program na tatagal ng hanggang tatlong […]
(Eagle News) — Many Filipinos are not in favor of Charter Change and federalism, a recent Pulse Asia survey said. According to Pulse Asia, 64% of Filipinos were opposed to amending the 1987 Constitution, a figure that was an increase from the 44% who opposed Charter change in another Pulse Asia survey in 2016. Of the figure, Pulse Asia said 32% were open to Charter change sometime in the future but not at present, while 32% […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James notched a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers roared back to stun the Raptors 113-112 in overtime in Toronto on Tuesday in game one of their NBA playoff second-round series. It was a heart-breaker for the Raptors, who had led all night only to see James knot the score at 105-105 with 30.9 seconds left in regulation. Toronto, the Eastern Conference top seeds for the first time in […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng tumindi pa ang nararanasang init ng panahon ngayong buwan ng Mayo. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), sa unang araw ng Mayo, pasado alas-2 ng hapon, umabot sa 46.8 degrees Celsius ang heat index sa Cavite kung saan mataas ang tsansa na makaranas ng heat stroke. Ngayong araw, Mayo 2, inaasahan na tataas ang heat index sa Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija sa 44 degrees Celsius; 43 degrees Celsius […]
(Eagle News) — Posible umanong tumagal ng anim na buwan ang ginagawang vote recount sa vice presidential race ng 2016 elections. Ayon sa Korte Suprema, na siya ring tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal, nauna nang natapos ang recount sa 16 na bayan sa Camarines Sur. Malaki ang posibilidad na mangailangan ng isang buwan o higit pa upang matapos ang recount kada probinsya at posibleng matapos ito sa Oktubre. Ang magiging resulta ng unang bahagi ng recount […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, May 2, noted the number of employed in the country increased to 41.8 million in January 2018, based on a study done by think-tank IBON Foundation. Roque made the clarification following reports, citing the IBON study, that the number of underemployed grew by 1.1 million in January 2018, from the 6.4 million recorded in January 2017. IBON said the underemployed now translates to 18 percent of the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakaka-apekto umano ang kawalang aksyon ng ilang opisyal ng barangay na magtayo ng Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) sa itinakdang deadline ng gobyerno para makamit ang drug-free Philippines. Target ng gobyerno na pagsapit ng 2022 ay maging drug-free na ang Pilipinas. Ayon kay Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, ang BADAC ay may layuning makatulong sa war on drugs ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero may ilang […]
Ni Josie Martinez Eagle News Service BALANGA CITY, Bataan (Eagle News) – Kasalukuyan pa ring nasusunog ang Galleria Victoria Mall sa Balanga City, Bataan na nagsimula pa nitong Martes, Mayo 1, pasado alas 9 ng umaga. Sa kasalukuyan ay may makapal na usok pa rin ang lumalabas sa ikalawa hanggang ikaapat na palapag ng istruktura. Simula pa kahapon ay nagtulong-tulong na ang mga taga-Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa buong lalawigan maging ang Subic Bay […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his stand he was “not prepared to go to war” amid criticisms the Philippines was not doing enough to protect its claims in the South China Sea. “We just don’t have the capability..,” the President said in a speech at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command Headquarters at Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City on May 1, Tuesday. According to Duterte, in the first place, America should […]
