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(Eagle News)— Former Social Security System (SSS) commissioner Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña took his oath as the new Department of Tourism (DoT) undersecretary on Monday, April 30. La Viña’s oath-taking was presided by Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo at the DoT office. La Viña was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 24, replacing former tourism undersecretary Rolando Cañizal. This was after his appointment as SSS commissioner was not renewed in February. While he […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the United Arab Emirates late Sunday for talks aimed at boosting political and economic ties. Abu Dhabi is the first leg of Abe’s Middle East tour which will also take him to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. Abe is scheduled to meet UAE leaders on Monday and also attend a Japan-UAE business forum to highlight the scope for cooperation between […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — At least 21 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai and three other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul on Monday, the health ministry and AFP have confirmed. Ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh told Afghanistan’s largest private TV channel Tolo news that at least 27 people were wounded and rushed to the hospital, warning that some were in critical condition and the toll could yet rise. The second […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Missile strikes overnight in central Syria killed at least 26 pro-regime fighters, most of them Iranians, a monitor said Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the missiles struck a military base in the province of Hama late Sunday, in an assault it said bore the hallmarks of an Israeli operation. “At least 26 fighters were killed, including four Syrians,” the monitor said, adding that the main target of the missile […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – All the undersecretaries and assistant secretaries of the Department of Justice have already submitted their “courtesy resignation” as of Monday, April 30, in compliance with a memorandum issued by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Guevarra himself confirmed that all the five undersecretaries and the seven assistant secretaries of the department had tendered their resignations. The DOJ chief said that some of the said officials had even […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Monday, April 30, released the validated list of barangay officials allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities. PDEA Chief Aaron Aquino said the names of 207 individuals in the list was validated by four government agencies. Of the 207, 90 were barangay captains and 117 were barangay kagawad. PDEA said the most number of involved barangay officials was in Region 5, with 70. This, PDEA said, was […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA is joining forces with the players’ union to launch a mental wellness program with the hope that athletes will see it as a way to open up about their struggles with mental health. Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan and Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Love are helping to jump-start the program, which begins in part this week with a website and public service ads encouraging mental wellness for its athletes. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday. The trapdoor matriarch comfortably outlived the previous record holder, a 28-year-old tarantula found in Mexico, according to a study published in the Pacific Conservation Biology Journal. The spider did not die of old age but was killed by a wasp sting, researchers […]
Ni Catherine Hechanova Eagle News Service KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (Eagle News) – Tatlo ang sugatan matapos sumabog ang isang pinaniniwalaang improvised explosive device (IED) sa Koronadal City nitong Linggo, Abril 29. Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, sugatan sina Helen Payunan, 48 anyos, residente ng Osmeña St., Brgy. Zone 1 ng nasabing lungsod; Dindo Zamora, 39 anyos, tricycle driver, residente ng Purok Siodina, Brgy. GPS; at isang di pa nakikilalang tao sa insidente sa gilid ng Christ […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi umano paiikliin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang anim na buwang closure ng Boracay Island. Sinabi ito ng Pangulo sa isang press conference sa Davao International Airport sa kaniyang pagdating mula sa Singapore. Ayon sa Pangulo, wala siyang plano na manghimasok sa rekomendasyon nina Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, Interior Officer-In-Charge Eduardo Año at Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo sa period ng closure ng isla. Una nang inirekomenda ng mga nasabing cabinet official na […]
(Eagle News) — Wala pa umanong natatanggap na banta sa seguridad ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa isasagawang nationwide labor day protest bukas, Mayo 1. Ayon kay PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde, bagama’t walang banta sa seguridad ay hindi ito dapat ipagsawalang bahala at kailangan pa ring paghandaan. Sa taya ng PNP, nasa 150,000 na militante ang inaasahan nilang pupunta sa mga lansangan bukas para mag-rally. Una nang sinabi ng labor groups na pinaghandaan […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong led a rally across most Asian markets on Monday as traders brushed off a slowdown in the US economy, while the boost from last week’s historic North-South Korea summit continues to support Seoul and the won. While figures on Friday showed growth in the world’s top economy slowed in January-March, tech firms on Wall Street won support after healthy earnings from Amazon, Microsoft, and Intel. The positive lead […]
