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(Eagle News) — The National Youth Commission on Tuesday, April 23, clarified there were no irregularities in the use of its funds. NYC officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Ronald Cardema made the statement after the Commission on Audit rapped the agency for allegedly spending almost P300,000 for meals and snacks in 2017. “It is very clear in the (COA) report that there are no irregularities..,” he said. He said in fact, the COA’s concerns with regard to NYC’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office on Tuesday, April 24, filed an obstruction complaint against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after it supposedly discovered that the organs of children who were re-autopsied by PAO had been damaged after their Department of Health autopsies. The charges filed before the Department of Justice came after criminal charges for violation of the Anti-Torture Law and for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide were filed against Duque and several […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Sison that he will not be arrested if he comes to the country to participate in peace talks. This was according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., who stressed the 60-day timeframe set by President Rodrigo Duterte for the revived peace talks with the CPP-New People’s Army. Roque also said that this timeframe could be the “last chance” for peace […]
by Antoine Pollez Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Whether in a wheelchair, on crutches or without any disability at all, performers from the Candoco company are giving London audiences a fresh twist on contemporary dance. “It makes you very aware of your own body, as well as others, and how extraordinary that can be on the stage,” said David Clarke, a London silversmith who has come to Sadler’s Wells Theatre for a […]
by Jung Hawon and Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in have followed paths to power as radically different as their two countries, but they will come together at a summit in the Demilitarized Zone on Friday. Moon’s parents were both born in a small village in Hungnam, in what is now North Korea, and his father Moon Yong-hyung graduated […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Carl Frampton delighted his Belfast home crowd with a unanimous points win over fellow former multiple world champion Nonito Donaire. All that was at stake was the World Boxing Organisation’s interim featherweight belt, not a fully-fledged title. But by coming out on top by a margin of 117-111 on all three judges’ scorecards, the 31-year-old Frampton kept himself on course for a bout with the winner of next month’s International […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday on Saturday with a star-studded, Commonwealth-themed charity concert featuring Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, and Shaggy. The monarch took to the stage herself at the end of the show at the Royal Albert Hall, where her son and heir Prince Charles led the crowd in a birthday “hip hip hip hooray.” Her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry, accompanied by his fiancee Meghan Markle, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The dollar extended gains against its main peers and most other currencies Tuesday as rising US bond yields fan speculation of a sharp rise in interest rates, while most of Asia’s major markets edged up after recent losses. While the corporate earnings season is maintaining traders’ attention, the release on Friday of US economic growth data is a key marker with a strong reading likely to reinforce opinions that borrowing […]
by Jamil Nasser with Shatha Yaish in Dubai Agence France Presse SANAA, Yemen (AFP) — Yemen’s Huthi militias vowed Monday to avenge the killing of their top political leader in what they said was a Saudi-led coalition air strike, the highest-ranking rebel to die in the three-year conflict. Saleh al-Sammad, head of the Huthis’ supreme political council, was “martyred” last Thursday in the eastern province of Hodeida, the Iran-allied rebels said via their Saba news […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Tennessee police captured Monday the man suspected of gunning down four people at a restaurant in Nashville, America’s country music capital. Travis Reinking — who exhibited “mental instability” and was arrested last year for trying to enter the White House grounds — was captured in the early afternoon after a more than 24-hour manhunt. “A tip from the community is what led to the […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Consulate General is still checking whether there were any Filipino casualties after a man rammed his vehicle at pedestrians in Toronto. In a radio interview, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Elmer Cato said the consulate was coordinating with the Filipino community as the authorities there no longer release the names of those hurt or killed in such incidents. “…Kung meron pong mga kababayan natin na kasama sa casualties, ay sabihan po yung consulate kaagad […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden scored 36 points as the Houston Rockets moved to the brink of a Western Conference first-round playoff series victory with a 119-100 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Harden underscored his status as front-runner for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award after leading a stunning third quarter performance that saw the Rockets explode for an astonishing 50 points. That devastating burst of scoring — a franchise […]
