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MENLO PARK, United States (AFP) — Facebook announced Wednesday it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first. The social network, which has been rocked by disclosures about hijacking of personal data on tens of millions of its users, said it will start implementing “new privacy experiences” to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
(Eagle News) — Outgoing Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa has confirmed part of the unreleased subsistence allowances for Special Action Force troopers during selected months from 2016 to 2018 has been returned. Dela Rosa said it was Senior Supt. Andre Dizon, the SAF’s former budget officer, himself who returned the P37 million. Dizon has been charged before the Ombudsman in connection with the non-release of the allowances from July 2016 to January 2018, except […]
The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to top holiday island Boracay to keep travelers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte has branded the tiny central island and its world-famous white-sand beach a “cesspool.” He has ordered that visitors be kept away from April 26 so facilities to treat raw sewage can be set up and illegal structures […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson has called for a probe into the P58.9-million subsistence allowance mess in the Special Action Force. “We cannot allow, yet again, another injustice to be committed against our heroes in uniform who are in the forefront of our fight against the ills of terrorism and criminality, lest we risk demoralization within their ranks. Thus the need to probe into the said allegations,” Lacson said in Senate Resolution No. 712, […]
by Thomas Allnutt Agence France Presse MADRID,Spain (AFP) — Lionel Messi was thrown on as a substitute but 10-man Barcelona was relieved to escape with a draw as Celta Vigo came within a whisker of inflicting the Catalans’ first league defeat of the season on Tuesday. Messi was introduced after an hour at the Stade Balaidos and looked to have inspired another Barca victory when Paulinho gave the visitors a 2-1 lead four minutes later. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A Philadelphia 76ers squad powered by Cameroon’s Joel Embiid and Australian Ben Simmons will face the Dirk Nowitzki-led Dallas Mavericks in China in two NBA pre-season games, the league announced Tuesday. The 2018 NBA China Games on October 5 in Shanghai and October 8 at Shenzhen will be the 25th and 26th league contests in China and feature two clubs that will be playing in China for the first […]
(Eagle News) – Both the Philippines and Russia have ““affirmed their mutual support for each other” after a meeting in Malacanang between President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev. Presidential Spokesperson said that the Russian Ambassador, in his meeting with President Duterte, handed a personal letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said that the two discussed the Philippine government’s war on drugs and the ongoing crisis in Syria wherein […]
by Ali Bekhtaoui Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The crowds have thinned somewhat at Bitcoin Center, leaving just the true believers in the volatile cryptocurrency. “Two months ago we couldn’t breathe here” due to the throngs, recalled Nick Spanos, founder of the trading and educational hub in lower Manhattan. “People outside couldn’t get inside.” The center, which was set up in December 2013, calls itself a one-of-a-kind epicenter for all things […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The vice-president of the Philippines issued a public apology on Tuesday, April 17, for a photograph showing her and members of her political party posing and smiling at a German Holocaust memorial. Leni Robredo, who was elected separately from President Rodrigo Duterte, attracted widespread criticism over the photo, which was posted on Twitter by a lawmaker from her opposition Liberal Party. “While there was no malice in it, I take full […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets climbed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as easing trade and Syria concerns allowed investors to concentrate on earnings and upbeat data, while fresh news on US-North Korea talks also provided support. New York provided a strong lead, with all three main indexes posting healthy gains on the back of better-than-expected reports from heavyweights including Netflix, Goldman Sachs, and Johnson & Johnson. Adding to the upbeat sentiment […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela ang isang mambabatas kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na maglabas ng Executive Order na nag-aatas na i-donate ang nasabat na smuggled rice at payagan na ibenta ito sa mas mababang presyo, Ayon kay Agri Rep. Orestes Salon, dahil nasa mababang lebel na ang suplay ng murang bigas ng NFA ay maaaring maglabas ng kautusan ang Pangulo na payagan ang ahensya na ibenta ang nasabat na bigas sa mas mababang presyo. […]
(Eagle News) — Tinalakay sa isinasagawang dalawang araw na Asian Forum on Enterprise for Society ang ukol sa social innovation, governance at corporate responsibility sa ASEAN. Sa opisyal na pagsisimula ng forum naging panauhing pandangal si Vice President Leni Robredo at dito tinalakay ng bise presidente ang ilang mga suliranin ng bansa lalo na sa usaping kahirapan. Tinalakay rin ni Robredo ang ukol sa mga platform at teknolohiya na nagiging dahilan kadalasan anila ng mga […]
