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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned barangay officials who are still engaged in the illegal drug trade that he would not have any middle ground in dealing with criminals. “Basta ako dito sa drugs, zero tolerance ako. There is no middle ground here. Hindi ako maglalaro sa droga. I do not talk to criminals,” Duterte said in answer to reporters’ questions on barangay officials involved in drugs, shortly after his arrival Friday morning, […]
(Eagle News) — A Philippine National Police (PNP) official on Friday, April 13, said the PNP was “doing its best” to address the problem of inadequate detention facilities in the country. PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao made the statement following reports eight inmates cramped in the Pasay City Jail collapsed due to heat on Wednesday, April 11. One of them eventually died of a heart attack. “In as much as the PNP wants to […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The Gulf crisis, which has seen Qatar isolated by Saudi Arabia and its allies, is not on the table at the upcoming meeting of Arab League states, Riyadh’s foreign minister said Thursday. “The solution of Qatar will be within the GCC,” or the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters in Riyadh ahead of the Arab Summit. He was responding to an AFP question on whether the […]
“What is your authority now if we are not members of the (Rome Statute)?” he asks (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13, threatened to bar the International Criminal Court prosecutor tasked to look into the drug war from entering the country. “Ms. Fatou (ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda), wag ka pumunta dito because I will bar you. Not because I’m afraid of you but because you will never have jurisdiction over my […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s shock retirement announcement marks the latest victory in a populist, anti-establishment revolution that brought its champion Donald Trump to power and is remaking the Republican Party. Whether that spells longterm GOP success in policymaking, diplomacy and at the ballot box remains unclear. Trumpism is ascendant in Washington but is a permanent Republican shift away from conservative orthodoxy and the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isinusulong ngayon ng toxic watch group na EcoWaste Coalition ang ligtas at tamang disposal sa basurang bumbilya na may mercury o asoge na mapanganib sa kapaligiran at kalusugan. Sa pag-aaral ng grupo, ang Pilipinas ay lumilikha ng 50 milyong pirasong basurang bumbilya kada-taon, 22 milyong piraso mula sa mga commercial at industrial establishment, 15 milyong piraso mula sa pampublikong opisina at paaralan at 13 milyong piraso mula sa mga […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors will be heading into uncharted territory on Saturday as they open their NBA postseason campaign against the San Antonio Spurs missing star Stephen Curry and struggling to find their best form. For the first time since head coach Steve Kerr took over in 2014-2015, the Warriors will not enter the playoffs as owners of the NBA’s best record, starting as second seeds in the Western […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the US could re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it could get a “better” deal. The decision would mark an abrupt about-face for a president who had campaigned against the deal and swiftly withdrew from it after taking office last year. “Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama,” he wrote in a late night tweet. “We […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose Friday as Donald Trump soothed concerns about military action in Syria while also sparking hopes the US could rejoin a massive Pacific-wide free-trade pact. The US president on Wednesday sent shudders across trading floors when he warned “missiles will be coming” to Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack by the Russia-backed regime, fuelling fears of a stand-off between the major powers. But he tempered […]
(Eagle News) – Mahigit isang libong pasahero ng MRT-3 ang apektado matapos magkaproblema ang mga pinto ng tren nitong Biyernes, ika-13 ng Abril. Pinababa ang mga pasahero sa Santolan-Annapolis Station pasado alas 8 ng umaga. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na muling nagkaproblema ang tren matapos sumailalim sa maintenance service noong mahabang bakasyon. Ayon sa pamunuan ng MRT, nangyari ang pagkasira sa pinto ng tren dahil sa pagsandal ng mga pasahero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZiXuQrCgVM&feature=youtu.be
MAYNILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Ginawaran ng pagkilala ng Philippine Red Cross ang Eagle Broadcasting Corporation dahil sa papel nito sa pagpapakalat ng adbokasiya ng nasabing organisasyon. Ang pagkilala ay iginawad sa 32nd Biennial National Convention ng Red Cross sa Maynila kamakailan. May temang “The lifeline of the people” ang isinagawang aktibidad. Ginawaran din ng pagkilala ang iba pang media na nasa online, radio broadcast at TV broadcast, at ang mga outstanding chapter ng Red Cross. […]
Assures them of safe passage (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13, reiterated his invitation for Communist leaders abroad to come home, assuring them of safe passage. “I will give them my personal and official guarantee na during the two months na punta sila dito, they will not be arrested, they will not be molested, they will not be whatever, (be caused) any inconvenience,” he said in his speech upon his arrival […]
