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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — All set na ang gagawing Maligaya Summer Blast 2018 sa Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan ngayong weekend, ika-14 ng Abril hanggang ika-15 ng Abril. Bukod sa mga palaro, concert at iba pang aktibidad, masisilayan din ng publiko ang bagong atraksyon na makikita sa “The Garden.” Ayon kay kapatid na Glicerio Santos, Jr. Pangkalahatang Auditor ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, ideya ng Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan, ang kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo, ang taunang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hinamon ng People for Power coalition ang Energy Regulatory Commission na isapubliko ang listahan ng isandaang Power Supply Agreements (PSA) na kanilang inaprubahan. Pangamba kasi ng koalisyon na baka kasama sa naaprubahan ang pitong mga PSA na pinasok ng Meralco at sister companies nito na posibleng magresulta sa napakataas na presyo ng kuryente. Bukod sa mataas na presyo ng kuryente ay magdudulot din umano ang mga coal power plant […]
(Eagle News) — Isang hinihinalang shabu laboratory ang nadiskubre ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) sa Dela Cruz Street, Baranagay Tenejeros sa Malabon nitong Biyernes, Abril 13. Arestado naman ang dalawang katao na kinilalang sina John Ming Shen at ang kaniyang driver na si Lauro Santiago. Ayon sa otoridad, ang nasabing shabu lab ay hinihinalang konektado sa isa pang shabu laboratory na sinalakay din ng PDEA sa Batangas nitong Huwebes, Abril 12, kung saan limang Pilipino […]
“Ignorant” Chief Justice Sereno has to go, he reiterates (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 13, said he was directing his partymates to fast-track the impeachment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and not Congress. The President made the clarification in a speech upon his arrival from his trip to China and Hong Kong at the Davao International Airport. “Who am I to direct the Senate? We are talking of impeachment. We […]
HILTON HEAD, United States (AFP) — Rory Sabbatini battled through the discomfort of a sore back to shoot a seven-under 64 for first-round lead at the RBC Heritage, with world number one Dustin Johnson not far behind. South Africa’s Sabbatini has a two-stroke lead over a group of four Americans at five-under 66, including Matt Kuchar and Billy Horschel, while Johnson fashioned four consecutive birdies at one stage of his opening round for a 69. […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — As Nigeria prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Chibok kidnapping, UNICEF reported on Friday that over 1,000 children have been abducted by jihadists since 2013. “Since 2013, more than 1,000 children have been abducted by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, including 276 girls taken from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in 2014,” said UNICEF in a statement. “These repeated attacks against children in schools are unconscionable,” […]
(Eagle News) — Lawyer Oliver Lozano has passed away, a radio report said. The report over dzbb said Lozano, known for filing multiple impeachment complaints against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, died due to a heart attack early Thursday, April 12. A day before, he was reportedly rushed to the hospital after experiencing weakness in the body. His remains have been cremated and are interred at the Mt. Carmel Shrine Mortuary Chapel in New Manila, Quezon […]
MEXICO (AFP) — Their lips often curve into a tentative smile as they face the camera, but the Central American migrants crossing Mexico toward the United States have little reason to be happy. The migrant caravan’s trek triggered the fury of US President Donald Trump, who demanded the Mexican government stop them and ordered thousands of National Guard troops to reinforce the border. Holding the few things they brought with them on their journey — […]
DHAHRAN, 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 […]
by Alice Ritchie Agence France-Presse UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) — Britain’s government weighed the possibility of military action against Syria on Thursday, agreeing the “need to take action” despite polls showing the public remains wary of military intervention. Prime Minister Theresa May held an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss joining mooted strikes by the US and allies, with ministers agreeing “on the need to take action”, her Downing Street office said in a statement. Her office […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Teachers in the Midwestern US state of Oklahoma called off their historic demonstration at the state Capitol Thursday, with their demands for additional public school funding only partially met. Tens of thousands of teachers, students and other supporters had rallied in Oklahoma City and swarmed the state Capitol building since April 2. The protesters shut down schools across the state and demanded that the Republican-controlled legislature pass funding measures to restore […]
BELGIUM (AFP) — The European Commission on Thursday called on Facebook to “cooperate fully” with investigators into the scandal over the harvesting of personal data of millions of users which were then shared with the British political consultancy, Cambridge Analytica. Facebook has admitted up to 2.7 million people in the EU may have been caught in the scandal. And last week the EU had said that its justice commissioner, Vera Jourova, would hold phone talks […]
