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by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House insisted Tuesday that Donald Trump has the power to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, stoking fears that the president may try to kill an investigation inching ever-closer to the Oval Office. After months of denying Mueller’s removal is under consideration, the change in tone came as Trump reacted furiously to an FBI raid of his private lawyer’s offices on Monday. Special […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Opisyal nang idineklara ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang pagsisimula ng dry season o panahon ng tag-init sa bansa. Ayon sa PAGASA, tapos na ang amihan o ang northeast monsoon kung kaya asahan na ng publiko ang mas mainit pang temperatura sa mga susunod na araw. Paliwanag ni PAGASA Administrator Dr. Vicente Malano, na-obserbahan nila ang pagtaas sa temperatura sa maraming lugar sa bansa. Humina […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagbibitiw na ng minority bloc sa Kamara si National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino. Ito ay matapos maalarma ang mga kongresista sa pahayag ng ahensya na pang-isang araw na lang ang stock ng NFA rice. Ayon kay House Minority leader Danilo Suarez, nakaka-alarma na ang sitwasyon dahil posible itong samantalahin ng mga tiwaling rice traders. “Wala na, hindi na pinatatagal yung ganyang kapalpakan. Voluntarily he should not wait anymore […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na nitong Martes, Abril 10, ang paglilinis sa ilang tourist spots sa Oslob, Cebu. Isinara na rin ng mga otoridad ang sandbar at diving site sa isla ng Sumilon dahil sa mga basurang iniwan ng mga turista nitong long holiday. Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Oslob, pansamantalang isasara ang isla ng Sumilon mula Abril 10 hanggang Abril 16. Kahapon ng umaga ay nagtulung-tulong na nagsagawa ng coastal cleanup […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stock markets across the world sprang higher Tuesday following a conciliatory speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that reassured investors a trade war with the United States could be avoided. Following boosts to stock market indices across Asia and Europe, US benchmarks also shot higher, with the Dow finishing up nearly two percent. Xi pledged to lower tariffs on auto imports this year and take other steps to open […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Retired police officer Wally Sombero has surrendered to the police. Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Sombero’s surrender on Wednesday, April 11, was facilitated by “retired senior officers” who called Albayalde up a day before. On the same day, the Sandiganbayan found probable cause for the plunder case against him, and his co-accused former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles. The cases were in connection with […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse VIENNA, Australia (AFP) — It’s a scientific fact: when living football legends Neymar or Lionel Messi scores a goal, the Earth moves and the ground shakes. Don’t believe it? Ask Jordi Diaz, a researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera in Barcelona. He’s got the hard proof. “We put a seismometer inside a building in Barcelona,” he explained at a geosciences conference in Vienna, where he presented […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Japan’s foreign minister was in South Korea for a rare visit Wednesday, armed with a list of issues Tokyo wants to push onto the agenda of a looming summit between North and South Korea. The first such visit in more than two years comes at a time of frenetic diplomatic activity in Northeast Asia, ahead of the North’s planned summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now in Hong Kong after his trip to Boao, China. The President’s plane landed at the Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday, April 11, at 11:34 p.m. In his pre-departure speech in the Davao International Airport on Monday, April 9, Duterte said he was slated to meet the Filipino community in Hong Kong to report to them what was happening in the country, and to determine their concerns. […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Manchester City’s dream of winning Europe will have to wait again until next year after English rivals Liverpool’s 2-1 away victory at the Etihad Stadium knocked the Premier League leaders out of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Liverpool will now advance to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League via a 5-1 aggregate victory against Manchester City. Manchester City came in to the match confident that they would […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Roma defender Kostas Manolas sent the entire Stadio Olimpico to a delirious frenzy on Tuesday night with a stunning header in the 82nd minute as the Italian club sent Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League with a 3-0 win and advance to Europe’s final four with a 4-4 aggregate victory on away goals. After losing the first leg of the quarterfinals 4-1, Roma was facing extremely tall odds […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the Philippines in November. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the revelation on Tuesday night. According to Roque, the visit will take place after Xi’s participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Papua New Guinea. This will have been Xi’s first visit to the Philippines since his visit in November 2015, when the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit was held under then-President Benigno […]
