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TAMPA, United States (AFP) — SpaceX blasted off a load of supplies Monday for the International Space Station aboard a rocket and a cargo ship that has both flown before, marking the second such flight for the California-based company. “Falcon 9 is on its way,” a SpaceX commentator said as the white rocket surged skyward over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 4:30 pm (2030 GMT). SpaceX’s Jessica Jensen, director of Dragon mission management, said the booster […]
Ni Jun Cronico Eagle News Correspondent ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Napipinto na umano na tuluyan nang mapabagsak ang teroristang grupo na Abu Sayyaf, ito ang binitiwang pahayag ni Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ng Department of National Defense (DND). Ito ay matapos matanggap ang balitang sumuko na sa militar ang notorious at ang isa sa top 2 ASG leader na si Nurhassan Jamiri sa Basilan kasama ang 13 tauhan nito. Kalakip nilang isinuko ang 10 high-powered […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour. China claims most of the disputed sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas reserves and is highly strategic for trade and defence. Beijing has built up artificial islands capable of hosting military installations in recent […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Seven people and over 800 others were arrested in the anti-drug operations conducted by the Philippine National Police during the recent four-day break. The information was announced by Philippine National Police Chief Dir. General Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa in a press briefing on Monday, April 2. According to reports, four of the seven people killed were from Region 3, and one each from Region 4-A, Region 12, and the Autonomous […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he will oppose any recommendation for the partial lifting of the deployment ban on Filipino workers to Kuwait. He issued the statement after a court in Kuwait sentenced to death by hanging the Lebanese man and his Syrian wife who were responsible for the killing of overseas Filipina worker Joanna Demafelis. “We’re thankful that justice has been served for Joanna. Our task now is to […]
(Eagle News) – Nasa kabuuang dalawampu’t limang (25) katao ang nasawi habang limampu’t anim (56) naman ang sugatan sa nangyaring vehicular accident at insidente ng pagkalunod sa nakalipas na long holiday. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), labing apat na insidente ng pagkalunod ang naitala sa Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa at Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR). Habang nasa labing dalawang vehicular accidents naman sa Ilocos, Calabarzon at CAR. Batay sa report, karamihan sa […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday, April 2, welcomed the start of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET)’s vote recount for the electoral protest of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., development to settle the issue. “Palace welcomes the recount para ma-settle na ‘yang long-festering dispute na ‘yan,” said Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra in a press briefing. “Other than that this is a judicial matter, this is before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) already […]
(Eagle News)—-The Supreme Court has re-affirmed Janet Lim Napoles should not be granted bail. In a six-page resolution promulgated on Feb. 6, the SC said Napoles’ argument she should be given temporary liberty like former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was “unmeritorious.” The Feb. 6 resolution stems from Napoles’ December 20 appeal of the High Court’s decision upholding the Sandiganbayan’s denial of her bail. In her December 20 appeal, Napoles noted the SC reversed the Sandiganbayan’s […]
(Eagle News) – The Metro Rail Transit raised the number of operational trains today to 15 after its annual maintenance this weekend, and hopes it can further increase this to 20 eventually. As of 2:10 on Monday, April 2, 2018, the MRT reported that it had 15 operational and running trains. The last time that the MRT-3 was able to field 15 running trains was on January 5 this year. “This will partially address […]
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — At least 18 people were killed and 84 wounded when Boko Haram jihadists clashed with Nigerian soldiers near the northeastern city of Maiduguri overnight, the emergency services agency said on Monday, April 2. “So far we have recovered 18 dead bodies from the two villages Bale Shuwa and Bale Kura,” on the outskirts of Maiduguri, said the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). “The victims were killed while trying to escape the fight […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday said that all those responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis should be punished. Poe made the statement a day after a Kuwait court sentenced to death by hanging a couple who employed the Overseas Filipino Worker before she was found in a freezer in February. “Swift and sure justice is what (Demafelis) deserve(s),” Poe said. She said the agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines to ensure […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it was acquiring full ownership of leading food-delivery firm Ele.me in a deal that values the Shanghai-based start-up at $9.5 billion. The deal is the latest salvo in the intensifying turf battle between tech heavyweights Alibaba and Tencent in the fast-growing Chinese markets for online food ordering and digital payments. Alibaba and its financial arm Ant already owned 43 percent of the app-based Ele.me and said […]
