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HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The US delivered six patrol boats and equipment worth a combined $20 million to Vietnam, the US embassy in Hanoi said Thursday, as the former foes boost ties amid continuing tensions in the South China Sea. Hanoi and Washington have improved defense links in recent years as they seek to counter Beijing’s growing might in the disputed and resource-rich waterway. The US Coast Guard gave its Vietnamese counterpart six fast-response Metal […]
(Eagle News) — The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has started its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites that were either ordered suspended or shut down last year by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary Gina Lopez. The MICC said it had already started on-site visits to these locations this March. Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin, who represented the Department of Finance (DOF) at the MICC […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A hunt was underway Thursday for a man who tried to ram his car into soldiers jogging near their barracks in southeast France, without causing any injuries, the army said. The man first threatened a group of soldiers who were out jogging at around 8am in Varces-Allieres-et-Risset, near Grenoble, and later tried to run down another group of soldiers returning from a jog, army spokesman Colonel Benoit Brulon told AFP. […]
by Cyril Julien Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A federal court in the US state of Maryland on Wednesday ruled a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of receiving illegal foreign payments via his sprawling business empire can move forward. But while Judge Peter Messitte rejected the motion to dismiss the suit, he limited its scope to the nation’s capital. The lawsuit — which was brought by Washington and Maryland — alleged that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Police said Wednesday they are investigating an alleged road rage attack on Corey Feldman, after the former child star reported being confronted and stabbed — although he was uninjured. The 46-year-old actor and musician — who appeared in cult 1980s movies including “Gremlins,” “The Goonies” and “The Lost Boys” — was given a check-up at hospital but no wound was found. “I’m in the hospital! I was attacked 2nite! […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell faces a nervous wait after a hearing to determine if he will stand trial on historical sexual offence charges adjourned Thursday. After four weeks of witness statements, and cross-examinations by Pell’s lawyers, magistrate Belinda Wallington retired to decide if there is sufficient evidence for the case to go to trial. A decision is expected some time in April. The 76-year-old, who is a […]
(AFP) — Millions of pieces of man-made debris are currently orbiting the earth. This huge cloud of space junk is suspended between 800 and 2,000 kilometers above us. Since space exploration began in 1957, fragments from more than 5,000 space launches and 290 orbital explosions have been accumulating. Old rockets, satellites, tools lost by astronauts and even flecks of paint pose a serious threat to future space exploration, particularly manned flights and stations. Sensors carried […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the International Parliamentary Union’s act of calling for the immediate release of Senator Leila de Lima “exposes its ignorance on the workings of the justice system in the Philippines..” According to Panelo, in the first place, De Lima was given due process, with a judge issuing a warrant for her arrest after probable cause was found for a drug-related case filed against her. “No one is above the law. […]
(Eagle News) — The National Government’s outstanding debt increased to a record-high of P6.82 trillion as of end of February 2018, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Treasury on Wednesday, March 28. The Bureau of Treasury said that this was higher by 1.4 percent or by P94.57 billion from the end of January level. “Of the total stock, 35.05 percent orP2,390.80 billion were sourced externally while 64.95 percent or P4,429.86 are […]
(Eagle News) –Sa pamamagitan ng paglagda sa isang malaking tarpaulin sa mismong covered court ng Barangay Kabulanan sa bayan ng Sultan Kudarat sa Maguindanao, pinatunayan ng mga Tribong Manobo na hindi na sila susuporta sa mga teroristang New People’s Army (NPA) na gumagala malapit sa kanilang sinasakang bukirin. Ang kanilang ginawang paglagda ay nangangahulugan umanong itotodo na nila kooperasyon sa gobyerno bilang pagsupil sa kilusang pan-terorista sa bansa. Ang higit walumpung katao na nagpakita na […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakadeploy na sa buong bansa ang nasa mahigit na tatlumpung libong police personnel ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Ito ay bilang bahagi pa rin ng ipinatupad ng PNP na Oplan SumVac o Summer Vacation 2018. Ang mga nasabing pulis ay inatasan ni PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa na magbantay sa mahigit na apat na libong police assistance centers, mga lansangan, terminals, pantalan, paliparan, at ibang pang mga strategic location […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binatikos ni Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman sina Foreign Affairs Sec. Alan Peter Cayetano at Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Ayon kay Lagman, iresponsable at walang basehan ang akusasyon ng mga ito na posibleng ginagamit ang mga human rights groups ng mga drug lord para dungisan ang kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra iligal na droga. Sinabi ni lagman na gumagawa lamang ng blanker accusations sina Cayetano at Roque kahit wala namang ebidensya […]
