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I “stand ready to work with you” to “carry forward sustained” ties, Xi tells Philippine chief executive (Eagle News) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended his greetings to President Rodrigo Duterte, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday on March 28. In his letter, Xi also emphasized what he said was the “turnaround” in China-Philippines relations. “Our bilateral relations have enjoyed ongoing betterment and improvement and reaped productive outcomes, which brought tangible benefits to […]
(Eagle News) — The number-coding scheme will be lifted on Wednesday, March 28. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the suspension will be effective starting 10 a.m. The MMDA made the announcement after it said the number-coding scheme for city and provincial buses was suspended on Wednesday, March 28; and Monday, April 2. Motorists are expected to go on vacation during the long holiday break.
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has released over P13 million as reward money to its deserving operating units and private informants. The PDEA Special Enforcement Service, PDEA Intelligence and Investigation Service, PDEA Region 3, PDEA Region 12 and PDEA National Capital Region received over P6 million for their successful anti-drug operations. The PDEA SES received the biggest reward of P3.5 million for its discovery and dismantling of a shabu […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said on Tuesday it would release information on rumors that Kim Jong Un or another high-level North Korean official paid a visit to Beijing “in due course.” Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing she had “no information for the moment. Information will be published in due course.” © Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A train thought to be carrying a senior North Korean official left Beijing station Tuesday, Japan’s Kyodo News reported, with speculation rife that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un was making a surprise visit. It was not clear if Kim was aboard, Kyodo added, after the reported arrival Monday from Pyongyang of a special train met in Beijing by an honor guard. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — As in previous years, President Rodrigo Duterte will celebrate his 73rd birthday on Wednesday in his home in Davao. In a statement on Tuesday, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the chief executive would spend time with his family. “He has never been known to throw lavish birthday parties even when he was mayor of Davao City,” Go said. He said “prayers from his well-wishers during his birthday would surely […]
Calida says “it appears she fabricated her 2006 SALN” for her Associate Justice post application in 2010, among others (Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday accused Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno of deliberately misleading the Judicial and Bar Council with a “litany of falsehoods,” including her alleged fabrication of a Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth during her application for Associate Justice in 2010. In a statement, Calida said that “when Sereno resigned […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the mall fire that killed at least 64 people in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on “criminal negligence” as he visited the site two days after the tragedy. At least 64 people, many of them children, died when a blaze raged through the busy shopping center in the industrial city on Sunday, one of the deadliest fires recorded in Russia over the past century. Putin […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities will investigate claims drug lords were using some human rights groups to discredit the government’s war on drugs. “This has been a recent finding. So we will coordinate with our counterparts from (the Philippine National Police), (National Bureau of Investigation) and all other agencies including intelligence agencies kung kailangan,” Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director Derrick Carreon said in a press conference in Malacanang on Tuesday. According to Carreon, “any damage to […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, will start the manual recount of ballots from the three pilot provinces covered by the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, April 2. The PET made this announcement as they gave the media a tour on Tuesday of the SC Court of Appeals gymnasium, where the recount of 5418 ballots from […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A wave of optimism flowed across Asian markets on Tuesday, tracking a surge on Wall Street, as fears of a US-China trade war receded. Speculation that Kim Jong Un was on a surprise, secret visit to Beijing also lifted spirits — and the South Korean won — as the North Korean leader prepares for possible nuclear talks with Donald Trump. The gains on all markets chipped away at the sharp […]
(Eagle News) – A member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was killed, and another was wounded after they were shot at in Albay on Monday. The lone fatality was identified as Arnilo Secretario, 40. Secretario was riding a motorcycle being driven by Jonasis Bonit and was on his way to a road-widening project in Nabua, Camarines Sur when the attack in Barangay Centro Occidental, Polangui took place. Police are still investigating the incident.
