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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets plunged Friday following a sell-off in New York as Donald Trump sparked fresh trade war fears by imposing huge tariffs on Chinese imports and Beijing unveiled its own measures against US goods. The president announced levies on up to $60 billion of imports from China for what he describes as the “theft” of American intellectual property, fuelling speculation that a strong recovery in the world economy could be […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kemba Walker scored 46 points Thursday in leading the Charlotte Hornets to a record-shattering 140-79 romp over visiting Memphis, one of the most lopsided routs in NBA history. The 61-point victory margin was the largest in any NBA game since 1998 and marked only the sixth time in league history a team won by 60 or more points. “It was fun. The crowd was into it. It was good to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate passed a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill in dramatic dark-of-night fashion early Friday, overcoming hurdles that threatened to send the government into its third shutdown of 2018. Lawmakers stared down a self-imposed deadline of midnight Friday, when federal funding was set to expire, and passed the mammoth package by a vote of 65-32, with hours to spare. It now goes to the White House to be signed […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The accused in Horacio Castillo III’s death are now in National Bureau of Investigation custody following the issuance of an arrest warrant against them. NBI deputy director Ferdinand Lavin confirmed that all 10 ordered arrested by Manila Branch 40 Judge Alfredo Ampuan Jr. on Thursday were “picked up” from one place and brought to the NBI on Friday, around 11 a.m. Mhin Wei Chan, Jose Miguel Salamat, John Robin G. […]
(Eagle News) — The tourism, environment and interior departments have decided to recommend a 6-month closure of Boracay starting April 26. In a radio interview, Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III said they would submit the recommendation—reached at after a meeting among the departments’ officials on Thursday night—to President Rodrigo Duterte. “Ang desisyon sa date, ang rekomendasyon kasi ang huling may ‘say’ ay si Presidente,” he said. He said airlines and tour operators have promised […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa lahat ng local government units (LGUs) sa bansa at sa publiko na makiisa sa isasagawang Earth Hour 2018. Ang Earth Hour ay isasagawa sa Sabado, Marso 24 mula 8:30 ng gabi hanggang 9:30 ng gabi. Ayon kay DILG Officer in Charge Eduardo Año, bilang mga lider sa kani-kanilang komunidad ay kinakailangan nilang ipakita sa kanilang mga nasasakupan ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Asahan na ang mas mahabang araw at maigsing gabi dahil sa vernal equinox. Ito ay kilala rin sa tawag na spring equinox, kung saan direktang naka-tutok ang araw sa equator at halos pantay lang ang haba ng araw at gabi. Nagsimula ang vernal equinox nitong Miyerkules, Marso 21 , na siyang simula ng spring sa northern hemisphere at autumn sa southern hemisphere. Samantala sa lagay ng ating panahon, lumakas […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) said Filipino consumers now have a combined “P10 billion monthly cash bonanza” following the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. According to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the amount represents additional purchasing power that will further stimulate the country’s economy, which is now among the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia. “Our estimate is P10 billion a month in the reduction in collections from the […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa inspected bus terminals on Friday morning, March 23, in preparation for the surge of passengers who will travel to the provinces for the long vacation next week. The PNP chief said that there will also be physical check-up of in the various terminals, and that security will be tightened even for those entering malls and churches. “Magkakaroon rin ng intelligence operations […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case filed against former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general Augusto Syjuco Jr. over the alleged anomalous purchase of farm inputs in 2004. In a 12-page resolution issued on March 16, the First Division said it was “constrained, much to its regret” to grant Syjuco’s motion to dismiss the case, which “dragged close to 12 years, and not just three years and nine […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Babayaran ng Dimple Star Transport ang funeral expenses ng labing siyam (19) na pasaherong namatay matapos maaksidente ang isa nitong bus sa Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. Inabisuhan na ng bus company ang funeral home kung saan dinala ang labi ng mga biktima na sila ang sasagot sa gastos sa mga biktima. Tatanggap din ang mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng burial assistance mula sa lokal na pamahalaan. Inaayos na rin ang […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa admonished two Quezon City policemen after he found garbage piled in front of their station on Friday. Dela Rosa’s convoy stopped in front of Station 10 as he made his way back to Camp Crame from his surprise rounds in bus terminals in time for the long holiday. “Everytime na dumadaan ako dito nakikita ko marumi..Visible pa naman sa Edsa,” he said, […]
