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by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – The EU on Monday said Europe would not waver against trade “bullies” as a row with US President Donald Trump over controversial steel and aluminium tariffs deepened. The jab from Brussels came after the US tycoon singled out Europe in the surging trade dispute, threatening to tax German cars if the European Union doesn’t lower barriers to US products. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said that in some places, […]
by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined – A compromise aimed at saving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced Monday as speculation built over whether the premier wants early elections to bolster his standing ahead of a potential indictment for bribery. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman also provided the government with some breathing space by announcing he did not intend to quit for now — even though he opposes the legislation upon which the compromise deal is […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar is building security installations on top of razed Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled northern Rakhine state to Bangladesh since Myanmar launched a brutal crackdown on insurgents six months ago that the US and UN have called ethnic cleansing. Myanmar rejects that term, saying it was responding to attacks by the Arakan Rohingya […]
Esto fue después de que hallasen el cadáver del pequeño en el maletero de su coche Egie Asis Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Agentes de la Guardia Civil han detenido a la pareja del padre del niño de ocho años que desapareció el mes pasado en Níjar, Almería. Esto fue después de que hallasen en el maletero del coche de Ana Julia Quezada el cadáver de Gabriel Cruz, al que buscaban desde que desapareció de la casa de […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero said on Monday that he would recommend the lifting of the warrant of arrest against former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista if he complied with one of two conditions. “..Either mag-submit siya ng bank waiver or mag-submit ng detalyadong affidavit na sinasagot ang mga tanong laban sa kanya,” Escudero, chairman of the Senate banks, financial institutions and currencies committee, said he told Bautista’s lawyer, Anacleto Diaz. He said Diaz went […]
Says UN rapporteurs should be “impartial, neutral, willing to investigate,” though (Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday said it would still welcome a United Nations inquiry into the government’s war on drugs despite a pronouncement of the UN human rights chief against President Rodrigo Duterte. Roque said, however, that the UN special rapporteurs who, if ever, will look into the same should be “impartial, neutral, and willing to investigate rather than (already have) conclusions and […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon said that it is possible that the Senate would no longer proceed with the impeachment trial of controversial Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. This is if the tribunal decides to take on the quo warranto case against her. “In my view, it is entirely possible that the impeachment court becomes academic, because if the Supreme Court takes the position that they can entertain the quo […]
Ban applies to relatives within the first and second degrees of consanguinity and affinity, body says (Eagle News) — The Consultative Commission on Monday ruled that an incumbent government official’s relatives should be banned from succeeding him or her regardless of position. The body tasked to look into the 1987 Constitution said that relatives within the first and second degrees of consanguinity and affinity could not assume said position of the incumbent from the barangay up to the […]
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Nasa pitong kabahayan ang nasunog sa Purok Sweetrose, Barangay Dumagoc, Pagadian City nitong Lunes, Marso 12. Tinatayang aabot sa P270,000 ang halaga ng mga nasirang ari-arian sa nangyaring sunog. Kabilang sa mga nasunog ang pitong bahay na pag-aari nina Bedala Cosgapa, Noel Aranas, Isabelo Belen, Rey Belen, Teresita Belen, Fernando Belen at Benjarmi Belen. Ayon kay City Fire Marshall Edgar Quitoy, nagsimula ang apoy sa tahanan ni […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque dismissed rumors of an alleged coup d’etat against the leadership of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Roque also said that he had spoken with his close friends at the House of Representatives and that there was no truth to the alleged coup d’etat. House Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro for his part dismissed the rumors and described it as “kuwentong barbero.” He also said that the rumors […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile volunteered to be part of the prosecution team in the expected impeachment trial against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “He volunteered and he told us that he is very much willing to share his institutional memory in the prosecution of [Sereno],” said Umali. House Committee on Justice Chairman Reynaldo Umali said that Enrile wanted to share his knowledge about the prosecution process. “There are […]
Under proposal, barangay polls to be held on Oct. 8 instead (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives suffrage and electoral reforms committee has approved the proposal to defer the May 14 barangay elections to October 8. The committee led by CIBAC Rep. Sherwin Tugna voted 14-2 to approve the deferment, and voted 17-0 to approve the new date. Tugna admitted, however, that the Senate would have to approve a similar proposal for the elections not […]
