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Umali: Enrile being considered as adviser to prosecution team in Sereno impeachment trial

(Eagle News)– Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile is being considered as an adviser to the private prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Rep. Reynaldo Umali, panel chair, revealed this during a dzbb interview on Sunday. “Siya naman ay available para tumulong sa prosecution,” Umali said. According to Umali, Enrile’s experience as   presiding judge during the impeachment trial of then-Chief Justice Renato Corona would make him a valuable addition […]

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Duterte renews warning vs politicians involved in illegal drug activities; “Do not feel so invulnerable,” he says

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday renewed his warning against local chief executives who he said were still involved in the illegal drug trade. “Yong mga mayors na sumobra talaga…Huwag kayong magkumpiyansa sa iyang ginagawa ninyo. Do not feel so invulnerable, na pati yong mga pulis ninyo pinapatay ninyo,” Duterte said in a speech during his visit at the Edwin Andrews Air Base (EAAB) Grandstand in Sta. Maria, Zamboanga City. According to President […]

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Lagman urges SC justices to junk quo warranto petition vs Sereno

(Eagle News)–Opposition lawmaker Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Saturday urged justices of the Supreme Court to junk the quo warranto petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “The eventual dismissal by the Supreme Court of the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida to oust (her) would be an opportunity for concerned justices to show that they are fair, judicious and protective of the Constitution,” Lagman said in a statement. In urging […]

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Hong Kong goes to polls in crunch vote for democrats

by Elaine Yu © Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp will try to claw back lost seats as polls opened early Sunday in controversial by-elections that have exposed the heart of the city’s political divide. The vote comes as China signals a harder line against any challenges to its sovereignty, with high-profile young candidate Agnes Chow barred from standing because her party promotes self-determination for the semi-autonomous city. Beijing has become […]

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Golf: Woods one back as Conners keeps Valspar lead

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods had the crowd roaring, but rookie Corey Conners held his nerve to stay one stroke ahead of the former world number one after three rounds of the Valspar Championship. Woods, playing his fourth US PGA Tour event since returning in January from spinal fusion surgery last April, fired a four-under par 67 that left him tied for second on eight-under 205 alongside former US Open champion Justin Rose of […]

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Bannon tells French far-right: ‘history is on our side’

by Anne Renaut © Agence France-Presse LILLE, France (AFP) — Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon told the French far right on Saturday that “history is on our side” as he addressed the party conference of a National Front that is seeking to bounce back from crushing electoral setbacks. “The tide of history is with us and it will compel us to victory after victory, after victory,” Bannon, once a powerful figure in the Trump administration […]

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President Duterte: Obey the Commander-in-Chief

Says for his part he only wants what is best for PHL (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday urged Filipinos to obey the Commander-in-Chief elected by the people. “Because in this country, we are a democracy. Ang sabi ng Constitution, ang sabi ng flag, we have the sovereignty as a people…So maski na ang napili mo son of  a b*t** na Presidente, eh kung ‘yun ang pinili ng tao, wala tayong magawa,” Duterte said in […]

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Tennis: Venus Williams reaches third round at Indian Wells

  INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) — Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Indian Wells hardcourt tournament on Saturday. The 37-year-old American moves on to the third round where she will face either her younger sister Serena or Dutch player Kiki Bertens, who are scheduled to follow Venus on the centre court Stadium. Venus Williams reached last year’s Wimbledon final where she lost in […]

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Trump presses EU on trade barriers in tit-for-tat

by Alex Pigman Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump renewed his demand Saturday that the European Union halts its trade barriers to US products in order to spare his allies new steel and aluminum tariffs. The American president made his comments after crunch talks in Brussels between EU negotiators and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in an effort to defuse a bitter row that many fear could turn into an all-out trade […]

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Angry Lille fans invade pitch, try to attack players

LILLE, France (AFP) — Angry Lille supporters invaded the pitch and tried to attack players at the end of their struggling side’s 1-1 draw with Montpellier in France’s Ligue 1 on Saturday. Some of the fans who swarmed onto the pitch managed to shout insults and even aim kicks at players, including Nicolas Pepe, the Ivory Coast forward whose goal had earned Lille a draw in the game at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The supporters — around […]

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Erdogan vows to press Syria offensive to key Kurdish-held towns

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to expand Turkey’s offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia to key border towns controlled by the group right up to the Iraqi frontier. Turkey launched its operation seeking to oust Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia from the Afrin region of northern Syria on January 20 and Erdogan said Thursday its forces could now enter Afrin town at “any moment”. But Ankara has always threatened […]

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Modi, Macron sign key security deal with an eye on China

by Abhaya Srivastava © Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said defense ties with India had reached a new high after the two nations signed a key security accord for the Indian Ocean to counter China’s growing influence in the region. “Defense cooperation between the two countries now has a new significance,” Macron said as a gushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood by his side. Under the deal, India […]

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