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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iminungkahi ni Senadora Grace Poe na magsagawa ng pagdinig sa mabagal na internet sa bansa. Kasunod ito ng inilabas na report ng open signal na kanilang isinagawa noong last quarter ng 2017, kung kailan, nasa ika-85 pwesto ang bansa sa bilis ng 4-G LTE. Sa inihaing resolusyon ni Senador Poe, nais niyang matalakay kung bakit nahuhuli ang bansa pagdating sa bilis ng internet connection sa buong Southeast Asian Region. Nakatakda […]
(Eagle News) — The House justice panel on Thursday found probable cause to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Voting 38-2, Rep. Reynaldo Umali, committee chair, also slated the next hearing to March 14, at 9:30 a.m. During that hearing, the panel is slated to tackle the committee report and the Articles of Impeachment that will be presented to the plenary, Umali said. If the report gets one-third votes of the entire House, the chamber will […]
Cites experience as prosecutor during then-CJ Corona’s impeachment trial to boost his argument (Eagle News) — House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas advised members of the House justice panel to “pick only a few” allegations to be included in the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. To boost his argument, Fariñas recalled how he and 10 other prosecutors in the impeachment of then-Chief Justice Renato Corona were “laughed at” during his trial before the Senate sitting […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The second winter storm in less than a week struck the northeastern United States Wednesday, with around 2,500 flights canceled as the region braced for heavy snow. Around 550 flights arriving and departing from John F Kennedy International Airport — nearly 42 percent of the total scheduled — were canceled by 7:00 pm (2400 GMT), along with 700 flights from New Jersey’s Newark airport and also from La Guardia, […]
by Alice Ritchie Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The Russian former double-agent who collapsed in a British town alongside his daughter was targeted with a nerve agent, while a responding policeman has also been hospitalized, police said Wednesday. “This is being treated as a major incident involving attempted murder by administration of a nerve agent,” Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters. Scientific tests by government experts have identified the specific […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Four-time Grammy winner Lionel Richie cemented his legacy in Hollywood Wednesday, plunging his feet and hands into a wet paving slab at the forecourt of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. The 68-year-old R&B singer, a former frontman for Motown legends The Commodores, has sold more than 100 million records over a career spanning six decades. “This is almost beyond the childhood dream,” Richie told […]
Three others arrested in entrapment operation launched based on complaint made via 8888 hotline (Eagle News) — The chief of Iligan’s Highway Patrol Team was arrested for extortion in an entrapment operation on Wednesday. Apart from Senior Inspector Rolando Rigat, SP02 Crisanto Bernardo and two civilian auxiliaries identified as Mac Harvey Abad and Sidney Cañete were nabbed at 6:15 p.m., during the operation launched by joint elements of the Counter-Intelligence Task Force and the ICHPT. The […]
(Eagle News) — Former Defense Secretary Fortunato Abat died on Wednesday at the age of 92. His granddaughter, Patricia, confirmed his death in a Facebook post. “I love you SO much, Lolo. Rest well. It was an honor and a privilege to see you fight your biggest battle,” Patricia said. Abat is survived by his wife, Corazon, and his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His wake will be held in Loyola Commonwealth. His remains will be interred […]
(Eagle News) — The Consultative Committee tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution will include “strong, self-executing provisions to regulate dynasties” in its proposed charter. The con-com said on Wednesday, March 7, that the decision was made after results of a study led by former Chief Justice Reynato Puno and former Buget Secretary Salvador Enriquez Jr. showed that at least 295 political families have power in various regions, with Metro Manila having the […]
(Eagle News) — The University of the Philippines’ Shopping Center caught fire on Thursday. Pictures online showed flames engulfing the structure inside the UP Diliman campus. A second alarm has been hoisted as of past 7 a.m. It was downgraded to a first alarm at 8:38 a.m., the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said in its tweet. UP Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr. said in a tweet that the fire was “very bad,” […]
(Eagle News) — Forget about political colors. This was the message of President Rodrigo Duterte to residents in Tarlac, a supposed bailiwick of the Aquinos, on Wednesday. “If the Ilocanos would like to have a hero in the name of Ferdinand Marcos, give it to them,” he said, justifying his decision to allow the burial of the former president in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The burial–which was done months after Duterte assumed the presidency […]
(Eagle News) — The warship that was procured under the Philippine Navy’s controversial frigate acquisition project will be delivered in 2020. This was the revelation of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on the sidelines of a hearing by the House Committee on National Defense and Security on the deal. “So it is continuing now…. Medyo made-delay lang ng six months, but it will be delivered,” he told reporters. During the hearing, Lorenzana noted that the […]
