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(Eagle News) – Members of the media were shown the design of the robe or “toga” which the senators will wear in the expected impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno where they will serve as judges. Based on the design approved by Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, the toga will be black and the clothing material will be wool. It will have no zipper, but will have strings and a […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Lumusot na sa makapangyarihang Commission on Appointments ang promosyon ng siyam na reserve senior military officers ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na kinabibilangan ng mga senador at mga kongresista. Mula sa ranggong Lt. Colonel, napromote bilang mga full-fledged Colonel sina senador Loren Legarda, senador Manny Pacquiao, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Farinas, Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, Cavite Rep. Roy Loyola […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday it was “too early to be optimistic” about the North’s offer to discuss denuclearisation with the United States. “We are only at the starting line,” Moon told political party leaders after his envoys revealed Kim Jong Un’s offer following their return from a historic trip to Pyongyang. © Agence France-Presse
https://youtu.be/8bxT3v5shQY (Eagle News) – The leadership of the House of Representatives said that they can only begin to take up the matter of the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno after Congress returns from the scheduled break on May 14. Both House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Farinas said that Congress would soon be going on a break and that the Supreme Court might be […]
Ni Renand Pastor Eagle News Correspondent SAN ANDRES, Romblon (Eagle News) – Pinagtataga ng isang ama hanggang sa mamatay ang sariling asawa at mga anak nito sa Brgy. Calunacon, San Andres, Romblon umaga ng Martes, Marso 6. Sa imbestigasyon ng pulisya, nagawa aniya ng suspek ang nasabing krimen dahil sa kalasingan nito. Kinilala ng pulisya ang mga biktima na sina Erwin James Falceso, 5 taong gulang, Emilyn Falceso, 9 na taong gulang at ang asawa […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States formally concluded Tuesday that North Korea ordered the murder of a half-brother and potential rival to ruler Kim Jong-Un with the banned VX nerve agent. “This public display of contempt for universal norms against chemical weapons use further demonstrates the reckless nature of North Korea and underscores that we cannot afford to tolerate a North Korean WMD program of any kind,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. […]
by Hasan Mohammed Agence France Presse DOUMA, Syria (AFP) — Heavy air strikes and clashes shook the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta ahead of an urgent UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on the escalating violence. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 805 civilians — including at least 178 children — have been killed since Russia-backed regime forces launched an assault on the besieged enclave outside Damascus on February 18. Russia suffered its own […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s central bank chief Wednesday slammed Donald Trump’s decision to levy steel tariffs as “bad policy” and warned of “a very big shock” to the global economy if it sparks retaliation. The US president plans to impose a 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminium in a move that has raised fears of a trade war. It led to the White House’s top economic advisor, Gary Cohn, […]
(Eagle News)– Kuwait has “informally accepted” the provisions aimed at protecting Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle Eastern country. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said a Kuwaiti official was slated to come to the Philippines in order to finalize the Memorandum of Understanding containing the additional provisions. According to Bello, the additional provisions would address OFW issues involving their passports. “Kaya meron ding provision na kapag inilipat sa isang […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets and the dollar were jolted Wednesday as news that Donald Trump’s top economics advisor had resigned revived trade war fears, though the losses were tempered by North Korea’s offer of denuclearisation talks. Investors, already on edge over expected US interest rate hikes, have been rattled further since the US president last week unveiled controversial tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of his “America First” agenda. Equities […]
(Eagle News) — Plano ng Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) sa ilalim ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na maglagay ng air quality monitoring station sa Boracay Island sa susunod na taon. Ayon sa EMB, ito ay upang mapaigting ang ginagawang hakbang ng gobyerno para malinis at matigil na ang pagkasira ng kalikasan sa kilalang tourist destination sa bansa. Maayos pa naman anila ang kalidad ng hangin sa Boracay Island dahil kakaunti pa lamang […]
Around P2 million worth of property damaged By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service One person was hurt and around P2 million worth of property was damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Quezon City on Tuesday night. The fire struck the two-storey house owned by Felipe Tabon in Barangay Botocan around 6 p.m. It quickly spread to adjacent houses made of light materials, and reached the Task Force Bravo in almost […]
