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(Eagle News) — Nasa 54,657 evacuees sa Albay ang bumalik na sa kani-kanilang bahay matapos ibaba ang alert level ng bulkang Mayon. Ipinag-utos ng Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) ang decampment ng mga evacuee na nakatira sa mga bayan ng Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga, Bacacay, Malilipot, Sto. Domingo at mga siyudad ng Ligao, Legazpi at Tabaco. Nilagdaan ang kautusan mismo ni Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara. Nasa 2,665 pamilya o 10,836-katao ang mananatili […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love revealed on Tuesday he has regularly suffered from panic attacks, breaking his silence on the issue in a bid to encourage more players to talk openly about mental health. In an essay on The Players’ Tribune website, Love said he had suffered his first panic attack on November 5, when he was forced to exit early during a defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. That […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates who slips to second place, according to Forbes magazine’s annual billionaires list published Tuesday. US President Donald Trump’s ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition, his wealth now being estimated at $3.1 billion, $400 million less than a year ago. Thanks to a 59-percent […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Critical relief supplies are finally flowing into areas of Papua New Guinea devastated by a strong earthquake, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said, as another 6.7-magnitude tremor rocked the region Wednesday. At least 67 people were killed by the initial quake in the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior on February 26, according to the Red Cross, with 500 injured and 17,000 displaced. Aid has yet to reach isolated parts of the Southern Highlands, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has started distributing the P2,400 per year subsidy to millions of poor families in the country who were affected by the implementation of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program. The unconditional cash transfer (UCT) funds of P200 per month or P2,400 yearly subsidy was first given to 1.8 million households who are already holding cash cards under the UCT or the Pantawid […]
by Joshua Howat BERGER Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico threatened Tuesday to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s planned steel and aluminum tariffs by hitting the most “politically sensitive” US exports with tariffs of its own, the latest signal of a brewing trade war. Speaking a day after Trump shot down Mexican and Canadian proposals that the neighboring nations be granted an exemption from the steep US tariffs, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo […]
by Andrew Beatty, with Jung Hawon in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump Tuesday welcomed North Korea’s breakthrough offer of denuclearization talks as positive — and apparently sincere — saying the standoff over Pyongyang’s weapons drive would not be allowed to “fester.” Seoul earlier announced the two Koreas would hold a historic summit in the Demilitarized Zone next month — and that the North’s leader Kim Jong Un […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s White House was rocked by another high-profile resignation Tuesday, as top economic advisor Gary Cohn quit in protest at the president’s decision to levy global steel tariffs. “It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people,” Cohn said in a terse statement that belied fierce infighting in Trump’s tumultuous White House. Cohn […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has directed the Office of the Solicitor General to study the filing of plunder cases against officials of the previous administration for the MRT-3 mess, even as it sought to put in place short-term solutions, such as the immediate procurement of all needed spare parts for the Metro Rail Transit system. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press briefing, explaining the “three-tiered solution” that was discussed during a […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) – A top Brazilian court Tuesday rejected a bid by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to stave off prison, ruling he can be arrested if his 12 year jail sentence is upheld on appeal. The Superior Court of Justice rejected Lula’s habeas corpus petition in a unanimous ruling that sharply raises the risk of prison on corruption charges and money-laundering for the popular leftist leader. The ruling further complicates the 72-year-old’s bid to run […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) – Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps. BlackBerry is claiming infringement on patents it holds for message encryption and notifications, and is seeking an injunction as well as damages for lost profits, although no figure was given. Facebook and its wholly-owned services Instagram and WhatsApp are named as defendants in the lawsuit. The company said it intends to fight the […]
by Jung Hawon with Andrew Beatty in Washington Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea – North and South Korea will hold a historic summit in the Demilitarized Zone next month after Pyongyang expressed willingness to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees, South Korea’s national security adviser said Tuesday. The North is open to “frank” talks with the United States on denuclearization and would suspend missile and nuclear tests while dialogue was under way, Chung […]
