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The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday said it would look into the possible liability of Interior Undersecretary Martin Diño, who was photographed wearing the uniform of the PCG Auxiliary despite him not being a member of such. PCG Spokesperson Capt. Armand Balilo said the Manila Yacht Club Auxiliary where Diño was photographed supposedly taking his oath was not accredited by the PCG in the first place. As such, he said Diño could be violating the law when he […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Australia Special Summit in Sydney from March 17 to 18. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said to attend the summit in place of the President was Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. According to Roque, the decision was made because there were “developments at home” that required President Duterte’s attention. For instance, he said the President would make an appearance before the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The sub-leader of the Maute group arrested in Manila over the weekend had no plans of wreaking havoc in the country’s capital in the first place, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday. According to Dela Rosa, Abdul Nasser Lomondot had actually gone to the country’s capital to elude government security forces who were after him in Mindanao. Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Victor Oladipo scored 33 points and Bojan Bogdanovic tallied 20 as the Indiana Pacers moved up the crowded Eastern Conference standings with a 98-95 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Pacers won despite nearly blowing a 17 point lead but they held on and the victory allowed them to jump over the Wizards by a half-game in the NBA standings. “We’re going to have to grind it […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Retired basketball superstar Kobe Bryant — once the toast of Los Angeles for the Lakers — is now a Hollywood A-lister with an Oscar. Yes, you read that correctly. Nearly two years after leaving the NBA, the 39-year-old Bryant won the Academy Award for best animated short on Sunday for “Dear Basketball,” a collaboration with artist Glen Keane and legendary composer John Williams. “Thank you, Academy, for this amazing honor. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets turned negative again on Monday as the fallout from Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs continues to feed concerns of a global trade war. Equities went into a tailspin last week after the tycoon unveiled his plans for the controversial levies, and while US investors ended Friday on a slightly positive note, there is still the prospect of more volatility to come. Trump ramped up his rhetoric at […]
by Reinnier Kaze Agence France-Presse DOUALA, Cameron (AFP) — Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first “made in Cameroon” drone at his sixth-floor workshop in downtown Douala, minutes from the economic capital’s Atlantic seafront. The 25-year-old, known as a high-flyer after being named one of Forbes’ most promising young Africans under 30, is enthusing about his new unmanned aerial drones and keen to promote his company and Africa as a place […]
SIRAWAI, Zamboanga Del Norte (Eagle News) — Limang kalalakihan ang naiulat na nawawala at pinangangambahang dinukot sa bulubunduking bahagi ng Sirawai, Zamboanga Del Norte. Ayon kay Sr. Supt. Raul Tacaca, pinuno ng Zamboanga Del Norte Police Provincial Office, kinilala ng kanilang mga kaanak ang mga nawawala na sina Jojo Mantangan, Roger Jongan, Reymon Furesima, Jemar Maglangit at Mario Ungok, pawang mga reisdente ng Barangay San Vicente. Umakyat umano ng kabundukan ang lima noong Sabado, March […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General on Monday, March 5, filed a quo warranto position against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno before the high court itself, saying she was ineligible to hold the position in the first place. This was after the recent discovery that she had failed to file the required Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth or SALN. She actually was required to file more of […]
by Joanna Chiu and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s rubber-stamp parliament kicked off its most significant meeting in a generation on Monday, preparing to offer Xi Jinping a lifetime mandate to mold the Asian giant into a global superpower. Thousands of Chinese legislators gathered in the imposing Great Hall of the People in a session that will make Xi the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, concentrating the growing might […]
NEW YORK (Eagle News) – The Michigan Wolverines have a “New York State of Mind,” as blue and gold lit up the Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-66, to capture their second consecutive Big Ten Conference title Sunday afternoon. The Wolverines fans packed the Garden and gave their support to the team which displayed confidence and swagger throughout the game. Michigan, who extended their winning streak to nine games, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water. The recovery effort has been slow as aid workers grapple with blocked roads and power outages to reach cut-off villages after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on February 26 in the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior. Terrified locals in the […]
