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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Determinado ang Department of Energy (DOE) na makumpleto ang paglulunsad sa natitirang 2,800 electric tricycles o e-trikes sa Hunyo. Ayon kay Energy Assistant Secretary Bodie Pulido, natukoy na ng DOE ang mga prayoridad na lugar kung saan idedeploy ang mga nasabing natitirang units ng e-trike na nananatili sa mga warehouse. Kabilang aniya sa mga prayoridad na lugar ay ang National Capital Region (NCR), Regions 4A at 4B. Bukod sa mga […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano obligado si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno na dumalo sa ikakasang impeachment trial case laban sa kaniya. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel. Ayon pa sa senador, personal choice nito kung haharap sa kanila ang punong mahistrado. Welcome naman si Chief Justice Sereno kung nais niyang mag-testify sa harap ng impeachment court. Samantala, tumanggi naman si Pimentel na magkomento hinggil sa mga kasong kriminal […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaasa ang Malacañang na magkakaroon na ng linaw ang kaso ni Joanna Demafelis, ang Overseas Filipino Worker na natagpuang patay at nakasilid sa freezer ng tahanan ng kanyang amo sa Kuwait. Sa harap ito ng pagsuko ni Agnes Tuballes na diumano’y recruiter ni Demafelis sa Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na welcome development ang pagsuko ni Tuballes dahil kung nagtago ito ay […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng maharap sa kasong plunder ang airline companies na bigong makapagbalik ng terminal fees sa gobyerno mula sa mga nakanselang flights ng kanilang mga pasahero. Ito ang naging babala ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez sa isinagawang pagdinig ng House Committee on Transportation na dinaluhan ng mga opisyal ng iba’t-ibang airline companies sa bansa. Ayon kay Alvarez, dapat isurrender ang nakolektang terminal fee dahil pera ito ng gobyerno at hindi pwedeng […]
(Eagle News) — A barangay chair was shot dead in Batangas on Thursday. A police report said Mario Sulit of Barangay Hugom was outside his garage when he was shot around 9 p.m. The suspects who were on board a motorcycle fled. Sulit died en route to the hospital. Authorities are still conducting an investigation into the incident.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese car giant Toyota on Friday warned that US steel and aluminum tariffs would harm automakers and “substantially” increase the price of cars sold in America. The firm was reacting after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, key materials for the auto sector. Toyota noted that 90 percent of the steel and aluminum it purchases for its US operations comes […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A new US satellite that offers speedy, high-resolution images of storms and may save lives by making forecasts more accurate blasted off Thursday from a NASA launchpad. “Three, two, one and liftoff!” said a NASA commentator as the Atlas V rocket rumbled into the blue sky at 5:02 pm (2202 GMT) over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Thursday faced fresh speculation about the future of National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster, with officials sending mixed messages about his possible departure. Amid a stream of staff leaving Donald Trump’s White House, NBC reported that the three-star general tasked with running White House security policy will, within months, be headed for the exit as well. “We frequently face rumor and innuendo about senior administration officials,” […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said it was up to Congress to determine whether barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections would be postponed or not. “Sabi ko kay Bong (Go), ‘Sabihin mo sa kanila, Congress, it’s their choice,” Duterte said in a speech in Davao on Wednesday. The President noted, however, that the drug situation in the country remains “very alive and vicious.” “So kung manalo ‘yang mga barangay captains na-backed up ng drug money, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s jobless rate stood at 2.4 percent in January, the lowest in nearly 25 years, official data showed Friday, a major boost for the world’s third-largest economy. The figure — the lowest since April 1993 when the rate hit 2.3 percent — comes as Japan has notched up eight straight quarters of economic growth, the longest positive run since the “bubble” boom days of the late 1980s. Japan’s government and central […]
Closure will facilitate island rehabilitation, Teo says (Eagle News) — Some Cabinet officials are pushing for the total closure of business establishments in Boracay for 60 days. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said she and Eduardo Año had discussed closing down the same from June 1 to July 31 to facilitate the rehabilitation of the island. President Rodrigo Duterte, who has called the island a “cesspool,” has given the two officials and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu six […]
WASHINTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook remains the most popular social network among Americans but faces a growing challenge from Snapchat for young audiences, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center survey showed Facebook holding the dominant platform with 68 percent of Americans using the world’s biggest social network. While Facebook leads the other social networks in all age groups, the gap has narrowed in the key 18-24 segment, where 78 percent use Snapchat […]
