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Hundreds of children were among the injured and dead in the ongoing air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta in Syria where the civilian death toll from seven days of bombing rose to more than 500. With support from Russia, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but the measure did not specify when the truce would go […]
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States is seeking to have the United Nations ban 33 vessels from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping businesses for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions. The US request to a UN sanctions committee, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, came as President Donald Trump announced Friday the “heaviest sanctions ever” on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile […]
TEMPE, AZ (Eagle News) — Hamilton the Musical makes a stop at the ASU Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ. Hamilton tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States of America. He was the one of the signers of the US Constitution, and was America’s first Secretary of Treasury. Written by Lin Manuel-Miranda, Hamilton was originally playing only in New York City. However, the popularity of the show has expanded by […]
by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A blacklisted North Korean general arrived in the South on Sunday for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, which will also be attended by US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka. The visit by Kim Yong Chol, who led an eight-member high-level delegation that crossed the Demilitarized Zone in the morning, is the final piece of the Games-led diplomacy that has dominated headlines from Pyeongchang. The […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte hopes the 32nd anniversary of the February 25 “People Power Revolution” would be an occasion to “foster unity and solidarity” as he instructed officials to allow and respect even rallies staged by the opposition and critical groups. The President, however, did not attend the People Power commemorative rites held at the People Power Monument in EDSA, Quezon City. The Palace said Duterte was in his home province in Davao […]
(Eagle News)– Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and her husband Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin Jr. have filed separate libel complaints against former Health secretary Paulyn Ubial. The complaints were filed in connection with Ubial’s statements to the media that linked the couple to the Dengvaxia mess. Garin’s complaint was filed before the Iloilo Prosecutors Office on Friday, while her husband’s was filed on Jan. 28. In a Senate panel hearing on the controversy, Ubial had […]
by Carole LANDRY / with Hasan Mohamed in Douma, Syria Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, as new air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta took the civilian death toll from seven days of bombing to more than 500. With support from Russia, the Security Council adopted a resolution on the ceasefire to allow for humanitarian […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Air strikes and artillery fire on the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta have killed 500 civilians in seven days, 121 of them children, a monitor said on Saturday. Deadly new strikes hit the enclave as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a ceasefire resolution, while more bodies were recovered from the rubble from previous raids, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Few of Eastern Ghouta’s nearly […]
Seen here are some of the photos taken by Malacanang when President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of the slain overseas Filipina worker (OFW) Joanna Demafelis on February 22, where he personally condoled with the parents of the murdered Filipina. He gave them at least half a million pesos in financial assistance, and assured them that justice will be served as soon as those responsible for the abuse and killing of Joanna will be […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque greeted Senator Leila de Lima a “happy anniversary” as she marks her first year in detention in Camp Crame. In a statement, Roque said the senator’s “incarceration shows that the criminal justice system in the Philippines is alive, effective and working.” “Senator De Lima has been detained because of drug charges. She is the mother of all drug lords by allowing the illegal drug trade to proliferate inside the National Bilibid Prison […]
(Eagle News)– Former President Benigno Aquino III and several others trooped to Camp Crame on Saturday to mark Senator Leila de Lima’s first anniversary in detention. Apart from Aquino, Senator Franklin Drilon and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas visited De Lima, who is detained on drug-related charges in connection with her alleged role in the drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison when she was justice secretary. On Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque greeted De Lima […]
(Eagle News)– Members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan tagged in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narco-list will not be tolerated. PDP-Laban President and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III issued the statement following reports several new members of the party have been included in the list. “As the President and our chairman said, if you are unfairly linked to the drug trade, you will be given the chance to clear your name. However, no help will […]
