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Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service Guerrero’s wonder boy, Julio Cesar Sabenorio is the 2018 Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards Movie Child Performer of the Year. “Nagpapasalamat po kami sa Panginoong Diyos dahil ibinigay sa amin ang award na eto,” Sabenorio said while holding back his tears during his acceptance speech. Holding the microphone to deliver his thank you spiel, the young boy was wiping his tears and with a lump in his throat, he […]
by Greg Heakes © Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A defiant LeBron James said Saturday he would continue to speak up about social issues and racism in America despite criticism this week from conservative commentators. The NBA superstar says it is his duty as a parent and role model to use his platform to come to the defense of those that don’t have a voice. “To be an African-American kid and growing up in […]
by Olivier Baube Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-pedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global scandal over the sexual abuse of children by priests. The panel had come under fire from two high-profile members, former sex abuse victims who quit at what they saw as a lack of reform and obstruction at the highest level of the Catholic Church. […]
by Juliette Michel © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Blockchain, the technology behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin, is taking root in a sector far from finance: the world of humanitarian aid. By offering refugees a virtual identity, reassuring donors that their money is being well spent, or rushing funds where they are needed most, aid charities are experimenting with the technology in the hopes that it can improve their work. “We are at the very […]
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Mexico on Friday triggered a tragedy when a minister’s helicopter killed 13 people during a crash-landing on the way to the epicenter. The UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter landed on its side, crushing a van. There were no reported casualties from the quake itself, which damaged buildings. The chopper was carrying Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and […]
Kristoffer Maglunog EBC Arizona Bureau PHOENIX, Arizona (Eagle News) – One of the most popular volleyball tournaments in the U.S., the Festival Fiesta Tournament features 424 girls teams from 10 states and Canada. Girls from ages 12-18 are competing in a two-day tournament at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Photo Credit: Kristoffer Maglunog, EBC Arizona Bureau
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service What do you know? You’re a Navy officer, not a policeman. Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa had this to say to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, who said there was a “pattern” in the conduct of drug operations by the police. Alejano said the killings took place at night, and a cal. 38 is usually retrieved from the suspect. “Congressman Alejano, I’m very sorry to tell you na […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald de la Rosa on Saturday said those who wish to topple President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration and the President himself would have to deal with him first. “I tell you, you want to bring down Duterte administration? Over my dead body, giyera tayo, kung gusto niyo giyera,” Dela Rosa told reporters in an ambush interview with reporters. Dela Rosa was a guest at the […]
(Eagle News)– Solicitor General Jose Calida on Saturday slammed Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, saying she merely made an “excuse” when she blamed the Anti-Money Laundering Council for the anti-graft body’s termination of the probe into Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s allegations against President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Calida, “back in October 2017, the Ombudsman publicly claimed that the documents in their possession are from the AMLC.” “Now, the Ombudsman claims that the termination of the case is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured the Norwegian special envoy to the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), that the Philippine government is still committed to achieving a “just and lasting peace” in the country, especially in Mindanao. The President met with the Norwegian special envoy, Idun Tvedt, during a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City on […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A helicopter carrying the Mexican interior minister and a governor crashed near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake in the country’s south on Friday, killing two people who were on the ground, officials said. Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Alejandro Murat, governor of the state of Oaxaca, were on their way to survey the scene of the destruction left by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake when the accident occurred, the […]
by Nick Reeves © Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu disclosed he had never “fully healed” from the serious injury that almost scuppered his Olympics after clinching the first back-to-back men’s figure skating title in more than six decades on Saturday. The 23-year-old cemented his status as the modern day ‘ice prince’ when overcoming a three-month injury hiatus to add Pyeongchang gold to his Sochi 2014 success and emulate American Dick Button, Olympic […]
