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by Jung Ha-won Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of its armed forces, putting its intercontinental ballistic missiles on a show just a day before the Winter Olympics open in the South. The nuclear-armed North is on an Olympics-linked charm offensive — sending a troupe of performers, hundreds of female cheerleaders, and the sister of leader Kim Jong Un to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Korean Embassy donated P10 million to the Philippine Red Cross for the victims of the Mayon volcano eruption in Albay. The donation was received by Philippine Red Cross Chair and CEO Senator Richard Gordon from Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-man, Minister Kyun Jongho and Chief Economist Mabellene Reynaldo. “On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Korea, I would like to express my sympathies to all […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inimbitahan muli ng Kamara si dating pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino na dumalo sa pagdinig ukol sa isyu ng Dengvaxia. Sakaling dumalo sa imbestigasyon ng Kamara, ito na ang ikalawang beses na magbibigay ng testimonya si Aquino matapos dumalo sa pagdinig ng Senado ukol sa kontrobersiya. Sa pagdinig na isinasagawa ng house committees on good government and public accountability and health, sinabi ni Buhay Party-List Rep. Lito Atienza na tanging si […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinilala na ang nawawalang Pilipina matapos yanigin ng magnitude 6.4 na lindol ang kilalang tourist city na Hualien sa Taiwan. Ayon kay Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) chairman at resident representative Lito Banayo, ang nawawalang overseas Filipino worker ay si Melody Albano De Castro na taga-Ilocos. Si De Castro ay nagtratrabaho bilang caretaker sa isang nursing home na nasa loob ng gusaling gumuho noong lumindol. Ipinabatid ni Banayo na […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government should put in place “mitigation measures to cushion the transitory inflationary impact of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law,” according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This was following “recorded increases in the country’s inflation rate” this January 2018 when inflation rose to an “annualized 4 percent” — the highest since the 4.3 percent inflation posted in October 2014. NEDA, on Tuesday, February […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Thursday suggested that smuggled luxury cars be auctioned off to “serious car collectors” abroad rather than be destroyed. In a statement, Pimentel said that unlike cigarettes and drugs, “cars and other manufactured items have economic value, and luxury cars particularly have great value to serious car collectors.” “In the manufacture of these luxury cars, a lot of energy has been expended, which I am sure has contributed […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine Honorary Consul in Maldives Abdulla Salih said that Filipinos in the island-nation remain safe despite the fact that the country declared a state of emergency due to political crisis. According to Salih, the situations in its capital city, Male and in the entire nation remain “business as usual.” Aside from this, the official also said that there’s no curfew being implemented in the island. Salih encouraged Filipinos in […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and lawyer Jude Sabio welcomed on Thursday news the International Criminal Court would conduct an initial probe into allegations against the drug war. “This development should jolt (President Rodrigo) Duterte into realizing that he is not above the law,” Trillanes said in a statement. Trillanes and Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano filed in June a supplemental communication against the chief executive and others before the ICC. The communication was […]
The Embassy of Israel has welcomed what it said was the increase in the number of Filipinos who discovered Israel in 2017. According to the embassy, data from Israel’s Ministry of Tourism showed that around 23,500 Filipinos traveled to the country in 2017. The figure is a 61 percent increase from the 14,600 visitors recorded in 2016. Israel’s Ambassador Effie Ben Matityau expressed optimism that more Filipinos will travel to Israel this year. “Israel is […]
by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) — At an elementary school turned shelter in Taiwan’s Hualien city some survivors of a tower block left teetering by Tuesday’s quake were baffled and angry that such a seemingly solid structure had folded with deadly results. Emergency workers on Thursday were still pulling bodies from the 12-storey Yun Tsui apartment block, which was left tottering at a fifty-degree angle when its lower floors pancaked […]
(Eagle News) — The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. is considering filing a lawsuit against the Bangladesh Central Bank (BB). In a statement, RCBC said this was following claims made by BB that the Philippine bank had a hand in the $81-million cyberheist two years ago. BB also recently said it would file a lawsuit against RCBC over the incident. “RCBC has had it..,We will not allow them to continue to malign RCBC,” RCBC said. According to […]
Lopez also charged with plunder for alleged preferential treatment given to Korean company (Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Thursday filed criminal charges against Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez after he allegedly gave preferential treatment to a car manufacturer that led to the government losing P1.1 billion in taxes and Customs duties. Also charged with technical smuggling and estafa were six officials of Hyundai Asia Resources Incorporated, three high-ranking officials of Hyundai […]
