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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA player Rasual Butler and a passenger riding with him were killed in a pre-dawn single vehicle crash in Los Angeles on Wednesday, authorities said. Butler, 38, died at the scene after the roll-over accident reported at 2:30 a.m. in the suburb of Studio City, coroner’s assistant chief Ed Winter said. Police did not immediately confirm the identity of the fatally injured woman travelling with him, saying they had yet […]
By: Tennie Sumague, EBC Sports International New York Bureau MELBOURNE, Australia (Eagle News) — In the world of sports, there is much talk about which athlete is the Greatest of All Time. In the NFL, many say it’s New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady. In the NBA, it’s an ongoing debate between Michael Jordan and Lebron James. In tennis, that title belongs to Roger Federer. Federer won his 20th overall Grand Slam Title, his sixth […]
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse LIGAO, Philippines (AFP) — Filipinos sheltering from the erupting Mayon volcano gasped in delight as an orange full-moon eclipse shone above the mountain’s smouldering crater Wednesday in what was both a once-in-a-lifetime double spectacle and a rare moment of relief. Mount Mayon — the country’s most active volcano — has been spewing spectacular but potentially lethal ash and lava for the last fortnight, forcing some 90,000 people into cramped […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government will be forced to file a case against Sanofi Pasteur if the pharmaceutical giant will not grant a full P3.5 billion refund of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine purchase, including payment for damages from the French pharmaceutical firm. Sanofi Pasteur already paid Php 1.16 billion for the unused Dengvaxia vaccine. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III had earlier urged the Department of Health (DOH) to demand a full refund […]
(Eagle News) — The wife of one of the slain leaders of the Maute Group has been released by the Department of Justice pending further investigation. The DOJ said the complaint of rebellion against Najiya Dilangalen Karon-Maute, Otto Maute’s wife, was “not proper for inquest but for regular preliminary investigation” since she supposedly committed the acts seven months before she was arrested in Cotabato City. According to the DOJ, the complainants also “did not present any […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Statistic Authority, formerly the National Statistics Office, will implement additional charges on those who will get official documents like birth certificates. According to the PSA, this is because of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN law. Starting on February 2, 2018, there will be a Php 15 additional charge on every document which means that birth certificates will cost you Php 155 from the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a bill that will alleviate the negative effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law on the prices of goods. Hontiveros said that the proposed Senate Bill 1671 or “Bawas VAT” bill will lower the value-added tax to 10% on January 1, 2019 and will eventually reach 8% by January 1, 2022. “After the recent passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The National Bureau of Investigation has served a warrant of arrest against one of the personalities implicated in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. The arrest warrant was served against self-confessed fixer Mark Taguba in his detention cell in the Senate, where he has been in protective custody since last year, when Senate hearings on corruption in the Bureau of Customs started. Earlier, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 […]
