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PNP: Big-time drug pusher, arestado sa Rosales, Pangasinan

ROSALES, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang diumanong big-time drug pusher sa search operation na isinagawa ng Rosales PNP sa Brgy. Coliling, Rosales, Pangasinan nitong Martes, Enero 30. Inaresto ng mga otoridad si Domingo Ortega, isang negosyante at mula sa Pampanga na kasalukuyang nanunuluyan sa Rosales, Pangasinan, nang makitaan ang kaniyang bahay ng isang magazine ng caliber .45, posas, bag na may box na may lamang 24 na piraso ng bala ng caliber .22, isang box […]

P2P buses, muling ilulunsad para sa mga pasahero ng MRT-3

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling maglulunsad ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ng mga Point-to-Point bus para sa mga apektado ng aberya ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. Simula sa Huwebes, February 1, sampung P2P bus ang itatalaga sa North Avenue at Quezon Avenue Stations para sa mga papuntang Ortigas at Ayala. P15 ang singil sa pamasahe ng mga P2P bus. Magtatalaga rin ang MMDA ng dalawang bus […]

Erupting Mount Mayon sparks local tourism boom

By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse With chili-flavored “lava ice cream” in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in a region where tens of thousands of others have fled for their lives. Albay province has built its image around the picture-perfect, cone-shaped Mayon volcano whose periodic activity offers both boundless opportunity as well as enduring misery. Since Mayon began shooting out lava two weeks […]

May arrives in China eyeing post-Brexit trade links

by Ben Dooley Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in China on Wednesday as she seeks to bolster her country’s global trade links ahead of its contentious divorce with the European Union. May began her visit in the central industrial city of Wuhan and will be in China until Friday in what the Chinese foreign ministry has touted as a “historic visit.” Later on Wednesday, May will head to […]

Malacañang, hinamon si Sen. Trillanes na maghain ng impeachment laban kay Pangulong Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Handang harapin ng Malacañang ang anumang impeachment case na isasampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay ng pagsuspinde kay Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. Ito ang tugon ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque sa pahayag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na impeachable offense ang ginawa ng Office of the President na pagsuspende kay Carandang dahil mayroong jurisprudence ang Korte Suprema noong 2014 na pumabor sa apela ni Deputy Ombudsman Emelio […]

US optimistic about PHL rights record as “improved” Oplan Tokhang ops resume

The United States is “cautiously optimistic” that the Philippines’ human rights record is improving, an official said Tuesday. James A. Walsh, a senior US drug official within the State Department, made the statement after the Philippine National Police resumed Oplan Tokhang operations under new guidelines aimed at ensuring no policeman would use the drug war as a pretext to commit crimes. “Many folks have been tracking the (extrajudicial killings) in the Philippines and the trends are going down […]

Filipino doctor in New York plot charged in kidnap-murder case

A Filipino doctor accused of wiring money for a foiled New York jihadist plot has been charged in a separate Islamic State-inspired kidnapping and murder case at home, documents released on Tuesday said. Russel Salic, an orthopedic surgeon, has been held in custody in the Philippines after US prosecutors charged him over a failed plot to attack New York’s subway, Times Square and concert venues in the name of IS during the Ramadan in 2016. US prosecutors […]

Global cancer survival up, but progress uneven: study

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Cancer survival is increasing across the world but large gaps endure between nations, while some cancers remain hard to treat everywhere, according to a major review released Wednesday. The progress, and the gap, are especially large for childhood cancers, according to the CONCORD-3 study covering 71 nations and 18 types of cancer, published in the medical journal The Lancet. For children with brain tumors, for […]

Blackstone agrees to stake in Thomson Reuters finance unit

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to pay $17 billion for a majority stake in the financial services unit of Thomson Reuters, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday. The deal would give Blackstone a controlling stake in the unit that delivers financial research and other tools to market professionals through dedicated terminals and subscription services. Blackstone would get a 55 percent stake in the Finance & Risk […]

Samsung Electronics reports record Q4 and full year profits

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics reported a 73 percent jump in its fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, setting a record for any three-month period, mainly driven by demand for its memory chips and display panels. Net profit for the October to December period rose to 12.26 trillion won ($11.4 billion), up from 7.09 trillion won a year earlier, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement. Samsung Electronics, the flagship subsidiary of […]

A whale with words: Orca mimics human speech

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Her head above water, Wikie the killer whale looks at the human trainer next to her pool, listens, then loudly vocalizes: “Hello.” It is not a perfect imitation, but, astonishingly, recognizable. It is the first scientific demonstration of an orca mimicking human words, which also included “Amy” — the name of Wikie’s handler — “Bye-Bye”, and “One-Two-Three.” “We were not expecting a perfect match, like […]

NBA: Pistons big man Drummond to replace Wall on LeBron Stars

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond was named Tuesday to replace injured Washington Wizards guard John Wall on the Team LeBron James’ squad for next month’s NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. NBA commissioner Adam Silver selected Drummond for the February 18 contest. It will be his second all-star appearance, having previously represented the Pistons in 2016. Wall was selected by NBA coaches as an all-star reserve and selected by […]