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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to India has resulted in at least $1.25 billion in investment commitment from Indian businessmen, an official said. Speaking at the Philippines-India Business Forum at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on Friday, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the Philippine delegation’s business engagements has also resulted in 12 business agreements, two memoranda of understanding and 10 letters of intent. “(This has also resulted) in at least 10,000 […]
The Rain-or-Shine Elasto Painters returned to their winning ways with an impressive 97-86 win over the struggling NLEX Road Warriors at the Araneta Coliseum. Coming off a stinging and upset loss against the unheralded Kia Picanto on their last game, the Painters went to work immediately, zooming to a quick 6-0 run to start the ballgame. Coach Yeng Guiao and NLEX simply had no answer against his former team. The Road Warriors defense allowed four […]
(Eagle News) — It’s a “desperate” stunt. This was how the camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno described lawyer Larry Gadon’s filing of a criminal complaint against her on Friday. “Indeed, desperate times call for desperate measures,” Atty. Josa Deinla, one of the Chief Justice’s spokespersons, said in a statement. She said Gadon filed the complaint because he “knows that he still has nothing on the Chief Justice after all the undeserved attention that his […]
(Eagle News) — The operations of the Metro Rail Transit were disrupted on Friday afternoon, January 26, after a train started emitting smoke between the GMA-Kamuning and Araneta Center-Cubao stations. Authorities said the smoke started at 1:42 PM. Passengers were offloaded near Cubao station and were forced to walk toward the platform of the Araneta Center-Cubao Station. The fire was contained at 2:15 p.m. According to a report from the control center, the smoke came […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Brexit minister David Davis will seek to reassure eurosceptics about the government’s strategy for leaving the EU on Friday after fresh splits emerged in the ruling Conservative party. Prime Minister Theresa May rebuked her finance minister, Philip Hammond, on Thursday after he suggested Britain would only move “very modestly apart” from the EU’s economy after Brexit. Meanwhile backbench MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, who leads a group of more than 50 Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs, […]
by Jan FLEMR Agence France-Presse PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) – With its Pakistan bureau shut by authorities last week, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Pashto-language station is broadcasting from its headquarters in a distant Prague, waiting for “the dust to settle,” according to its senior editor. The Islamabad office of Radio Mashaal, or Torch in Pashto, targets some 10 million people in areas along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. It was closed for airing content “against the interest of […]
These kids from the Paaralang Elementaryang Bonifacio Memorial in Quezon City sure had the best time of their lives on Friday, January 26, 2018! The children met Word Hub’s Art, Melt, PJ, and Joey, puppets who encouraged them to practice reading simple words, and then later took part in games for more fun. The events were part of Net 25 Kids’ caravan, which has the theme “Read to Succeed!” or “Ang Pagbasa’y Tagumpay!” this year. Net […]
by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – French prison guards pushed ahead with work stoppages and pickets Friday after two unions turned down the government’s latest offer to end a nearly two-week crisis after a series of attacks by inmates. But French President Emmanuel Macron said his justice minister Nicole Belloubet, who has been negotiating with union leaders this week to end France’s worst prison blockade in 25 years, had his full support. “The […]
by James PHEBY Agence France-Press LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – US President Donald Trump made a rare apology on Friday over his decision to re-tweet anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group, a move which strained tensions with London. “If you’re telling me they’re horrible racist people, I would certainly apologize if you’d like me to do that,” he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain, referring to the group Britain First. Trump sparked outrage in Britain […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korea’s rapid transformation from a war-torn, impoverished backwater to Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a flourishing democracy is a source of great national pride. But a series of preventable disasters — the latest being the hospital fire that killed at least 37 people on Friday — has shaken public confidence in the foundations of the country’s development. Many South Koreans have questioned whether safety standards were sidelined and regulations ignored in […]
(Eagle News) – Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said the administration’s “massive infrastructure program” and comprehensive tax reform package would drive the inclusive growth of the country. According to Dominguez, the first element was indispensable as the Philippines for decades has lagged behind its neighbors in economic investments, grappling with a debt overhang. Dominguez was apparently referring to the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration. Under the program, the government […]
(Eagle News) — The Rappler case does not involve the issue of press freedom. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday said that allegations that it involved such were therefore merely “fake news.” “(It’s) about avarice for money that violates the (Constitution) and the laws of the land,” he said. Roque noted that the decision to revoke Rappler’s registration was made by the Securities and Exchange Commission “manned by (former President Noynoy) Aquino appointees.” “(I will give) […]
