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(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation on Friday announced the arrest of a fake dentist in Caloocan City. NBI Director Dante Gierran said Ronalyn Cruz-Tan was nabbed on Thursday after she performed a dental procedure on an undercover operative in her clinic. He said her arrest stems from a complaint lodged Dr. Ariel Go, chair of the Anti-Illegal Practice Committee of the Philippine Dental Association, on December 2017. Go alleged Cruz-Tan was engaged […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook exploded for 46 points on Thursday as the Oklahoma City Thunder brought up a sixth consecutive victory in a 121-112 win over the Washington Wizards. Triple-double king Westbrook produced a devastating shooting performance with 19 of 29 attempts, while contributing six rebounds, six assists and two steals. With Westbrook on song, the Thunder rolled into a 14-point lead at half-time at 54-40. But slack defense allowed Washington […]
(Eagle News) — One of the witnesses testifying against Kerwin Espinosa has withdrawn his testimony. Jose Antipuesto told the court on Friday that he was only forced to sign his affidavit against Espinosa, a childhood friend. He said it was Albuera Police Chief Jovie Espenido who forced him to affix his signature on the document. Espinosa is facing a case for drug trading and illegal possession of firearms and explosives. The case was transferred to a […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital Friday killing at least 41 people, reports said, in the country’s worst blaze for over a decade. More than 80 others were hurt in the blaze, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter Olympics. Videos posted on social media showed a patient hanging on to a rope dangling from […]
KABAYAN, Benguet (Eagle News) – Marami pa ring mga turista ang umaakyat sa tanyag na Mt. Pulag sa Kabayan, Benguet. Ito ay sa kabila ng pagkakasunog ng 5.7 kilometers na bahagi ng bundok noong nakaraang linggo. Ayon kay Mt. Pulag Parks Management Superintendent Teber Dionisio, maraming mga turista ang nagpareserba para sa trekking at hiking activities doon. Tiniyak nito na magiging alerto ang kaniyang opisina para hindi makapunta ang mga turista sa nasunog na bahagi […]
(Eagle News) – The National Telecommunications Commission’s “failure to maintain an effective competition among private entities in the use of communication and radio facilities” needs to be addressed prior to the entry of the third telco company. Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Victor A. Yap said this was to ensure that the third player will not be “eaten by the existing telco giants.” “The entry of a new player will not only provide competition to the existing […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated an officer-in-charge at the Commission on Higher Education. Duterte named Commissioner Prospero de Vera at the helm of the CHEd, following chair Patricia Licuanan’s resignation amid allegations she went on questionable foreign trips. “Although I vehemently deny the accusations against me, it is time to resign as my continued presence in CHED is inimical to the interest of the institution,” Licuanan had said. The appointment paper of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbestigahan ng Labor Attaché sa Kuwait ang pagkamatay ng mga OFW sa Kuwait. Ito ay batay sa atas na rin ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na naging bunsod ng deployment ban sa Kuwait. Ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, binigyan niya ng isang linggo hanggang 15 araw ang Labor Attaché doon para magsagawa ng imbestigasyon. Nito lamang Miyerkules, nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na aalisin ang lahat […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is a target of the Islamic State during his official trip to India, a publication from the Philippines’ neighboring country said. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President–who is slated to attend Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi today—remained unfazed despite the report published by The Print. “(President Duterte) will not cower to threats from ISIS nor any other terrorist groups,” Roque said. According to the presidential spokesperson, […]
China has been invited to participate in a major US-led naval exercise, Chinese officials said Thursday, in the disputed South China Sea. The Chinese military took part in the RIMPAC drill, billed as the world’s largest international naval exercise, for the first time in 2014 and again in 2016. “We have received the American invitation,” Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian told reporters. A Chinese delegation has been sent to the US to discuss logistics, […]
by Pol Costa Agence France Presse DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — “Artificial intelligence and robots will kill many jobs.” It’s a depressingly blunt statement for anyone to make, but even more so as it is the prediction of Jack Ma, CEO of the Chinese online sales giant Alibaba. The rise of AI — its huge potential and fears over its potentially negative consequences — is just one of the big issues discussed at the World Economic […]
KOUROU, France (AFP) — Two commercial satellites have been successfully placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace said Thursday, despite mission control briefly losing contact with the craft. “Both satellites were confirmed separated, acquired and they are on orbit,” Arianespace said in an updated statement after the lift-off from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana. The European space workhorse blasted off at 7.20 pm (2220 GMT) carrying satellites for Luxembourg’s SES and […]
