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Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise

by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara © Agence France-Presse ANTAKYA, Turkey (AFP) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed Turkey’s campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria would press on for as long as required, after telephone talks with Donald Trump failed to douse soaring tensions with Washington. The six-day campaign against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) has seen Washington’s fellow NATO member Ankara attacking a US-allied force, even raising fears […]

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Four months after vote, Merkel in final lap of coalition talks

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Friday begin a final stretch of negotiations with Germany’s second biggest party to form a government, four months after an inconclusive election left the country in political limbo. Merkel will meet with Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz and the chief of her Bavarian allies, Horst Seehofer, at 0800 GMT, sources close to the talks told AFP. As Germany’s European partners are beginning to be weary over the long-running […]

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Tennis: Federer faces Chung hurdle to 30th Slam final

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Roger Federer steps on court against new South Korean star Chung Hyeon Friday with the prospect of an Australian Open final against Marin Cilic at stake. The hugely experienced Swiss ace is an overwhelming favorite as he targets a 20th Grand Slam title, but the unseeded 21-year-old has already sent Novak Djokovic packing, proving anything can happen. Cilic is already through to his first ever decider at Melbourne Park after sweeping past Britain’s […]

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Rude awakening for neighbors of the TIMET facility explosion

By JR Mari Las Vegas Bureau HENDERSON, NV (Eagle News) — An explosion ripped through the TIMET facility a little after eight in the morning, injuring two persons. The building is located on the 100 block of N. Water St., in Henderson, Nevada, less than 20 miles southeast of the famous Las Vegas Strip. Clark County Spokesperson, Chris Erickson, posted on social media website Nextdoor.com that the Henderson Fire Department responded to the blast, which did […]

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Aquino slams Napeñas; “He made himself look incompetent,” the former president says

(Eagle News) — “He made himself look incompetent.” Former President Benigno Aquino III had this to say to former Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas , who earlier criticized the former chief executive for making him and other top officials who led the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015 “incompetent.” “He made himself look incompetent, because he actually performed incompetent,” Aquino told reporters. According to Aquino, Napeñas was to be blamed for what happened. “May tiwala akong honorable […]

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DOJ: No SC decision yet on prosecutors’ bid to transfer Mamasapano cases from South Cotabato to Metro Manila

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice on Thursday said that the Supreme Court has yet to act on the prosecutors’ bid to transfer the venue of the cases filed in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Rosanne Elepano-Balauag said in a letter sent to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II that the SC has “not resolved the prosecution’s request” for the transfer of venue from Cotabato […]

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MILF thanks gov’t for promoting passage of BBL

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Thursday thanked the government for supporting and promoting the passage of a Bangsamoro Basic Law. MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, who held a dialogue with Senators Sonny Angara, chairman of the committee on local government; Juan Miguel Zubiri, JV Ejercito and Risa Hontiveros in their camp in Sultan Kudarat Maguindanao, also expressed hope that the measure, once passed, will not suffer the […]

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Palace: Heroism of SAF 44 should not be forgotten

QUEZON City, Philippines –Malacañang reminded the public on the heroism of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF) or the so-called SAF 44, three years after the tragic Mamasapano incident. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that President Rodrigo Duterte personally honored the death of the SAF 44 through Proclamation No. 164 which declared January 25 of each year as National Day of Remembrance to honor the “heroic sacrifices” of […]

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President Duterte names chair, members of committee tasked to review 1987 Charter

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the members to the consultative committee that will review the 1987 Constitution. Appointed as chair of the committee was former Chief Justice  Reynato Puno. The members of the committee are former Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Victor De la Serna, Ranhilio Aquino, Virgilio Bautista, Rodolfo Robles, Antonio Nachura, Julio Teehankee,  Bienvenido Reyes,  Eddie Alih and Edmund Tayao. Also appointed as members were Ali Pangalian Balindong, Laurence Wacnang, Roan Libarios, Reuben Canoy, […]

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PHL rejects Php 380 million aid from EU; another P2.4 billion in EU aid for renewable energy to be turned down next

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine has formally rejected P380 million or 6.1 million euros worth of aid from the European Union. This was confirmed by European Union Ambassador Franz Jessen who said that the Philippines rejected the EU-Philippine Trade-Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) worth 6.1 million euros when it returned the agreement unsigned. “It was formalized after they returned the financial agreements of the TRTA that should be signed by end of the […]

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DSWD: Php 17M spent for Mayon evacuees so far

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the department had already spent Php 17.1 million as cost of assistance for the Mayon Volcano evacuees in the form of food packs and hygiene/dignity kits, non-food items and toys given to children. DSWD Bicol Director Arnel Garcia said there is still a stand-by supply of Php 18 million-worth of food packs that could be used for the evacuees.  And […]

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DOJ refiles drug importation case vs nine individuals over P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has refiled the drug importation case filed against nine individuals implicated in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. This time, the case against Chen Julong alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen; Li Guang Feng alias Manny Li; Dong Yi Shen Xi alias Kenneth Dong Yi; Mark Ruben Taguba II; Eirene Mae Tatad; Teejay Marcellana; Chen I-Min; Jhu Ming Jyun; and Chen Rong Huan was filed in the Manila Regional Trial […]

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