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(Eagle News) — Liberal Party senators on Thursday hit back at former Senator Bongbong Marcos after he accused the Presidential Electoral Tribunal hearing his electoral protest of bias against him. “Hindi maganda na kwestyunin mo ang kredibilidad ng PET kung hindi pabor sa iyo ang mga desisyon,” LP president Francis Pangilinan said in a statement. Senator Bam Aquino noted that Vice President Leni Robredo, the LP chair and against whom Marcos filed his protest, did […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the regime is waging an offensive against jihadists, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Russian-backed regime forces launched an offensive at the end of 2017 on the edge of Idlib province, the last in the country still fully outside the government’s control. Idlib province is almost entirely controlled by a jihadist outfit known as Hayat Tahrir […]
(Eagle News) — The film production arm of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, EBC Films released its first full length film entitled Guerrero last October. The film Guerrero is directed by Carlo Ortega Cuevas, the director of the award winning film Walang Take Two. GUERRERO OST Music and Lyrics by Carlo Ortega Cuevas Arranged by Davey Langit and Marlon Barnuevo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zos44ElX3ho
(Eagle News) — Is that all you’ve got? Solicitor General Jose Calida had this to say to the militant lawmakers who asked the Supreme Court to declare the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law unconstitutional. In a Twitter post on Thursday, Calida even thanked Representatives Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers party-list, Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna, and Ariel Casilao of Anakpawis, who filed the petition minutes before, for “making (his) job easier.” “Lack of […]
by Rob Lever and Julie Charpentrat Agence France Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The robot called Forpheus does more than play a mean game of table tennis. It can read body language to gauge its opponent’s ability, and offer advice and encouragement. “It will try to understand your mood and your playing ability and predict a bit about your next shot,” said Keith Kersten of Japan-based Omron Automation, which developed Forpheus to showcase […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler finished with 26 points and eight assists on Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated struggling Oklahoma City 104-88, handing the Thunder their third consecutive loss. Center Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 18 points and 12 assists for the Timberwolves who are playing some of their best basketball of the season and have three straight resounding home wins in a row. “When we start to compete on the defensive end […]
(Eagle News) – Naglabas na ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ng isang comparison chart ng bago at lumang P5 barya. Ito ay matapos ang sinasabing kalituhan na idinulot ng bagong disenyo ng barya. Ayon kay Senadora Nancy Binay, ang barya ay kamukhang kamukha ng P1. Ayon sa BSP, mas mabigat ang bagong P5, mas makapal, malaki ng kaunti at makinis din ang gilid nito kumpara sa piso. Makikita sa comparison chart na mula 27 millimeters ay […]
https://youtu.be/iWQcycnS1dg By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Panfilo Lacson will file on Monday a resolution allowing the Senate to convene as a Constitutional Assembly, and tackle possible amendments to the Constitution separate from the House of Representatives. In a press conference on Thursday, Lacson said under his proposed process, the House of Representatives would convene separately and insert its own amendments to provisions in the Charter, if any. A bicameral conference would then be […]
By: Tenny Tamulong, Eagle News Service, Florida Bureau Video Courtesy of Dwayne Saunders (Bahamas Resident) Nassau, Bahamas (Eagle News) – A tornado formed only a few steps from Bay Street, which is the main business hub of the area. Severe, heavy rainfall began at 3:30PM accompanied by continuous thunder and lightning. Radar forecasts predict clusters of heavy showers and thunderstorms associated with a surface trough across the Northwest Bahamas…. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX_vHAJwcV8[/embedyt] Boaters were warned to seek […]
https://youtu.be/xsE01SuBPCo By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Militant lawmakers asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to declare the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion unconstitutional, noting what they said was a lack of quorum when its bicameral conference committee report was ratified in the House of Representatives. In their petition, Reps. Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna, Ariel Casilao of Anakpawis, and Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers party-list, also asked that the SC issue a temporary […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A record 102 gold medals will be awarded in 15 sports disciplines at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 9-25. AFP takes a brief look at the medal events and how those sports disciplines work. Alpine skiing Alpine skiing is divided into speed events and technical events. The downhill and super-G, run over one leg, provide the speed while the giant slalom and slalom, held over two […]
BORACAY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Authorities began intensifying a crackdown on illegal sand-castle making on January 6, in compliance with a municipal law prohibiting the art forms if they are used as a photography backdrop or for any other purpose for a fee. Under the ordinance, passed in July 2007, sand-castle making as an activity in any promotional or special event may be allowed, provided the organizer secures the proper mayor’s permit that specifies that such […]
