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BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s justice minister has fallen victim to the rules he himself championed against online social media, as one of his tweets was deleted following several complaints, Bild daily reported Monday. The tweet dated back to 2010, when Heiko Maas was not yet a minister. In the post, he had called Thilo Sarrazin, a politician who wrote a controversial book on Muslim immigrants, “an idiot.” Maas told Bild on Monday that he […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An American military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa on Monday, just two days after a similar incident on the southern Japanese island. It was the latest in a series of accidents involving US military equipment that have fuelled local opposition to the basing of American forces on the island. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage after the helicopter landed near a hotel in the village of […]
Ni Elmie Ello Eagle News Service RIZAL, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Nalaman lamang ng ama ni Blessel Lyn Santiago Ong na patay na ang kaniyang anak nang may natanggap siyang mensahe mula sa kaibigan ng kanilang anak na nakabase sa Estados Unidos. Si Ong na taga Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte ay natagpuang patay kamakailan. Pangunahing suspek ang kaniyang mister na si Albert Ong, na nagpakamatay umano pagkatapos isagawa ang krimen. Ayon kay Mansueto Santiago, […]
DIMATALING, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Arestado ang itinuturing na top eight high-value target ng pulisya sa buy-bust operation ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Zamboanga del Sur. Kinilala ang naarestong suspek sa Purok 7, Sitio Quarry, Dimataling na si Rey Aso alyas “Tuloy,” residente sa nabanggit na lugar. Isang PDEA agent ang nagpapanggap na buyer gamit ang P300 na marked money at nakipagkita sa suspek mismong bahay nito. Nang […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Two large shareholders have urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children and that intensive use of the smartphones may be bad for their mental health, Bloomberg News reported Monday. “There is a growing body of evidence that, for at least some of the most frequent young users, this may be having unintentional negative consequences” on their health, said Jana Partners LLC and California State Teachers’ […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng Department of Budget Management (DBM) ang budget preparations para sa susunod na taon kahit kasisimula pa lang ng 2018. Ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, aabot sa record high na 4.2 trillion pesos ang budget para sa 2019. Mas mataas ito ng 11.5 percent sa naaprubahang 3.76 trillion pesos para ngayong taon na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noon lang December 19, 2017. Inilabas na ng kagawaran […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa 350 na nurse ang kailangan ng Germany batay sa impormasyon mula sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Kabilang sa mga kailangan ay mga nurse na may dalawang taong karanasan sa intensive care unit (ICU), general, medical at surgical ward, geriatric care, at operating room. Babayaran ng employer ang visa at pamasahe patungo sa nabanggit na bansa. Ayon sa POEA, may starting monthly salary na 1,900 Euros o 114 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tatlo pang mahistrado ng Supreme Court ang nakatakdang imbitahan ng House Justice Committee sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig sa determination of probable cause sa reklamong impeachment laban kay Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon kay Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali na siya ring tumatayong chairman ng komite, nagkaroon ng pagpupulong ang impeachment team ng Kamara at ito ang kanilang napagkasunduan. Kabilang sa mga bagong mahistrado na padadalhan ng imbitasyon sina Senior […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Monday that they were expecting her detractors to “intensify their smear campaign against her.” Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, said this was “to cover up for the fatally defective impeachment case.” “It is our position that if there is a strong case against the Chief Justice, it should have long been elevated to the Senate for trial,” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard. The President signed Elson Hermogino’s appointment paper on January 4. The former Maritime Safety commander of the PCG was also promoted to Rear Admiral. He replaced Commodore Joel Garcia, who was also promoted to Rear Admiral, together with Rolando Legaspi and Leopoldo Laroya. “PCG will support Hermogino and thanks the President for the appointment of a regular Commandant,” PCG spokesperson […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace will seek for a reversal of a Court of Appeals decision that saw former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes cleared of charges in connection with the killing of environmentalist Gerry Ortega in 2011. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the executive branch would file a motion for reconsideration in particular. “We will exercise all legal options to reverse this decision of the Court of Appeals,” Roque, who was a lawyer for the Ortegas, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers snapped a nine-game NBA losing streak on Sunday with a 132-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Brandon Ingram scored 20 points to lead the Lakers, who hadn’t won a game since a December 20 victory over the Houston Rockets. The victory quieted some of the noise growing around the embattled young team, including comments by outspoken basketball patriarch LaVar Ball — father of Lakers rookie […]
