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Liberia’s Howard-Taylor: the Jewel in George Weah’s crown

MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP) – Liberian presidential candidate George Weah’s running mate Jewel Howard-Taylor began life in politics as first lady to former warlord leader Charles Taylor, but has since established a formidable political reputation in her own right. Howard-Taylor was a surprise pick for vice-president on the ticket of the footballer turned politician, as many expected her to run for the top job herself. Her National Patriotic Party (NPP) was formed in 1997 by members of the National […]

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Banta ng ERC na nationwide blackouts, hindi totoo ayon sa Bayan Muna

(Eagle News) — Inakusahan ng Bayan Muna partylist group ang Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) na isang uri ng blackmail ang kanilang pahayag na magkakaroon ng malawakang blackouts kapag tuluyang sinuspinde ang mga ERC officials. Sinabi ni Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Isagani Zarate na dapat muna nilang sagutin ang kanilang mga pananagutan sa bayan bago gumawa ng kwento kaugnay sa power interruptions. Sa simula pa lamang umano ay pawang mga interes na ng mga oligarch ang […]

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Senator Ejercito hints at “local adversaries” being behind bomb scare in San Juan

(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday hinted about his “local adversaries” being behind a bomb scare near a plaza in San Juan City where a concert he organized was supposed to be held. “Happening tonight at the Plaza in San Juan! May bomb threat pa! Too much of a coincidence? Desperate moves by local adversaries! Ayaw tumigil. Pero tuloy ang rakrakan!” Ejercito said in a Twitter post. The Zamoras are the senator’s family’s political rivals. […]

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Labi ng mga nasawi sa sunog sa NCCC mall, isasailalim sa DNA testing

(Eagle News) — Isasailalim sa DNA testing ang mga labi ng mahigit 30 na biktima ng sunog sa New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) mall sa Davao City. Ito ay para matukoy ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga bangkay. Noong Lunes, ay nakuha ang mga biktima sa ikaapat na palapag ng mall kung saan matatagpuan ang SSI call center. Karamihan sa mga nasawi ay empleyado ng SSI. Hindi pa rin tiyak ang sanhi ng sunog. Sinabi ni Fire […]

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Ilang senador, pinapurihan ang ginawang pagbibitiw ni Davao City Vice Mayor Duterte

(Eagle News) — Pinuri ng ilang senador ang ginawang pagbibitiw ni Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo  Duterte. Para kay Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto, karespe-respeto ang ginawa ng bise alkalde at pagpapakita na hindi siya kapit tuko sa pwesto. Dagdag pa ni Sotto, naniniwala din ang batang Duterte sa salitang “delicadeza.” Gayundin ang paniniwala ni Senador JV Ejercito. Aniya, katapangan ang ginawa ng vice mayor sa pagbibitiw. Ito aniya ay upang hindi na niya maidamay […]

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Pampasaherong bus, nahulog sa bangin sa Quezon; 10 ang sugatan

(Eagle News) — Isang pampasaherong bus ang nahulog sa bangin sa Barangay Bagong Silang, Tagkawayan, Quezon nitong Martes. Sampu ang nasugatan sa aksidente na naganap  kaninang hatinggabi. Sangkot sa aksidente ang AB Liner Bus na may body number na 3088. Ayon sa mga pasahero, nawalan ng kontrol ang nagmamaneho ng bus habang binabaybay nila ang Quirino Highway. Ayon pa sa kanila, ang konduktor, at hindi ang driver na si Herbert Umali, ang nagmamaneho ng sasakyan […]

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LTFRB orders suspension of seven Partas buses following fatal road crash in La Union

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Tuesday ordered the suspension of seven Partas buses. This was after the company failed to give the agency the dash cam footage and Global Positioning System tracking data of the bus involved in the fatal road crash in Agoo, La Union on Monday, as requested by the agency. The footage and the tracking data were supposed to be used in the LTFRB’s investigation of […]

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AFP on full alert as CPP celebrates 49th founding anniversary

(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has been placed on full alert as the Communist Party of the Philippines geared up for its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday. AFP spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said the upgrading of the status was done to guard against possible attacks from the group. Only recently, President Rodrigo Duterte terminated peace talks with the Communists, and labelled them as terrorists. The government has declared a ceasefire from 6 […]

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‘Sound of Music’ star Menzies-Urich dead: industry

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Heather Menzies-Urich, a star of “The Sound of Music,” which continues to win hearts worldwide after more than half a century, died at age 68, an industry source said Monday. “We… mourn the passing of Heather Menzies-Urich,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, which holds the rights to the musical, said on its website. “We are all lucky to have known her, and she will happily live on in that […]

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“No cover-up” – President Duterte assures thorough probe in Davao mall blaze

  President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, December 25, vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) shopping mall fire which killed at least 37 people in Davao City, even as he assured that there will be no cover-up in the probe. In a private meeting with the families of the victims at Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here, President Duterte said there will be an inter-agency body to investigate the […]

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Chinese activist jailed for 8 years

TIANJIN, China (AFP) — A Chinese court sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym “Super Vulgar Butcher” to eight years in prison Tuesday after he refused to plead guilty to charges of “subverting state power.” Wu Gan, who was taken into police custody in May 2015, attracted authorities’ attention with performance art and caustic commentary on Chinese society and politics that he published online. He was “dissatisfied with the current system of governance, and […]

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Japan, nag-alok ng tulong para sa mga biktima ng “Vinta” at sunog sa Davao

(Eagle News) – Nangako ng tulong ang gobyerno ng Japan para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Vinta at ng sunog sa Davao City. Mismong si Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ang nagsabi nito kasabay ng kanyang pagpapaabot ng pakikiramay sa mga naging biktima ng bagyo at ng sunog sa NCCC mall noong Sabado, ika-23 ng Disyembre. Kabilang aniya sa ipagkakaloob na tulong ng Japan ang emergency relief goods. Ayon kay Prime Minister Abe, kaagapay ng […]

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