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(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “Urduja” has slightly intensified and slowed down as it threatened Samar provinces, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. As of 10 a.m., Thursday (December 14), the center of tropical depression “Urduja” was estimated based on all available data at 120 kilometers east of Guian, Eastern Samar. It has maximum sustained winds of up to 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, […]
We didn’t want to expose the public to a risk that could have been prevented, he says (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday defended the apparent haste with which the money for the purchase of Dengvaxia was released. Speaking before the Senate blue ribbon committee inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess, Aquino said this had to be done so as not to “expose the public to a risk that could have been […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday revealed he was “approached” by Sanofi so they could have a meeting with him. “But I’m sorry, I’m not going to meet with them. It’s not advisable and not timely to do so knowing what I read,” Gordon said, apparently referring to the reports of bribery and false claims, among others, that have hounded Sanofi in other parts of the world. He said the French ambassador also […]
By Adrian Manguit EBC Florida Bureau IRVING, Texas (Eagle News) – Which NFL player made the humongous $200 million dollars, 5-year extension recently? Is it 5-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady? Maybe it’s one of the most electrifying players in the league, wide receiver Antonio Brown. What about the defensive sack-artist of the Denver Broncos, Von Miller? It is none of those players mentioned above. Roger Goodell, the NFL’s commissioner, signed the massive extension during […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the NFL’s expansion Atlanta Falcons in 1966, died on Wednesday at the age of 74, the team said. The Falcons said Nobis died at his suburban Atlanta home after an extended illness with his wife, Lynn, by his side. “Tommy’s legacy began as the first Falcons player in team history, was built over 40 years with the organization and will live on […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Air strikes by a US-led coalition killed 23 civilians Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said. “At least 23 civilians, among them eight children and six women, were killed Wednesday before dawn by air strikes carried out by the US-led coalition, targeting a village controlled by IS on the eastern banks of the Euphrates river,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory […]
(Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Thursday recommended the investigation of former President Benigno Aquino III and other former high-ranking government officials, among others, over the allegedly anomalous purchase of Dengvaxia. VACC general counsel Ferdinand Topacio said former President Benigno S. Aquino III, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Garin, former Undersecretary Boy Gako, former Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigon-Go, Undersecretary Lilibeth David, Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, Undersecretary Carolina Vidal-Taino, Assistant Secretary Lyndon […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ikinasal na ang isa sa DJ ng Pinas FM 95.5 na si Chadleen sa kanyang long-time boyfriend na si Marlon de Leon. Ginanap ang pag-iisang dibdib ng dalawa sa Montclair, California. Si Chadleen ay nakasama natin dito sa Eagle Broadcasting Corporation bilang isa sa mga host ng mga programang Pambansang Almusal, Letters and Music at bilang isang disc jockey ng Pinas FM 95.5.
(Eagle News) – Umaabot sa Php 460 milyon ang taunang nasisingil ng mga komunistang rebelde bilang revolutionary taxes sa dalawang lalawigan sa Southern Mindanao. Ayon kay Philippine Army 1001st Infantry Brigade Col. Erwin Bernard Neri, hindi bababa sa 60 % ang nakukuha ng mga komunista mula sa mga minahan sa mga bayan ng Monkayo, Maco, Pantukan at Nabunturan sa Compostela Valley na pawang hitik sa ginto. Maliban pa aniya sa mga small at large-scale mining […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A-lister Salma Hayek on Wednesday joined the scores of actresses to accuse Harvey Weinstein, alleging that the fallen Hollywood mogul sexually harassed her, subjected her to escalating rage and once threatened to kill her. “For years, he was my monster,” the Mexican-born star wrote in an essay published in The New York Times, detailing the torturous production of the 2002 movie “Frida” that eventually earned Hayek an Oscar nomination […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said that he acted only in the best interest of the country when the government procured Dengvaxia for use in the national vaccination program. Speaking for the first time on the issue in the Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Aquino said that dengue was already a problem in the country as early as 2010. He admitted he met with Sanofi representatives in […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Buo ang suporta ng Philippine National Police sa pagpapalawig pa ng martial law sa Mindanao sa loob ng isang taon. Nito lamang Miyerkules, Diyembre 13, ay inaprubahan na ng Kongreso ang hiling ng Pangulo kaugnay ng martial law extension. Para sa PNP, malaking tulong daw ito sa para pigilan ang anumang banta ng terorismo sa Mindanao at iba pang bahagi ng bansa. “The threat […]
