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(Eagle News) – Inilabas na ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ang bagong disenyo ng new generation currency banknotes. Tampok dito ang lagda ni BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr., at mga bagong disenyo mula sa kasaysayan, world heritage sites at natural wonders. Ang mga bagong banknote ay alinsunod sa mandato ng BSP na mapanatili ang integridad ng salapi ng bansa. Ayon sa BSP, ang banknotes ng bansa ay nagsisilbing paalala sa kabayanihan, katapangan at pag-lalakbay […]
(Eagle News) — Balik na sa kanilang home station ang mahigit 900 pulis-Caloocan matapos ang kanilang isinagawang retraining program. Nagkaroon ng dalawang buwang reorientation at retraining ang mga pulis na ginanap sa Camp Bagong Diwa sa Taguig City. Mahigit isang libo ang bilang ng mga pulis na sumailalim sa programa, pero siyamnaraan pitumpu’t dalawa (972) lamang sa kanila ang nakapasa. Mahigit isang daan naman ang bumagsak, kabilang ang mga inirekomendang i-assign sa labas ng Metro […]
(Eagle News) — Former Commission on Elections Andres Bautista was a no-show at Wednesday’s Senate committee hearing on the allegations of undeclared wealth against him. This was despite an invitation sent to his three residences by the Senate committee on banks that is holding the hearings aimed also at looking into possible revisions in the Bank Secrecy Law and the Anti-Money Laundering Act. This is the panel’s second hearing. The first was held on Aug. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry was ruled out of Golden State’s next game against the Charlotte Hornets but it is not clear when the NBA star will return, the team said Tuesday. Curry limped off court after Golden State’s dramatic win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday after twisting his right ankle. The Warriors ace later left the arena on crutches, although an X-ray taken soon after the game came back negative. The […]
The UN body adds it never recommended Dengvaxia for use in national immunization programs (Eagle News) — The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that the Philippines’ Department of Health–then under the Aquino administration—decided to roll out the controversial dengue vaccine before the body made its advice on the matter public. In a statement, the WHO added that it never made any recommendation to introduce Dengvaxia in the immunization programs of countries in the first […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — At least 47 people were injured when a passenger train crashed into a freight train near the western German city of Duesseldorf on Tuesday, prompting a large rescue operation. At least three of the passengers were “badly hurt” while the vast majority suffered light injuries, the Meerbusch fire department said on Twitter, giving the overall toll. The train was carrying 155 people. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, which happened […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is reviewing the legality of “bump stocks,” two months after a man shot down 58 concert-goers from a Las Vegas hotel window using the devices. The Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — which regulates firearms but not gun accessories — will determine whether the devices, which make a semi-automatic weapon perform like an automatic weapon, are illegal. “Possessing firearm […]
by Eric Bernaudeau and Ben Simon Agence France-Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — Russia was banned Tuesday from the 2018 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee over its state-orchestrated doping program, but clean Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under an Olympic flag. The sanction was the toughest ever levelled by the IOC for drug cheating and was delivered just 65 days ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In announcing the decision, IOC […]
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Tuesday warned US President Donald Trump against moving the American embassy to the contested city of Jerusalem. Trump informed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas by phone of his intention to move the embassy from Tel Aviv, Abbas’s office said Tuesday. In an open letter to the American president, the Moroccan king expressed his “deep personal concern” and “the great concern felt by Arab and Muslim states and peoples” over […]
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — UN member states said Tuesday that Myanmar was likely committing “crimes against humanity” against its Rohingya minority, while the UN rights chief voiced alarm over possible “elements of genocide”. Following a special session of the UN Human Rights Council, the nations overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution expressing grave concern over widespread abuses committed against the largely Muslim minority. Thirty-three of the council’s […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court is all set to start the manual recount of ballots cast in three provinces on the vice-presidential race early next year as the electoral protest case filed by vice-presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos moved forward. The recount of the ballots in Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Camarines Sur, Robredo’s home province, will be done in the Supreme Court’s gymnasium. Both camps remained positive that […]
