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KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Swiss food giant Nestle announced Sunday that it would close its factory in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a potential market of 80 million people but one beset by poverty and political instability. “We will close our factory and offices by the end of January and continue developing our economic distribution model through third parties,” a spokeswoman for the group told AFP. The decision affects 120 people […]
by Jim Mannion Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tensions were on the rise Sunday ahead of the largest ever US-South Korea air exercise, with Pyongyang calling it an “all-out provocation” that could lead to nuclear conflict as a US lawmaker warned of a growing likelihood of “preemptive war” on the divided peninsula. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill — involving some 230 aircraft including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters — begins Monday, five […]
(Eagle News) — The planned two-day nationwide strike of transport groups on Dec. 4 and 5 has been suspended. George San Mateo, national president of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide, said the cancellation was to give way to a Senate committee hearing on the Public Utility Vehicle modernization program on Thursday. He said a rally, however, would be held by his group and the No to Jeepney Phaseout Coalition in […]
(Eagle News) — Lawyer Larry Gadon on Saturday said he received “unverified” information an “oligarch” was planning to give a P200-million bribe to each senator who votes for Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s acquittal in impeachment court. “Itong mga oligarko na ito, palaging nananalo sa mga kaso nila kay Sereno. Di ko lang mapangalanan dahil ito ay aking iniimbestigahan din,” Gadon said in a radio interview. “Kaya pala malakas ang loob niya (Sereno) kasi pinapangakuan […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is facing another set of charges before the Ombudsman. Lawyer Larry Gadon, who filed the impeachment complaint against her, said in a radio interview that he would file the graft and corruption charges against Sereno for her alleged hiring of IT consultants without the proper public bidding and without approval from the en banc. He said the salaries paid to the consultants–who received P250,000 each monthly— amounted […]
(Eagle News)– The police on Saturday formed a task force to determine the identities and motive behind the killing of a university president in Cagayan de Oro. Ricardo Rotoras, 48, the president of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, was shot by a still-undetermined number of suspects outside his house in Barangay Carmen around 1:00 a.m. His driver rushed him to a nearby hospital but he died prior to his arrival. The […]
(Agence France Presse) –The government is prepared for a “worst-case scenario” following warnings that an anti-dengue vaccine administered to several children may worsen the disease in some cases, a health official said Saturday. Department of Health spokesman Eric Tayag said the country had already taken precautions against potential mishaps when it became the first country to use the landmark vaccine in 2016. The developer of the world’s first vaccine for the potentially deadly virus, French pharmaceutical […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang on Saturday said that the “extension of martial law in Mindanao would guarantee the safety and security of the public, particularly during the Marawi rehabilitation phase.” The Palace announced this, even as Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte would be making his decision whether he would extend martial law in Mindanao next week, or the week after next. “I have had prior consultations with the Armed Forces. […]
LABO, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) — Patay ang isang pulis at sugatan naman ang anim pang pulis na kasama niya nang tambangan ng mga di pa nakikilang armadong grupo sa Sitio Binuang, Bayan ng Labo, Camarines Norte noong ala-1:00 ng madaling araw ng Sabado. Kinilala ang agad na namatay na si PO2 Richard Abad, at ang anim na sugatan na sina PO2 Ronald Gutierrez, PO1 Pedro Valeros, PO1 Johnson Espana, PO1 Romar Umandap, PO1 Ericson […]
(Eagle News) — Nagwagi kamakailan ng mga parangal ang dalawang DJs ng Pinas FM 95.5, ang FM radio station ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), ang rapper-composer na si Michael “Aikee” Aplacador, lalong kilala bilang DJ Aikee, at ang singer-songwriter-composer na si Davey Langit Pumangatlo ang entry ni DJ Aikee na pinamagatang “Extension” sa katatapos lang na Himig Handog 2017 songwriting competition. Ang awit na ito ay sariling komposisyon ni DJ Aikee. Siya mismo ang […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Thousands took to relief camps in Sri Lanka and southern India on Saturday to escape rising floodwaters after a cyclone killed at least 26 people. Cyclone Ockhi has left 13 people dead in Sri Lanka and killed an equal number in India’s Kerala and Tamil Nadu states since Friday as it churns in the Arabian Sea. Eleven people, mostly fishermen, remained missing in the two countries as nearly 9,000 people […]
by Michael Mathes © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Senate Republicans narrowly passed landmark tax reform early Saturday, a critical step toward delivering a monumental legislative victory for President Donald Trump in his first year in office. After a marathon session that stretched overnight, the chamber voted 51 to 49 in favor of the nation’s largest tax overhaul in 31 years, overcoming stubborn internal Republican resistance and dismissing Democrats angry over the last-minute revisions to […]
