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(Eagle News) — Newspaper reporter Jomar Canlas on Monday said his source on a story about the alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order by Chief Justice Ma Lourdes Sereno was not Associate Justice Teresita de Castro. Canlas made the revelation in a House justice panel hearing on the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon against Sereno, belying Gadon’s earlier claims. Gadon had said it was Canlas who gave him the information about […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Arestado sa operasyon ng Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group ang tatlong Korean national at isang Pilipino na nasa likod ng pagkidnap sa mga Koreano sa Angeles, Pampanga. Mismong si PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa ang nagpresenta sa mga suspek na kinilalang sina Kim Min Kwan alias Michael Lim, ang kambal na magkapatid na Cha Jae Young at Cha Jae Sun, at ang Pilipino na si Raymond Flores Sa inisyal na […]
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) — Mega ships have been arriving at Doha Port ahead of cruise ship season, as the country tries to attract more tourists. With 21 ships expected to arrive between November and April this year, the Gulf country hopes to attract up to 50,000 tourists by the end of the season. Qatari officials say they are promoting Doha as a stopover for cruise ships to diversify their tourism sector as part of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Coco” gave Disney and Pixar much to be thankful for over the long Thanksgiving weekend, as the highly reviewed animation led all comers on North American screens, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The film, which tells the story of a 12-year-old Mexican, Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), who longs to become a musician but faces a generations-old family ban on music, netted an estimated $49 million for the three-day weekend […]
(Eagle News) — South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe 2017 on Monday. Miss Colombia was first runner-up, and Miss Jamaica second runner-up. France’s Iris Mittenaere turned over her crown to Nel-Peters, a a graduate of Business Management at North West University, after her one-year stint. The last South African to be crowned Miss Universe was Margaret Gardiner in 1978.
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell Monday after last week’s volatility, but the euro held gains following healthy economic data and on hopes German Chancellor Angela Merkel is close to forming a government. Investors ignored another strong lead from Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq chalked up fresh records on optimism for strong sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday — the two major post-Thanksgiving shopping days. With little to drive […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pananawagan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa mga nais humabol upang magparehistro bilang botante para sa Sangguniang Kabataan at barangay elections hanggang Huwebes, Nobyembre 30. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, dapat iwasan ng mga botante ang paghabol sa deadline o kaya ay mag-last minute registration. Bukas ang mga opisina ng COMELEC mula alas-otso ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon (8:00 AM-5:00 PM), mula Lunes hanggang Sabado. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng babala ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko kaugnay ng pagsasagawa ng self–medication at pag-inom ng mga antibiotics nang walang prescription mula sa doktor. Alinsunod ito sa pinirmahang kasunduan ng Pilipinas sa Anti-Microbal Resistance (AMR) sa katatapos na 31st ASEAN Summit sa bansa. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque, inilunsad nila ang national antibiotic guidelines para magbigay ng karagdagang kaalaman sa paggamit o pag-inom ng mga antibiotic. Babala […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez declared himself the winner of elections before official results were announced — and his top rival did the same. “I’m very content, happy, because I’ve been seeing… a huge number of exit polls and real-time processing of the ballots and the result is more than clear: we won this election,” Hernandez told a crowd that cheered him in the capital. Shortly after his announcement, Salvador Nasralla […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro did not attend the resumption of hearings on the impeachment complaint against SC Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday. But Rep. Rey Umali, chair of the House justice panel hearing the complaint, said she expressed willingness to attend the same should the SC en banc give her the approval to do this. Umali said apart from De Castro, Associate Justice Noel Tijam, SC spokesperson […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bahagyang humina ang hanging Amihan na nagdadala ng malamig na hanging tuwing holiday season. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), sa Martes o Miyerkules inaasahang muling lalakas ang amihan na aabot hanggang Metro Manila. Samantala, ngayong araw ay makararanas ng kalat-kalat na pag-ulan ang silangang bahagi ng northern Luzon dulot ng cold front. Habang sa Visayas at Mindanao naman, magdadala ng pag-ulan at thunderstorms ang ITCZ […]
by Dmitry Zaks © Agence France-Presse VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AFP) — First they dug up the bones and defused the bombs. Then Russia erected a light-as-air stadium for the 2018 World Cup that rises from the ground around which two million people died over 200 days in the Battle of Stalingrad — the tragic turning point of World War II. “Every millimetre of this soil is soaked in blood,” Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov said in an interview. “There […]
