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Roque: President Duterte asked China to enter PHL telecommunications industry

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the opportunity to put up a telecommunications company that would rival PLDT and Globe. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the offer during a bilateral meeting with Premier Li Keqiang. According to Roque, there had long been plans of breaking up the PLDT-Globe duopoly. Then-Informations and Communications Technology Rodolfo Salalima, however, he said did not act on this soonest. Salalima, a former Globe official, […]

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Singapore rolls out tough measures to keep cars off the roads

by Martin Abbugao / Elizabeth Law Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — In the battle against the car, space-starved Singapore has deployed road tolls, massive spending on public transport, and a licence fee that bumps the cost of an average vehicle to over $80,000. But urban planners looking for solutions to gridlock may find the draconian measures hard to replicate in other less-compliant cities. Singapore has gone further than any other major city to […]

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Ex-DOTC Secretary Abaya, several others charged over “anomalous” P3.8-B MRT-3 maintenance contract

(Eagle News) — Militant groups on Monday filed criminal charges against former Department of Trade and Communications Secretary Emilio Abaya and several others over an allegedly anomalous  P3.8-billion maintenance contract for the Metro Rail Transit 3. Abaya, former MRT General Manager Roman Buenafe, former Undersecretary Rene Limcaoco, Jose Rodante Sabayle, Maria Cecilia Natividad, Eldonn Uy, Elizabeth Velasco, Belinda Ong Tan, Catherine Gonzales, Edwin Lopez, Oscar Bongon,  Brian Velasco and Chae Gue Shim, Ofelia Astrera, Charissa Eloisa Opulencia face charges […]

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Quake victims march to demand more aid two-months on

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Two-months on after Mexico’s bustling capital was rattled by a deadly earthquake that took hundreds of lives, survivors marched on the streets of Mexico City on Sunday (November 19) to demand aid as they struggle to get back on their feet. On Sept. 19, central Mexico was struck by an earthquake that measured 7.1 on the U.S. Geological Survey scale, levelling dozens of buildings and killing at least 369 people, […]

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Lebanon may form new government after PM Saad Hariri returns

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CCTV) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is confirmed to return to Lebanon for Independence Day celebrations on Nov. 22 and officially resign from his post. According to local news reports in Lebanon, Hariri is likely to travel to Egypt and Kuwait before returning to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, where he is expected to visit the Lebanese presidential palace to tender his resignation and formally resign. Analysts believe that due to the […]

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Japan trade surplus drops 40% in October

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s October trade surplus shrank 40.7 percent from a year earlier as growth in exports were eclipsed by higher costs of importing crude oil and petroleum products, the government said Monday. The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of 285.4 billion yen ($2.5 billion), down from a 481.2-billion-yen surplus a year earlier, according to data from the finance ministry. The latest figure was modestly lower than market expectations of a 330-billion-yen […]

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NBA: Lee, whose fiancee is Wozniacki, retires after 12 seasons

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — David Lee, who helped the Golden State Warriors to the 2015 NBA title during a 12-season career, announced his retirement Sunday on Instagram. Lee, whose fiancee is Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, averaged 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds over 829 games with New York, Golden State, Boston, Dallas and San Antonio. “An epic night celebrating my retirement with my friends and family!” Lee posted with a group photo on Instagram. […]

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Bolt enlisted to make Aussie cricketers ‘explosive’ runners

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympic champion, is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their “explosiveness” off the mark. “It’s all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed with cricket — they don’t really have […]

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National Privacy Commission, may paalala sa publiko ukol sa paggamit ng social media

(Eagle News) — Hinimok ng National Privacy Commission (NPC) ang mga Filipino na protektahan ang kanilang impormasyon sa kanilang mga account sa social media. Ayon sa NPC, bahagi ito ng kampanyang tinatawag na “unfriend day” kung saan hinihimok ang publiko na i-unfriend ang mga taong hindi personal na kilala sa social media. Sinabi ng NPC, ang hakbang na ito ay bilang paglaban sa talamak na “identity theft” o pagnanakaw ng impormasyon o pagkakilanlan ng isang […]

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Elizabeth II, Prince Philip mark 70th wedding anniversary

by Joe Jackson Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage on Monday, becoming Britain’s first reigning couple to mark a platinum wedding anniversary. The decades-spanning marriage of the Queen — the nation’s longest serving sovereign — has outlasted those of all prior British monarchs. The royal couple will not hold any public events but have invited family and friends to Windsor Castle for […]

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Bawas-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo, asahan ngayong linggo

(Eagle News) — Magpapatupad ng bawas-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo sa linggong ito. Php 0.30 hanggang Php 0.60 sentimos kada litro ang bawas sa presyo ng gasolina, habang Php 0.10 hanggang Php 0.20 sentimos sa kada litro sa presyo ng diesel at mula Php 0.30 hanggang Php 0.40 sentimos naman kada litro ang magiging bawas sa presyo ng kerosene. Nitong nakalipas na mga linggo, umabot sa halos tatlong piso ang itinaas ng presyo ng gasolina […]

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Saudi, Bahrain target Iran at Arab League meeting

by Bassem Aboualabass Agence France Pressse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Saudi Arabia warned Sunday that it would not stand idly by in the face of Iranian “aggression,” as Bahrain said the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement was “in total control” of Lebanon. The foreign ministers of both Gulf states spoke at an extraordinary general meeting of the Arab League at its Cairo headquarters, called by Riyadh. The meeting comes as tensions soar between regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia […]

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