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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is planning its next move against the company that exported garbage from Canada. The DENR found out that Chronic Plastics, a consignee of Chronic Inc., an Ontario-based plastic exporting company, already moved out of its former offices in Valenzuela City. The Manila Regional Trial Court already ruled that Chronic Plastics should shoulder the expense of sending the garbage back to Canada. “The […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula, with the accompanying nuclear stand-off, is causing concern for the members of the Association of South East Asian Nations. ASEAN leaders have condemned North Korea’s plan to develop weapons of mass destruction. The organization appealed to North Korea to follow the provisions of the resolution issued by the United Nation Security Council. In a draft joint statement, the ASEAN Plus Three members […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — An Islamist plot to bomb a Manila shopping mall as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders arrived in the city for a summit has been foiled, Philippine police said Friday. Three alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group were arrested on November 10, authorities said, a day before leaders began descending on the capital for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and other meetings. “A terror […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he was “without means to pursue a Senate bid.” “So while OK, I am thankful, I reiterate that my priority is to be the the best spokesman that I can be for the president,” Roque said in a statement issued after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez announced he would run for senator in 2019 and was included in the PDP-Laban’s slate. Alvarez said apart from Roque, also included were […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson said she has no plans of running for senator as of this time. Uson made the statement after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez announced during a mass oath-taking of new PDP-Laban members that she was included in the party’s slate in the next elections. “Una po sa lahat, we attended the oath-taking of the new PDP-Laban members upon the invitation of presidential assistant for the Visayas Martin Dino, Walang […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Tino” maintained its strength as it prepared to make landfall over Palawan on Friday. In an advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., the center of “Tino” was spotted 65 kilometers east of Puerto Princesa. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour. Moderate to heavy […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque are running for senator in 2019. This is according to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who spoke during a mass oath-taking of PDP-Laban members in Cebu. Apart from Uson and Roque, Alvarez said also included in PDP-Laban’s senatorial slate were former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino, who ran for a slot in the Senate but lost in 2016; House Rep. Geraldine […]
GUANGZHOU City, Guangdong Province,China (Reuters) — New, alternative energy vehicles and intelligent cars were the highlight of the Guangzhou International Auto Show in south China’s Guangdong Province. The ten-day auto show kicked off on Friday, with 1081 cars on display, including 47 cars that were open to the public for the first time and 25 concept cars. A total of 131 alternative energy cars were presented at the show, accounting for more than ten percent […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Tesla Inc on Thursday (November 16) unveiled a prototype electric big-rig truck, throwing itself into a new market even as it struggles to roll out an affordable sedan on which the company’s future depends. Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled the big rig, dubbed the Tesla Semi, by riding the truck into an airport hangar near Los Angeles in front of an invited crowd of what Tesla said were potential truck […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said Marawi was “on its way to normalcy,” as it noted it has not monitored any terrorist in the main battle area of the city. In a press briefing on Friday, AFP spokesperson Restituto Padilla said the last encounter between local terrorists and government troops was November 5. He said nine terrorists were killed at that time. “That is why recently, there has been […]
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking last week triggered the military takeover, has returned to the country, a senior aide told AFP on Friday. “Yes, he is back,” said the aide, who declined to be named, adding that Mnangagwa, who is a potential successor to President Robert Mugabe, had returned on Thursday after nearly a week abroad. In talks with the army chief on Thursday, Mugabe refused to resign, […]
by Peter Stebbings Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A one-legged footballer has captured the hearts of millions of Chinese fans after a widely circulated video showed him holding his own against able-bodied opponents and scoring a rasping right-footed drive. The exploits of 21-year-old He Yiyi, who lost his leg to childhood cancer and uses crutches to support himself when playing, have earned him several endearing nicknames including “Angel with Broken Wings”, “Ball King with […]
