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(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office on Monday asked actress Maria Isabel Lopez to explain why her license should not be revoked following what it said was her “blatant violation of traffic rules and regulations.” In a show-cause order signed by the LTO’s Law Enforcement Service director Francis Ray Almora, the LTO ordered Lopez to appear before the Office of the Director on Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. to make the explanation. The LTO […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Filipino cuisine and hospitality at their best were the highlights of the ASEAN gala dinner held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the regional bloc. During the event, world leaders wore specially-crafted Barong Tagalog made by Filipino designers. The world leaders and their spouses also figured in the traditional family photos wearing the Barong Tagalogs and the Filipiniana gowns. Filipino talents also entertained the various world leaders. https://youtu.be/zkw84ByoKps
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sang a hit Filipino love song at the ASEAN dinner gala in Manila Sunday (November 12), at one point taking the microphone to sing “Ikaw” (You), in a duet with local pop diva Pilita Corrales. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that Trump heard Duterte humming the tune, as singer Pilita Corrales was belting it out during the gala dinner. Duterte stood up and sang the last lines of […]
By Josh Canlas Tolentino Eagle News Service CHICAGO – Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams went to the Philippines for the first time in his life this summer and said it was a life-changing experience. Adams visited SM Mall of Asia Music Hll representing NBA 3X 2017, along with NBA Cares obligations. Outside of his NBA duties, Adams said he spent a long time driving through different parts of the Philippines and noticed the country’s […]
by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iranian rescue workers dug through rubble in a hunt for survivors on Monday after a major earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border, killing more than 300 and injuring thousands. The 7.3-magnitude quake hit a border area 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan at around 9:20 pm (1820 GMT) on Sunday, when many people would have been at […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam and China agreed Monday to back away from conflicts in the South China Sea, in a move aimed at easing tensions over Beijing’s claims to most of the waterway. The communist neighbors have long-sparred over the sea — to which Brunei, Taiwan and the Philippines also have partial claims — through which $5 trillion in shipping trade passes annually. China has built artificial islands and airstrips capable of hosting military […]
San José, Costa Rica (AFP) — Two people died of heart attacks attributed to shock from the seismic disturbance, a spokesman for the public safety ministry told national media. The quake occurred at 8:28 pm local (0228 GMT) on the Central American country’s Pacific coast, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles), close to the popular tourist beach town of Jaco, according to the US Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte brought up the issue of militarization in the West Philippine Sea during bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Vietnam, with both countries later agreeing war was not an option. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who spoke in a press conference on the first day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit on Monday. “There was a frank and very candid discussion on […]
QUEZON City, Metro Manila (Eagle News) — Maaari nang makadaan sa Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) at EDSA ang mga truck at closed van ngayong panahon ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Batay sa binagong abiso ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), ito ay simula ngayong Lunes, November 13 hanggang sa November 15. Subalit ito ay sa loob lamang ng apat na oras o mula alas dose ng hating gabi hanggang alas […]
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Isusulong ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Surigao City ang implementasyon ng rules and regulation (IRR) ng Republic Act 7183 o ang pagbabawal sa pagtitinda, paggawa at paggamit ng firecrackers at iba. Ito ay kasunod sa pagpapalabas ng Executive Order No. 28 o Providing for the Regulation and Control of the Use of Firecrackers and other Pyrotechnic Devices. Layunin ng proyektong ito na maiwasan ang sunog o anumang […]
(Eagle News) — Rapport between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump was “very good” with the relationship between the two countries appearing “very warm, very friendly” and “very candid” at the same time during bilateral talks on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, such was the “friendly” relationship between Duterte and Trump the US President at one point asked his Philippine counterpart to sing prior to the talks. “It […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called Monday for “non-interference” in Lebanon, after the country’s prime minister announced his surprise resignation in a televised statement from Saudi Arabia. “For there to be a political solution in Lebanon, it is necessary that all of the political leaders have total freedom of movement and that non-interference is a fundamental principle,” Le Drian said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. […]
