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SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump attended a launch event on Tuesday (November 7) to encourage increased participation of girls in sports programs ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She arrived in South Korea earlier in the day for a two-day trip, where U.S. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in are expected to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. Melania Trump said boys and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Tuesday the release of P500 million to fund the medical requirements of wounded soldiers. In his speech during the launch of livelihood projects for the uniformed men in Taguig, Duterte also announced the construction of a housing subdivision for the soldiers. “Maybe give me until March, matatapos village niyo. I want it near the camps, an urban city, so you’ll have access to (your needs),” Duterte said. […]
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — A family dispute may have sparked the rampage by a US Air Force veteran who killed 26 people with an assault rifle in a small-town church even though he was legally prohibited from buying guns, officials said Monday. Ten people remained in critical condition a day after Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26-year-old private security guard, burst into the rural Baptist church during […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that plea bargaining in drug cases is allowed. In a press briefing, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the High Court denied with finality a motion for reconsideration to its earlier decision that nullified a provision from the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act barring the conduct of plea bargains. The SC voted unanimously to declare Section 23 of the law unconstitutional in August, noting that the High Court […]
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — Two eight-year-old boys were killed and another three children were badly hurt after a car crashed into a classroom in Sydney on Tuesday (November 7), Australian police said. A sport utility vehicle smashed through the wooden wall of the school in Sydney’s west around 9.45 a.m.(2245 GMT Monday), where 24 primary-age children were in class with their teacher, police said in a statement. Five children were rushed to hospital, including the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese car giant Toyota Tuesday logged a jump in its first-half net profits and revised up its bottom-line forecast for the whole year, citing a cheaper yen and cost-cutting efforts. Japan’s number-one carmaker said its net profit gained 13.2 percent to 1.07 trillion yen ($9.4 billion) for the six months to September on sales of 14.2 trillion yen, up 8.6 percent. The Prius maker now expects to bank a net profit of 1.95 trillion […]
(Eagle News) — The chief of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Dionisio Santiago has already submitted his letter of irrevocable resignation to Malacanang, according to reports. This was after he spoke out against the construction of the mega drug rehabilitation center in Nueva Ecija saying this was an ill-advised move, and after a recent reorganization at the Dangerous Drugs Board itself. Malacanang is yet to acknowledge that it has received Santiago’s resignation, The latest news […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Janet Lim Napoles’ petition questioning a Sandiganbayan decision that denied her petition for bail. According to SC spokesperson Theodore Te, the Sandiganbayan did not “gravely abuse discretion” when it issued its Oct. 16 decision. In the 378-page decision, the third division said there was strong evidence to keep Napoles in trial in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam. This was contrary to Napoles’ claims the […]
(Eagle News) — Nahaharap sa patong-patong na kaso ang isang empleyado ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) matapos na kikilan ang isang negosyante sa Brgy. Tonton sa bayan ng Lingayen. Ayon kay Atty. Dante Bonoan, hepe ng National Bureau of Investigation sa Pangasinan, kasong direct bribery at paglabag sa Republic Act 3019 o Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act ang kakaharapin ng suspek na si Edgardo Taron, computer maintenance technologist 2 ng BIR Revenue District Office […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Harvey Weinstein hired journalists and highly trained ex-spies and military personnel who used fake identities to try to stop accusers from going public with sexual misconduct claims against him, The New Yorker reported Monday. The news came as the Television Academy, which hands out Emmy Awards, was said to have expelled Weinstein “for life,” following a similar move by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have one thing in common — they both want to make their nations great again. But while China’s leader is on the rise, the US president arrives in Beijing laden down with heavy baggage. Xi will roll out the red carpet for Trump when his five-nation Asia tour takes him to China on Wednesday, bringing the leaders of the world’s top-two economies together for the third […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Senate to comment on the petition filed by alleged Aegis Juris fraternity leader Arvin Balag challenging his detention in the Upper House. In a press briefing, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the High Court was directing respondents to comment on Balag’s petition and application for a temporary restraining order “within a non-extendible period of 10 days upon receipt of this order.” Senators ordered Balag’s detention […]
