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The military said Sunday it had captured the command center of Islamic State group supporters who have besieged Marawi for nearly four months. Security forces have engaged in ferocious street to street combat and launched airstrikes in their efforts to expel the fighters from the city, in a conflict that has raised fears that IS is looking to establish a Southeast Asian base in the Philippines. The military said it had captured the militants’ control […]
The Philippine economy should continue to grow robustly in the short term despite threats, Moody’s Investors Service said. In a report, the credit ratings agency said the “re-emergence of conflict in the southern Philippines, as well as the Duterte administration’s focus on the eradication of illegal drugs,” are an “unlikely risk of a deterioration in economic performance and institutional strength” despite them being “rising” threats. According to Moody’s, sound economic and fiscal policies including a focus […]
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) – The US special envoy to Ukraine on Saturday called the Russian proposal for a UN peacekeeping force there “a step forward” but warned the terms of the mandate must not “deepen the division” of the conflict-torn country. Kurt Volker was reacting to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments in favour of a UN force to protect international observers monitoring the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. “It’s very interesting that Russia proposed a UN protection mission… […]
“Closer to the people.” The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) President Arsenio J. Lizaso not only meant the phrase figuratively but also literally. “I am bringing the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) to Ilo-ilo in March; in April, in Davao; and Legaspi in May,” Lizaso said. The PPO, he proudly remarked, is the country’s “national treasure, one of the living treasures that every Filipino must experience.” Lizaso has brought the PPO to the Philippine General […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police said they arrested an 18-year-old man on Saturday at a Channel port in their investigation into the bombing of a London Underground train. “The 18-year-old man was arrested by Kent Police in the port area of Dover this morning, Saturday, 16 September, under section 41 of the Terrorism Act,” police said in a statement that described the arrest as “significant.” “Although we are pleased with the progress made, […]
by Alex Pigman Agence France Presse TALLINN, Estonia (AFP) — Google and Facebook may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed Saturday to change rules so that more of Silicon Valley’s mega profits fall into public coffers. Public anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax. But […]
The Department of National Defense announced that the ongoing rebellion in Marawi City is nearing its end, with only less than two barangays left with the presence of Maute terrorists. “Konti na lang ‘yung natitira rito. This is just one and a half barangay-wide. The area is just one and a half barangays. That’s why I’ve been told by our ground commanders that malapit na raw,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said during the Mindanao […]
by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police raced Saturday to track down whoever planted a bomb on a packed London Underground train, as authorities raised the national threat level to maximum, meaning another attack may be imminent. Friday morning’s blast, which left 29 people injured, was Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months and was claimed by the Islamic State group. Prime Minister Theresa May announced late […]
HA TINH, Vietnam (AFP) — Shaken residents in central Vietnam were piecing their homes and businesses back together Saturday after a powerful typhoon hammered large swathes of coast and killed at least four people. Typhoon Doksuri tore through Vietnam Friday afternoon, reducing structures to piles of debris and knocking out electricity and telecommunications in several provinces, in one of the worst storms to hit the country in years. Residents woke up Saturday to the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Norma surged to hurricane strength late Friday off Mexico’s Pacific coast which was pounded just hours earlier by Tropical Storm Max. Norma looked likely to churn toward the Los Cabos resort area, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. At 0300 GMT, Norma was 270 miles (435 kilometers) south of Cabo San Lucas, packing top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). It was expected to […]
(Eagle News) — The lawyers of Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday posted P1.33 million in bail for the former senator, paving the way for his eventual temporary release. This was after the Sandiganbayan fifth division granted Estrada’s second petition for bail after years in detention in Camp Crame over his alleged malversation of Priority Development Assistance Funds to fake nongovernment organizations owned by Janet Lim Napoles. Voting 3-2, the fifth division pegged bail at P1 million […]
by Alexandra del Peral Agance France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain raised its threat level to maximum on Friday and announced troops would be deployed to key sites after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train, injuring at least 29 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The explosion — Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months — sparked a “wall of fire” that left passengers with burns and caused a stampede […]
