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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that there may have been mistakes committed during his administration’s war against drugs but he said that he cannot allow illegal drugs to continue. “I have mistakes. Faults many. But itong droga will stay. I would like to tell you, that if I do not act decisively, sans ‘yung ano nila na the attacks about extrajudicial killing, of course, we do not like it,” President […]
QUEZON City ,Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was able to intercept members of the Abu Sayyaf Group and rescue two Indonesian captives of the ASG. The two Indonesians were abducted by the ASG last November 2016 off Lahad Datu, Sabah. The two fishermen rescued by the military are now in Camp Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital for their medical examination. https://youtu.be/51gbElgyTJ8
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday (September 7) on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The leaders are expected to discuss economic cooperation as well as North Korea’s nuclear program. The issue of the disputed islands called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kuriles in Russia which were seized by Soviet forces at the end of World War […]
POINTE-À-PITRE, France (AFP) — The French part of the Caribbean island St Martin is “95 percent destroyed” after Hurricane Irma tore through the region, top local official Daniel Gibbs said late Wednesday. “It’s an enormous catastrophe. Ninety-five percent of the island is destroyed. I’m in shock. It’s frightening,” said Gibbs, a former French lawmaker, speaking on Radio Caribbean International. The island is in need of emergency assistance, he said. “I have sick people to […]
(Eagle News) — The lifeless body of a 17-year-old boy from Baguio who had been missing for six days was found in a creek on Thursday morning. The body of Vaughn Carl Dicang, a Grade 12 Baguio Science High School student, was recovered near Balacbac Bridge, at 9:40 a.m., the police said. When the teenager went missing on September 1, he was wearing dark pants, a grey jacket, and carried a red backpack. Van Dicang, […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Thursday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to locate the taxi driver who was supposedly robbed by Carl Angelo Arnaiz on the day he was killed by alleged pursuing police. Aguirre gave the order to locate Tomas Bagcal, who had said that Arnaiz had held him at gunpoint and then had taken his wallet on Aug. 18. In one version of his affidavit, Bagcal said Arnaiz declared […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon committee cited former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in contempt after he failed to show up in Thursday’s hearing into corruption in the Bureau of Customs. “Make sure that he shares information and that he is brought here on Monday,” committee chair Senator Richard Gordon said. Earlier, Gordon urged the committee to take action on Faeldon, noting some of his “contentious remarks” in justifying his absence in the hearing. […]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang daang mangingisda ang nakatanggap ng mga bangkang fiber glass sa General Santos City. Ang nasabing programa ay sa ilalim ng pagbabago program ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Isinagawa ang turn-over ceremony sa MSV Fishing Compound sa barangay Bawing, Gen. Santos City. Ang nasabing seremonya ay dinaluhan din ng ilang lokal na opisyal. Hinimok naman ang mga mangingisda na nakatanggap ng mga bagong bangka na makiisa sa kampanya kontra […]
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — The third generation of Swellpro’s waterproof drone has gone on display at the IFA consumer technology fair in Berlin. Swellpro says it was the first company to develop waterproof drone technology. The idea came about when founder Eric Hu saw a drone crashing into the sea while on holiday in the Caribbean islands. Swellpro’s technical manager for China, Anthony Kuhn, told Reuters: “It’s a stomach turning feeling when you’ve got your […]
LONDON, England (Reuters) — The lack of space in towns and cities means growing your own vegetables and herbs is often limited to what can fit on your windowsill. But so-called ‘smart gardens’ are bringing the window box in to the 21st century. ‘Click and Grow,’ based in Estonia, is at the forefront of smart garden technology designed to make urban farming easy. At the IFA consumer technology fair in Berlin, the company previewed its […]
(Eagle News) — “No way.” This was what Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte retorted when Senator Antonio Trillanes insisted that a photograph of the presidential son’s supposed “dragon tattoo” be taken. Trillanes had said he wanted a picture of the supposed tattoo on the presidential son’s back so this could be sent to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency and could be “decoded.” “We can ask the sergeant at arms to accompany you. Bigay natin […]
