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“I am the victim here,” he says (Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Andres Bautista denied the allegations hurled against him by his estranged wife, saying he was the real victim. In a television interview, Bautista said his wife “ransacked” his home several months ago, and that she “stole” passbooks and other bank documents, among others. He said that these were altered and were being used as bases for the allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday was hesitant to comment on the controversy Commission on Elections chief Andres Bautista found himself in following his wife’s allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. “There will always be a case filed so I don’t want to preempt what will happen there. Either by the Ombudsman or Congress,” he said in a media briefing on Monday. According to Duterte, he “might as well just sit down” considering […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A clean-up operation was under way in Hong Kong Monday after a massive palm oil spillage from a ship collision in mainland Chinese waters clogged some of its most popular beaches. The coast was coated with rancid-smelling sticky white clumps of the oil as it washed in Sunday, with 11 beaches still closed to swimmers Monday in the height of a summer heatwave. There are still lumps of the solidified oil […]
Bahagi ang “Idjay” ng debut all original album ni Davey na may pamagat na “Biyaheng Langit” na naglalaman ng labing tatlong mga original songs tulad ng “Wedding Song”, “Paratingin Mo Na Siya”, “Breaksary”, “Kuya”, “Cool Off”, NGSB” at marami pang iba. Sa ngayon ay maaari nang makakuha ng copy ng kanyang album sa mga digital platform. https://youtu.be/xqAXfHMDrrA
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano met his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho for talks on Monday (August 7) during which he conveyed security concerns on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following the escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula. Cayetano, who is this year’s ASEAN host, reaffirmed the importance of having North Korea in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) to continue talks, a statement released after the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States, Australia and Japan on Monday denounced Beijing’s island-building and militarization of the South China Sea, in contrast to the increasingly tepid response from Southeast Asian nations over the festering issue. China claims nearly all of the sea, through which $5 trillion in annual shipping trade passes and which is believed to sit atop vast oil and gas deposits. Its sweeping claims overlap with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and […]
(Eagle News) — Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have agreed to postpone the barangay elections to May next year. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Farinas said this was to allow for the synchronization of the polls with the plebiscite for the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law and Charter change. Both measures have yet to be passed. In the meantime, current barangay chairs will continue to hold their positions in a holdover capacity. According to Farinas, the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday said the credibility of the 2016 elections, but only where candidates won by a small margin, could be tainted following allegations of dishonesty against Commission on Elections chief Andres Bautista. “Siyempre lahat ng nasa Comelec dapat napagkakatiwalaan kasi nga sensitibo ang proseso ng ating demokrasya…Maaaring (may) mga ibang pwesto ang maaaring makwestiyon dahil mas dikit ang laban,” she said. She noted, however, that the case of President […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Paris’ Eiffel Tower was evacuated by police after midnight on Sunday (August 6) after a man with a knife tried to force his way through a security check but was quickly stopped. The incident at the world-famous tourist site was initially treated as a criminal matter, but was later designated a counter-terrorism case because of the suspect’s statements to police and his apparent radicalization, a judicial source said. The company that […]
TOKYO, Japan (CCTV) — The proverb “rarity brings high prices” has proven universally true and lastingly so. Thirty years since its invention, square watermelon still fetches some $150 per fruit in its birthplace of Japan. But some salesmen argue that square watermelon was invented as an indoor ornament rather than fruit. “Square watermelons are not meant for eating in fact. They are sold as ornamental items for household decoration. They are good for at least […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Monday condemned the latest round of United Nations sanctions imposed against it over its weapons programs, saying it would not negotiate over its nuclear arms while it was threatened by the United States. The sanctions passed at the weekend were a “violent violation of our sovereignty,” Pyongyang said in a statement carried by its official Korea Central News Agency. “We will not put our self-defensive nuclear deterrent […]
Several deny allegations (Eagle News) — A Customs broker named Customs employees and officials he said received grease money from him for every shipment transaction. During the ways and means committee hearing into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, Mark Taguba named Deputy Commissioner Teddy Raval of the intelligence group; Atty. Philip Maronilla of the Manila International Container Terminal; Teddy Sagaral; a certain Major Gutierrez who passed away last month; Director […]
