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(Eagle News) – Autopsy results done by the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory on the body of the slain Ozamiz City mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., showed he tested positive for gunpowder nitrates, indicating that a firearm near his body had been fired, police said. PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos said that aside from the mayor, seven other people from the Parojinog’s camp were also positive for gunpowder nitrates. The autopsy results were provided by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon may still face charges in connection with the Php 6.4 billion worth of shabu that entered the country. “Nobody is safe, even me,” Dominguez said on Wednesday, August 2. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will respect the outcome of the investigation of Congress in the issues involving Faeldon, a sentiment repeated by Faeldon’s superior, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. “We will wait for the results […]
by Yanan Wang Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Finger-pointing over North Korea’s flourishing weapons program has pushed the world’s two biggest economies toward a high-stakes impasse, but observers warn that Trump-style outbursts are no way to get China to bend to the United States’ will. Washington and Beijing have long traded blame over the failure to rein in the North, but a breakthrough in missile technology has raised the specter of a strike […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has ordered the filing of criminal charges against Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog and her brother, Reynaldo Jr. In a resolution dated Aug. 2, the DOJ said charges for illegal possession of firearms and possession of illegal drugs would be filed in court against the vice mayor. Her brother, the DOJ said, would face charges for illegal possession of dangerous drugs, firearms and ammunition and illegal possession […]
North Korea’s vice foreign minister, Han Song-ryol, has met with his Philippine counterpart on July 25 ahead of ASEAN Regional Forum set in Manila this week, after Pyongyang sent diplomats early this year in Manila to appeal to the ASEAN chairman not to embarrass North Korea during the regional meeting, according to a Reuters report. Two diplomats from the Philippines foreign ministry said the North Koreans were worried ASEAN may issue a strongly-worded statement […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is set to indict former Vice President Jejomar Binay, his son, former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, and several others, in connection with the allegedly anomalous P1.3-billion Makati Science High School project. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the filing of four counts of graft and three counts of falsification of documents against each of the Binays in two separate resolutions approved on August 1. Also ordered indicted were […]
DURHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) — A Hypochlorite spill in the pool pump room at the YMCA in Durham, North Carolina, sent 23 people to local hospitals on Wednesday (August 2), authorities said. Many of the injured were taken to the hospital for breathing difficulties, an NBC affiliate station reported. Among the injured were six children who were reported to be in serious condition, according to local news outlets. A lifeguard detected a strong odor coming […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The near-supersonic rail system known as hyperloop has passed another key milestone on its path to become reality, the United States startup Hyperloop One said Wednesday. Hyperloop One, which is developing a system theorized by entrepreneur Elon Musk, said that a test last week of a full hyperloop system at its private facility in the desert near Las Vegas was a success, hitting record speeds. “That’s a huge milestone […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A species of spider that usually travels no further than a few feet from where it was hatched, likely made an epic sea journey on a “land raft” from South Africa to call Australia home, a study said Thursday. The Australian trapdoor spider, known scientifically as Moggridgea rainbow, is only found on Kangaroo Island off the south Australian coast and lives a sedentary land-based lifestyle, rarely moving far. Research in the […]
HONGKONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets paused for breath Thursday after Wall Street smashed through 22,000 for the first time, with regional traders focused on fresh clues on the health of the United States economy. Strong Apple earnings propelled the Dow above the barrier to mark its sixth straight record close — but the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed marginally lower. Tokyo ended a two-day rally to sit 0.4 percent lower by the break, with several tech […]
BAYBAY City, Leyte (Eagle News) — Nakatakas noong Miyerkules ng umaga, Agosto 2, ang isang preso habang hinihintay ang hearing ng kaniyang kaso sa korte ng bayang ito. Kinilala ang suspek na si Job P. Porazo na nakapiit sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Baybay City, Leyte at may kasong paglabag sa Republic Act 9165 o ang Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002, at paglabag sa RA 10591, o ang Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation […]
(Eagle News) — Tatlong milyong pisong halaga ng hinihinalang shabu ang nasabat ng mga pulis sa isang hotel room sa Cebu City kamakailan. Naaresto din ang siyam na suspek na pinaniniwalaang sangkot sa transaksiyon ng iligal na droga. Nabatid na tumawag ang management ng hotel sa pulisya matapos na wasakin ng mga suspek ang built-in detector sa kuwarto na kanilang ipina-reserve. Ayon sa mga pulis, hindi lang ginamit ng mga naarestong suspek ang hotel room […]
