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Spicer out amid White House shake-up

by Michael Mathes / Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, , United States – White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday in protest at a major shake-up of Donald Trump’s embattled administration, as pressure mounts from a broadening investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. Spicer quit in opposition to Trump’s naming of Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime supporter of the billionaire investor-turned-president, as the new White House communications director, a White […]

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Fears mount over Venezuela as death toll passes 100

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela – International fears over Venezuela’s growing unrest soared on Friday as prosecutors said the death toll in months of anti-government protests had passed 100, and a political gridlock between President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition worsened. The climbing tally of fatalities, rising to 103 since April, underscored the spiraling chaos in the oil-rich but increasingly impoverished South American nation. Stakes have risen further with the United States […]

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Philippine Airlines: Electronic devices to be subjected to additional screening

Effective July 19, 2017, all portable electronic devices (PED) – larger than a cellphone or smartphone – of passengers bound for the United States will be subjected to additional airport screening. This move is in line with the new set of security directives issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security requiring airlines flying from last point of departure to the US. The new US security directive, which will be in effect until 30 […]

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US bans travel to North Korea after Warmbier death

  by Ben Dooley BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States will bar Americans from traveling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said Friday, a month after a United States tourist, student Otto Warmbier, died following his imprisonment by Pyongyang. China-based Young Pioneer Tours, which had taken Warmbier to North Korea, and Koryo Tours said the ban will come into force on July 27 — the anniversary of the end of the Korean War […]

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President Duterte tells communists: No more talks; Let’s fight

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday reiterated he no longer wants to talk to communists, this after their armed group ambushed a Presidential Security Group convoy in North Cotabato. “I believe you Mr. Sison, you are right..You stop talking..Let us renew the fighting for another 50 years, it’s what you want…I can fight for another 50 years, let us agree on that. Let us stop talking. I am tired,” the President said, referring […]

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President Duterte to mining businesses: Come up with setup that is “fair to everybody”

The President also proposes for them to “compensate” people affected by the industry (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked businessmen engaged in mining to come up with an arrangement that would be “fair to everybody,” also suggesting for them to “compensate” those affected by the industry instead. Duterte said this as he reiterated he would call all those engaged in mining, former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez and other militants to a meeting […]

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Martial law extension, not bad for economy, says NEDA Chief

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Chief Secretary Ernesto Pernia allayed  fears of a negative impact of a martial law extension to the country’s economy. Pernia said that he recently attended a meeting with businessmen from Cagayan De Oro City where the businessmen expressed that they feel safer because of martial law. “I was in Cagayan de Oro just the other day and there were businessmen there in the forum […]

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Former COMELEC janitor who passed the bar, now an election officer

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reported that its former janitor who had passed the bar, Atty. Ramil Comendador, had been promoted and appointed as Election Officer IV. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista signed his promotion papers from the Regional Selection Promotions Board on July 17. “In our previous conversations, I encouraged Atty. Comendador to consider applying for a higher position,” Bautista said. “We recognize his diligence and determination to reach […]

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12 flights ng Cebu Pacific kanselado

(Eagle News) – Labindalawang flights ng Cebu Pacific mula at patungong Cebu ang kanselado ngayong araw, Hulyo 21. Ito ay dahil sa anim na oras na sarado ang runway sa Mactan, Cebu International Airport dahil sa maintenance work at repair. Kabilang sa mga nakansekalng flights ay ang mga sumusunod: 5J561/554 Manila – Cebu – Manila 5J586/551 Cebu – Manila – Cebu 5J562/553 Cebu – Manila – Cebu 5J563/564 Manila – Cebu – Manila 5J608 Cebu […]

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Movie producer na si Baby Go, nais makatulong sa mga nangangailangan

Nagpasyang sumali ang movie producer na si Baby Go sa Rotary Club Chapter. Sinalihan ni Ms. Baby Go ang Rotary Club of Mandaluyong na mayroong adbokasiya na makatulong sa mga mahihirap sa larangan man livelihood projects, seminars, relief operations at marami pang iba na tiyak na makakatulong sa mga mahihirap. Nagpapasalamat ang pamunuan ng Rotary Club of Mandaluyong dahil sa napili sila ni Go na sila ang makatuwang nito sa pagtulong sa mga mahihirap nating […]

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