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By Ace Ramirez, EBC Correspondent, Washington DC Bureau The Citi Open Tennis tournament will showcase world-ranked tennis stars such as the 2016 defending champion Gael Monfils and three-time Champion Juan Martin del Potro. Crowd favorite Genie Bouchard, and Puerto Rico’s first and only Olympic Gold medalist Monica Puig also committed early to this tournament. Expected to pump up the heat and rock the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center are American favorite, the giant John Isner, […]
(Eagle News) –A misfiring Gilas Pilipinas bowed to Korea on Wednesday night, ending a winning streak that saw them defeat a number of teams in the Jones Cup. The Korean team held a solid lead over the Philippine contingent by the end of the third quarter, their lead going to as high as 15 points. Gilas managed to cut down the lead in the last quarter despite a below par outside shooting, with Mike Myers […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian MPs on Wednesday passed a law to strip naturalized citizens of passports for offenses classed as “terrorism” following a deadly April suicide bombing in the Saint Petersburg metro. The lower house of parliament passed the bill in its final third reading. It now goes through the senate and to President Vladimir Putin for a final signature. Putin called for such a law after the April 3 attack in the […]
The Philippine Authority for Motorcycle Sports and Safety (PAMSS), INC. wants to bring the motorcycling world championships to the Philippines to give the country a powerful economic engine and drive it out of being a third world nation into being a first world nation in a short span of time. PAMSS is the sole motorcycle sport governing body in the Philippines, fully recognized by the Philippine government, with its official accreditation by the Philippine Sports Commission […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no sign of easing, media reports said Wednesday. Beijing has made virtually daily warnings to its neighbor over the deadlock on a remote Himalayan plateau, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a tense face off. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar told lawmakers in a closed briefing on the dispute that India wanted […]
(Eagle News) — Security for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte is all set, a police official said during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 18. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said that there are 6,300 police personnel to be deployed on the day of SONA as they expect 10,000-15,000 militants to hold protest rallies. “Nagkasundo naman na pagbibigyan ang mga protesters sa same […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators allied with the administration expressed their apprehension about extending martial law until December. After the closed-door briefing with military officials, many said they are in favor of extending martial law, but felt that a month or two months is enough period for an extension. -1 to 2 month martial law extension enough, says some senators Senator Richard Gordon said that he is in favor of extending the […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pinayuhan na ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang ilang mga residente sa Leyte na lumikas na agad. Ito ay dahil sa ang ilang lugar sa Leyte ay nakaranas ng landslide matapos ang pagtama ng magnitude-6.5 na lindol, halos dalawang linggo na ang nakalilipas. Ayon kay DENR Region 8 Director Leonardo Sibbaluca, nananatiling mataas ang banta ng pagguho ng lupa sa mga naturang lugar dahil sa kalidad […]
(Eagle News)– Two members of the Philippine Marines were killed on Wednesday (July 19) in Roxas, Palawan during an attack allegedly carried out by communist rebels. Palawan police director Senior Superintendent Gabriel Lopez said the slain soldiers were from Marine Battalion Landing Team 12 stationed in Roxas. “Our field personnel in Roxas are still investigating in the area, but initial reports said the two Marines were shot around 8:15 in the morning,” Lopez said. Initial […]
Isa na namang pelikula na may pamagat na “Ang Sikreto ng Piso” ang tiyak na aabangan ng mga manonood. Isa itong historical at family-oriented comedy film na hango sa actual events patungkol sa smuggling ng Philippine peso coin ng taong 2006. Ang pelikulang “Ang Sikreto ng Piso” ay sinulat at ididirek ng stage, TV and film director na si Perry Escaño. Pagbibidahan ng actor-politician na si Alfred Vargas ang “Sikreto ng Piso” na siyang gaganap […]
“Bigger and better in more ways than one.” Ito ang pangako ng bagong Miss World Philippines national director and general manager na si Arnold Vegafria. Kumpara sa mga nakaraang taon na ginagawa ang coronation sa maliit na venue, gaganapin ang Miss World Philippines 2017 ngayon sa Mall of Asia Arena sa September 3. Para ipakita ang kanilang suporta sa bagong Miss World Philippines Organization, muling nagsama sama ang mga former beauty queen na sina Gwendolyn […]
These photos showed the bullet-riddled vehicle of the Presidential Security Group, one of the two vehicles used in the convoy ambushed by suspected gunmen of the New People’s Army rebels. At least five PSG men were wounded and one militiaman was killed in the attack that happened around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, in North Cotabato. President Rodrigo Duterte warned the communist leaders he would not allow peace talks to continue if the […]
