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President Rodrigo Duterte marks his first year in power on Friday. Here are key numbers that help explain key events and issues surrounding his presidency: 75 Percent of adult Filipinos who are satisfied with the Duterte administration’s performance, according to the latest nationwide public survey conducted by an independent research institute from March 25 to 28. Only nine percent said they were dissatisfied, according to the survey, showing that many Filipinos back Duterte and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – An R2-D2 unit used in the filming of several “Star Wars” movies has sold for almost $3 million, a southern California auction house said on Thursday. Luke Skywalker’s droid sidekick was put together from parts used in the filming of the original 1977-1983 trilogy and two of the 1999-2005 prequel films, Profiles in History, based near Los Angeles, said in its catalog. While the 43-inch (109 centimeter) character played […]
Every dry season, women from a village in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo paint scenes of daily life on the walls of their homes. Those homes have become tourist attractions, bringing visitors and opportunities to the region marred by political unrest. (AFP Video) https://youtu.be/UssBuSu1Ybs
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing more dramatic inequality, according to a study published Thursday. The poorest third of US counties could see income drops as great as 20 percent if current trends continue, according to the worst-case projection of the study, published in the journal Science. An interdisciplinary team of climatologists and economists based its […]
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan (Eagle News) – Binulabog ang mga residente ng isang barangay sa Lamitan City, Basilan noong Miyerkules, Hunyo 28, nang makatanggap sila ng report ukol sa isang di umano’y IED o improvised explosive device sa lugar. Isang residente ng Brgy. Maligaya ang nagreport nito. Aniya, may nakita siyang isang itim na supot na may nakausling wire. Kaagad naman itong naitawag sa barangay, at rumesponde naman kaagad ang mga operatiba ng Alpha Company 74th […]
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa isinagawang press conference ng Cagayan de Oro noong Huwebes, June 29, na may sapat na supply ng bigas na kayang suportahan ng siyam na araw ang mga mamamayan sa Region 10. Ayon kay Hazel Belacho, spokesperson ng NFA, hindi totoo ang balita na kulang na ang supply ng bigas dahil personal nilang mino-monitor ang lahat ng nagbebenta ng bigas […]
(Eagle News) – Mahigit 900 estudyanteng lumikas mula sa Marawi City ang nakapagsimula na ng klase sa Lanao. Noong Martes, Hunyo 27, nang simulan ang klase para sa mga nasa elementarya at high school gamit ang mga tent na itinayo ng Department of Education-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao upang magsilbi nilang pansamantalang paaralan. Ilan sa mga bayan na tinayuan ng tent school ay ang Saguiaran, Pantar at Balo-i. May feeding program din na isinasagawa para sa […]
by Jean-Louis Santini Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – Two of the most extensive field studies conducted to date in Europe and Canada have confirmed the hypothesis that neonicotinoid insecticides are harmful to bees and other pollinating species. The results, published Thursday in the United States journal Science, also reveal that local environments can mitigate the impact of the pesticide, which is widely used in farming despite being dubbed a “bee killer.” The chemical […]
by Paul Handley Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – United States President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after a Supreme Court decision allowed it to go forward following a five-month battle with rights groups. The Trump administration says the temporary ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country, but immigrant advocates charge that it illegally singles out Muslims. The […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – United States President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring himself “proud” of the move. “In order to protect American jobs, companies and workers, we’ve withdrawn the United States from the one-sided Paris Climate Accord,” Trump said to applause, during a speech on the future of the US energy sector. “I will tell you we’re proud of it,” he […]
by Heather Scott Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – The United States slapped unprecedented sanctions Thursday on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean cash after President Donald Trump said Beijing’s efforts to put the brakes on Pyongyang’s nuclear drive had failed. As South Korea’s new president visited Washington, the Treasury Department announced the Bank of Dandong would be severed from the US financial system for acting “as a conduit for […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump welcomed newly-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House on Thursday (June 29). The President and First Lady Melania Trump greeted the South Korean leader and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, at the White House South Lawn entrance. Reporters shouted to the President, asking questions about Donald Trump’s Twitter attack where he called an MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski “crazy” and alleged she had […]
