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MARAWI CITY (Eagle News) — Mahigit 100 mga preso ang pinatakas ng Maute Group nang salakayin nila ang isang piitan sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman, kabuuang 107 ang bilang ng mga presong pinatakas ng Maute matapos nilang lusubin ang Malabang District Jail at Marawi City Jail kamakailan. Kabilang sa kanilang mga pinalaya ay mga miyembro ng kanilang grupo na nakakulong. Ayon pa kay Hataman, kinuha rin ng mga […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday unveiled its latest redesign to its “trending topics” feature — its latest move to give users a variety of sources on important news events. The huge social network — which has faced criticism for creating “filter bubbles” that reinforce the views of users, and has been accused of bias in selecting its news sources — said the new design will offer a “carousel” with a variety of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed his determination in fighting against armed forces like the alleged Islamic State (IS)-linked “Maute Group” on Wednesday, after he cut short his official visit to Russia. Duterte declared martial law for 60 days on Tuesday on the island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi after clashes between the army and militants with alleged links to IS in Marawi, the provincial city of […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat, divided on whether or not the 11-time All-Star forward can keep playing after blood clots, have reached a tentative deal to part ways, ESPN reported Wednesday. Talks that included the NBA players union brought a final end to the “Big Three” era in Miami that saw LeBron James, now with reigning NBA champion Cleveland, and Dwyane Wade, now at Chicago, combine with Bosh to […]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Twenty-two people were killed in Monday’s suicide attack on a Manchester pop concert, including an eight-year-old girl, teenagers and several parents who had come to collect their children. Here are the victims named so far in what was the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings: ‘Beautiful little girl’ Eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos from Leyland in Lancashire, northwest England, is the youngest victim among those named so […]
by Carola Sole / Damian Wroclavsky Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian soldiers were deployed Wednesday to defend government buildings in the capital Brasilia after protesters demanding the exit of President Michel Temer smashed their way into ministries and fought with riot police. “At this moment, federal troops are already here in (the foreign ministry),” Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said in a brief televised statement. “And next there are troops arriving to secure all the […]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police arrested a seventh person Wednesday in connection with the massacre at a Manchester pop concert that left 22 people dead. The arrest was made following searches at an address in the town of Nuneaton in central England, and is the first outside the Manchester area. “This evening we have been carrying out searches at an address in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and arrested a man,” the Greater Manchester Police force […]
(Eagle News) — Net satisfaction rating of the Duterte administration’s performance rose in the latest Social Weather Stations survey. From a +61 in December 2016, the second time SWS conducted a poll on the Duterte administration’s performance, overall net satisfaction rating increased to a +66 in the poll done from March 25 to March 28. The +66 overall net satisfaction rating was the same net satisfaction rating the Duterte administration received in September 2016, the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday he had sacked the head of the Dangerous Drugs Board. “You’re fired today. Get out of the service. You do not contradict your own government,” Duterte said he told Benjamin Reyes. Duterte was speaking to reporters upon his arrival from Russia, where he was supposed to have a five-day official visit. The visit was cut short after clashes between government troops and the Maute terrorist group […]
(Eagle News) — If the threat of the Islamist-inspired terrorist reaches Luzon, President Rodrigo Duterte said he might just impose martial law in the entire country to protect the Filipino people. “If I think that ISIS has taken foothold in Luzon, I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people,” the President said upon his arrival from his official visit in Russia late Wednesday afternoon. The President said he might also suspend […]
Islamist militants rampaging through a southern Philippine city beheaded a local police chief, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday, even as there were reports that the Maute group had also taken hostages, including a Catholic priest. President Duterte disclosed the news of the Maute beheading of a local police official in his speech upon his arrival from Moscow on Wednesday afternoon. He said the attack occurred near the southern city of Marawi, which is under […]
Cubao, Quezon City – The NLEX Road Warriors finally won a game in the 2017 PBA Commissioners’ Cup with the Alaska Aces serving as the sacrificial lamb, 100-92, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Aces came off on a hot start in the first quarter with Cory Joseph and Jvee Casio combining for 24 of their team’s total of 35 points to lead by 17 heading into the second quarter. NLEX stepped up on defense […]
