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(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday (May 11) expressed his support for the request of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Napoles to be transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Detention Center. “I am inclined to grant it,” Aguirre said. “She is no longer a convicted prisoner so dapat alisin na siya BuCor (Bureau of Correction) facility,” he added. Napoles’ counsel, Atty. Stephen David, said they wanted Napoles to be […]
(Eagle News) — Handang magbigay ng suporta ang European Union (EU) sa pinaigting na kampanya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte laban sa iligal na droga sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen, pinag-aaralan na nila ang pagbuo ng isang proyekto na tutulong sa mga drug user para hindi na bumalik sa kanilang nakasanayang gawain. Layunin ng proyekto ng EU na ipakita sa mga drug addict ang kahalagahan ng pagiging ‘drug-free’. Sakaling buo […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Actress Gladys Reyes gave birth to her and her husband Christopher Roxas’ fourth child, Gavin Cale Sommereux, on Wednesday, May 10. Gavin Cale weighed 6.9 pounds, and was born at 10:22 a.m. Wednesday, via caesarian section. Gladys noted that the birth of her youngest son was very significant as it coincided with the 131st birthday of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s first executive minister, Brother Felix Y. Manalo. In an […]
(Eagle News) — Binigyang diin ni Senador Panfilo Lacson na dapat seryosohin ng pamahalaan ang travel advisory ng Estados Unidos sa kanilang mamamayan. Ayon kay Lacson, may basehan ang ganitong mga babala o travel advisory dahil may malawak na intelligence network ang Amerika. Naniniwala si Lacson na naabisuhan na ang Armed Forces of the Philippines sa bagay na ito at tiwala siya na may kaukulang hakbang ng ginagawa ang AFP at Philippine National Police (PNP) […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — An earthquake rocked China’s western Xinjiang region on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring another 23 as more than 1,500 homes crumbled, state media reported. The shallow 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 5:58 am (2158 GMT Wednesday) 213 kilometers (133 miles) south-southwest of the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, the US Geological Survey said. Some people were buried after their adobe homes collapsed, said Wang Fuyou, Communist Party chief of Taxkorgan […]
(Eagle News) — The fifth division of the Sandiganbayan has allowed Elenita Binay to travel to Israel for a vacation. This after the division chaired by Associate Justice Rafael Lagos granted Binay’s April 24 motion for authority to travel to Tel Aviv-Yafo from May 15 to May 29. The wife of former Vice President Jejomar Binay is facing trial for graft and malversation at the third division in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of beds […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) – China’s Silk Road summit on Sunday will highlight the country’s plans to revive ancient trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa with a massive network of rail and maritime links. The One Belt, One Road Initiative was unveiled by President Xi Jinping in 2013. Xi will host top officials from 28 nations for the two-day conference on the outskirts of Beijing, though few Western leaders will attend the meeting. Beijing’s […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toyota rebounded Thursday as investors weighed upbeat news of a share buyback and warnings that the auto giant is on track for a second straight year of profit decline, while Tokyo’s benchmark index ended the day higher. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.31 percent, or 61.46 points, to 19,961.55, closing again within spitting distance of the key 20,000 level which it last crossed in late 2015. The broader Topix index of all […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed Thursday that denuclearizing North Korea was a “common goal” between them, Moon’s office said. Ties between Seoul and Beijing have soured over the South’s deployment of a controversial US anti-missile system aimed at guarding against threats from the nuclear-armed North. China sees the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system as a threat to its […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday, May 11 hosted the 18th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME) at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City. The working group recognizes the importance of coastal and marine resources for the livelihood of ASEAN people and aims to protect the 173,000 km of coastline of the ASEAN nations.
President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport to commence his visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Christopher Montero led the Embassy officers and staff in welcoming the President and the rest of the country’s delegation. The Chief Executive is set to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) together with more than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society and media. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Former FBI director James Comey says in a farewell letter to colleagues that he will “be fine,” and won’t dwell on how he was fired by President Donald Trump, CNN reported Wednesday. Comey was abruptly dismissed Tuesday by the Republican president, who said the issue was Comey’s inability to lead. But Trump floored many since it was Comey himself leading the investigation of Trump’s campaign and Russia. “I have long […]
