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(Eagle News) — Naniniwala si GRP Peace Panel Chief at Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello na hindi maiiwasan na magduda ang publiko sa sinseridad ng CPP-NPA-NDF sa usaping pangkapayapaan. Ito’y kasunod na naman ng ginawang pag-atake ng rebeldeng grupo sa isang police station sa Quirino at panununog sa pasilidad ng Lapanday Plantation sa Davao City. Ayon kay Bello, dapat magpakita ng lubos na sinseridad ang rebeldeng grupo para makuha ang suporta ng sambayanan sa peace talk. […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinaiimbentaryo ng ilang opposition congressmen sa Malacañang ang P15.5-bilyong pondo na inilaan ng gobyerno sa katatapos lamang na ASEAN o Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Ayon kay Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, dapat na i-account ang nabanggit na ASEAN Fund kung saan bahagi rin dito ang budget para sa Office of the President. Iginiit naman ni Caloocan City Representative Edgar Erice na nararapat lamang na magpaliwanag ang administrasyong Duterte, bung bakit malaki […]
(Eagle News) — Ikinasiya ng Malacañang ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga Pilipino na nakararanas ng pagkagutom sa unang quarter ng taong kasalukuyan. Batay sa Social Weather Station Survey na isinagawa nitong March 25 hanggang 28, nasa 11.9 percent na lamang ang nakararanas ng pagkagutom, mas mababa ito ng 2 percent kumpara sa 13.9 percent na naitala sa unang quarter noong 2016. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, sumasalamin lamang ang naturang survey sa programang […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tesla said Wednesday that revenues more than doubled in the past quarter compared with a year ago, as the electric carmaker prepared for production of its new mass-market vehicle. In its update for the first quarter Tesla said its Model 3 development “is nearly complete.” The company expects to produce 5,000 of these cars per week at some point this year and 10,000 per week in 2018. The California firm led […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Isinagawa noong Miyerkules, May 3 ang opening ceremony para sa isang buwang pagdiriwang ng National Heritage Month ngayong Mayo. Sa taong ito napili ang Ormoc City na pagdausan ng nasabing aktibidad. Ito ay may temang “Malasakit para sa Pamana.” Layunin ng lahat ng aktibidad na maipakilala sa mga bagong henerasyon ang kulturang Pilipino lalo na ang kakaibang kultura ng mga Ormocanon. Ang isa sa mga aktibidad na isinagawa sa pagbubukas ng isang buwang […]
Morocco’s Barbary macaque monkey is facing a battle for survival as poaching, tourists feeding them and loss of the species’ natural habitat take their toll. (AFP)
(Eagle News) — Index crimes have gone down by 28.57 percent because of the government’s fight to curb illegal drugs, government data released during the recent #RealNumbersPH forum showed. The data compared index crimes committed from July 2015 to March 2016 during the administration of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to the index crimes committed in the same eight month time frame, July 2016 to March 2017, under the administration of current President […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – French centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Pen clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe Wednesday in a TV debate that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country. The duel ahead of this Sunday’s election was billed as a confrontation between Macron’s call for openness and pro-market reforms and Le Pen’s France-first nationalism. The tone was set in the opening minutes, with Le Pen branding the […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit surged as its ranks of monthly users closed in on two billion, but warned of rising expenses and slowing revenue growth. The leading social network said it made a profit of $3.06 billion on $8.03 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year, posting increases of 76 percent and 49 percent, respectively, compared […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — A pop-up bar in Hollywood, which allows sci-fi fans to live out their science-fiction dreams, has extended its stay because of popularity. Nightly cosplayers and sci-fi fans attend ‘The Scum & Villainy Cantina’ off Hollywood Boulevard dressed as characters from ‘Star Wars’, ‘Star Trek’ and other sci-fi series. “I wanted to build a place that geeks and nerds and cosplayers could all gather and have a place to make pretend. In […]
GEOJE, South Korea (Reuters) – At least five people were killed in Geoje, South Korea on Monday (May 1) after a crane collapsed and fell onto a construction site, fire station authorities said. Samsung Heavy Industries’ 32-tonne crane toppled at around 2:50 p.m. (0550 GMT) injured 20 people. Six of them are in serious condition, authorities added. Geoje is a coastal city located about 400 km (250 miles) southeast of Seoul South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries […]
BIJIE, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, China (CCTV) — A tunnel collapse in Southern China’s Guizhou Province killed 12 and injured a further 12 state media reported on Wednesday (May 3). The tunnel, under construction, was intended for a new highspeed rail line, CCTV reported. It collapsed on Tuesday afternoon (May 2) following an explosion. The dead and injured were construction workers, CCTV added. Search and rescue operations concluded on Wednesday morning.
