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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng magdesisyon na ang Senate Committee on Ethics sa dalawang reklamo na isinampa laban kay Senador Leila De Lima. Ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto, Chairman ng Committee, agad syang magpapatawag ng all-member caucus sa May 2 para alamin ang kanilang pulso sa reklamo at sagot ni De Lima. Kabilang na rito ang reklamo na isinampa ng grupo ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez […]
“There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the chemical weapons convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security council,” says United States President Donald Trump as he ordered a targeted military strike on a Syrian airfield. Below is US President Trump’s full statement: “On Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar al Assad launched a horrible chemical attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent. Assad choked out the […]
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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the United States strike on a Syrian airbase early Friday as an “aggression against a sovereign state,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian agencies. “President Putin considers American strikes on Syria aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international norms, and under an invented pretext,” Peskov was reported as saying.
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) — North and South Koreas reunited at a rare game between two rival North and South Korean women’s ice hockey teams in Gangneung on Thursday (April 7). Seoul has given the North Korean women’s ice hockey team the green light on March 29 to take part in the game as the North’s athletes needed approval from Seoul to enter the South after their 1950-53 Korean War ended with a truce, not […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) –A United States strike on a Syrian airbase ordered in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack killed four soldiers on Friday and virtually destroyed its facilities, a monitoring group said. “An air commodore was among the four soldiers killed,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “The airbase was almost completely destroyed — the runway, the fuel tanks and the air defences were all blown to pieces,” the Britain-based monitoring group said. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston’s hopes of pipping Cleveland for top spot in the Eastern Conference suffered a blow on Thursday as the Celtics slumped to defeat against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics, comprehensively beaten by the Cavaliers on Wednesday, slid to another costly defeat as Paul Millsap inspired Atlanta to a 123-116 win at Philips Arena in Georgia. Millsap scored 26 points and 12 rebounds as Atlanta improved to 40-38, a half-game […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the embassy in Damascus was “closely monitoring” the situation in Syria, which was the subject of a United States missile attack. In a phone interview over CNN Philippines, Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, DFA spokesperson, said the embassy was “in close coordination” with the Filipino community there to “ensure their safety.” Jose said there are an estimated 1400 Filipinos in Syria, many of whom have married […]
METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Matapos atasan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ayusin ang problema sa trapiko ay agad na nagsagawa ang MMDA ng clearing operations noong Huwenes, April 6. Isa-isang binatak ang mga sasakyan na ilegal na naka-park sa Pablo Ocampo St., Malate, Maynila at sa Dian Street sa Makati. Ang mga kalyeng ito ay no-parking zone at dinadaanan ng mga sasakyan kaya hindi dapat nakahambalang doon ang mga pribadong sasakyan. Isa ang illegal […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The US military strike on a Syrian airbase has caused several deaths, said the governor of Homs province where the Shayrat base is located. “There are martyrs, but we don’t yet know the number either of martyrs or of wounded,” Talal Barazi told AFP by telephone. He said parts of the base were on fire and some of the wounded were suffering from burns. “It will take some time to determine the […]
Jerusalem (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he supports the “strong and clear message” sent by a United States strike in neighboring Syria in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack. “In both word and action, President Trump sent a strong and clear message today that the use and spread of chemical weapons will not be tolerated,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office said. “Israel fully supports President Trump’s decision and hopes that this […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced the conduct of re-blocking and road repair in some roads in Quezon City starting today, April 7. The MMDA said the roadwork will start around 11 p.m. Affected roads are the northbound lanes of Commonwealth Avenue corner Litex Road, from Bernardino St. to P. Dela Cruz, and from Tierra Verde Subdivision to Tandang Sora Ave.
