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by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – For Diaeddin Al Zamel, the call to save Syria at a EU-UN conference in Brussels was not supposed to be a punch to the gut. The gathering was meant to be an all-too-typical plea for aid from rich donors — but then came the text message from the world’s bloodiest battleground. A source on the ground said the town of Khan Sheikhun in Idlib Province had […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he fired then-Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Mike Sueno because he “did not like his answer” when asked about the questionable firetruck deal the DILG had entered into. “Last night I fired a Cabinet member in a full Cabinet meeting because I did not like his answer because it was a plain lie,” he said during the inauguration of the Metropolitan Manila Development […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday took up the cudgels for Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who has come under fire after admitting he had another girlfriend and children out of wedlock. “Sino ba walang babae dito? Mayor Herbert (Bautista) tumingin ka sa akin and I’ll tell you you’re a liar,” he told the Quezon City mayor, drawing laughs from the audience at the newly inaugurated Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Crisis Monitoring and Management Center. […]
(Eagle News) — Dismissed Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno said he has accepted “wholeheartedly” the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte, but insisted he is not corrupt. In a statement, Sueno also said he would have wanted the President to have “validated” the information that had reached him. “I just wished the information was validated. If only the President asked DILG personnel from the central down to the regional and field offices, […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s powerful trade union federation Cosatu, a key coalition partner of the ruling ANC, on Tuesday called for embattled President Jacob Zuma to resign following an unpopular cabinet reshuffle. Union general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said it was time for Zuma to “step down” following his purge of Cabinet critics, which included the former finance minister, Pravin Gordhan. His sacking contributed to a credit ratings downgrade to junk status on Monday […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Police in southern Spain Tuesday staged raids targeting assets of the family of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, a judicial source said. The raids, in the Puerto Banus marina area of the plush resort of Marbella, are the result of a corruption investigation launched in France against Assad’s uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, the source said.
MARILAG, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Patuloy na isinasagawa ng Philippine National Police-Marihatag sa Surigao del Sur ang Feeding for the Children Program. Ang huling pinagsagawaan nila ay ang Barangay Poblacion na kung saan halos 100 mga bata ang nakanibang sa nasabing programa. Isa sa kanilang tinututukan sa kasalukuyan ay ang mga kabataan. Pinag-aaralan nila kung paano malikhang mga responsable ang mga ito. Nais nilang mailayo ang mga bata sa anumang krimen o pagamit ng iligal na […]
Plano uli ni pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ipagpaliban ang nakatakdang barangay elections ngayong darating na Oktubre. Sinabi ni Duterte na hindi niya papayagang mahalal ang mga personalidad na sangkot sa iligal na droga na gagamitin lamang ang drug money para sa kampanya. Ayon sa Pangulo hihilingin nito sa kongreso na magpasa ng batas o resolusyon para hindi matuloy ang barangay elections dahil 40 percent ng mga kapitan sa buong bansa ay sangkot sa iligal na […]
NOORDWIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands (AFP) — Philippine government officials Monday launched a new round of talks with communist rebels aiming to hammer out an interim ceasefire in moves to end one of the world’s longest insurgencies. The talks, which got under way in The Netherlands, are due to last until Friday and are the fourth round between the National Democratic Front and Manila. “We welcome the openness of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — A suspected gas attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhun in northwestern Syria on Tuesday killed 58 civilians, including 11 children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. Dozens more were suffering the effects of the attack, with medical sources reporting respiratory problems and symptoms including fainting, vomiting and foaming at the mouth, the monitor said.
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A 10-year-old bright red Ferrari that belonged to President Donald Trump went on the block Saturday and sold for $270,000, auctioneers said. “Similar versions of the model without the celebrity provenance traditionally bring between $125,000 – $175,000 depending on mileage, condition and optional equipment,” said Auctions America spokesperson Amy Christie. She did not name the buyer. Car lovers and Trump supporters had lined up to admire the 2007 F430 coupe […]
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) — Fourteen people have died as a result of a blast that ripped through a train carriage on the Saint Petersburg metro, Russia’s health minister said Tuesday. “We can state today that 14 people have died,” Veronika Skvortsova told journalists, adding that 49 people are still hospitalised after the explosion on Monday afternoon. Anti-terror authorities had earlier reported a death toll of 11. © Agence France-Presse
