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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday admitted he uses an oxygen concentrator while sleeping. “I cannot smoke because of..Yan pinost..Kasi kung matulog ako oxygenation ko di maganda,” he told the crowd attending the People’s Day celebration in Oriental Mindoro. Duterte was referring to several pictures of him on his bed which were posted on Facebook by his son-in-law, Atty. Manases Carpio, on the President’s 72nd birthday. In one picture where Duterte is seen playing with […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — CinemaCon in Las Vegas allows the Hollywood studios to showcase some of their upcoming releases to both industry and press. On Wednesday (March 29), Warner Bros brought out its big stars and films for the coming year, which included the DC comic book adaptation of ‘Wonder Woman’, the Guy Ritchie directed ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ and ‘Blade Runner 2049’. The eagerly anticipated ‘Blade Runner’ sequel was presented at […]
(Eagle News) — Walang batayan at hindi patas ang panawagan ng pahayagang New York Times sa editorial nito na patawan ng trade sanctions ang Pilipinas dahil sa war on drugs ng administrasyon. Sinabi ni Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, sa halip na magbanta ang international community dapat na tumulong na lang ang mga ito sa Pilipinas na palaguin pa ang export para makagawa pa ng mga trabaho. Una nang inihayag ng European Union na […]
by Harumi OZAWA Agence France-Presse JAPAN (AFP) — Most people look for a place to hide when a typhoon is on the horizon, but Atsushi Shimizu hopes that the fury of nature may one day help resource-poor Japan tackle its energy woes. As thousands of Australians seek shelter from a “monster” cyclone battering the country’s northern coast, the Tokyo-based engineer believes that his bladeless wind turbine can not only stand up to the raw force […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service 56 human rights violation ng mga pulis, naitala (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa limampu’t-anim (56) na kaso ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao laban sa mga pulis ang naitala ng Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (PNP- HRAO) sa unang tatlong buwan pa lang ng taon. Sa gitna ito ng muling pagsabak ng PNP sa war on drugs na binabatikos ng ilan dahil umano sa talamak na paglabag […]
by Tristan MCCONNELL Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — The price of ivory has fallen by nearly two-thirds in the last three years, according to research conducted in China and published Wednesday by the conservation group Save the Elephants. At its peak in 2014 the estimated wholesale price for raw ivory stood at $2,100 (1,900 euros) per kilogram on the Chinese black market, but by early 2017 the price had fallen to $730 per kilogram, […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano makakabuti sa demokrasya ng bansa kung ipagpapaliban na naman ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na nakatakdang gawin sa Oktubre. Ayon kay Senator at Liberal Party President Kiko Pangilinan, mapapahina aniya ang demokrasyang umiiral sa bansa at lalaganap lamang umano ang patronage system dahil sa pag-appoint ng executive branch sa mga magiging opisyal sa mga barangay. Senator Pangilinan: Dapat hayaan […]
By Judith Llamera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinuligsa ng grupong Kalayaan Atin Ito si Senator Antonio Trillanes ukol umano sa paggamit nito sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea para sa pansariling interes politikal. Ayon sa grupo, ang mga pulitiko ngayon ay nagbabangayan na parang nakalimutan na kung saan nag-ugat ang suliranin sa west phl sea partikular na ang istrukturang itinayo ng China. Kaya naman nais daw nilang ipaalala sa publiko ang […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Security was tight in front of the house of South Korea’s ousted leader Park Geun-hye and the Seoul Central District Court on Thursday (March 30) morning as she is set to attend a court hearing to review a warrant seeking her arrest. Police said it mobilized about 2,000 police officers near the court and about 1,200 officers near Park’s house. A South Korean court is set to hold a hearing at 10:30 […]
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday filed a supplemental complaint to his original impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, an act the chief presidential legal counsel described as mere “publicity and propaganda.” In an interview with reporters during the filing at the House of Representatives, Alejano said the supplemental complaint stems from Duterte’s foreign policy as a whole. The first impeachment complaint against Duterte was filed by Alejano on March 16 on five grounds: […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (CCTV) — Police in Washington D.C. have fired on a woman after she rammed a police vehicle near the U.S. Capitol and tried to mow down several officers on Wednesday. The woman was then arrested and no injuries have been reported. Police are currently investigating her motive and other details of the incident. “Although preliminary, this incident appears to be criminal in nature with no nexus to terrorism; and in addition, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) — Ivanka Trump said on Wednesday (March 29) she would work in the White House in an unpaid, informal advisory role to the president as she sought to allay ethics concerns about working there. “I have heard the concerns some have with my advising the president in my personal capacity while voluntarily complying with all ethics rules and I will instead serve as an unpaid employee in the White House […]
