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SEVEN of the more than 150 inmates who escaped from the Cotabato District Jail in Amas, Kidapawan City have been killed as the manhunt for the escaped inmates is intensified. According to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesman Chief Insp. Xavier Solda, at least six of the inmates have already been recaptured. Five of them surrendered to local officials in Cotabato. The jailbreak happened past 1 a.m. Wednesday (January 4) when […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday said that Congress and the Social Security System board of trustees should not pass the problem to President Rodrigo Duterte in deciding on the proposed Php 2,000 across-the-board pension hike for SSS member. “To me, it’s unfair to give the problem to him (Duterte). In fact, it’s unfair for Congress to have passed that law, which, as you know, President (Benigno) Aquino (III) vetoed. […]
MANILA, Philippine (Eagle News) — Chinese language magazine Yazhou Zhoukan named President Rodrigo Duterte as “Man of the Year” in its first edition for 2017. According to Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, the President was named as “man of the year” due to his “announcement of his independent foreign policy, his distancing away from the U.S., and forging closer ties with China.” “The article also praises Duterte’s good governance and anti-corruption campaign as the reason for […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Commission on Population (POPCOM) na hindi mandatory kundi nagmumungkahi lamang sila sa usapin na gawing dalawang anak lamang sa kada pamilya. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni Dr. Juan Anthonio Perez III, Executive Director ng PopCom, iminungkahi nila ang isyu upang mapigilan ang pagtaas ng populasyon sa bansa. Aniya, alam naman nila na hindi nila maaring obligahin ang sinuman na sumunod sa naturang bilang ng dapat na maging […]
(Eagle News) — Wala nang balak si Senator Richard Gordon na buhayin ang imbetigasyon ng Senate Committee on Justice para ipatawag muli at pakinggan ang mga testimonya ni Edgar Matobato. Sinabi ni Gordon na sarado na ang imbestigasyon ng pinamumunuan niyang komite hinggil sa mga nagaganap na pagpatay kung saan inilutang ni Senator Leila De Lima si Matobato bilang testigo. Ayon kay Gordon, mismong si Matobato ang sumira sa kaniyang sarili nang mabigo itong patunayan […]
SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — South Korea is committed to deploying an advanced US missile defense system this year despite opposition from China, a minister said Wednesday, even as opposition lawmakers headed to Beijing with a different message. Seoul and Washington agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the South after a string of North Korean nuclear and missile tests — prompting strong objections from China. “THAAD deployment is […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The San Antonio Spurs dominated Toronto 110-82 on Tuesday, handing the Raptors their worst defeat of the NBA season in a clash of elite teams. Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 as the Spurs, second in the Western Conference behind Golden State, raced to a big first-quarter lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. Firing on all cylinders on their home floor, the Spurs led by 30 […]
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will make a short but politically charged trip from the White House to Capitol Hill Wednesday, calling allied lawmakers to arms in defense of his signature healthcare reforms. Obama’s eight-year drive to extend medical coverage to tens of millions of Americans will come under sustained assault when President-elect Donald Trump takes office January 20 with Republican majorities in both house of Congress. In […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Mavericks’ experiment with bringing Aussie big man Andrew Bogut off the bench paid off on Tuesday with a 113-105 NBA victory over the Washington Wizards in Dallas. The strategy meant that Bogut and veteran Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki were never on the floor at the same time, and while Dallas coach Rick Carlisle wasn’t completely comfortable with the plan, there was no arguing with the result. “I don’t […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Boston star Isaiah Thomas showcased more than his scoring talents Tuesday, adding a career-high 15 assists to go with 29 points in the Celtics 115-104 NBA victory over the Utah Jazz. Thomas, who scored 52 points without an assist in the Celtics’ victory over the Miami Heat on Friday, mixed things up against the Jazz and his versatility helped Boston notch a third straight home win for the first […]
MANILA. Philippines (Reuters) — Armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison early on Wednesday (January 4) in the southern Philippines, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates, police said. The Southeast Asian nation has for decades been plagued by insurgencies by Muslim rebels in its southern islands, with President Rodrigo Duterte seeking to promote broad peace in the predominantly Catholic country. The gunmen opened fire at guards at the […]
Fu Feng and Fu Ban, the panda twins conceived naturally and born at Vienna zoo, make their first steps out of their hollow tree. https://youtu.be/6hJQ2VWAVPQ
