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Associate professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Rowaldo R. Del Mundo said that the Philippines must lower its electricity rates if it wants to compete with countries inside the ASEAN region. Del Mundo said that Philippines must lower the current cost of electricity by at least 30 % (percent) to be competitive in the region. The professor also said that the power rates in the Philippines have registered increases higher than the inflation […]
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday (December 27) said that the PNP targets to achieve “zero casualty” in relation to illegal discharge of firearm and indiscriminate firing in welcoming the New Year. In a press conference, Dela Rosa said that he has already instructed all policemen nationwide to conduct patrols in the streets and to their area of responsibilities and to strictly implement their campaign against indiscriminate firing from […]
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Tuesday said that the Philippine government respects the decision of a Kuwaiti Court to sentence a Filipina who was linked to Islamic State Jihadist Group (ISIS). According to media reports, a Kuwaiti Court sentenced a Filipina to ten (10) years imprisonment after she was found guilty of joining the ISIS and plotting attacks in Kuwait. “In the case of the Filipina in Kuwait, what our embassy can […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Fourteen-year-old “Bryan” sat looking behind the window’s grills of a government-run juvenile center on the outskirts of Manila. Not wanting to reveal his real name, Bryan was arrested by the police during a drug raid in September and was required to stay at the government’s “House of Hope” for a year. Life was not bad, he says, because he was being taken care of by social workers and was taught lessons like […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — The Syrian conflict “has become a cancer on a global scale”, incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington and Moscow overcome their differences to help end the crisis. The war has caused “not only the suffering of the Syrian people” but also sparks “violent reactions which in some cases lead to terrorist acts”, the former Portuguese premier told Portugal’s SIC television channel in an interview broadcast Wednesday. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s defense minister went to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo Thursday, media reports said, the day after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a highly symbolic visit to Pearl Harbor. The shrine honours millions of mostly Japanese war dead and has been criticised by countries such as China and South Korea which suffered under Japan’s colonialism and aggression in the first half of the 20th century. Tomomi Inada, Abe’s hawkish […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Film legend Debbie Reynolds was rushed to hospital Wednesday after suffering a possible stroke, a day after the death of her movie star daughter Carrie Fisher. A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department told AFP paramedics responded to a request for medical aid at the Beverly Hills home of Todd Fisher, Reynolds’s son, just after 1:00 pm (2100 GMT). The spokeswoman would […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkish state media Wednesday said Turkey and Russia had agreed a nationwide truce plan for Syria but none of the key players in the conflict offered an immediate confirmation. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the plan aims to expand a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo — brokered by Turkey and Russia earlier this month to allow the evacuation of civilians — to the whole […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump poured kerosene on a simmering dispute with Barack Obama Wednesday, accusing him of derailing a smooth transition with “inflammatory” statements and “roadblocks.” Ever since the November 8 election, Trump and Obama have tried to bury political differences in favor of a united public front that would smooth the transfer of power on January 20. But the Republican president-in-waiting unceremoniously cast any bonhomie […]
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank threatens both hope for peace with the Palestinians and the country’s own future as a democracy. In a major speech setting out his vision of a solution to the long-simmering conflict, Kerry sternly warned that Israel was on a course leading to a “perpetual occupation” of Palestinian-owned land. “Today, […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ng Eastern Pangasinan Riders Club ang 2nd Car and Motor Bike Show sa Plaza ng Tayug, Pangasinan. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay exhibit ng mga motor at kotse na may iba’t-ibang disenyo. Nilahukan pa ito ng mga exhibitor mula pa sa iba’t ibang bayan ng Pangasinan at maging sa mga taga ibang probinsya. Ayon kay G. Mauricio, isa sa mga lumahok na galing pa sa Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, ang kaniyang […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Taiwanese baseball player Yang Dai-kang has agreed to a five-year deal with Japanese baseball team Yomiuri Giants after a 10-season stint with the Hokkaido Nippon-ham Fighters. The amount the contract is worth is a secret, Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi, the team’s general manager, said on Wednesday. The 29-year-old baseball star said during a news conference in Taipei that he had finally found a team in need of his help. “I have decided to […]
