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(REUTERS) – The martial art of muaythai and cheerleading, with its strong youth appeal, received provisional recognition as Olympic sports by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday (December 6). The two sports will now be able to tap into some IOC funding and take part in a number of programmes, including athlete development and anti-doping. They take the number of recognized Olympic sports to 37. At the end of their three-year provisional recognition period, they […]
(REUTERS) – New York City forward David Villa was named Major League Soccer’s most valuable player on Tuesday after leading the club to its first playoff appearance in just its second year in the league. The former-Barcelona striker, who also finished runner-up for the MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals, beat off competition from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Sacha Kljestan of crosstown rivals New York Red Bulls. Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, the 2015 MVP, finished fourth […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagtibay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang panukala na makatatanggap ng P2,000 na insentibo ang mahigit na 100,000 mga kawani na kabilang sa estadong Contract of service, Job order at Project-based mula sa mga ahensyang kinabibilangan nila, sa nakaraang pulong ng mga gabinete nitong Lunes, Disyembre 5. Ang panukalang ito ay batay sa rekomendasyon ng kalihim ng Social Welfare na si Judy Taguiwalo na ang mga nasabing kawani ng Gobyerno ay makatanggap rin […]
MANILA, Dec. 7 – Newly designated United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said he expects an expansion of bilateral relations between the US and the Philippines as he assumes his post. “Over the weeks, months and years ahead, I look forward to working closely with the Philippines’ government and Filipino people to expand our relationship and to engage in many areas of mutual interest,” Kim told reporters at a press briefing in Malacañang […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Apple has blamed “external physical damage” for causing a handful of iPhones to explode or catch fire in China and insisted that its handsets posed no safety problem. Fresh on the heels of Samsung’s worldwide Galaxy Note 7 safety fiasco, a Shanghai consumer watchdog said last Friday it had received eight recent reports of iPhones that spontaneously combusted while being used or charged. In a statement to AFP late Tuesday, the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifty-two points from John Wall weren’t enough for the Washington Wizards on Tuesday as they fell 124-116 to the surging Orlando Magic. Wall became the fourth NBA player to score 50 or more points in a single game this season. He connected on 18 of 31 shots, including five of eight from three-point range, but with little help from his supporting cast the Wizards lost for the third time in […]
MANILA, Dec. 7 – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar and Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade announced today that the construction of a pedestrian bridge directly connecting Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 (T3) with Newport City is on track and due to open in the first half of 2017. “Once completed, Runway Manila will allow the average person to walk the distance between the airport and Newport City […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 NBA victory over the short-handed Heat in Miami on Tuesday. Anthony shook off a slow start to connect on 13 of 27 shots from the field in an impressive display that included three three-pointers and two alley-oop dunks. “I finally found my rhythm after the first quarter,” Anthony said. “I was trying to find […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has urged Washington to block the president of Taiwan from passing through the US, after reports saying she may stop in New York next month on her way to Central America. Taiwan has diplomatic relations with 22 states and the island’s leaders make regular visits to its small group of allies in Central America and the Caribbean, often stopping in the US for meetings with sympathetic lawmakers. Taiwan’s Liberty Times […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanindigan si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa na hindi pino-protektahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang druglord na si Peter Lim. Giit ni Bato, inutusan pa raw siya ng pangulo na trabahuhin ang kaso ni lim at kung lumaban ay patayin.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nilabag si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nang ibalik sa pwesto si Supt. Marvin Marcos bilang director ng CIDG sa Region 8. Ito ang nilinaw ni dating pangulo at ngayo’y House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo matapos ulanin ng batikos ang naging hakbang ni Duterte. Si Marcos ay unang na-relieve matapos ibunyag ng drug lord na si Kerwin Espinosa na tumatanggap ng drug money si Marcos. Ayon kay Arroyo, si Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Police presented on Wednesday (December 6) a third suspect in the foiled bombing attempt near the United States Embassy in Manila. The suspect was identied as Muhammad Jumao-as, a resident of Sta. Ana, Bulacan, Bulacan and an x-ray technician at a hospital. Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, head of the National Capital Region Police Office of the Philippine National Police said Jumao-as was also seen in the CCTV footage in Luneta along […]
