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(Eagle News)– Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday (November 29) said leaders of both legislative chambers met Monday night to discuss conditions amid the issuance of show cause order against Senator Leila De Lima. “We will respect any moves of their committees for show cause order as long as it is not directed towards the Senate itself,” said Sotto. “It will be up to Sen. De Lima if she will answer or not,” […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — The iconic works of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer and his collection of other people’s prints will go up for auction later this week. The signed images range from from his early start as a 16-year-old at the 1958 NFL Championship to recent photographs and include his celebrated images of boxing great Muhammad Ali. “My best known picture is Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston — there’s so much luck […]
(Reuters) — Heavy metal rockers Metallica soared to the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday (November 28), edging out new records from R&B singer Bruno Mars and country singer Miranda Lambert. “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct,” Metallica’s 10th studio album, sold 282,000 albums, 34,000 songs and was streamed 9.3 million times, totaling 291,000 album units according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan for the week ending Nov. 24. Billboard said “Hardwired,” driven by […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant each scored 25 points apiece as the Golden State Warriors overturned a fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 105-100 and claim a 12th straight victory on Monday. Atlanta looked to have the Warriors rattled after edging into an 81-80 lead as the final quarter got under way. But two Andre Iguodala baskets, a Durant jumper and a Shaun Livingston layup gave the […]
Featuring the province of Bontoc, Mountain Province in Cordillera Region (photos captured by Lovely Ann Cruz)
by Jerome TAYLOR BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — After spending much of his life outside the public eye, Thailand’s next monarch Maha Vajiralongkorn has been catapulted into the limelight as future king of a politically fractured nation still grieving for his revered father. The 64-year-old inherits one of the world’s richest monarchies, an opaque institution shielded by a notoriously tough royal defamation law. Yet the untested heir has enormous shoes to fill following the October 13 […]
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt walked the red carpet alongside his parents and stars from the world of screen and sport at the world premiere of his documentary ‘I Am Bolt’ in London on Monday (November 28). The film looks at his record-breaking career and follows the nine-times Olympic gold medallist in his gruelling training and in competition as well as relaxing at home, giving fans a glimpse into the […]
VIRAC, Catanduanes (Eagle News) – Isa pang malaking laboratoryo ng shabu ang natuklasan sa Virac, Catanduanes. Sa pagtutulungan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Anti illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) at PNP natunton ang nasabing laboratoryo. Ayon kay PNP-Bicol Director C/Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, natukoy na nila ang may-ari ng warehouse na si Angelica Balmadrid at ang isang Chinese National na si Jason Gonzales Uy na nangungupahan sa nasabing bodega. Bukod dito ay patuloy pa rin nilang […]
by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Experts and elected officials on both sides of the political aisle on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s claim that “millions” of Americans voted illegally on Election Day, as efforts expanded to organize recounts in swing states. The Republican billionaire’s victory on November 8 saw him clinch the crucial Electoral College count, which determines the presidency, but lose the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton by more than […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) –The Independent Filmmaker Project celebrated its 26 Gotham Film Awards on Monday (November 28) in New York with a star-studded red carpet. Actors Ethan Hawke, Amy Adams and director Oliver Stone were among those who received special tributes. “I feel like 42 is kind of young to get a tribute, but I’m really honored. I was awarded here with the breakthrough actor eleven years ago. So, nice to sort […]
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (Reuters) — Warm seas around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday (November 29). Scientists surveyed sites on the Northern Great Barrier Reef in March and April and again at the same sites in October and November and found on average a […]
COLORADO, United States (Reuters) — fast-growing wildfire prompted the evacuation on Monday (November 28) from an area of Green Mountain, Colorado, NBC said. The blaze charred about 300 acres and could be seen as far as 12 miles (19.31 km) away from Denver, according to local media. Firefighters managed to contain some 70 percent of the blaze, officials said. The fire was spreading in the mountains despite the cold weather with temperatures as low […]
