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by Sam Reeves Martin Abbugao LIMA, Peru (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Sunday defended free trade as fellow Asia-Pacific leaders vowed to fight protectionism after Donald Trump’s shock election victory sparked fears for the future of global commerce. The surprise win by Trump, who vowed to tear up trade deals that he claimed sent American jobs abroad, has raised concerns that years of rolling back trade barriers could be reversed. His victory overshadowed […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima has predicted that suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, as well as high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian, would sooner or later end up dead, even if they cooperate with the government. De Lima, whom both Espinosa and Sebastian had earlier implicated as having been involved in the illegal drugs business, issued the statement as Kerwin is expected to appear before the Senate inquiry investigating the death of his […]
QUEZON CITY, Nov. 21 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held its second and last of its two annual meetings, dubbed as National Management Development Conference (NMDC). This second meeting was held in Baguio City, and is attended by all the national and regional officials of the DSWD from all over the country, including the program and bureau directors. Role in fighting poverty DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo shared with members of the media […]
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, Nov. 19 – The United Nations Development Programme issued a report commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum, independently developed together with climate science and policy institute, Climate Analytics, entitled Low Carbon Monitor at the UN Climate Change Conference at Marrakech (UNFCCC COP22) that examines benefits and opportunities of limiting warming to 1.5°C as enshrined in the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The report’s key findings include the fact that economic growth […]
LOOC, Romblon (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang menor de edad matapos itong mahulog sa sinasakyang jeep noong Linggo, November 20 sa Sitio Aliwanyag, Barangay Guinhayaan, Looc, Romblon. Kinilala ang biktima na si Carolina Corfel Ignacio, 15 taong gulang, estudyante, at residente ng Barangay Guinhayaan, Santa Fe, Romblon. Sa imbestigasyon ng Looc MPS, binabaybay diumano ng pampasaherong jeep na minamaneho ni Gregorio Goco, 33 taong gulang, ang Provincial road ng mangyari ang nasabing insidente. Ayon sa salaysay ng […]
by Gina DOGGETT Guy JACKSON PARIS, France (AFP) –Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on Sunday, suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the rightwing primary. Sarkozy was beaten into third place after a stunning upset by Francois Fillon, who served as his prime minister, with the veteran Alain Juppe finishing second. The surprise result puts Fillon in a commanding position for next Sunday’s second round of a […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted western Argentina and parts of Chile Sunday, with no immediate reports of damage, authorities said. The quake rocked San Juan province at 1757 local time (2057 GMT), striking at a depth of about 130 kilometers (80 miles), Argentina’s seismological institute said. In Chile, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.5, officials at the government’s National Emergency Office (ONEMI) said. The earthquake was felt in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s wife Melania and young son Barron will probably stay in New York when the president-elect moves into the White House, the transition team suggested Sunday. The parents are wary of pulling their son out of school now, team communications director Jason Miller told reporters. “There’s obviously sensitivity to pulling their 10-year-old out of school in the middle of the school year. A more formal statement will be coming […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was issued a $25,000 fine Sunday by the NBA for public criticism of officiating, ripping into league referees for uncalled traveling violations. The comments were made last Thursday when Kerr was being interviewed on radio station KNBR in the wake of Golden State’s 127-121 victory a night earlier at Toronto. When others noted the high number of missed traveling calls by NBA referees, […]
