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(Eagle News) — Voting 9-5, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 8) voted to allow the burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). The nine high court justices who voted to allow the burial are Associate Justices Arturo Brion, Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Mariano del Castillo, Jose Perez, Teresita de Castro, Jose Mendoza, and Estela Perlas-Bernabe. The justice who dissented were Chief Justice Maria […]
by Shaun TANDON NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Top musicians from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce to Madonna are rallying behind Hillary Clinton in the countdown to Tuesday’s election, adding A-list star power to a massive get-out-the-vote operation. Springsteen, one of the biggest concert attractions in the rock universe, warmed up an election eve rally on Monday in Philadelphia, where he hailed Clinton for her “vision of an America where everyone counts.” “Let’s all do […]
QUEZON City,Philippines (November 8) – At the time of writing this review, 100, 000 seats were added to accommodate Harry Potter fans clamoring to see “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. Before we truly begin, a standard warning: here be spoilers! For those of you living under a rock, the latest installment in the Harry Potter universe is a two-act play about an adult Harry Potter and his interaction with his middle child, Albus Severus […]
by Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday made an Election Eve show of political force at a massive rally in Philadelphia — with her president husband Bill, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle at her side. Clinton urged the roughly 40,000 people gathered near Independence Hall — where the Founding Fathers adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution — to reject her “loose […]
The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on the petitions opposing the Duterte administration’s controversial plan to bury the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Eight justices are needed by either side to win their case. The Supreme Court has earlier extended until November 8 the status quo ante (SQA) order that had initially stopped the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines from preparing for […]
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Monday made the case for Hillary Clinton at a huge rally in Philadelphia uniting the Democratic Party’s two power families, telling voters to “reject fear and choose hope” on Election Day. “I’m betting that the wisdom and decency and generosity of the American people will once again win the day and that is a bet that I have never, ever lost,” Obama said to tens of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang assured on Monday a transparent and impartial investigation on the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa last Saturday, November 5. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made the assurance after former President Benigno Aquino said he will monitor the inquiries into the killing of Espinosa. Earlier reports said that at around 4 AM of November 5, operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 8 […]
(Eagle News) — Slain Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa had named former Justice Secretary and now senator Leila de Lima in his final affidavit taken by policemen in August, saying she and his son Kerwin met in Baguio City sometime in March 2016 to talk about the illegal drug trade. This was contained in his six-page affidavit that Albuera policemen took in August. He named De Lima several government officials and members of the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors bet on strengthening chances of Hillary Clinton winning the US presidential election. “We’ve been swung this way and that over who may win, but expectations of a Clinton victory are firming,” said Toshihiko Matsuno, a senior strategist at SMBC Friend Securities Co. “Since it’s easier to predict policy with her, there’s more of a sense of security in the market. “Stocks may price […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao arrived early Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at a Manila airport thanking everybody who supported him. Pacquiao, arrived with Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa, who watched the fight at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where the senator defeated Jessie Vargas, taking his WBO welterweight title.
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — About 40,000 people flooded Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Monday for Hillary Clinton’s rally with her husband Bill, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at her side, a campaign aide said. Rockers Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi were also on the program for the event in the City of Brotherly Love, the next-to-last rally on the Democratic White House hopeful’s agenda for her final day of campaigning. The attendance […]
