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MANILA, Oct. 26 – The Department of Public Works and Highways said that as of 12 o’clock noontime of October 25, 2016, twenty (20) road sections are closed to traffic; seventeen (17) in CAR, one (1) in Region I and two (2) in Region II due to damaged bridges, washed out bailey bridge, high water level, road slips, damaged detour road, fallen electrical posts and trees, soil collapse and landslides. One (1) road section in Region III is […]
(Eagle News) – President Duterte pressed the creation of a one-stop shop for all Filipinos needing government services, including overseas Filipino workers. “I want to make life more comfortable for you,” he said. “I hate Filipinos queuing under the heat of the sun and rain.” Duterte said all the needed services to be provided by various government agencies, needed by the OFWs or other Filipinos needing to get a job, such as the services […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will head to Greece, Germany and Peru next month for what could be his final trip abroad before leaving the White House in January, his office said Tuesday. The November 14-21 trip — which will fall between the November 8 election to choose his successor and Inauguration Day on January 20 — will aim to show Obama’s engagement with both his transatlantic and Asia-Pacific partners. Obama […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the Japanese people and the Japanese government for all the help extended to the Philippines, including the work given to many Filipinos in Japan. Duterte was warmly welcomed by Filipinos in Japan on Wednesday night, when he spoke to them, saying they were important to him. But before his speech, he extended his thanks to the Japanese people. “First of all, I’d like to extend my […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took offense with the remark of a top United States diplomat in Asia that “his succession of controversial statements” and comments was creating a “climate of uncertainty” among businessmen, and dared these worried foreign businesses to “pack up and leave.” Duterte, in a speech before he departed for a three-day working visit in Japan, said the comments by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel was not proper. […]
Japanese filmmaker and comedian Takeshi Kitano received France’s Legion of Honor, the country’s highest award, on Tuesday (October 25) at a ceremony in Paris. The 69-year-old director of ‘Outrage’ and ‘Violent Cop’, better known for his stage name Beat Takeshi, was made an Officier, the L’ordre National de la Legion D’honneur’s fourth-highest honour. Presenting the award at the Fondation Cartier, a contemporary art museum, French politician Jack Lang said Kitano’s art was “a pale and […]
by Sophie ESTIENNE with Rob Lever in Washington SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple’s quarterly profit slumped on a widely expected drop in iPhone sales, but gains in services offered some optimism on the company’s efforts to curb dependence on its smartphone. The company said Tuesday that profit fell 19 percent to $9 billion in the fiscal quarter ending September 24. Revenue fell nine percent to $46.9 billion from $51.5 billion a year earlier. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Paul Beatty became the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize — the world’s most prestigious English-language literary award — for his novel “The Sellout” on Tuesday. The jury said the novel was a “shocking and unexpectedly funny” portrayal of his native Los Angeles, which employs satire to explore racial equality in a fictional neighbourhood. “I can’t tell you guys how long a journey this has been for […]
AT&T Inc’s upcoming DirecTV Now online video service will cost $35 per month, including mobile streaming costs, and target viewers who shun pay-television subscriptions, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Tuesday (October 25). The wireless company’s streaming video service, which launches late next month, will have more than 100 channels, Stephenson said at the WSJD Live conference in California. AT&T said on Saturday (October 22) that it would buy Time Warner Inc for $85.4 billion, […]
(Reuters) — The United Nations likely refused to accept legal responsibility for a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed thousands in the past six years because it was a position pressed by the United States, an independent U.N. investigator said on Tuesday (October 25). Haiti was free of cholera until 2010, when U.N. peacekeepers dumped infected sewage into a river. Since then, more than 9,000 people have died of the disease, which causes uncontrollable […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Filipino star Manny Pacquiao says he remains undecided about his future in boxing beyond this year, insisting he is not looking past his upcoming world title bout with Jessie Vargas. Pacquiao returns to the ring to face World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Vargas on November 5, three months after ending his four-month “retirement”. But the 37-year-old eight division world champion said he has not thought about his plans after […]
British actor Hugh Laurie received the 2593rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday (October 25). Already well-known in the United Kingdom, Laurie has made a name for himself in U.S. television for shows including ‘House’ and ‘Veep.’ Speaking on the podium, the star said, “I don’t know if you Yanks fully understand what this means to someone who was born and raised 5000 miles away from here who for the first 30 […]
