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(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday (September 21) that 2,899 out of 3,695 passed this month’s Physician Licensure Examination, with alumni of University of Santo Tomas (UST) taking the first and second spot of the top list. Jeri Charlotte Co Albano marked first with a score of 89.50, followed by fellow alumnus Edwin Mark Lim Chiong with 88.75. Other names in the top 10 are: 3. Rayan Abogado Oliva of Saint […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all disease, pouring some of the Facebook founder’s fortune into innovative research. “This is a big goal,” Zuckerberg said at a San Francisco event announcing the effort of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative established by the couple. “But we spent the last few years speaking with experts who […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Wednesday (September 21) several names from his new drug list, that includes Chinese nationals and 40 judges. “Ang kaibigan nating mga Chinese, but there is one page here… Judges, there are about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 … 40, distributed all around,” Duterte read during his speech at Camp Elias Angeles, Camarines Sur. He even mentioned a certain “Diana Lagman” and uttered “Pampanga” after saying […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The founder of the Kalasag organization gives his testimony during the first day of the investigative hearing of the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) presented six witnesses in the House of Representatives hearing on the alleged illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. DOJ witness affirmed that they know […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 22) – After a 3-year lapse, the youth council Sangguniang Kabataan or SK was supposed to make its comeback. The Sangguniang Kabataan is a youth leadership organization with the purpose of ingraining on the young Filipinos the good qualities of being a leader, especially on the local government or grass-root level. The smallest political unit of the government – the barangay – is the seat of the SK. Each barangay has one. […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (September 21) announced that he doesn’t want to declare martial law despite the gravity of narcotic situation in the country. “Kasi ang droga, within government ang away ngayon… Paano ko makaya ito? Hindi naman ito madampot at patayin ko. Wala iyan eh. Ayaw ko naman mag-martial law,” Duterte said in a speech before the 9th Infantry Division in Camarines Sur. “This will destroy your children o iyong mga […]
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to court action over the 9/11 attacks, stepping in to defend legal precedent and an awkward ally, but inviting election-time opprobrium. White House officials say Obama will reject the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act” by a Friday veto deadline, after a little over a week of deliberation. The administration is worried the bill — passed […]
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte demanded on Wednesday (September 21) the European Union show him respect worthy of a president, despite giving the bloc a one-finger gesture and a vulgar four-letter rebuke after its legislators expressed concern about his drug war. Angered by last week’s call from the European parliament for restraint in his deadly 11-week crackdown, the former mayor of the southern city of Davao took aim for a second day at the European Union […]
Vietnamese authorities and wildlife conservationists struggle to contain the illegal trafficking of the pangolin as CITES is set to discuss the species status at its 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Johannesburg later this month. The pangolin, a nocturnal mammal covered with scales that resembles a cross between an armadillo and an anteater, is protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Pangolins can […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday (September 21) he expects an historic peace deal ending a half century of conflict between the Colombian government and leftist rebels to pass a plebiscite on October 2. Santos made the comments in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. He said he was confident in a positive outcome despite a push by former President Alvaro Uribe against the deal. “Of […]
Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, braced on Wednesday (September 21) for a possible second night of rioting triggered by the police killing of a black man who refused commands to drop a handgun that officers said he was brandishing. Protesters took the streets of Charlotte chanting “no justice, no peace” a day after sixteen police were injured overnight on Tuesday and one person was arrested as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators who hurled […]
QUEZON CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA)–Mayor Herbert Bautista is pressing for the setting up of special education centers in each of the city’s 146 public schools to provide children with special needs wider access to education and other services. “We have to make sure that each of the city’s public schools should dedicate a special classroom for SPED classes,” Bautista said as he underscored the need to provide children with special needs equal playing field with […]
