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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — High-profile inmate Herbert Colangco will testify against Senator Leila De Lima. The convicted robbery gang leader is one of the witnesses against Senator De Lima regarding the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre identified Colangco and another man who is said to be the alleged delivery man of the drug money to the senator’s house. Aguirre said that at least two witnesses will […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — The world should prepare for a “global epidemic” of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in fetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday. Scientists from Brazil and Britain said they had found additional evidence that Zika is what causes the often debilitating disorder, a link already widely accepted in medical circles. In a study conducted among newborns in Brazil — hardest hit […]
(Eagle News)– Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday (September 15) denied the request of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to place self-confessed killer and witness Edgar Matobato under Senate protection. According to Pimentel, there was no Senate rule that would justify giving protective custody to Matobato. “I intend to run the Senate based on Rules. I’ve denied the request for protective custody of the witness Motabato because there is no Senate rule to justify […]
MANILA, Sept. 16 – Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial orders for more intensive mosquito control campaigns following new reports from the Department of Health (DOH) after the first confirmed case of locally-transmitted Zika Virus Disease in Iloilo City as announced last week. According to reports from the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, two more cases, living in the same household as the first confirmed case, tested positive for the Zika virus based on test results done […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Isang grupo ng kasundaluhang Pilipino at Amerikano ang dumalaw at nakipag-pulong sa mga opisyales ng Pamahalaang Lokal ng Ormoc City. Layunin nito ay upang talakayin ang proposal ukol sa Balikatan Exercises sa Ormoc City sa April 2017. Ang Balikatan (Shoulder to shoulder) ang tawag sa taunang military exercises sa pagitan ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika at Pilipinas. Ang Balikatan Exercises ay nakadisenyo upang panatilihin at paunlarin ang relasyong pang-seguridad sa pagitan ng ating […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Isinagawa ang Regional Technology Transfer Day sa Ormoc City Superdome, Ormoc City, Leyte. Pinangunahan ng Department of Science & Technology (DOST) ang nasabing okasyon. Labing-isang (11) mga speaker sa technology showcase ang nagsalita sa nasabing okasyon kung saan ang bawat tagapagsalita ay binigyan ng tigsasampung minuto (10 minutes) upang mai-presinta ang kanilang mga bagong tuklas na technology o kaya’y produkto. Nagustuhan naman ni Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez ang bagong tuklas […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Laking tuwa ang mga Ormocanon sa pag-uwi ng itinuturing nilang hero na si Johnriel Casimero. Ito ay dahil isa na namang napakalaking karangalan ang dala nito bilang pasalubong para sa kaniyang mga kababayan. Itinanghal si Johnriel “Quadro Alas” Casamero, 26 taong gulang, tubong Ormoc City, Leyte bilang IBF Word Flyweight Champion sa kaniyang laban noong Linggo, ika-11 ng Setyembre 2016 sa 02 Arena, London laban sa kaniyang katunggaling isang british na […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III refused to place self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato under the Senate’s protection, saying the testimony of the latest witness presented by Senator Leila de Lima was “not even relevant to the resolution being investigated.” “There’s even no showing that his life or safety is threatened. Worse, the witness’ testimony is not even relevant to the resolution being investigated,” Pimentel said in a statement. The resolution he was […]
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) – by Yulius Martoni An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left two foreigners dead and 18 other tourists injured Thursday, sparking dramatic scenes as rescuers rushed to haul stunned and bloodied holidaymakers off the vessel. Dazed passengers, many covered in cuts and bruises, were taken to medical centres on the Indonesian holiday island after the blast, with TV footage showing them being carried on stretchers to ambulances and lying in hospital beds. […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – A piece of aircraft wreckage found in June off Tanzania has been confirmed as coming from the doomed airliner MH370, Malaysia said on Thursday. The debris, found on Pemba Island off the Tanzanian coast, is the latest piece of wreckage to be linked to the Malaysia Airlines jet, whose disappearance remains a mystery. Malaysia’s transport ministry said the piece of debris, which had been taken to Australia for expert analysis, was […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Hundreds of horseshoe crabs — known as “living fossils” because they are among the Earth’s oldest creatures — have been found dead in southern Japan, confounding experts who study the alien-like sidewalkers. Horseshoe crabs, known for their blue blood, are a regular summer visitor to tidal flats in southern and western Japan, including one near Kitakyushu city where they lay their eggs. Some invariably die in the process, but this year […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Thursday called on Russia to do all it could to stop a series of hacks of star athletes’ medical records as the Kremlin said it was ready to help. “We condemn this criminal activity and have asked the Russian Government to do everything in their power to make it stop,” said Olivier Niggli, WADA’s director general. Niggli said the hack on WADA’s computer system constituted “retaliation” […]
