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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he skipped the ASEAN – US Summit in Vientiane, Laos on purpose. Duterte said that it was not because of migraine, as earlier announced by the Presidential Communications team, but that he intentionally did not go to the meeting out of “principle.” The President explained that he is not personally angry with the United States of the America, but is just standing by his […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that he will not hesitate to disarm police who will fail the firearms proficiency test. The PNP chief said the PNP will conduct a firearm proficiency assessment at the end of the third quarter and that its personnel must pass this assessment. Dela Rosa also emphasized the need for firearms proficiency, especially in the war against illegal drugs.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine dragon team won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Russia, surviving the cold weather in Moscow to pull off its win in the International Canoe Federation Dragon Boat World Championships at the Regatta Course Krylatskoe. The team will return to Manila on Tuesday night. The Philippine team, composed mostly of juniors, ruled the 20-seater Senior Mixed 500-meter event, 10-seater unior Mixed 200-meter event and […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Tuesday explained that the suspected illegal recruiters of Mary Jane “MJ” Veloso should be found guilty first before asking Indonesia for clemency. “Ang mahalaga lang ay mapagpatuloy ang judicial process. Ituloy na natin [the local case against illegal recruiters]. If it can be clearly seen that she is innocent, then that would be the ground for plea for clemency,” Abella said. Maria Christina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao– the […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) –Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and closing some schools and offices. Meranti is expected to skirt past the island’s southern tip, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds from late Tuesday, the Central Weather Bureau said. “Typhoon Meranti is maintaining its strength and speed, and its impact will be the strongest on Wednesday and early Thursday,” said forecaster Hung Jen-sheng. The super typhoon […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella clarified on Tuesday (September 13) that President Rodrigo Duterte’s desire for United States Special Forces to leave Mindanao is not yet a policy. “It is not policy yet. It is not policy. In other words, nobody acted on it yet. There is no specific directive as to how this pronouncement will be effected,” Abella explained during a press conference. According to Abella, the President’s words might be a reference […]
by Pauline TALAGRAND PARIS, France (AFP) — Smartphone app Telegram, favored by the Islamic State group thanks to the encrypted messaging it offers, is proving a headache for French anti-terror investigators. The free-to-download instant messenger, which allows people to exchange messages, photos and videos in groups of up to 5,000 people, has attracted some 100 million users since its launch in 2013. And there are a couple of features that make it particularly attractive to […]
by Michel COMTE TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — With global attention trained on the looming US election, the Toronto film festival looked back this week at American political figures Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and a young Barack Obama. Filmmakers are “looking backward to discover some of the lessons of the past that are relevant today,” said Piers Handling, co-director of North America’s largest film festival, often seen as a good predictor of the US Academy Awards. Natalie […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States said the Philippine government had not officially communicated President Rodrigo Duterte’s demand to pull US military advisers out of the rebellion-torn southern Philippines. Since 2002, up to 600 US advisers have been deployed in the Mindanao region to train troops battling Muslim extremists but their numbers have been scaled down in recent years. A week after calling US President Barack Obama a “son of a whore”, the incendiary leader […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday announced that two more persons in Iloilo City have been positive of Zika, increasing the number of infected to eight cases recorded in the country. DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial revealed that the two new patients are living in the same quarters with the sixth patient. Last week, the DOH announced that the sixth patient acquired Zika while out of the country. None of the three […]
by Julien GIRAULT CHENGDU, China (AFP) — The giant panda may have been taken off the endangered species list, but the emblematic black and white bear still faces a plethora of risks including epidemics and climate change, Chinese breeding centres say. Every morning, with the dawn light shimmering on their patchy coats the young residents of a panda breeding centre in southwestern China shred their favourite breakfast — bamboo. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) openly accused the Liberal Party (LP) and its stalwarts for the efforts of building a case against him, which can be used for impeachment proceedings. “Huwag na tayong mag-bolahan. Sumakay itong si Obama. Sumakay si Ban Ki-moon. Alam mo kaninong laro ito? Yellow iyan,” Duterte stressed. “They can think that if they can build a case against me, I’ll be impeached,” he added. Yellow symbolized the […]
