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Southern nations gear up for EU future showdown

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – by John HADOULIS Sabine WIBAUX Southern EU leaders on Friday sought to close ranks on migration, extremism and austerity with the bloc’s future on the line, and ahead of a showdown with hardliners next week. Bringing together the members worst hit by the EU’s twin recession and refugee crises, the mini-summit will focus on “protecting borders, fostering growth, fighting against immigration… and acting together against terrorism,” French President Francois Hollande said at the […]

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S.Korea, Japan vow ‘close cooperation’ after nuclear test

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe agreed to cooperate closely Friday after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile. The two leaders spoke on the phone about Pyongyang’s test which they agreed was “unacceptable”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site was the North’s fifth and most powerful yet at […]

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Police nab ASG suspects in alleged Zamboanga blast plan

(Eagle News)– Police arrested on Friday (September 9) three suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members who were allegedly involved in a plot to bomb Zamboanga City. The arrested– Jamar Musa, 44;  Ahmad Tandih, 33; and Omar Kumbing, 36– are believed to be members of ASG-Ajang Ajang group. Authorities recovered two fragmentation grenade, one fully-loaded Caliber 38 and two cellphones. Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, acting director of the Police Regional Office 9, said that the nabbed […]

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Mga naging biktima sa pambobomba sa Davao City binigyan na ng cash assistance

DAVAO City (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ni Atty. Raul Nadela, Chief of Staff ng City Mayor’s Office ng City Government of Davao ang pamimigay ng cash assistance sa mga naging biktima ng ng pambobomba sa Roxas Night Market. Matatandaan ng inaprubahan ng City Council ang pondong hinihingi ni Mayor Sara Duterte kamakailan upang magamit sa mga naging biktima ng nasabing pagsabog. Binisita rin nila ang labi ni SPO1 Jay Adremesin na isa sa mga namatay at binigyan ng pera […]

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Duterte shows Obama, ASEAN leaders photos of Moros killed by Americans

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (September 9) confirmed reports that he showed in front of leaders present during ASEAN-East Asia Summit pictures of killed Moros during the “pacification efforts” of United States in the 1900’s. He told the whole story during his speech to the Filipino community in Indonesia. Duterte said he presented “a few pages” of the photographs during the leaders’ discussion of human rights violations. “Ako, because of the pressure para huminto […]

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PHL susunod na host ng ASEAN Summit

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinasalamatan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kapwa ASEAN leaders sa pagtitiwalang pangunahan ng Pilipinas ang ASEAN Summit sa susunod na taon. https://youtu.be/HmrOAa7WorE

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President Duterte visits Indonesia

(Eagle News) — After his participation to the 28th and 29th ASEAN summits in Vientiane, Laos, President Rodrigo Duterte went straight to Jakarta, Indonesia for a state visit. Duterte arrived at the Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta on Thursday night via a Philippine Airlines chartered flight PR001 for a working visit to the Republic of Indonesia from September 8-9, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLf5oPIyTQILA   The President was welcomed by Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia Maria […]

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Paghigpit sa mga pekeng social media isinusulong

MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ni Negros Oriental Representative Arnulfo Teves Jr., na magpasa ng batas na naglalayong patawan ng parusa ang mga gumagawa ng pekeng social media account para makapanira ng ibang tao. Ipinarating na ni teves ang kaniyang reklamo sa Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) subalit nadismaya lamang ito dahil walang magagawa ang nasabing ahensya. Layon aniya ng kaniyang batas ay para tuluyang makontrol ng gobyerno ang mga gumagamit ng […]

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Duterte sa 1st ASEAN: ‘Perfect’

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinuturing ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ‘perfect’ ang kanyang kauna-unahang biyahe sa abroad at pagdalo sa ASEAN Summit. Ginawa ng Pangulong Duterte ang pahayag sa isang ambush interview matapos ang turnover ceremony ng ASEAN chairmanship at closing rites ng regional forum. Una rito, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella na napabilib ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga ASEAN leaders at naiparamdam ang impluwensya, naipakita ang political will at determinasyon. Ayon kay Abella, maging […]

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Duterte says profanities not aimed at Obama

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (September 9) clarified that the cusses he phrased out during his pre-departure speech were not directed at United States (US) President Barack Obama. “You can review the tapes. Hindi ko sinabi,” Duterte said in front of the Filipino community in Indonesia. The president refers to reports telling that he called Obama a “son of a whore”, which is the English counterpart of the Tagalog swearword he used in […]

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‘Star Trek’ 50-year mission: to show the best of humanity

by Frankie TAGGART It launched with a five-year mission “to boldly go where no man has gone before,” but half a century on “Star Trek” has become a visionary blueprint of humanity at its very best. As the multi-billion-dollar cultural phenomenon, adored by fans the world over, marks its 50th anniversary on Thursday, it is being held up as a utopian masterplan for an inclusive society free of prejudice and hate. When the show debuted […]

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PNP chief to cops: Follow prescribed procedures on operations, arrest

(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Thursday reminded his men to observe the proper procedures when conducting operations, especially in arrests, now that the state of national emergency had been declared. Dela Rosa explained that the only conditions that allow authorities to conduct warrantless arrests are: when the person to be arrested has committed, is actually committing, is attempting to commit an offense in front of arresting officer; when an […]

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