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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese bullet train driver came under fire Thursday after an online photo emerged of him operating it with his feet up. Central Japan Railway said the 29-year-old acknowledged that he operated the high speed train in that position for 10 seconds on Tuesday. “He told the company that he had tired feet,” a spokesman for the operator said, also telling AFP that there was never any danger to the 320 […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang believes that the row between President Rodrigo Duterte and President Barack Obama is over. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, both presidents were able to speak with each other in the holding area before the start of the gala dinner for the heads of state in Laos. Andanar said that there were some changes made in the seating arrangement which resulted in President Duterte and President Obama […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The LRT Line 1 from Roosevelt Avenue in Quezon City to Baclaran, Pasay, is going to start operations earlier, with trips now starting at 4:30 AM. The last trip will be at 10:15 in the evening. The expanded hours of operation aims to accommodate more commuters especially during peak hours.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is asking Congress to fine telecommunications companies the amount of PHP 1 million if they fail to provide fast internet service to consumers. https://youtu.be/frjttB1naME NTC chief Gamaliel Cordoba said this during the appropriations hearing of the proposed P3.503-billion budget of the newly created Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and its attached agencies. He said strict requirements from the local government unit to build more […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa admitted that the PNP is finding it difficult to identify the group behind the Davao City blast. According to Dela Rosa, the PNP is sure about one thing and that is the place of manufacture of the bomb used in the incident that killed 14 people and injured 67 others. The findings of the PNP point that the bomb was […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday, September 7, released the guidelines regarding the proclamation on the state of national emergency due to lawless violence. According to Memorandum Order No. 3 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the state of national emergency will remain in place in order to protect life and property of citizens from possible attacks from terrorist groups. The memorandum strictly reminded members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — The disputed South China Sea was in focus Thursday at a regional summit in Laos as US President Barack Obama warned Beijing it cannot ignore a tribunal’s ruling that rejected its sweeping claims to the waters. China claims most of the sea, even waters approaching neighbouring countries, based on a vaguely defined “nine-dash-line” found on Chinese maps from the 1940s. The Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations dispute this. Commentators say […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 8) skipped the ASEAN-United States Summit with US President Barack Obama, and the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki -moon on Wednesday as well. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. represented the Philippines in Duterte’s place in both important meetings. On Wednesday, Duterte also skipped the ASEAN-UN meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he had a courtesy call on Laos President Bounnhang Vorachith. […]
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — Seventeen-year-old playmaker Christian Pulisic became the youngest man ever to start a qualifier for the U.S. team when he took the field in the USA’s 4-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago at home in Concacaf Group C World Cup qualifying on Tuesday (September 6) . Pulisic broke the record of Jozy Altidore who was 18 when he started against Cuba in 2008. Pulisic proved worthy of the big stage […]
by Andrew BEATTY Nicholas PERRY VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal’s ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. The dispute has raised fears of military confrontation between the world’s superpowers, with China determined to cement control of the strategically vital waters despite a July verdict that its claims have no […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is “far more” of a leader than Barack Obama, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday, echoing previous praise for the Kremlin strongman. Putin is “very much of a leader,” Trump said in a televised interview, where he and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton were separately grilled over their national security and military credentials. Trump has made no secret of his admiration for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 8) – Social media is full of change challenges, and there is every indication that they are here to stay. A fairly recent example is the black and white photo challenge that went viral in Facebook. The challenge is simple enough. Once a friend tags you with a black and white photo, you have the choice ito either accept or decline the challenge. You will then replace your Facebook profile page with […]
