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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang’s nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of ballistic missiles, the North’s state media said Tuesday. North Korea test-fired three missiles into the sea Monday, Seoul said, in a new show of force as world leaders met for the G20 summit in China. “He stressed the need to continue making miraculous achievements in bolstering […]
(Eagle News)– Classes at Don Alejandro Roces Science Technology High School in Quezon City were disturbed on Tuesday (September 6) due to a bomb threat that circulated on Facebook. The said threat was posted on Monday night. The bomb threat–made by a certain Kreggo– said that a blast will go around 2 pm inside the school premises. Policemen checked the school’s premises for bombs as early as 6 am. The search turned negative, and authorities […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The stars of “Bridget Jones’s Baby” took to the pink carpet on Monday for the film’s London premiere, contemplating shooting another episode in the misadventures of cinema’s most hapless singleton. Crowds gathered in Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the cast of the third Bridget Jones film, in which Renee Zellweger plays the disaster-prone, chardonnay-swigging heroine. Ahead of the screening Zellweger suggested she would be open to a fourth […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Monday (September 5) a proclamation putting the country under a state of national emergency on account of lawless violence. The President signed the proclamation before leaving for Laos for the 28th and 29th Asean summits. The Presidential Communications Office said the proclamation “technically took effect today and remains in force until lifted by the President.” It was early Saturday (September 3) that Duterte declared a state […]
by Andrew BEATTY HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — From the moment Barack Obama touched down in China, his last G20 summit seemed likely to be a tricky one. A kerfuffle over aircraft stairs — or lack of them — and overzealous Chinese apparatchiks drowned out Obama’s efforts to laud his “pivot” to Asia and a deal between Beijing and Washington to jointly ratify a major climate accord. By the end of Obama’s three days in Hangzhou, he […]
QUEZON CITY, Sept. 6 – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said today that the Department is ready to provide augmentation assistance to the local government unit (LGU) of Davao City for the wake and funeral expenses of the victims of the bombing incident which occurred in the city last week. Likewise, based on the assessment of the members of the DSWD-Disaster Action Team who met with the families of […]
QUEZON CITY, Sept. 6 – The Philippine civil service celebrates its 116th anniversary this September, coinciding with the Civil Service Month. This year’s theme is “Sigaw ng Lingkod Bayani: Malasakit para sa Taumbayan, Kapwa Kawani, at Kalikasan”. As the lead agency of the month-long celebration, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) promises treats and discounts for government employees nationwide. The SM Store and SM Appliance Center offer 10% and 5% discounts respectively on regular-priced items for a minimum purchase […]
The Philippine community in Laos welcomed President Duterte upon his arrival in Vientiane to attend the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit The President will be accepting the chairmanship of ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary during the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits in Lao PDR. The Philippines is scheduled to host the ASEAN Summit next year when the ASEAN will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the ASEAN 2017, 11 cities in the Philippines will host more […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected lieutenant of the Sinaloa drug cartel who is wanted in the United States, officials said Monday. National Security Commissioner Renato Sales said the suspect, Martin “N,” was arrested on Friday in Zapopan, western Jalisco state. Sales said the suspect crashed his vehicle and injured a police officer when he was captured under a warrant to extradite him to the United States. While he did […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Kell Brook is looking to follow in the footsteps of Sugar Ray Leonard when he steps up in weight to challenge middleweight star Gennady Golovkin at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday. Brook, the International Boxing Federation welterweight champion, is defying conventional ring wisdom by stepping up two weight classes to take on the unbeaten Golovkin, 32 of whose 35 career wins have come courtesy of knockouts. However, boxing great […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) –The number of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore reached 258 Monday, with health authorities warning it is no longer contained in one part of the city-state and likely to spread further. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency confirmed 16 new cases, four of which were not linked to existing cluster areas. “Over time, we expect Zika cases to emerge in more […]
