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China’s Xi and Japan’s Abe to meet at G20

HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in China Monday, Tokyo said, their first meeting in more than a year with their nations divided by territorial disputes and recriminations over history. “There are difficult issues between Japan and China, and because of that, it is important that the leaders exchange honest opinions and make improvements,” chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters. The meeting will follow the […]

Cops conduct Oplan Tokhang in high-end Makati suburbs

(Eagle News)– The Southern Police District (SPD) kick started on Monday (September 5) its “reinvigorated” Oplan Tokhang at some high-end villages in Makati City, such as Forbes Park and Magallanes Village. “Itong activity namin na to is the reinvigorated Tokhang. We go to the residence and we give them flyers. We inform them of the PNP’s anti-illegal drugs campaign,” SPD director Chief Supt. Tomas Apolinario explained. “Nandito yung procedures to follow, at the same time, […]

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into sea: South Korea

  (REUTERS)  North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, said South Korea, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies held a summit in China, the North’s main diplomatic ally. The missiles were fired from a western region south of the capital Pyongyang, just after noon local time (0300 GMT), South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. The missile […]

Narco-Terrorism, posibleng may kinalaman sa Davao blast – PNP Chief

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kahit inako na ng bandidong grupong Abu Sayyaf ang naganap na pagsabog sa Davao City nitong Biyernes ng gabi (Septyembre 2), hindi pa rin inaalis ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang posibilidad na may kinalaman ito sa pinaigting na kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. May posibilidad kasi ayon kay PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa na bahagi ito ng diversionary tactics ng mga sindikato ng droga para maalis […]

State of Lawlessness, iiral sa buong PHL – Sec. Panelo

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sa buong Pilipinas at hindi lamang sa Mindanao ang State of Lawlessness na idineklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang paglilinaw ni Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo sa panayam ng programang Guest Who’s Talking sa Radyo Agila DZEC. Ginawa ni Panelo ang paglilinaw bunsod ng mga kalituhan dahil wala umanong malinaw na banggit ang Pangulo sa nasasakop ng idineklarang State of Lawlessness. Sinabi pa ni Panelo na bago […]

PNP sa Publiko: Huwag matakot pero maging alerto

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinondena ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Director Genral Ronald Bato Dela Rosa ang nangyaring pagsabog sa Davao City na itinuturing nilang home town ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte. Pero sa kabila ng nangyari, hinimok ni Dela Rosa ang publiko na wag matakot at ituloy lang ang normal na aktibidad ngunit kailangan umanong maging alerto at mapagmatyag.

Drug lords could have paid ASG amid Davao blast- Bato

(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Monday (September 5) did not eliminate the possible involvement of drug lords in Davao blast, saying that they could have paid Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to bomb the night market. “Itong Abu Sayyaf pera-pera lang ‘yan. Nangingidnap nga sila para sa pera eh. Kung ako mayamang drug lord sabihin ko sa kanila magbomba na lang kayo,” Dela Rosa told reporters in a […]

U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men and dog off the coast of Virginia

U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog) after the fishermen became disabled off the coast of Wachapreague during impact with Tropical Storm Hermine, Virginia, the Coast Guard said The U.S. Defense Department released a video on Sunday (September 4) showing a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, lifting three fishermen and their dog from a stranded and then […]

NBA star Westbrook teaches young Taiwanese players new tricks

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) —  Russell Westbrook, point guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and two-time NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 2015 and 2016, encouraged a selection of young basketball players to pursue their dreams on Sunday (September 4) in Taipei, Taiwan. Westbrook, who is currently on a tour through the region to promote new Air Jordan basketball shoes, encouraged local basketball players in Taipei to focus on their dreams. “I mean, I think it’s […]

South Sudan agrees to more U.N. troops in bid to avoid arms embargo

The government of South Sudan agreed on Sunday (September 4) to accept 4,000 extra peacekeepers in a bid to avoid an arms embargo threatened by the United Nations Security Council, but said the details of the deployment were still being discussed. The announcement came after a meeting in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, between President Salva Kiir and the U.N. Security Council, led by U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power. Cabinet Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro said […]

Thousands demonstrate against Brazil’s new president in Sao Paulo

Tens of thousands poured into the streets of Sao Paulo in a massive demonstration against Brazil’s newly installed president, Michel Temer, on Sunday (September 4). More than a half dozen demonstrations against Temer have been held in Brazil’s largest city leading up to and since Brazil’s Senate decision to oust former President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday (August 31), following a months-long impeachment trial. Temer, the former vice president, was officially sworn in as president shortly […]

Davao police: Bomb detonated via cellphone

(Eagle News)– Davao City Police Director Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria confirmed on Sunday (September 4) that the improvised explosive device (IED) used in the Roxas night market blast was cellphone-activated. Dubria also showed members of media a fuse assembly–a part of 60-mm round– found in the liver of one of the survivors. SPO2 Consorcio Gerones Jr., ordnance specialist of Davao City Police Office-Explosives and Ordnance Division, guaranteed that the use of a 60-mm round […]