TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) – Taiwan’s already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a controversial diplomat to handle cross-strait ties sparked a backlash. Beijing still sees self-ruling Taiwan as part of its territory and has been piling pressure on new president Tsai Ing-wen to acknowledge that there is only “one China”. It deeply mistrusts Tsai, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is traditionally pro-independence. Beijing has cut official communications with Tsai, who […]
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Clashes erupt in DR Congo ahead of crunch talks
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) – by Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA Police and protesters clashed Thursday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s sprawling capital Kinshasa ahead of crunch talks aimed at avoiding political chaos when the president’s term expires later this year. Tensions have been growing in mineral-rich but troubled DRC over fears that President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, will try to extend his rule with a third term, beyond the constitutional maximum of two. Riot police […]
UN slams Syria ‘strategy’ of forced evacuation of besieged towns
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – by Nina LARSON The UN Syria envoy on Thursday criticised Damascus’ “strategy” of forced evacuation from Daraya following a brutal four-year government siege, warning that other besieged towns could follow. Staffan de Mistura told reporters in Geneva that there were “indications that after Daraya we may have other Darayas,” adding that “there is clearly a strategy at the moment to move from Daraya” to other besieged areas “in a similar pattern”. Long […]
Rival demos fill Venezuela streets in test of power
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday in a test of strength between its government and opponents seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro. Police deployed in their hundreds to keep apart anti-government protesters angry at food and medicine shortages from Maduro’s supporters who vowed to defend his “socialist revolution.” Demonstrators dressed in white marched in the east of the capital, […]
Bagyong Enteng, inaasahang lalabas ng PHL bukas
Isa nang ganap na bagyo na pinangalanang “Enteng” ang low pressure area na namataan sa Batanes. Ayon sa PAGASA, tinatayang magiging katam-taman hanggang malakas ang ulan sa 2 hundred kilo-meter diameter ng bagyo. Nasa 695 kilometers ang sentro ng bagyong Enteng sa hilagang silangan ng Itbayat, Batanes at may lakas ng hanging nasa 55 kilometers kada oras. Inaasahang kikilos ang bagyo sa 18 kilometer kada oras pa-hilagang silangan at nasa 1090 kilometer north-east bukas at […]
Froome, nanguna sa stage 11 ng Vuelta of Spain
Naipanalo ng back-to-back Tour de France Champion na si Chris Froome ang stage 11 ng Vuelta Of Spain laban sa biggest rival niyang si Nairo Quintana noong Miyerkules (Agosto 31). Si Froome ang nanguna sa nasabing stage, ngunit nanatili pa rin kay Quintana ng Colombia ang Red Jersey bilang overall leader ng kompetisyon, kung saan lamang siya ng 54 seconds kay Froome sa overall classification. Ito ang unang panalo ni Froome sa Vuelta 2016, na […]
SC oral argument sa Marcos Libingan burial, ipagpapatuloy sa Sept. 7
Ipagpapatuloy sa Setyembre 7 ng Korte Suprema ang oral argument nito kaugnay sa petisyon ng Hero’s burial kay dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Patuloy naman ang pagbibigay ng pahayag ng ilan ukol dito. Si Erwin Temperante sa detalye:
Online streaming sa Customs, sinimulan na
Mapapanood na ng publiko online ang anumang aktibidad sa loob at labas ng tanggapan ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa Maynila. Sinimulan na ngayong araw ang soft launch ng online streaming ng BOC sa layong maitaguyod ang transparency sa bawat transaksyon ng ahensya. Apatnapung closed circuit television cameras ang ikinabit ng BOC sa kanilang tanggapan. Kabilang na ang opisina mismo ni Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon. Sa control center ng BOC, kokontrolin ang mga ikinabit na […]
Oplan Tokhang sa Quezon City, isinagawa
Nagsagawa ng Oplan Tokhang sa Culiat, Quezon City ang mga otoridad. Nasa pitumpu-katao ang dinala sa barangay hall dahil sa kampanya. Si Paulo Macahilas sa report:
Assassination plot kay Pangulong Duterte, nabunyag
Aabot sa 4.5 milyong piso na halaga ng smuggled gun parts ang nasabat ng PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group sa Bacolod City. Kung saan dalawang suspect ang naaresto. Inamin naman ng isa sa mga suspek na sa kanila bumili ng pyesa ng baril ang mga taong nagpaplanong pumatay kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ang detalye sa report ni Mar Gabriel:
Pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law, pinaburan sa Senado
Suportado ng mga Senador ang pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law. Layon nitong mapigilan ang aktibidad ng mga sindikato sa droga. Pero si Senadora Leila De Lima, ibinunyag na naka-wiretapped ang kaniyang telepono. Ayon naman kay PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, walang equipment ang PNP para mag-wiretap. Si Meanne Corvera sa detalye:
DOJ: Espinosa Sr. yet to apply for state protection
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday said that Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. has yet to apply for state protection in exchange for spilling the drug connections of his son, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. According to Aguirre, Espinosa have not filed for a formal request to be admitted to Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ). If Espinosa applies for state protection, his statements would go under […]
