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(Eagle News) — More rains are expected Sunday (Aug. 14) in Metro Manila, and the rest of Luzon as residents in low lying areas and near waterways in the Philippine capital were ordered to evacuate Saturday. The Office of Civil Defense has recorded 3.5 millimeters of moderate rains in the last hour (from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.). Enforced evacuation is ordered for residents along Tullahan River in Quezon City, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela. […]
MANILA, Aug. 13 – The Election Registration Board (ERB) will convene from August 11 to August 15 to evaluate applications for registration for the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The ERB is composed of the Election Officer as chairman, the local civil registrar, and the most senior in rank public school official in a city or municipality, as members. In the absence of the civil registrar, the city or municipal treasurer can take his […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 13 – “Not all landlords are created equal. Some have really big landholdings. And they form the bastion of the landlord-oligarchy.”—Rafael “Paeng” Mariano, DAR chief Taking the cue from President Rodrigo Duterte, Agrarian Reform chief Rafael Mariano announced on Friday the new directive of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR): to free farmer-tenants from the grips of landlord-oligarchs. “These landlord-oligarchs use their power, influence, and connections to deprive farmer-tenants of land that should have […]
MANILA, Aug. 13 – Former President and Special Envoy Fidel V. Ramos met in Hong Kong with his old friends –Madam Fu Ying (Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress and former Ambassador to Manila 1998-2000) and Professor Wu Shicun (President, China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies) — in a friendly atmosphere. They discussed, in their private capacity, the way forward in the spirit of universal brotherhood and sisterhood for peace […]
by Sarah Nacman Eagle News Service Washington Bureau Washington, DC (Eagle News) – Hillary Clinton released her 2015 tax return showing hers and husband Bill Clinton’s joint gross income of $10.6 million. According to the Democratic presidential candidate’s website, the Clintons’ Effective Federal/State/Local Combined Tax Rate is 43.2%. Clinton’s running mate, vice-presidential bet Tim Kaine, and his wife also released 10 years’ worth of tax return hoping to put a pressure on the Republican […]
by Lillian Suwanrumpha Hua Hin, Thailand (AFP) — Thai authorities on Saturday hunted for culprits behind a wave of bombings targeting the country’s key tourism sector, as businesses in top destinations braced for the full impact. The kingdom was on edge after 11 small bombs exploded across five southern provinces on Thursday night and Friday morning, killing four locals and wounding more than 30 people — including foreign tourists. The bombs, most of them detonated in […]
by Alastair Himmer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Michael Phelps emphatically ruled out a U-turn on his decision to quit swimming after the Rio Olympics following a shock defeat Friday in his final individual race. After being denied a fifth gold of the Games by Singapore’s Joseph Schooling in the 100m butterfly, and dead-heating with Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh Phelps for silver, Phelps was inevitably asked the six million dollar question. […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) — Joseph Schooling pulled off a stunning Olympic upset on Friday by beating US legend Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly to win Singapore’s first ever gold medal. Asian champion Schooling, 21, completed a wire-to-wire victory to deny Phelps a fourth successive title in the event, winning in a Games record 50.39sec. Phelps, amazingly, tied with both Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh for the silver. “I don’t know […]
CHINA has welcomed former Philippine President Fidel Ramos as a special envoy of the Philippine President for talks in Beijing, said Rafael Alunan III, former interior and local government secretary of the Philippines on Friday. Alunan made the statement at a press conference after accompanying Ramos in having dinner with senior Chinese official Fu Ying in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Ramos also attended the press conference. Commenting on the meeting between Fidel Ramos and Fu […]
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services on Friday declared a state of emergency in Puerto Rico because of the widespread transmission of the Zika virus, which poses a “significant threat” to public health. The statement came at the request of Alejandro García Padilla, governor of the U.S. commonwealth, where the Zika virus is spreading rapidly, threatening hundreds of pregnant women and their unborn babies and women of childbearing age. […]
DAVAO City, Philipines (Eagle News) – Nagbigay ng karagdagang P2 milyon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay Olympic Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz sa kanyang pagkapanalo sa 2016 Rio Olympics. Ito ay naganap sa loob ng Malacanang of the South, DPWH Depot, Panacan, Davao City nitong Huwebes ng gabi, August 11, 2016. Dumating si Diaz Huwebes ng gabi at agad nakipagkita kay Pangulong Duterte dito sa Davao. Inaasahan naman ni Diaz na makakauwi na sa kanyang bayan ngayong […]
CEBU City, Cebu (Eagle News) – Inalisan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng police power ang alkalde ng Cebu City na si Tomas “Tommy” Osmeña. Inilipat na sa National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) ang direktang pagmamando ng pulisya ng Cebu City matapos na hindi pinagbigyan ang hiling ng alkalde na huwag nang palitan ang hepe ng pulisya sa Cebu City. Dahil sa malawakang kampanya ng kasalukuyang administrasyon kontra sa kriminalidad at pagsugpo sa talamak na bentahan ng droga sa Cebu […]
