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by Laura MANNERING HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Angry protesters gathered in Hong Kong Friday after a city bookseller broke silence to reveal how he was blindfolded, interrogated and detained in China for eight months for trading titles critical of Beijing. In a surprise interview sure to infuriate Beijing, Lam Wing-kee late Thursday vowed to break bail, refusing to return to the mainland, and further defied Chinese authorities by blowing the lid on how he […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesman James Jimenez defended the officials of the commission from the allegations of netizens that the COMELEC officials, particularly COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, were paid by the Liberal Party to approve their request for extension of the deadline of submission of the Statement of Contributions and Expenses. Jimenez said that netizens should present evidence to back their claims. It should be noted that Bautista voted against the […]
ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — Florida’s Walt Disney World plans to put up signs warning of the danger of alligators following the death of a toddler snatched from the shore of a resort lake, US media reported. Disney is “conducting a swift and thorough review of all of our processes and protocols. This includes the number, placement and wording of our signage and warnings,” spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler told reporters Thursday. The signs will explicitly warn […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa guaranteed that all planned police operations will be open to media to show to the public that their operations are legitimate and to dissuade rumors of salvage and rub-out. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and his economic team will meet business leaders on June 20 to 21 for the formulation of his 10-point economic agenda that will serve as a blueprint for the country’s economic development under his term. Duterte’s team is expecting some 300 business leaders to attend the consultative workshop entitled “Sulong Hakbang Patungo Sa Kaunlaran”. The meeting, to be conducted in Davao City, is organized by the Philippine Chamber […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry’s frustrations over foul calls boiled over in a stinging NBA Finals loss to Cleveland that saw the Golden State star guard ejected for the first time in his career. And in the wake of the defending champion Warriors’ 115-101 loss to the host Cavaliers on Thursday, they face a winner-take-all title showdown Sunday on their home court to decide a best-of-seven series deadlocked at 3-3. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) gave tips to the public on how to avoid colorum vehicles. This is in the light of recent events wherein colorum UV express vehicles were used for the commission of various crimes. According to LTFRB Chairman Winston Ginez, there should be a UV Express marking on both sides of the vehicle, as well as an indication of its authorized route. According to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Supt. Ronald dela Rosa is confident that the problem of “kotong” cops will be solved by increasing the salary of the police. Dela Rosa said that members of the PNP will think twice about extorting money from the public (kotong in local parlance) especially if those who will be reported to be engaged in such activity will be summarily terminated. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano recommended to […]
The Egyptian government was able to locate the cockpit voice recorder of the missing EgyptAir Flight 804 which crash-landed last May. According to the Egyptian Investigative Committee, the memory unit of the said recorder was damaged. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/7av0ZhkaHxg
QUEZON City, Philippines – Voting 4-3, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has extended the deadline of the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) of candidates last elections. The deadline is now on June 30. Candidates who have been declared winners in the May 9 elections cannot assume their post if they failed to submit their SOCE within the prescribed period. A negative ruling from the poll body would have affected Vice President-elect […]
QUEZOn City, Philippines – Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes will lead incoming President Rodrigo Duterte’s oath-taking ceremony. This was confirmed by Duterte’s executive assistant Bong Go. The oath-taking ceremony will be conducted at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang on June 30. Go added that Duterte chose Justice Reyes as they are schoolmates at the San Beda College where they took their law degrees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — Relatives slit the throat of a young mother who was pregnant with her second child after she married against their will in eastern Pakistan, officials said Friday, the latest in a spate of so-called “honour killings”. Muqaddas Bibi, 22, married Taufiq Ahmed three years ago in defiance of her family, who considered a marriage for love — rather than an arranged marriage — shameful, police investigator Mohammad Arshad told AFP. Bibi’s […]
