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Duterte camp defends separate inauguration party

QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte explained the reason why there should be a separate inauguration between Duterte and Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. According to Duterte’s executive assistant Bong Go, they believe that Robredo wants to invite her family and supporters for her victory party while Duterte wishes only to conduct a simple and meaningful inauguration. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]

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Philippine power-lifting team wins 25 gold medals in India

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine power-lifting team won 25 gold medals in the Asian Power-lifting Tournament held in India. The Philippine team also got nine silver medals and three bronze medals. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Incoming BIR chief to clean agency’s image

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Bureau of Internal Revenue chief Cesar Dulay assured the public that he will change the bureau’s image from being the most corrupt government agency to one of the cleanest in government. Dulay said that he will clean up the agency by placing professionals who will perform in the BIR,  as well as by removing corrupt officials in the agency. Dulay added that he will also improve collection efficiency and will […]

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Democrats get US Senate to consider gun control measures

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Senate Democrats claimed a small victory early Thursday, forcing the US upper house to consider legislation to help keep guns out of the hands of terrorism suspects. The move, which could break a years-long logjam on gun control, follows demands for action after the weekend massacre of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida. Democrats took to the floor of the Republican-controlled Senate Wednesday to launch […]

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No deadline yet for rest of ASG hostages

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Abu Sayyaf has yet to set a new deadline for the rest of its hostages, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. But the AFP also asked the media to not give much weight to the statements of the Abu Sayyaf and reminded them to be careful when reporting about the terrorist group as the media may inadvertently serve the Abu Sayyaf’s propaganda. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]

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17th Congress prioritizes amendment of Dangerous Drug Law

QUEZON City, Philippines – The incoming 17th Congress will prioritize the amendment of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 to include in the list of prohibited drugs the substance known as “green amore”. The substance is said to be the cause of the death of five victims who attended the summer concert in Pasay City. “Green Amore” is a lethal substance which results from mixing shabu, ecstasy and others. (Eagle […]

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UNA asks COMELEC to deny LP’s request for extension of submission of SOCE

QUEZON City, Philippines – The United Nationalists Alliance asked the Commission on Elections to deny the request for extension of the submission of Statement of Contributions and Expenses made by the Liberal Party. According to UNA, the Liberal Party and Mar Roxas should not be given special treatment after they failed to submit their SOCE on the June 8 deadline set by COMELEC. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]

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Samsung to buy US cloud computing startup

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had agreed to buy US cloud computing company Joyent — the latest in a series of start-up acquisitions aimed at strengthening the South Korean giant’s software capacity. The purchase of the San Francisco-based firm would provide Samsung with its own cloud platform to support its main mobile business and connect with Samsung household appliances such as TVs, refrigerators and air conditioners, a company statement said. […]

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Nokia moves to finalise acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — Finnish telecom equipment giant Nokia announced Thursday a plan to complete the acquisition of its former rival, French-American Alcatel-Lucent during the third quarter. The world’s former top mobile phone maker had gained control of 80 percent of Alcatel-Lucent’s shares by January but has struggled to mop up the remaining shareholders to gain full control of the company. Nokia said Thursday it was settling the ownership issue “through privately negotiated transactions”. “Nokia […]

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Uberpool launched in the Philippines

App-based ride-hailing service Uber on Wednesday launched its carpool version, Uberpool with the intention to ease traffic in Metro Manila by taking more cars off the road. Uber Philippines general manager Laurence Cua during Uberpool’s soft launch said that the service can accommodate up to three passengers who happen to ride along a similar route at the same time thus sharing fare. Uberpool is also 25 percent cheaper than its cheapest service UberX, whether passengers […]

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A treat for animal-lovers and positive thinkers

QUEZON City, Philippines (June 16) – It’s another magnificent opus from Disney – a treat for animal lovers all over the world! This is the second time that Disney brought the opus of English journalist, writer of short stories, poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling. The first was an animated film way back in 1967 and has the distinction of being the last film produced by Walt Disney himself. As a family film, the 1967 Jungle […]

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