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QUEZON City, Philippines – Formerly one of its opponents, Senator Ralph Recto now said that he will support the return of the death penalty if the proposals gains majority support at the start of the 17th Congress. On the other hand, Senator Panfilo Lacson earlier said that he supports the return of the death penalty but not in the form of hanging. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police defends its intensified anti-criminality and anti-illegal drugs campaign, saying that it is part of the PNP’s ongoing mission and that the public was only noticing it now due to it being one of the policy directions of the incoming Duterte administration. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – ‘Bring it on!” challenged incoming Philippine National Police chief Police Chief Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa in response to reports of death threats especially a Php 50 million reward offered by drug lords on his head. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In the celebration of the Supreme Court’s anniversary, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno said that she welcomes the Duterte administration’s fight against illegal drugs and government corruption. On the other hand, Chief Justice Sereno said that it is still premature for her to comment regarding the measures that the incoming administration will adopt to achieve its goals. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – In a United Nations Correspondents’ Association Reception in New York, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon expressed his misgivings regarding statements made by incoming President Rodrigo Duterte about the issue of extra-judicial and media killings. Ban added that he is extremely concerned about Duterte’s seeming promotion of extra-judicial killings as this is against human rights and freedom. He also said that he supports the freedom of media in the Philippines. (Eagle News […]
(AFP) The use of cryotherapy for sports’ injuries involves placing the athlete in a very cold chamber (-110 degees) for at least five minutes. Stéphane Koguc Peter Shard / AFP – VIDEOGRAPHICS / AFP
(REUTERS) U.S. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s White House bid on Thursday and called for Democrats to unite behind her after a protracted battle with Bernie Sanders for the party nomination. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts also backed Clinton on Thursday, telling MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was “a genuine threat to the country.” Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, said it “means the world” […]
(Reuters) The U.S. presidential election battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has barely begun but their Twitter war is on. After receiving President Barack Obama’s endorsement on Thursday to succeed him in the White House, Clinton, who this week clinched the Democratic nomination for the Nov. 8 election, tweeted she was honored to have his support and “fired up and ready to go.” Trump, who has made extensive use of Twitter during his insurgent […]
(REUTERS) A United States laboratory researcher was back at work after contracting the Zika virus by pricking herself with a needle during an experiment last month, broadcaster ABC News said on Thursday. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is a close cousin of diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes. An estimated 80 percent of those infected have no symptoms. The unidentified researcher at the […]
(REUTERS) The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified measures, saying it and other deployments were designed to ratchet up tensions ahead of a NATO summit, the RIA news agency reported. Russian state media reported that the USS Porter, a U.S. naval destroyer, entered the Black Sea a few days ago on a routine deployment, a move it said raised hackles in […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Dozens of fish species have disappeared or are on the verge of being lost from marine biodiversity hotspot the Philippines, an environmental group said Friday, citing a new study. Fishermen reported that 59 coral reef species had gone missing from catches since the 1950s, according to the study conducted by Haribon, one of the Philippines’ oldest conservation groups, and Britain’s Newcastle University. It based its findings on interviews with 2,600 fishermen […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change. The pioneering experiment in Iceland mixed CO2 emissions with water and pumped it hundreds of meters (feet) underground into volcanic basalt rock — where it rapidly turned into a solid. “We need to deal with rising carbon emissions. This […]
