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QUEZON City, Philippines – Davao City Representative Pantaleon Alvarez is expecting more congressmen to transfer to PDP-Laban, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s party. Alvarez estimates that around 100 more congressman would make the switch before Congress starts its next session. Most of these congressmen would be coming from the Liberal Party, (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Editing by DYC, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption Founding Chairman Dante Jimenez supports the move of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to set aside P1-billion for the killing of drug lords. Jimenez believes that it is just right for the President-elect to intensify the campaign to eliminate drug lords. He said this will serve as a warning for drug lords to stop their operations before Duterte assumes office. The announced budget will also encourage the public […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The 17th Congress of the Philippines under incoming President Rodrigo Duterte is free to push the Php 2000 increase in the Social Security Systems pension for retired government workers. This was according to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma. He said it is the prerogative of lawmakers to push the increase for government pensioners if the present Congress fails to override the veto made by President Benigno Aquino III regarding the proposed […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Wild weather which smashed into Australia’s east coast and whipped up giant waves on Sydney beaches has left at least three people dead and others missing, police said Monday as the clean-up began. Ferocious storms pounded the coast over the weekend, causing flooding in New South Wales state. Huge seas eroded the shoreline, in one instance sweeping the in-ground swimming pool of a beachside home onto the beach. “This storm, which […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has said he planned to enact the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill to give the media access to certain documents. According to Martin Andanar, the incoming chief of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Duterte will issue an executive order on the FOI bill to ensure government transparency. Andanar assured members of the press that they would get access to the President, who would try to be transparent as […]
ILOILO CITY (PIA)—Rice seeds for the wet cropping season are now available for farmers to pick up at designated drop-off areas. In a press release, Department of Agriculture Information Officer James Ogatis said that farmers affected by the El Niño can also avail of the supply provided their names are in the master list. “Their areas must have also been inspected and validated,” Ogatis said. DA-6 Regional Executive Director Larry Nacionales said the use of […]
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) — Five Jordanian intelligence agents were killed in an attack on their office in a Palestinian refugee camp north of the capital Amman on Monday, government spokesman Mohammed Momani said. “The intelligence agency office in the Baqa’a camp was the target of a cowardly attack shortly before 7:00 am (0400 GMT) today that left five agents dead,” Momani said. msh/ila/kir/mm © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A bustling shopping mall forms an unlikely monument to the “Thrilla in Manila”, but Muhammad Ali’s most brutal fight made its biggest impression on the minds of those who witnessed it and still speak of it with awe. The late Ali’s third and final meeting with Joe Frazier, in 1975, only went to Manila because Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos was hoping to gain popularity and prestige, three years after declaring martial […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte plans to continue his weekly television show, “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” (From the Masses to the Masses), this time fit for national television. According to Presidential Communication Operations Office chief Martin Andanar, the weekly TV show aims to lay down to the public the policies and programs of the government. Duterte’s weekly show in Davao City addresses various concerns of constituents. Andanar said […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, nicknamed the “Splash Brothers” for their skill at sinking 3-pointers, welcomed Draymond Green as an adopted soggy sibling Sunday at the NBA Finals. Green scored a game-high 28 points, his 11-of-20 shooting from the floor including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, to spark the defending champion Warriors over Cleveland 110-77, giving Golden State a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The east coast of Australia, including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm on Sunday with trees uprooted and thousands left without power. The wild storm struck New South Wales after wreaking havoc in Queensland state on Saturday, with an intense low-pressure system bringing heavy rains, gales and rough seas. Hundreds of people were evacuated from homes across NSW and motorists trapped on roads had to be rescued as floodwaters rose, […]
by Issam AHMED ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — Boxer Amir Khan has denied betraying his British upbringing after being criticised for saying he would represent Pakistan at the Rio Games, insisting he only wanted to boost the sport in his parents’ country of birth. But the Bolton-born fighter also admitted he would not be willing to face an accompanying two-year ban from the World Boxing Council (WBC) that would jeopardise his professional career, making an Olympic […]
