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QUEZON City, Philippines – As of 10 in the morning, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte continues to lead in the partial and unofficial election results gathered by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Duterte has more than 15 million votes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry returned from injury to deliver an overtime performance for the ages Monday, scoring 17 points in the extra session to lift Golden State to a 132-125 win over Portland in game four of their playoff series. Curry reminded everyone why he is the reigning league MVP, coming off the bench to finish with 40 points in 37 minutes of playing time as the Warriors moved to […]
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — A man killed one person and wounded three others in a knife attack at a German railway station on Tuesday that prosecutors said had “an apparent Islamist motive.” Police said the man had slashed four people around 5am (0300 GMT) at the station in the town of Grafing east of Munich. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office later said one man had died from wounds suffered in the attack. He said […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – It is possible to announce 7 of the 12 winning senatorial candidates within a week, according to the Commission on Elections. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, the proclamation depends on the election results that will be received by the National Board of Canvassers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The yen weakened Tuesday as Japanese officials ramped up a bid to tame the surging currency, while the Philippine peso ticked higher with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte set to become the country’s new president. After soaring to 18-month highs against the dollar, the yen has sagged as officials threaten to intervene in currency markets to stop its “speculative” rally. On Tuesday, finance minister Taro Aso repeated warnings about possible action, after saying […]
MANILA, May 9 — A global non-profit association for medical tourism and international patient industry has listed the Philippines as eighth place among the top medical tourism destinations in the world in 2015, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Monday. The Philippines placed ahead of countries such as Japan and France, according to a list compiled by the International Healthcare Research Center and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA). Canada emerged as the top medical tourism […]
MANILA, May 10 — Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chair Andres Bautista said there are no areas that declared failure of election this 2016 National Elections. In a briefing at the National Canvassing Center at Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Bautista mentioned there have been reports that wrong ballots were sent in polling centers in Cebu. “There have been reports, for example in Cordova, Cebu, wherein ballots were sent there were wrong ballots and we want to […]
HELSINKI , Finland (AFP) — Nokia suffered a net loss of 513 million euros ($583 million) in the first quarter, the Finnish telecom equipment giant said Tuesday in its first earnings announcement after acquiring its French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent. The group’s sales fell by eight percent in its main network equipment business, but Nokia highlighted in a statement its operating margin increased by 1.7 points to 6.2 percent. In comparable figures, the company’s global revenue fell […]
(Reuters) A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines’ international court case against China’s claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei’s position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an economic zone. The unusual submission has emerged just as judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague are poised to rule on the Philippines’ landmark case, brought under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of […]
Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas on Tuesday conceded to Davao City Mayor Rodriigo Duterte in the Presidential Race. “Galangin at tanggapin natin ang pasya ng ating mga kababayan”, Roxas told his cheering supporters gathered at the Liberal headquarters in Quezon City. He wished his rival success in the presidency. “Digong, I wish you success. Ang iyong tagumpay ay tagumpay ng ating bansa.” In his concession speech, Roxas also thanked all those who helped his campaign. […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) 5/10/2016 –Incendiary Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte vowed a relentless crackdown on crime after claiming a landslide presidential victory built on foul-mouthed populist tirades that exposed deep voter anger at the establishment. The 71-year-old firebrand stormed to victory in Monday’s election, securing an insurmountable lead of nearly six million votes over his nearest rival, as a growing global howl for strong, populist leaders swept across the Southeast Asian nation. Duterte, the longtime mayor […]
