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(Eagle News) — One woman was shot and killed and three other people died as a mob of US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of the US Congress held on Wednesday that was called to certify the win of US President-elect Joe Biden. Multiple injuries were also reported in Washington, D.C. Security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol. The woman was reportedly a Trump supporter and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Congress gavelled back into session late Wednesday to resume the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, after a mob protesting Donald Trump’s defeat violently invaded the US Capitol and plunged Washington into chaos. “As we reconvene in this chamber, the world will again witness the resilience and strength of our democracy,” Vice President Mike Pence said as he reopened the Senate session. “To those who wreaked havoc in […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, SOuth Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un admitted there had been mistakes in developing the country’s economy as he opened a rare congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported Wednesday. The gathering is the first of its kind in five years, only the eighth in the nuclear-armed North’s history, and comes weeks before US President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Relations with Washington have been deadlocked since […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — An array of prominent US business executives on Monday called for Congress to certify Joe Biden as the new US president, writing in a joint letter that it is time “to move forward.” The letter, signed by more than 170 executives in industries ranging from finance and sports to technology and media, condemned any attempt to thwart the certification process as “counter to the essential tenets of our […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House, was narrowly re-elected to the position Sunday in a deeply divided new Congress that convened in the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. Pelosi, 80, faced a scare when five fellow Democrats defected and voted “present” or for someone else during the floor vote. But the woman who is third in line to the presidency secured […]
Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Naisumite na nitong Martes Oct. 27, ng Kamara de Representantes (House of Representatives) sa Senado ang inaprubahang 2021 national budget ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, isang araw bago ang itinakda nitong self-imposed deadline. Nilagdaan bago mag-alas kuwatro ng hapon ng Martes ni House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco ang transmittal letter ng P4.506 trillion na pambansang budget ng gobyerno. Mas maaga ng isang araw […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang called on lawmakers to set aside politics for now and pass first the critical proposed 2021 national budget amid the speakership fight that came to a head Monday noon, Oct. 12. Palace spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte is so fed up with the politicking at the House of Representatives, using the word “tagam” to describe his feelings, about the speakership fight affecting the passage of the critical […]
(Eagle News) — Majority of lawmakers, 186, on Monday, Oct. 12, moved to declare the position of House Speaker vacant in a gathering of congressmen a day before the scheduled special session at the House of Representatives that will tackle the proposed 2021 National Budget. The gathering of lawmakers happened outside the session hall of Congress, at the Celebrity Sports Plaza, but was attended by lawmakers who are allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate passed a budget bill Wednesday that avoids an imminent government shutdown and extends funding weeks beyond the November 3 presidential election, after Democrats reached a deal with the White House and Republicans. The bipartisan text, which easily cleared the Senate 84 votes to 10 a week after it passed the House of Representatives, now goes to the White House. President Donald Trump would need to sign […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US House of Representatives adopted a budget bill Tuesday to avoid an imminent government shutdown and extend funding through early December, after Democrats reached a deal with the White House and Republicans. The bipartisan text would still need the Senate’s backing and President Donald Trump’s signature before it could enter into force. “We have reached an agreement with Republicans,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement following a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday, July 27, to fast-track the passage of several economic measures to help the country recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of these are the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which will supplement funds for the recovery and response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Corporate Recovery and the Tax Incentives for Enterprises or CREATE Act, and the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 27, renewed his call for the passage of a death penalty law. The President in particular called for a law that revived the death penalty via lethal injection for crimes committed under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. President Duterte noted afterwards, however, that there was not as much applause at the Batasang Pambansa after he made the call. “I suppose they are not interested,” he said, […]
