(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, Nov. 29, confirmed the ad interim appointment of Commission on Audit chair Gamaliel Cordoba. Also confirmed was the ad interim appointment of Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople. With his appointment confirmed, Cordoba is expected to sit at the helm of the audit agency until February 2, 2029. Ople, meanwhile, will sit as DMW chief until the end of President Bongbong Marcos’ term unless she […]
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Spain sizzles in record heat as fires blaze
Spain saw its highest temperature on record on Saturday as a heatwave on the Iberian peninsula drove the mercury to 47.4 degrees Celsius (117.3 Fahrenheit), according to provisional data from the state meteorological agency. The temperature peaked around five pm local time in the southern town of Cordoba, the agency said, passing the previous record set at the same measuring station in July 2017 by one-tenth of a degree. “If confirmed, it would be the […]
Argentina’s Macri on course for mid-term poll boost
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri’s center-right coalition was on course to win crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerge with a strengthened hand to carry through pro-market economic reforms, according to partial results. “It’s an unforgettable day. Today we confirmed our commitment to change,” a triumphant Macri told supporters in Buenos Aires. Ex-president Cristina Kirchner took a seat in the Senate, despite trailing Macri candidate Esteban Bullrich in the key province of Buenos Aires, […]
