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Proudly holding up his title belt and flanked by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australia’s Jeff Horn brushed aside the outcry against his shock victory over Manny Pacquiao on Monday (July 3), saying there will always be “naysayers” saying he didn’t deserve to win. The 29-year-old former schoolteacher was awarded a unanimous 12-round decision over the eight-division world champion after a bloody battle in front of more than 51,000 fans at Brisbane’s Lang Park on Sunday […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Maute Group is continuing to lose ground in Marawi City. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año said that only a small part — about one to two square kilometers — of the city is under the control of the terrorist group. The AFP records show that only 100 to 120 members of the Maute remain fighting on the ground. In a report […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that 3,677 of the total 42,036 barangays in the country have been cleared of illegal drugs. According to PDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña, the barangays who have been given the “Drug-cleared status” were certified by the members of the Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-clearing Program. Before a barangay can be declared drug-free, it should pass the probe of the committee which checks if a certain […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a United States official said. The destroyer USS Stethem passed less than 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) from tiny Triton Island in the Paracel Islands archipelago, which is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam, the official told AFP. […]
By: Alex Tejada, EBC Sports International, Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News) — Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao took on to center stage once again to square off with Australia’s own Jeff Horn. Throughout the early rounds leading to the ninth, Horn proved to be somewhat the aggressor, coming forward to the clench and mixing in some shots to the back of the head and even connected with the occasional head butt. In […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippines once again gained the Tier 1 rank in the Trafficking in Persons 2017 report of the United States State Department, recognizing the Philippines’ efforts in fighting human trafficking. “The Government of the Philippines fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore, the Philippines remained on Tier 1,” according to the June […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Three of Beijing’s outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a United States think tank reported Thursday. Analyzing satellite photographs, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said Beijing’s Fiery Cross Reef base in the Spratly Islands now has 12 hardened shelters, four more than seen in February, with retractable roofs that can house missile launchers. At […]
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader. The 72-year-old has upended decades of foreign policy, steering away from traditional ally the United States while bringing the Philippines closer to China and Russia. An overwhelming majority of Filipinos support him, according to a series of surveys by pollsters over the past 12 months, with the most recent one showing 75 percent were satisfied with his administration’s performance. “People […]
BEIJING, China — China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with “necessary assistance,” a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to the country to help its fight against Islamist gunmen. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during a visit by his Philippine counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano and pledged China’s help with reconstruction efforts in the war-torn southern city of Marawi. “Yesterday the first batch of emergency assistance was delivered to the Philippines,” […]
China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to the Philippines to help Manila in its battle against Islamist gunmen who are holed up in Marawi. The shipment of assault and sniper rifles and ammunition is the first example of Chinese military aid since President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to move away from Manila’s traditional ally America and seek Beijing’s support. It came after China donated P15 million for the rehabilitation of the war-stricken city in Mindanao. […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leonor Robredo visited evacuees inside an elementary school outside the besieged Marawi City on Monday (June 26) and said that it was more important at this point not to criticize the government in handling the Marawi crisis. Robredo, who just came from a visit to the United States, said the government was doing everything it can with the current crisis, and hoped that the fighting will end soon. Although […]
Gov’t recovers 347 firearms, hundreds of communications equipment from terrorist groups (Eagle News) — The Philippine military said that they have recovered at least 347 firearms and hundreds of communications equipment from Islamist militants who continue to hold on to a “limited” area of Marawi City, as they announced to the public that there is a leadership crisis in the Islamist terrorists’ group. Task Force Marawi spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera said that the […]
