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by Laurent BANGUET Agence France Presse The fatal shooting of a crew member by actor Alec Baldwin during the making of a movie in the western United States has raised questions over the use of guns on film sets. Hollywood armorer Guillaume Delouche — who has been supplying weapons to filmmakers for three decades, with 75 titles to his name — says there are usually multiple safeguards against tragedy. Here are some of his insights […]
(Eagle News)–Newly appointed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta has announced the justices who will comprise the House of Representatives and Senate electoral tribunals. In special order number 2725, to sit as chair of the SET for the adjudication of cases was Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe. The tribunal’s regular members are Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Alexander Gesmundo. To serve as chair of HRET on the other hand is Justice Marvic Leonen. The members of tribunal are Justices Andres […]
Based on initial results, there were no irregularities in 2016 elections, tribunal rules (Eagle News) — The Senate Electoral Tribunal has dismissed the electoral protest filed by Francis Tolentino against Senator Leila de Lima, following his motion to withdraw the same in light of his campaign for the May 2019 elections, where he is running for senator. In a resolution dated Feb. 21, and which was released on April 4, the SET also granted De […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to make public the results of the recount in selected precincts in connection with the poll protest filed against her by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino. In filing an Urgent Motion to Release the Results of Revision and Appreciation of Ballots in the 25 percent Pilot Protested Precincts on Feb. 4, De Lima, who landed 12th in the senatorial […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Defending champion Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon second round on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kazakh Alexander Bublik. Murray next faces Dustin Brown, the man who knocked out Rafael Nadal two years ago. German world number 97 Brown came back from a set and a break down to beat Portugal’s Joao Sousa 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cinema’s ultimate villain, Darth Vader, is set to make a comeback with a menacing appearance in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” industry magazine Entertainment Weekly said on Wednesday. The first standalone “Star Wars” story, “Rogue One” is set just before “A New Hope” — the original film in the blockbuster series — and stars Felicity Jones alongside Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker. EW said on its website it […]
