Tag: Washington Post

Task Force Bangon Marawi chair belies Washington Post article; Marawi “not a ghost city,” he says

(Eagle News) — The head of Task Force Bangon Marawi belied on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a Washington Post article that said Marawi remained a “ghost city” almost two years after local terrorists overran it. “We would just like to say the reality on the ground na ito ay walang katugmang nangyayari on the ground na ghost city siya but instead, it’s full of economic activity,” TFBM chair Eduardo del Rosario said in a press conference. […]

US Ambassador Sung Kim leads US team who met up with N. Korean officials for Trump-Kim summit preps

  (Eagle News) – United States ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim, was called up from his assignment in the country to lead the US delegation to the border truce village in Panmunjom between North and South Korea on Sunday, May 28, in preparation for the planned historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This was according to a report by the Washington Post. Sung Kim, a former […]

“The Post” named best picture by National Board of Review

Reuters — Starring Meryl Streep as the late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks as late editor Ben Bradlee, “The Post” on Monday (November 28) was named the best film of 2017 by the National Board of Review, a New York-based 100 year-old group of academics, filmmakers and professionals. Streep was named best actress and Hanks was voted best actor, setting the film up as an early front-runner for the Oscars. The other […]

Presidential aide Bong Go happy to be called “selfie king” by Washington Post

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Special Assistant to the President, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, is happy with his new title “Selfie King,” a tag used by the US newspaper, “The Washington Post” following the numerous selfies with various world leaders that the Philippine official had during the 31st ASEAN Summit. Go expressed his happiness in being called “selfie king” as well as for having his very own social media application that will allow his […]

Trump’s long, combative war with the press

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has had tense ties with reporters since launching his presidential campaign one year ago Thursday, but he took it a dramatic step further this week by banning The Washington Post from his events. The presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign has banned at least a dozen news organizations, a disturbing trend that media groups say highlights his disdain for free speech enshrined in the US Constitution’s First […]