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By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent “Energy efficiency should not be treated as a stop gap,” Alexander Ablaza, Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance President said during the 1st Philippine Clean Energy Summit held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza on October 13, 2016. Ablaza stressed the need to help the country meet its commitment to the Climate Change Paris Agreement, also known as COP21, by setting its roadmap to limit the effects of global warming to […]
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay on Wednesday, October 12 almost come to blows after argument in Congress.
(Eagle News)– House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez expressed his disappointment after learning how Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay and Surigao del Norte Rep. Ace Barbers almost came to blows after an argument on the House floor. “Hindi magandang panoorin. Hindi dapat nangyari. Siguro naman aahon tayo pagkatapos. At hindi dapat maulit,” Alvarez said. He said he has no plans of talking to the two congressmen and would leave the issue to the House committee on ethics. On […]
(Reuters) — A report released by representatives of the Catholic church and the victims of the Regensburg cathedral choir abuse scandal on Wednesday (October 12) shed new light into the scope of their investigation and the total number of victims. Following an initial report released in January, 129 additional victims came forward to the commission, according to local Catholic bishop Rudolf Vorderholzer. Most were victims of physical violence, although a number also suffered sexual […]
By Huiyun Feng, Griffith University (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — In September 2016, Russia and China started their routine naval drill, ‘Joint Sea-2016’, off the coast of China’s Guangdong province. This was the fifth joint naval drill between the two nations since 2012, but the first to take place in the South China Sea. The decision to carry out this exercise in the South China Sea was announced after The Hague ruling in July, which […]
(Eagle News)– Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa on Wednesday (October 12) pleaded not guilty for his case of illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Espinosa was charged with the case following the recovered firearms and ammunition found in his ancestral home in August. Some P90 million worth of shabu and ingredients for making of bombs were also found. His son, Kerwin, is also charged with the same offense but still remains at large. The […]
MANILA, Philippines – (Eagle News)– President Duterte has signed his first administrative order, the creation of a task force on media killings, pushing through with his earlier promise to create a superbody that would probe the killing of journalists in the country. The move came despite receiving “bad press” both from the international and local media who have reported on his speeches, curses and tirades, notably against United States President Barack Obama, the European Union, and the United Nations. Presidential Secretary Martin Andanar made […]
(Reuters) — Although the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election is less than a month away, the first ballots were cast in Ohio on Wednesday (October 12) as several states began early voting, NBC reported. People lined up at this polling place in Cleveland and Cincinnati to take advantage of early voting. 1.1 million ballots are estimated for the state of Ohio, NBC said. Thirty-eight of the 50 U.S. states have some form of early […]
(Eagle News)– United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Agnes Callamard on Wednesday (October 12) welcomed the invitation of the Palace to visit Philippines and investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings “Welcome Media report of invitation to visit #Philippines to investigate #EJE. Waiting for the letter & confirmation by official channels,” Callamard said in a tweet. Callamard was referring to a letter written by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. “Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umabot halos apat na raaang (400) motorista ang nasita at napagsabihan ng mga tauhan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sa unang araw ng dry run ng ‘no window hour policy’ sa EDSA at iba pang pangunahing kalsada sa Metro Manila. Ayon sa napagkasunduang polisiya, simula sa Lunes, October 17 ay ticket na ang katapat ng mga mahuhuling lalabag sa ‘no window hour’ na may katumbas na 300 pesos na […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pormal nang inimbitahan ng Malacañang si United Nations Rapporteur Agnes Callamard para bisitahin ang Pilipinas at magsagawa ng pagsisiyasat sa usapin ng drug-related killings. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella na hinihintay pa ng Malacañang ang magiging tugon ni Callamard sa imbitasyon. Ipinadala ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea ang pormal na imbitasyon. https://youtu.be/4pO4WIpUrWQ
(Eagle News) – President Duterte continued to enjoy a high trust rating of 86 percent, according to the latest survey of Pulse Asia this September. But the latest trust rating was slightly down by five percentage points compared to his 91 percent rating in July just after his inauguration as President. The nationwide “Ulat ng Bayan” survey released on Wednesday October 12 showed Duterte still trusted by the majority, although losing most percentage points in Metro […]
