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Palace hopes telcos will exert best efforts to improve citizens’ complaint hotline

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, expressed hope telecommunications companies would exert their best efforts to improve the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Ina statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Executive Order No. 6, which institutionalized the hotline to allow members of the public to air their complaints about government in general, was among the first executive orders issued by the President. “Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 6, public avenues for […]

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“Wutip” now a severe tropical storm; may enter PAR on Thursday, Feb. 28

(Eagle News) — “Wutip” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it moved closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its latest weather update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Wutip” was seen 1750 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 135 kilometers per hour. PAGASA had said “Wutip,” which is moving west northwestward, may […]

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Mission complete: NASA announces demise of Opportunity rover

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — During 14 years of intrepid exploration across Mars, it advanced human knowledge by confirming that water once flowed on the red planet — but NASA’s Opportunity rover has analyzed its last soil sample. The robot has been missing since the US space agency lost contact during a dust storm in June last year and was declared officially dead Wednesday, ending one of the […]

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro suffers suspected pneumonia: doctors

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro had a fever and possible pneumonia, his doctors said Thursday, 10 days after the far-right leader underwent surgery on the stomach wound he suffered when stabbed last year. The 63-year-old remains in semi-intensive care in Sao Paulo following a procedure to remove his colostomy bag and reconnect the bowel. “Last night he had a fever (and) was subjected to a CT scan of the chest and […]

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Body recovered from wreck of Sala plane: UK investigators

  by Edouard GUIHAIRE Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British investigators on Wednesday said they had recovered a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in the Channel. But bad weather has forced the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) to abandon hopes of pulling the plane to shore. The light aircraft was carrying the 28-year-old footballer to his new Premier League team Cardiff City when it disappeared […]

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Pangilinan on Panelo: His “every tone clearly manifests the language of a Chinese puppet”

(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday, Feb. 1, likened Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to a “Chinese puppet” following his statement the Philippines should thank China if it was indeed building a maritime center on the disputed Kagitingan Reef. “Secretary Panelo strikes again,” Pangilinan said. According to Pangilinan, Panelo was the same official who said it was alright for the Chinese to fish in Spratlys waters. Pangilinan said it was also Panelo who  called the […]

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EBC Cares: Children participate in a sports clinic at the New Era Elementary School

(Eagle News) — Children had the time of their lives at the sports clinic organized under EBC Cares at the New Era Elementary School in Quezon City on Friday, Jan. 25. Apart from the sports clinic led by Coach Jojo Lastimosa and the NLEX Road Warriors, a feeding program and puppet show were organized for the benefit of the schoolchildren. The children were also given free haircuts. (Video courtesy of Meanne Corvera)

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R&B star Alicia Keys to host 2019 Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys will host the Grammy Awards next month, she announced Tuesday, one year after the gala came under fire over diversity concerns. Keys — herself a 15-time Grammy winner — will be the emcee for music’s biggest night, which this year features a diverse slate of women and hip hop artists as leading contenders. “I know what it feels like to be on that […]

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China envisions moon base after far-side success

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will seek to establish an international lunar base one day, possibly using 3D printing technology to build facilities, the Chinese space agency said Monday, weeks after landing a rover on the moon’s far side. The agency said four more lunar missions are planned, confirming the launch of a probe by the end of the year to bring back samples from the moon. The future launches will culminate with a mission […]

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Erdogan, Trump consider creating security zone in Syria

by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi and Raziye Akkoc Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the creation of a “security zone” in northern Syria as tensions rose over the fate of Kurdish fighters in the war-torn country. In a telephone conversation, the leaders “discussed the idea of creating a security zone cleared of terrorism in the north of the country,” the Turkish presidency said in […]

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Massive US teachers’ strike affects half million pupils

by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — More than 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles walked off the job on Monday to press their demands for better pay, smaller class sizes and more educators. The strike — the first in 30 years — is affecting some 500,000 students in the nation’s second largest school district, with intense negotiations in past weeks failing to lead to a breakthrough. The action […]

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Elon Musk shows off prototype of Mars-bound rocket, Starship

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the first pictures of a retro-looking, steely rocket called Starship that may one day carry people to the Moon and Mars. Musk posted pictures on Twitter late Thursday of the Starship Hopper prototype, which awaits its first flight test in Texas in the coming weeks. “Starship test flight rocket just finished assembly at the @SpaceX Texas launch site. This is an actual picture, not […]

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