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by H eather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Canada and the United States appeared to be moving closer to a new regional free trade pact, as US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday touted the progress being made. As the crucial phase of talks continued in Washington to try to bridge the differences on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the optimism […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Serena and Venus Williams will clash for the 30th time on Friday with a place in the last 16 of the US Open at stake. Six-time champion Serena eased into the third round encounter with a 6-2, 6-2 win over German world 101 Carina Witthoeft. Venus, the 2000 and 2001 champion in New York, made the third round for the 17th time with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Camila […]
By Tenny Tamulong EBC Florida Bureau NASSAU, Bahamas (Eagle News) — The combination of fresh sweet onion, chopped red tomatoes, green pepper, a pinch of salt to taste, a squeezed lime, orange and lemon juice, and most importantly, freshly-caught conch, make up the famous conch salad. This delicious meal has captured the heart of both tourists and locals alike. Conch salad is never missing when one visits the “Fish Fry”, an area in Arawak Cay […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Charges have been filed against a former television personality after she allegedly emailed a bomb threat to an airline company. Charged for violation of the Presidential Decree 1727 that prohibits individuals from sending bomb jokes was Janette Alano Tulagan. Tulagan, who was charged before the Department of Justice, was arrested by the police in her house in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City after authorities determined the IP address of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet with King Abdullah II during his official visit to Jordan from September 5 to 8. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the President, who will become the first Philippine leader to visit Jordan, will discuss with the king “a wide range of issues of mutual concern..” “(The) President will hold talks with King Abdullah II on broadening cooperation in key areas to advance shared aspirations for […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has upheld its deportation order against Catholic nun Patricia Fox. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the confirmation on Wednesday, Aug. 29, quoting a report from Immigration Deputy Commissioner Tobias Javier. In July, the BI ordered Fox’s deportation for what it said was her violation of the terms of her missionary visa when she participated in “partisan political activities” in the country. For this, the BI referred to several photographs […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 29, ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that aims to establish a trust fund for coconut farmers. According to Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate committee of agriculture and food, the “cash and the assets from Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund” amounting to about P105 billion under the measure “will be distributed to coconut farmers at the rate of P5 billion per year until […]
(Eagle News) — Pinawi ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ang banta ng tsunami sa Pilipinas matapos ang naitalang malakas na lindol sa Mariana Islands. Ayon sa PHIVOLCS, walang banta ng tsunami sa bansa kasunod ng magnitude 6.4 na lindol sa Saipan. Ayon sa USGS, tumama ang lindol sa Garapan, Saipan na nasa kanang bahagi ng Philippine sea, alas 6:35 ng umaga oras sa Pilipinas. Bagaman may kalakasan, sabi ng PHIVOLCS na hindi […]
(Eagle News) — Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is retiring in 2019. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Arroyo said she was not running for any public position after her term as Speaker of the House of Representatives expires next year. “I am retiring…I don’t want to run for anything in 2019,” she said. “I think there’s a time when you should retire, and I think..when you’re in your retirement age, you have more wisdom, are more […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked the prosecutor whose altercation with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority traffic enforcers went viral over the Internet to respond to the complaint filed against her. “We asked prosecutor (Christine Villamora) Estepa to comment on the MMDA complaint, similar to a show-cause order. She will submit shortly,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday, Aug. 29. According to Guevarra, the DOJ will then “decide if we should dismiss the […]
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) –A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel, police said. The 9 am (0600 GMT) bombing at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Al-Qaim also wounded 16 people — 11 civilians and five security personnel, police Captain Mahmud Jassem told AFP. The town, on the Syrian border some 340 kilometres (215 miles) from […]
(Eagle News) — Skateboarder Margielyn Didal gave the Philippines its fourth gold in the 2018 Asian Games, after besting her competitors in the Women’s Street Final. The 19-year-old Cebuana bested Kaya Isa of Japan and Bunga Nyimas of Indonesia. With her win, the Philippines improved its medal tally with four gold medals and 13 bronze medals in the Asiad. Apart from Didal, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, golfer Yuka Saso, and the team of Saso Kaye Go and Bianca […]
