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Snappy salute: Philippines hails Diaz for Asian Games lift

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines saluted Asian Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz on Wednesday as the soldier-weightlifter gave the basketball-mad nation a lift after a heartbreaking hoops loss to China. Footage of the tearful Diaz, the silver medallist from the Rio Olympics, saluting the flag after Tuesday’s victory brought goosebumps to Filipinos following the Indonesia event. President Rodrigo Duterte excitedly announced in a speech late Tuesday that the country had broken its gold […]

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Gov’t employees sumugod sa SC: BIR memo na nagpapataw ng buwis sa cash benefits, pinalagan

(Eagle News) — Sumugod sa Korte Suprema ang ilang bilang ng mga mangagawa mula sa public sector sa pangunguna ng grupong COURAGE upang tutulan ang Bureau of Internal Revenue Memorandum Order No. 23-2014 na nagsasabing buwisan ang mga benepisyo ng mga mangagawa. Naniniwala ang mga mangagawa na mali ang naturang memorandum dahil ang usapin aniya ng fringe benefits gaya ng 13th month pay, cash gift at iba pa ay pantulong sa mga empleyado at hindi […]

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Mga piloto at kinatawan ng Xiamen Airlines, pahaharapin sa House probe

(Eagle News) — Padadaluhin sa imbestigasyon ng Kamara ang mga piloto at kinatawan ng Xiamen Airlines sa September 5 para pagpapaliwanagin sa naging aberya sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport, matapos sumadsad ang kanilang eroplano sa main runway ng paliparan. Sinabi ni Catanduanes Representative Cesar Sarmiento, aalamin nila sa mga ito kung ano ang naging dahilan ng pagsadsad ng eroplano na nagdulot ng perwisyo sa napakaraming pasahero. Hihingin din ng House panel ang resulta ng imbestigasyon […]

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Duterte recalls sexual abuse he suffered under Catholic Jesuit priest Falvey during high school in Ateneo

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte recalled the sexual harassment he suffered from an American Jesuit Catholic priest while he was still studying at the Ateneo de Davao in the 1950s. Duterte recalled that the priest Mark Falvey was teaching for four years during his high school in Ateneo and that almost all of them had been sexually assaulted by the priest. “Kaming lahat, nung nag-aral kami sa Ateneo, one — two years, ‘yung […]

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President Duterte meets with MNLF’s Misuari in Davao

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari in Davao on Wednesday, Aug. 22. This is according to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Without elaborating, Go said Misuari and the President expressed hopes for a lasting peace in Mindanao. Duterte also met with Dante Ang, and Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang, among others.    

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Isolated rains forecast in M. Manila today

(Eagle News)—There may be isolated rainshowers in Metro Manila today, Thursday, Aug. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon except for a few areas may experience the same conditions, including partly cloudy to cloudy skies, due to the southwest monsoon being enhanced by three weather systems outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. These include a low pressure area that may develop into a typhoon […]

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Walang job losses sa TRAIN 2, ayon sa DOF

(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department Of Finance (DOF) na hindi magreresulta sa tanggalan sa trabaho ang ikalawang bahagi ng TRAIN law na tinatawag ngayong TRABAHO bill. Ito ang sinabi ng DOF sa harap na rin ng pangamba na baka umalis sa bansa ang mga investors o magbawas ng trabaho ang mga kumpanya sa oras na bawasan ng pamahalaan ang natatanggap na incentives ng mga ito mula sa pamahalaan tulad ng mas mababang bayarin sa […]

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US actor speaks out over Asia Argento assault claim

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The US actor who accuses Asia Argento of sexually assaulting him as a teenager said Wednesday that he had been too “ashamed and afraid” to speak publicly against the Italian actress and abuse campaigner. Argento, who shot into the headlines for accusing disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, paid Jimmy Bennett hush money after he claimed that she sexually assaulted him in a California hotel room in […]

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Class suspensions for Thursday, Aug. 23

(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Aug. 23, were cancelled in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list. Apalit, Pampanga – Fausto Gonzales Sioco Memorial Elementary School (Colgante), Paligui Elementary School, Sampaga Elementary and High School Masantol, Pampanga – all levels; public and private Sto. Tomas, Pampanga – Sto. Tomas High School (until Aug. 24, 2018), Sto. Tomas Elementary School, San Matias National High School Abra-all levels, public and private La Trinidad, Benguet – […]

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Filipinos in Hawaii told to prepare for Hurricane Lane

(Eagle News)–Filipinos in Hawaii were told to prepare with Hurricane Lane expected to bring  heavy rains. The Philippine Consulate General recommended the supply of basic emergency needs good for 14 days. “Filipino nationals in the affected areas are advised to inform the Consulate General so it could update their relatives in the Philippines of their conditions,” Consul General Joselito Jimeno said. The Filipinos were also urged to comply with Hawaii State and federal government authorities. The […]

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Facebook to pull VPN app from App Store over data worry

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook will pull Onavo Protect virtual private network application from the App Store after getting word that it violates Apple’s data collection rules, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The free application creates an encrypted VPN connection that routes internet activity through computer servers managed and secured by Facebook. The app also alerts users when sites they visit might be malicious. Facebook is able to gather information […]

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US, China talks raise optimism on eve of new trade tariffs

  by Heather Scott Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US and Chinese trade negotiators on Wednesday opened talks aimed at averting further confrontations, with a new round of tariffs about to hit, and the Federal Reserve warning that escalation poses a serious economic risk. These are the first formal discussions with China since June on the spiraling and multifaceted trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Meanwhile, US and Mexican officials […]

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