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(Eagle News) — Philippines lost to powerhouse China by only two points on Tuesday, August 21, at the 18th Asian Games basketball competition, with a score of 80 to China’s 82 points. It was a gallant effort by Philippines which was the Jordan Clarkson’s debut in the Asian Games where he scored 28 points. Christian Standhardinger scored another 18 points, whole Stanley Pringle scored 14 points. Sports commentator and analyst Quinito Henson twitted […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday, Aug. 21, for his remark on his health. In his first public appearance since Sison said there were reports he had gone into a coma, Duterte said Sison’s “mind is really abused by himself.” “Nobody else,” Duterte said. According to Duterte, he stayed in Davao to rest. “Let me just also disabuse the mind of Sison,” he added. In a […]
by Daniel Hicks Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines’ first gold medal of the 2018 Asian Games and “proud Indonesian” Eko Yuli Irawan triumphed for the hosts on a pulsating day of action Tuesday. Diaz, the silver medallist from the Rio Olympics, pipped Turkmenistan’s Kristina Shermetova by just one kilogram to win the women’s 53kg class. Earlier Irawan, also a silver medallist in Rio, dominated the men’s […]
(Eagle News)–Filipino and Russian officials met in Moscow, Russia early August to discuss ways on how to share information to fight terrorism. In a Facebook post, Philippine Ambassador to Moscow Carlos Sorreta said the Filipino delegation was led by Restituto Santos, the head of the directorate for counter terrorism of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. “Details were worked out on intensifying intelligence cooperation and exchanges,” Sorreta said. He said in another post that Defense Secretary Delfin […]
Refuses to apologize to triage doctor, though (Eagle News)–Columnist Ramon Tulfo on Tuesday, Aug. 21, apologized to patients at the Philippine General Hospital where he was seen making a scene after a doctor stopped him from making a video of a child who was being treated by staff. “I apologize to the patients at the PGH emergency room who were stunned by my outburst. Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa inyo,” Tulfo said in a […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Four Japanese basketball players on Monday apologised for bringing “disgrace” to their nation after they were kicked out of the Asian Games for paying prostitutes for sex. The regional Olympics was hit by scandal after the players were spotted in a notorious red light district of the Indonesian capital Jakarta wearing their national jerseys last week. The expulsion of Yuya Nagayoshi, Takuya Hashimoto, Takuma Sato and Keita Imamura will come […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A box set of The Eagles’ greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as the biggest selling album of all time, according to a new ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America. RIAA said “The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-75,” a compilation of the country-rock group’s first four albums, has now sold 38 million units, topping “Thriller’s” 33 million. The set had long held the top spot but […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Jennifer Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday to honor a glittering career that has included roles in acclaimed movies from “Juno” to “Dallas Buyers Club.” The Texas-born actress has appeared in more than 30 films over two decades but is just as famous for a television career that has seen her garlanded with some of the industry’s top awards. “Today for me is a moment to […]
ROME, Italy (AFP)–Eight hikers died when a mountain river suddenly flooded in Italy’s southern Calabria region, with five people still missing, local emergency services said on Monday. “We have eight dead but we can’t rule out the toll increasing,” the local civil protection unit told AFP. A statement Monday evening from the prefecture of Cosenza, capital of the province where the flooding hit, said 23 people were saved and five were still missing, as well […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte joined the entire Filipino nation in celebrating Ninoy Aquino Day on Tuesday, August 21, urging Filipinos to “reflect” on the sacrifice made Benigno Aquino Jr., “more than three decades ago.” Duterte said that Aquino “died while fighting to restore peace and democracy in the Philippines.” “His profound love of country has inspired a revolution that altered the course of our nation’s history and gave birth to the freedoms we […]
(Eagle News)—-Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 21, rebuked Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison for his remark about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health. According to the presidential daughter, her father has been “very transparent” about his medical condition in the first place. She said her father had “sinigang na ribs” and pansit for lunch on Monday, a day after Sison said the President had gone into a coma. “His recent Facebook […]
SUGIAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed Tuesday to help survivors after another series of powerful quakes rattled Lombok island, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. The picturesque island next to holiday hotspot Bali was hit by two deadly quakes on July 29 and August 5. On Sunday it was shaken again by a string of fresh tremors and aftershocks, with the strongest measuring 6.9 […]
