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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte sent off over 200 athletes to the 18th Asian Games on Monday, Aug. 13, assuring them of the government’s support. “All I ask from you is that you do your best and that you do it fair and square,” President Duterte said during send-off ceremonies in Malacañang. Duterte noted that “every victory you bring back home is shared by the nation.” The government for its part, he said, “will continue to support […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Romania has opened an inquiry into alleged police violence at a mass anti-corruption protest against the left-wing government that left hundreds injured last week, military prosecutors said Monday. Some 80,000 people — many of them Romanians living abroad — demonstrated late Friday in Bucharest, accusing the government of corruption and urging it to resign. Police used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse the crowd. More than […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just a week after another tremor surged through the island and killed 17. “Search and rescue teams are still removing victims who […]
https://youtu.be/rEeEdBlt_OI by Tom Barfield Agence France Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Investors fled shares in German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer Monday, fearing a massive damages ruling against one of newly-acquired US firm Monsanto’s flagship products could signal a wave of costly lawsuits. The stock had plunged 11.5 percent to 82.60 euros ($94.47) by midday (1000 GMT), lopping around $10 billion off its market value. A California jury on Friday awarded dying […]
(Eagle News)—Ride-hailing company Hype has filed a petition asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board not to renew Grab’s license to operate. In seeking the same, Hype noted what it said were Grab’s violations of rules governing Transport Network Vehicle Services, including its alleged overcharging of over P100 to passengers during rush hours. Grab has filed a petition to renew its certificate of accreditation, which expired on July 3.
SANAA, Yemen (AFP) — Thousands of Yemenis vented anger against Riyadh and Washington on Monday as they took part in a mass funeral for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition. At least 29 children were among those killed in the air raid on Thursday on a bus in a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada province, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The mass funeral was held in […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 13, vowed to make the military officials involved in the P17-million health services mess accountable. “It is unfortunate that this happened at a time when the (Department of National Defense) and (Armed Forces of the Philippines) enjoy the trust and confidence of the Filipino people. We will ensure that those responsible will be held fully accountable for their actions,” he said in a statement. In fact, he […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked a Makati court to direct the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold departure order against Peter Go Lim and several others recently indicted for drug trade conspiracy. In an urgent ex-parte motion, the DOJ panel of prosecutors composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, Assistant State Prosecutor Ana Noreen Devanadera, and Prosecution Attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan asked the Makati RTC Branch 67 to issue the […]
(Eagle News) — Customs chief Isidro Lapeña still has the trust of President Rodrigo Duterte despite the smuggling of an estimated P6.8 billion of shabu into the country last week, the Palace said on Monday, Aug. 13. “Buo ang paniniwala at tiwala pa rin ni Presidente kay General Lapeña at ang nais niyang mangyari is paano masusugpo ito at matigil na itong practice na ito, at hahabulin pa rin natin yung kung ano man yung nakapasok kung […]
(Eagle News) — Narekober ng mga otoridad ang ilang matataas na kalibre ng baril at iba pa matapos makasagupa ng militar ang mga miyembro ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) sa Maguindanao kahapon, ika-12 ng Agosto. Ayon kay Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, pinuno ng 6th Infantry Division at Commander Ng Joint Task Force Central, naka-engkwentro ng mga tauhan ng 2nd Mechanized Infrantry Battalion ang sampung miyembro ng BIFF sa Barangay Malangog sa bayan ng Datu Unsay. […]
(Eagle News) — Inatasan na ng Malakanyang ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources na busisiin ang quarrying sa mga kabundukan sa Rizal. Ayon kay Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go, naipaabot na niya ang kautusan ng pangulo kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. Ginawa ni Go ang pahayag matapos ang pagbisita kagabi sa mga apektadong residente ng habagat sa Taytay, Rizal; Marikina; at Quezon City. Ayon kay Go, isang residente sa Marikina ang […]
(Eagle News)– A Nueva Ecija court has junked the charges filed against Satur Ocampo and three other left-leaning former lawmakers. The Palayan Regional Trial Court also nullified the arrest warrants issued against former Bayan Muna Reps. Ocampo and Teddy Casiño; National Anti-Poverty Commission lead convenor Liza Maza; and former Anakpawis Rep. and former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano for lack of probable cause. The arrest warrants issued in July stem from the murder case filed against the […]
