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(Eagle News) — PDP-Laban president Koko Pimentel on Thursday, Aug. 2, said the ruling party was “healthy” and in its “golden age.” Pimentel gave the assurance during a top-level meeting of the party in Quezon City, days after a faction claimed they “elected” their own set of party leaders–Rogelio Garcia of Region 12 and Willy Talag of Metro Manila as president and secretary-general, respectively. This was after Pimentel recently stepped down as Senate President, and […]
(Eagle News) — A man who authorities said could be linked to the blast in Basilan that killed at least 11 has been arrested. The man was identified as Indalin Jainul. Although a fragmentation grenade was seized from Jainul, authorities have said they have yet to find evidence directly linking him to the incident in Lamitan on Tuesday, July 31. Authorities said, however, that based on reports, Jainul supported and helped the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom group. […]
(Eagle News) — Ousted House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is throwing his support behind ABS Rep. Eugene De Vera in the squabble over who should be the minority bloc leader following the change of leadership in the House of Representatives. Alvarez himself made the pronouncement in a meeting of PDP-Laban members on Thursday, Aug. 2, breaking his silence for the first time since he was removed as Speaker by a majority of his colleagues in the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)–Australia Thursday vowed to “vehemently” oppose a new push by Japan to undermine a global moratorium on commercial whaling, and urged like-minded nations to stand firm against Tokyo. Japan has regularly sought an easing of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) prohibition on commercial whaling and continues to kill the animals under what it calls a “scientific research” programme despite international criticism. At September’s IWC meeting in Brazil, Tokyo has said it plans to […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP)–Starbucks on Thursday announced a partnership with e-commerce giant Alibaba that will give the US coffee giant greater access to China’s growing food-delivery market as it faces increased competition from local firms. The move comes as Seattle-based Starbucks faces a challenge from upstart Chinese company Luckin Coffee, which has expanded aggressively on a strategy based largely on satisfying delivery orders placed by mobile app users. “We truly believe that this enduring partnership will […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States may jack up the tariff rate on the next $200 billion in Chinese imports it plans to target as it pressures Beijing to reform its trade practices, US officials said Wednesday. President Donald Trump asked the US Trade Representative to consider increasing the proposed tariffs to 25 percent from the planned 10 percent, USTR Robert Lighthizer said. “We have been very clear about the specific changes China […]
(Eagle News) — Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and talked about pop star Justin Bieber, among other topics. In a statement, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, who was present during the actor’s courtesy call at a hotel in Taguig, said it was Baldwin who asked the opinion of the President on the engagement of the actor’s daughter, Hailey, to Bieber. Baldwin is in the country […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Thursday it has raised $2 billion from investors to expand its offerings including electronic payments, food delivery and courier services as it fights fierce competition in the fast-growing sector. Around half of the funds came from Japanese car giant Toyota, which announced last month it was pumping $1 billion into Grab, Southeast Asia’s dominant ride-share company. Grab said a “significant portion” of the proceeds would go to […]
(Eagle News) — The Makati City Regional Trial Court has reset the arraignment of self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa and his co-accused. Instead of Thursday, Aug. 2, Branch 64 Judge Gina M. Bibat-Palamos scheduled the arraignment of Espinosa, Peter Co, Lovely Impal, Marcelo Adorco and Ruel Malindangan to Aug. 29, after their lawyers said they would file a motion for reconsideration of the second Department of Justice panel that found probable cause for the filing of a conspiracy […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) – Need another reason to hate plastics piling up in the environment? A study in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday found that degrading plastics emit powerful greenhouse gases like methane and ethylene, and are a previously unaccounted-for source of these heat-trapping pollutants. Plastic water bottles, shopping bags, industrial plastics and food containers were all tested as part of the study. The “most prolific emitter” was polyethylene, which is used in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Powerful storms have forced a Frenchman attempting to become the first person to swim cross the Pacific Ocean to suspend his bid, nearly two months into the mammoth undertaking. Ben Lecomte set off on June 5 from Choshi in Japan, planning to swim across the ocean in six to eight months. But after nearly two months swimming eight hours a day, severe storms forced the 51-year-old to head back to port […]
(Eagle News) — For Senator Panfilo Lacson, among the “young, fresh faces in national politics,” Davao Mayor Sara Duterte is the top choice to be the country’s next leader. While clarifying he was not endorsing the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, Lacson said she “stands out” with her good leadership qualities. He said the Davao mayor was “stern,” “strong-willed,” and was “progressive-minded.” “A number of our young, hardworking colleagues are showing good leadership potentials. This […]
