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(Eagle NewS) — Muling binalaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga pulis na may kaugnayan sa aktibidad ng iligal na droga. Sa talumpati ng Pangulo sa isang pagtitipon sa Pasay City, iginiit ng Pangulo na ‘di sya magdadalawang isip na tanggalin sa serbisyo ang mga scalawag sa Philippine National Police. “Huwag kayong pumasok diyan sa droga, ‘yang mga murder-for-hire, kasi ipa-project ko rin kayo,” ayon sa Pangulo. “You can be very sure there will be […]
(Eagle News) — The ruling party Partido Demokratikong Pilipino is holding a “top-level leadership meeting” on Thursday, Aug. 2. The meeting takes place following reports of several of its members allegedly going rogue and electing their own set of party officials. But in a television interview, PDP-Laban president Senator Koko Pimentel said the meeting, which he will preside, was a regular meeting conducted by the party. He said he has also asked lawyers for what actions […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigit sa sampung hummer cars at luxury vans ang hindi sinira nang pangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang destruction ng Php 296 million na halaga ng smuggled ng animnapu’t walong (68) luxury vehicles at walong motorsiklo sa port Irene Cagayan nitong Hulyo 30. Ayon kay Pangulong Duterte, inatasan niya si Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Administrator Raul Lambino na i-reserve ang mga hummer vehicle para sa mga pulis at militar. Sa kaniyang […]
(Eagle News) — “Illegal, unconstitutional, unethical.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described the Office of the President’s decision to sack Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang from the service. “Not only is this illegal and unconstitutional since the Office of (the) Ombudsman is an autonomous constitutional body, it is also highly unethical to fire the very same person investigating him,” Trillanes, a critic of the administration, said in a statement. He said he […]
(Eagle News) — Over P7 million worth of party drugs and shabu were seized from three individuals in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Wednesday night. According to the police, seized from Hazel Grace Antonio, 21; Rafael Antonio, 21; and Warren Echano, 34; were 2,756 ecstasy tablets worth P4, 134,000; 248 ecstasy capsules worth P496,000; eight bottles of liquid ecstasy worth P250,000; a container with six liters of liquid ecstasy worth P1,200,000; and 100 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)–Facebook on Wednesday set out to make money from WhatsApp with a scheme to connect businesses with customers via the smartphone messaging service. Facebook said it has been testing a “WhatsApp Business” tool for months with more than 90 companies including Uber and Singapore Airlines. “We’re introducing a solution for businesses that require more powerful tools to chat on WhatsApp and a new way for people to quickly start a […]
by By Ronen Zilberman with Thomas Watkins in Washington Agence France-Presse PEARL HARBOR, United States (AFP) – Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended, the remains of dozens of American soldiers killed during the brutal conflict are finally coming home. Wednesday’s repatriation marks an important step after US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit, during which Kim agreed to send home the war dead. Trump, who has faced […]
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) – A majority of the contenders to become Mali’s next president said on Wednesday they will not accept election results “marred by irregularities” ahead of an official verdict expected on Friday. Major opposition figures, such as former finance minister Soumaila Cisse — seen as the president’s biggest threat in the poll, which was held Sunday — and businessman Aliou Diallo, signed the joint declaration. “We will not accept results marred by irregularities,” […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)–Tesla shares revved on Wednesday on news the electric car maker is on the road to being profitable this year despite losing more money than analysts expected in the recently ended quarter. Tesla shares raced up more than 9 percent to $328.01 in after-market trades that followed release of earnings figures and a call in which chief executive Elon Musk patiently fielded questions and expressed regret […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Johanna Konta followed up her stunning victory over Serena Williams with another Johanna Kontabrisk triumph Wednesday, downing US teenager Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament in San Jose. Konta, who won her first WTA title at this event back in 2016, let-down after handing 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams the most lopsided defeat of her career — 6-1, 6-0. The tournament lost another big […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – Staff at the Eiffel Tower shut down the Paris landmark on Wednesday afternoon in protest over a new access policy which they say is generating “monstrous” queues for tourists. Access to the monument, which welcomed more than six million visitors last year, was blocked from 1400 GMT, according to a sign at the base of the tower. Staff had already been set to strike on Thursday. The site’s management said staff […]
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) – Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted Wednesday in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more than 130,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. A vast area of farmland across four provinces lies under muddy water with rescue teams trying to reach villages by boat to provide food to those who are unable or refuse to leave their homes. Above the town of Madauk in […]
