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by Maureen Cofflard Agence France-Presse SOCCIA, France (AFP)–Four people including a seven-year-old girl were killed Wednesday after being swept away by a flash flood in a canyon on the French island of Corsica. The dead included a father and his young daughter as well as their guide, local prosecutor Eric Bouillard said. One of those killed was yet to be identified. A fifth person was still missing while two others belonging to the same group […]
by Susan Njanji and Fanuel Jongwe Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s government vowed Wednesday to crackdown on opposition dissent after three people were killed when protests against alleged electoral fraud were met by live ammunition, denting hopes of a new era for the country. Soldiers fired on demonstrators during opposition MDC party protests in downtown Harare, AFP witnesses saw, with one man shot dead in the stomach. Monday’s polls — the first since […]
(Eagle News) — Japan has eased requirements for multiple-entry visas for Filipinos. In a statement, the Japanese Embassy said beginning Aug. 1, apart from the scope of applicants eligible for multiple entry visas being “expanded,” the visa validity period will be extended from five years to a maximum of ten years. The embassy said the move aims to promote “people-to-people exchanges between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines.” “(It is also) expected to contribute to […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish taxis late on Wednesday called off their days-long strike against online ride-hailing services like Uber after Madrid agreed to let regional governments regulate the sector. The strike began in Barcelona on Wednesday last week and spread to Madrid at the weekend as drivers demanded action against what they believed was poor enforcement of regulations on VTCs (tourism vehicles with chauffeur). On Monday, it spread even further to cities across […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila has been placed under heightened alert following the bombing in Basilan that killed at least 11 people. In a television interview, National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar clarified, however, that this was merely standard operating procedure, and that there was no imminent threat to the metropolis. “We would like to call (on) the community to be more vigilant to prevent other crime groups from exploiting the situation,” he […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate easily passed a $716.3 billion defense authorization bill Wednesday that ramps up military spending and bolsters America’s posture against Russia, while avoiding policy changes that would have antagonized President Donald Trump. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed 87 to 10 in the Senate a week after clearing the House of Representatives, and now heads to the White House for Trump’s signature. The bill provides […]
by Martin Abbugao / Ayee Macaraig Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) – The US will urge the international community to keep up sanctions pressure against North Korea at a security forum in Singapore this week, as concerns mount that Pyongyang has made little progress towards denuclearisation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his North Korean counterpart will attend the gathering in the city-state where US President Donald Trump and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 1, vowed to protect businesses in the country. “Today, I send a message to the rest of the business community — this government will protect you and your investments and will ensure a level playing field for you to thrive in as long as you obey the laws of the land and safeguard the welfare of your people and general public,” Duterte said in his speech […]
(Eagle News) — A bicameral conference panel has reconciled the disagreeing provisions of the Senate’s and the House of Representatives’ versions of a bill creating the P100-billion coconut levy trust fund. In a statement, Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and head of the Senate panel, said the final reconciled version of Senate Bill 1233 and House Bill 5745 will now be submitted for ratification by both houses of Congress. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 1, urged the public to be more vigilant following the blast in Basilan that killed at least 11 people. “The attack in Basilan once again highlights the need for greater vigilance on the part of government..,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque added in a statement. He said the Cabinet security cluster has yet to meet to discuss the incident. The group, however, he said, “meets on its own accord […]
(Eagle News) — Construction of the P350-billion Metro Manila subway will start “not later than December this year,” Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said on Wednesday, Aug. 1. According to Tugade, “uumpisahan natin iyong construction doon sa partial operability sa tatlong istasyon, saan ito – North Avenue, Mindanao Avenue, Tandang Sora.” He said the Valenzuela City depot and the Philippine Railway Institute will also be constructed not later than December. He said the process was fast-tracked, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, Aug. 1, said he expected “concrete accomplishments” from what Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said was the organization’s “chilling” internal cleansing. In a statement, Gatchalian said he expected Albayalde to present these when he appears before Congress to defend the PNP’s budget. “General Albayalde had better make good on his word,” he said, noting that the kidnapping-for-ransom incident involving “disgraced cops on the wrong side of the […]
