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Pagtaas ng trust at approval rating ni Pangulong Duerte, ikinasiya ng Malacañang 

(Eagle News)– Nagpaabot ng pasasalamat ang Malakanyang sa publiko kaugnay ng pagtaas pa ng trust at approval rating ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pinakahuling survey ng Pulse Asia. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na bagama’t hindi namumuno sa pamamagitan ng popularity si Pangulong Duterte, nakakatuwang makita na patuloy na tinataglay ng presidente ang mataas na tiwala ng publiko. Ayon kay Roque magdodoble kayod si Pangulong Duterte upang matupad ang mga ipinangako noong kampanya na […]

Manny Pacquiao’s most memorable bouts

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service On Sunday, July 15, Filipino ring icon and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s only 8-division world champion, will challenge Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse for the regular WBA welterweight belt at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pacquiao currently holds a record of 59 wins with 38 knockouts, 7 losses and 2 draws. Matthysse, meanwhile, carries an impressive record of 39 wins, with 36 via knockout, 4 losses and […]

Pacquiao, Matthysse make the weight for welterweight title showdown

by Daniel Hicks Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Manny Pacquiao weighed in Saturday comfortably under the 147-pound (67-kilogram) limit for his bid to win back the welterweight world championship against WBA champion Lucas Matthysse of Argentina. The only man to have won world titles in eight weight divisions in a glittering 23-year career, the 39-year-old Pacquiao tipped the scales at 146 pounds. The heavily tattooed Argentine world champion Matthysse played up his one-inch […]

Trillanes: PNP, AFP took away my police, military security personnel

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has accused the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police of taking away his security detail without any explanation. Trillanes said his military and police escorts were no longer detailed to him effective end of June. According to the PNP,  the non-renewal of the police personnel was in compliance with the Alunan doctrine, which says that more than two security personnel  was tantamount to a private army. […]

PET denies Marcos’ plea for tribunal inquiry into Pansol party

(Eagle News)–The Presidential Electoral Tribunal on Friday, July 13, junked former Senator Bongbong Marcos camp’s petition for the tribunal to investigate the outing of PET personnel and at least one revisor from the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo. “(The tribunal resolved to) deny the motion to investigate as the tribunal has already commenced and concluded its investigation relative to the subject ‘Pansol outing,’” a July 10 resolution said. In the same resolution, the PET […]

Iglesia Ni Cristo invites public to avail of free medical, dental services on July 15 “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” in Manila

  The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) is inviting the public to avail of its free medical and dental services being offered for free during its “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” (Aid to Fight Poverty) on Sunday, July 15, 2018 to be held at the Quirino Grandstand grounds in Manila. The charity mission, planned to be the biggest so far in Manila, will be conducted by the INC in commemoration of the Church’s 104th anniversary […]

S. Korea’s Moon optimistic on US-N. Korea diplomatic thaw

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — South Korean president Moon Jae-in said Friday he is confident a diplomatic thaw between Washington and Pyongyang will continue, despite “bumps and bruises” on the path to denuclearising the Korean peninsula. Moon was speaking during a state visit in Singapore, where last month US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met during an unprecedented leaders’ summit. Kim committed to a nuclear-free North Korea at the end of […]

Rage against ‘The Machine’: Pacquiao puts career on line

by Daniel Hicks Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao challenges Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse for the World Boxing Association welterweight belt on Sunday knowing defeat could lower the curtain on one of the greatest careers in boxing history. Pacquiao, 39, faced calls to retire from friends, family and even his Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach when he lost the WBO belt to journeyman Australian Jeff Horn a year […]

Security preparations underway for Duterte’s third SONA

(Eagle News) — Preparations for the security measures during President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) have already started. The SONA security measures were discussed during the Inter-Agency meeting at the Andaya Hall of the House of Representatives. Included in the said meeting were representatives of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Presidential Security Group (PSG), other Malacanang personnel, and officials of both the House and the […]

Aside from accomplishments, President Duterte to tackle major problems of the country in third SONA

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will not only tackle the accomplishment of his administration but also the major problems faced by the country in his third State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) on July 23. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said that although the President had many accomplishments during his second year of leadership, there were still many problems that he needed to discuss in his upcoming SONA. These issues are those […]

Serena Williams’s seven Wimbledon titles

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Serena Williams will face Angelique Kerber on Saturday hoping to win an eighth Wimbledon singles title. AFP Sport looks at the American legend’s previous seven final victories at the All England Club: 2002: bt Venus Williams (USA) 7-6, 6-3 — Aged 20, Serena already had two Grand Slam titles under her belt, but winning her first Wimbledon crown, at the expense of her sister Venus, was her true breakthrough moment. […]