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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Justice Undersecretary Antonio Kho Jr., as the new Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner. Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go announced the appointment of Kho to fill in the previous post vacated by Sheriff Abas who had been earlier appointed as COMELEC chair. Kho is a bar topnothcer from San Beda College of Law and is a fraternity brother of President Rodrigo Duterte and former Justice Secretary […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — When British Prime Minister Theresa May became the first world leader to visit Donald Trump at the White House in January 2017, it appeared the historic friendship between the two nations was in good health. But a series of spats have driven the two leaders apart, culminating in the president’s extraordinary public criticism of May’s Brexit strategy as he arrived on a visit to […]
by Richard SARGENT and Vijitra DUANGDEE Agence France Presse CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AFP) — The British diver who found 12 Thai boys and their coach trapped alive in a flooded cave has described his “massive relief” as he counted them one by one, sparking a rescue bid unprecedented in its daring and complexity. The young “Wild Boars” and their 25-year-old football coach Ekkapol Chantawong wandered into the cave on June 23. Sudden floodwaters forced them […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had an 88 percent approval rating and an 87 percent trust rating in June, up from his previous ratings in the last survey in March this year, according to the latest Pulse Asia Survey. The survey fieldwork conducted from June 15 to 21, 2018 used face to face interviews, using a probability sample of 1,800 registered voters 18 years old and above, nationwide. It had a + 2% […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights — though neither has set a firm date. Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, and Blue Origin, by Amazon creator Jeff Bezos, are racing to be the first to finish their tests — with both companies using radically different […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Most Asian markets rose again on Friday following a record close on Wall Street as trade war fears are tempered by hopes China and the US will eventually reach a compromise, while attention turns to the start of earnings season. Equities have had a rollercoaster week, with strong US jobs figures providing initial support before Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese imports sent investors running […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Eksakto 12:01 ng madaling araw sa Linggo, isasara na ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sa trapiko ang ilang pangunahing kalsada sa paligid ng Luneta Park para bigyang-daan ang isasagawang “Lingap Laban sa Kahirapan” o “Aid to Fight Poverty” ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na magsisimula ng ala sais ng umaga. Kabilang na rito ang kahabaan ng Road 10 mula Moriones hangang Delpan Bridge. Kahabaan ng Bonifacio […]
(Eagle News) — Naniniwala si Senador Francis Escudero na bahagi ng demolition job laban sa Duterte Administration ang ginawang pagpapakalat ng mga “Province Of China” banner sa Metro Manila. Sabi ni Escudero, hindi ito gagawin ng administrasyon dahil maraming pinoy ang galit sa China, lalo na sa isyu ng pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea posible aniyang pakana ito ng kalaban ng administrasyon o bahagi ng kanilang propaganda para lalong siraan ang pamahalalan pero bahala […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company contained asbestos and caused them to suffer cancer. It is the latest twist in a matter that has seen several thousand lawsuits filed against J&J. According to the victims’ lawyer, Mark Lanier, a jury composed of six […]
by Daniel Hicks Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — If Manny Pacquiao wants to know all about comebacks, he need look no further than his conditioning coach Justin Fortune. The former heavyweight, who in 1995 went up against the great Lennox Lewis, found himself in an altogether different fight when a dental check-up four years ago discovered he had throat cancer. “What do you do? You either roll over and die or […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., said the recent outing held in Laguna of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) head revisors, and other personnel along with the revisor of Vice President Leni Robredo was a source of “corruption” and can be considered as a way of trying to influence the results of the recount. According to Marcos spokesperson Atty. Vic Rodriguez, the head revisors of PET and the camp […]
(Eagle News) — Nagsuspinde na ng klase sa ilang lugar sa Central Luzon ngayong araw, Hulyo 13 dahil sa masamang panahon at pag-ulang nararanasan dulot ng southwest monsoon o habagat. Narito ang listahan ng mga lugar na nagsuspinde ng klase ngayong araw: Bataan – All Levels; Public at Private, Olongapo City – All Levels, Public and Private; at Marilao Central School mula Pre-School to Grade 6. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration, ngayong […]
