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Says not all barangay officials, however, should be armed (Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Friday, June 29, expressed support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to arm barangay officials. He said, however, that only those in areas with high crime rates, rebellion, or insurrection should be given the weapons so they could “protect themselves and their community.” He added that those who were in the drug list or those who have criminal records should not be […]
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP)–Libya’s Khalifa Haftar announced Thursday the “liberation” of Derna, the only city in the eastern region beyond his control, from radical Islamist militias. “We proudly announce the liberation of Derna, a city dear to all Libyans,” the breakaway military leader said in a televised speech. He promised residents a “new era of freedom, security and peace.” A spokesman for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) said troops stormed “the last stronghold of the […]
by Julien Girault © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s government is facing a multi-front battle to defend its economy, fighting to reduce its debt mountain while the yuan and local stock markets tumble in the face of a US trade conflict. With the Trump administration preparing to roll out tariffs on some $34 billion of Chinese imports next week, the Shanghai Stock Exchange is taking a nosedive — down some eight percent in […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is seeking an investigation into the Philippine National Police’s intensified campaign against loiterers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 775, Trillanes said the drive “poses a grave threat to human rights of Filipinos and violates due process of law.” Trillanes noted that the drive has resulted in the death of detainee Genesis Argoncillo. The police, said, however, that Argoncillo was arrested for “alarm and scandal.” Earlier, Senator Bam Aquino sfiled […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)–South Korea’s LG Group on Friday welcomed the heir to its late patriarch as holding company board member, paving the way for yet another family transfer of corporate power in the country. LG is the South’s fourth-biggest conglomerate and perhaps best known internationally for its household appliances and consumer electronics, but among myriad other activities also has operations in chemicals, cosmetics, and Coca-Cola bottling. Koo Kwang-mo, a senior executive at LG Electronics […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) – An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is just weeks away from being defeated, after claiming 29 lives, the country’s health minister said Thursday. The “countdown” has begun, Oly Ilunga, said, noting that “all those in contact with the last confirmed cases of Ebola have finished their 21-day surveillance period without showing signs of contamination.” He said the outbreak, the ninth in the former Belgian […]
by Danny Kemp and Lachlan Carmichael Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – EU leaders clinched a crucial migration deal during all-night talks Friday that Italy’s hardline new premier said meant his country was “no longer alone” in shouldering the responsibility for migrants. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who heads a month-old anti-immigration government, had vetoed joint conclusions for the entire agenda of the summit in Brussels until his demands were finally met before dawn. Italy […]
KILDEER, United States (AFP)–Park Sung-hyun blasted her way up the leaderboard at the Women’s PGA Championship on Thursday, using precision drives to fire a bogey-free 66 for a one-shot lead over four others. The sweet-swinging 2017 US Women’s Open champ got off to a roaring start in the opening round by rolling in a half dozen birdies for a slim lead over Brooke Henderson, Jaye Marie Green, Jessica Korda and Brittany Altomare, who all shot […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana lashed out at Jose Maria Sison, a day after the founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines said the National Democratic Front of the Philippines can no longer hold peace talks with President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. “Mr. Sison, you know that the peace talks is the only thing that is keeping you in the limelight. Without it, you are irrelevant,” Lorenzana said. According to Lorenzana, Sison was […]
(Eagle News) — Jose Maria Sison, founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines, clarified on Friday, June 29, that the peace talks between his group and the government were not terminated. In a statement posted in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines website, Sison said he “can only make the pertinent advice” to the National Council of the NDFP in his capacity as chief political consultant. He said “only the (NC) of […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian centenarians published Thursday that found that human longevity is slowly increasing. Scientists have long debated whether or not the ultimate lifespan in people has been attained. A 2016 study in the journal Nature argued that it has, in 1997, when Frenchwoman Jeanne Calmant died at the record-breaking age […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has named a new Acting Prosecutor General. In a statement, the Department of Justice said Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon was the new officer in charge of the Office of the Prosecutor General effective June 30, 2018. The DOJ said Fadullon would replace Makati Prosecutors Office head Jorge Catalan Jr., who resigned. The DOJ said Fadullon, who headed the DOJ panel of prosecutors that heard the 2009 […]
