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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 7, graced the inauguration of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2. “I am extra proud to be a citizen of this country and most proud to be a worker of government and it has produced something very beautiful and good for the people,” he said in his speech during the inauguration of the terminal the government touted as the world’s “first resort airport.” The 65,500-square-meter MCIA […]
(Eagle News) — Resigned Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Thursday, June 7, said the Supreme Court decision that denied with finality detained Senator Leila de Lima’s plea for the arrest warrant issued against her to be nullified only shows that her case was “not of political persecution” as some claimed. “The SC’s decision on the motion for reconsideration of Senator Leila de Lima affirmed what we all knew along. Her arrest on drug charges indeed […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Thursday, June 7, invited representatives from the global think tank Institute for Economics and Peace to the Philippines to know the situation on the ground. Albayalde made the statement after the Australian-based group said in its Global Peace Index 2018 study that the Philippines was still one of the least peaceful countries in the world. The country ranked 137th out of the 163 […]
by Patrick Rahir Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — King Felipe VI on Thursday swore in Spain’s new pro-EU government with a record 11 women members including in key posts such as defence and economy, and six male ministers. With just 84 seats in Spain’s 350-seat parliament, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s administration also has the smallest representation of any government since the country returned to democracy and it is not expected to […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Seoul is in three-way talks with Pyongyang and Washington for an early agreement on formally ending the decades-old Korean War, it said Thursday ahead of a summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in Singapore next week. The 1950-53 conflict ceased with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two sides technically at war, and US President Donald Trump said last week that it would be […]
(Eagle News) — The signed agreement on the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) between the Philippines and South Korea will help the conservation of forests in the country. “Makakatulong ang bansang South Korea sa mga ASEAN members natin at bansang Pilipinas kung papaano mapapalawig ang ating kagubatan in terms of knowledge, technical knowhow and even resources,” DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones said in a phone patch interview. Aside from this, Leones said that the Philippine government […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, June 7, revealed there were “political clans” that wanted to derail the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. He said as soon as Congress approves the measure and President Rodrigo Duterte signs it into law, several groups will therefore question its legality before the Supreme Court. “There are certain groups that don’t want to see this approved because this would change […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQFuTJEj4KI&feature=youtu.be If you are a wanderlust, try to embark on a Wisteria adventure for a tranquil experience. Ashikaga flower park in Tochigi, about three hours north of Tokyo by local train showcases the beauty of mainly wisteria (commonly known as “fuji” among locals) as well as azaleas, and many other flowers. Fuji is native to China, Japan and the eastern United States. It plays a vital role in Japanese culture. The kanji for fuji […]
Mahigit sa 150 pulis sa Metro Manila ang nahaharap ngayon sa dismissal matapos na mag-positibo sa paggamit ng iligal na droga. Sinabi ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief, Director Guillermo Eleazar na ito lamang ang tanging nakikitang solusyon sa mga pulis na nasasangkot sa iligal na droga. “It isn’t surprising. There are are so many police in Metro Manila so by percentage, logically it would be higher,” ayon kay Eleazar. “Definitely, for these […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Businessman and suspected drug lord Peter Go Lim has asked the Supreme Court to put a stop to the Department of Justice’s reinvestigation into the drug charges filed against him. In seeking for a temporary restraining order and/or a writ of preliminary injunction on the preliminary probe conducted by a second panel of prosecutors, Lim, in his 48-page petition for certiorari, argued that the March 19 DOJ order that […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)- Harry Walker England’s oldest ex-international rugby union player has died aged 103 his former club Coventry announced. Walker, a prop, made nine Test appearances for England — making his debut at the advanced age of 32 in 1947 and had to buy his own pair of white shorts to play for his country as Coventry wore an all blue strip. “When we started singing ‘God Save The King’, it got to me […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP)- A man who threatened to detonate a fake bomb aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne while under the influence of drugs was jailed Thursday for 12 years by an Australian court. Kuala Lumpur-bound Flight MH128 was turned back to Melbourne in May last year shortly after take-off when Sri Lankan national Manodh Marks falsely claimed a portable speaker and battery pack he was carrying was an explosive. The 25-year-old who had taken […]
