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by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was expected to plead not guilty Tuesday to rape and sexual assault charges in New York, opening a legal battle for the #MeToo movement that dreams of seeing him behind bars. The 66-year-old Weinstein was charged with rape and another sex crime in New York late last month, nearly eight months after his career imploded in a blaze […]
(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the government’s economic managers are pushing Congress to approve the Rice Tariffication Act as this would bring down prices of rice by around P7 per kilo and reduce inflation to below 4 percent by the second half of 2018. Dominguez said that he and the rest of the economic team agree that the best way to address inflation is for the Congress to swiftly pass […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore will strike commemorative medallions to mark the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the city-state next week. The medallions will depict an “affirmative handshake” between the two leaders, the scheduled date of the summit, and the flags of both countries, the Singapore Mint said in a statement Tuesday. At the back are the national flowers of both countries — roses for […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — After Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday killing at least 69 people, here is a list of the most deadly volcanic eruptions over the last quarter century. 2014: Japan The sudden eruption of Mount Ontake kills more than 60 people in Japan’s worst volcanic disaster in nearly 90 years. The 3,067 meter (10,121 feet) Ontake is packed with hikers when it erupts without warning in September. Also in Japan, the Unzen […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Mariano Rajoy, a major figure of Spanish politics over the past 14 years, announced Tuesday he will quit as head of the conservative Popular Party (PP) after being ousted as prime minister last week. “I think the time has come to put a final full stop to this period. The PP must keep advancing and building its history at the service of Spaniards under the leadership of another person,” he told […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko defended staging the killing of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko to foil what Kiev said was an assassination plot by Moscow, saying in an interview published Tuesday that it was needed to “protect freedom of the press”. “Those who criticize us would they have preferred that the Russian secret services kill this journalist?” Porochenko asked in an interview published in top-selling Spanish newspaper El Pais when asked […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators defended the plan to have a multi-billion Senate building constructed in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. According to Senator Ping Lacson, chair of the Senate committee on finance, the P127 million per year rental that the Senate is paying the (Government Service Insurance System) for a “subpar legislative building is our main reason for finding a need to look for a new and permanent home.” He said this was […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday, June 5, seized P74.8 million worth of illegal drugs in Paranaque City and Cavite province. The 11 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) were confiscated in two separate “controlled delivered operations” in Barangay San Martin De Porres in Parañaque and in San Nicolas in Bacoor, Cavite. The anti-drug operations were launched following a Bureau of Customs tip that there were suspicious packages brought to the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks gained Tuesday as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market while the yen edged lower against the dollar, boosting Japanese exporters. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.28 percent or 63.60 points to close at 22,539.54, while the broader Topix index edged up 0.02 percent or 0.27 points at 1,774.96. “Investors remain utterly unfazed by the prospect of trade tariffs or even higher interest rates,” […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority (NFA) said it will start the distribution of the imported rice from Vietnam in public markets. NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez said 222,000 sacks of NFA rice have already been delivered in Subic Port. An additional 100,000 sacks of rice werealso delivered in Surigao. Once the unloading of imported rice is finished, some of the imported rice will be delivered in Bataan, Pampanga and Zambales markets, Estoperez said. The […]
(Eagle News) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in encouraged Filipinos to include South Korea in their itinerary or travel list. During the bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, Korea, President Moon, in his speech, encouraged citizens of both countries to make frequent visits to each other’s country to enhance the understanding and communication between South Korea and the Philippines. “The people of our two countries will visit more […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to South Korea has yielded $4.9 billion worth of investments, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 5. He said the amount was apart from the $1 billion worth of Official Development Assistance which the Philippines was slated to receive for the Build, Build, Build projects of the government. The government said among the projects in the pipeline under the ODA are the $50-million project preparation facility […]
