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(Eagle News) — Progressive lawmakers on Wednesday, May 23, slammed the approval of a measure that seeks to put a national ID system in place. In a statement, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said “the bill might be a tool to “deprive basic social services and discriminate against those who do not have the ID once the law is implemented.” He added that it empowers the government to gather information of an individual that […]
(Eagle News) — Sinabi ni Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Chairman ng Senate Committee on Public Order, na makakatulong ang National Identification Card System para mapadali ang transaksyon sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno. Mapapadali rin aniya ang pagresolba sa mga krimen o pagtugis sa mga kriminal. Pagtitiyak ni Lacson, may inilatag na safeguards ang Kongreso para protektahan ang mga indibidwal. Magiging tagapa- ingat ng mga impormasyon ang Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Nakasaad sa inaprubahang panukala na […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is seeking an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Marawi siege, and into the status of Marawi City’s rehabilitation. Trillanes filed Senate Resolution 743 and Senate Resolution 742 on Wednesday, May 23, exactly a year after members of Maute and the Abu Sayyaf attacked the capital of Lanao del Sur in an alleged bid to establish an Islamic State caliphate. In filing Senate Resolution 743, Trillanes said […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Doc Rivers has signed a coaching contract extension with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers even after they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011, the team announced Wednesday. “Doc is one of the top coaches in the NBA, coming off one of his finest seasons since joining the Clippers,” Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer said. “We trust Doc to lead a competitive, tough, hard-working team while upholding a […]
(Eagle News) — One year after the Marawi City siege, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has shifted its operation from relief to recovery as it focuses on the restoration of livelihood of residents in the area. This is part of the continuous aid operations of the PRC, in partnership with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), that aim to give household livelihood assistance worth P15 million to 1,500 families starting July. The five-month […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has ordered two top Venezuelan diplomats to leave its territory within 48 hours, the State Department said Wednesday, responding to Caracas’ expulsion order against the top two US diplomats there. “This action is to reciprocate the Maduro regime’s decision to declare the Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Caracas personae non grata,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. […]
(Eagle News) — Almost half of Filipinos, or 46 percent, expect their personal quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The SWS said that while the +40 mark yielded by the First Quarter 2018 survey was 6 points below the record-high +46, or 49% of Filipinos, recorded in December 2017, it was still classified as an “excellent.” “Net Personal Optimism has been excellent (+40 and above) since December […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — At least one man was killed Wednesday when an old theater that was under renovations collapsed in the downtown area of the Argentine city of Tucuman, police said. “We are in the middle of rescue work removing the rubble. We are working with firefighters the police and city officials. There is one man who has died, over 18, who has not yet been identified,” a police officer in the northern […]
by Dario Thuburn Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan attended their first engagement as a married couple on Tuesday after their spectacular, tradition-defying wedding in Windsor Castle, which was watched around the world. The two, now officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after receiving the title from Queen Elizabeth II, attended a party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 70th birthday of Harry’s father, Prince Charles. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Warner Bros is set to produce an animated film based on an early book by the author of the “Game of Thrones” saga, a source familiar with the matter told AFP Wednesday. The report, which first appeared on the specialty website Deadline, says that author George R.R. Martin will produce the film based on “The Ice Dragon,” published in 1980. The book, written for young people, appeared well ahead […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Monday, May 28. In a statement, the embassy said this was in observance of Memorial Day, when those who died while serving in the US military are honored. According to the embassy, all its affiliate offices will also be closed to the public on that day. The offices will resume work on Tuesday, May 29.
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse ILIGAN, Philippines (AFP) — Ten men from the same family vanished after jihadists invaded the Philippine city of Marawi a year ago — each day since, their wives have prayed their bones do not lie in its devastated landscape. The women have been told to accept their husbands were likely among the 1,200 killed in the five-month battle that flattened swathes of the city, but they refuse to […]
