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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 23, confirmed the appointment of Sheriff Abas as chair of the Commission on Elections. No one in the plenary dissented to the confirmation of Abas, 39, who replaced Andres Bautista following his resignation over allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. During questioning by the CA, Abas said that the Comelec was open to the conduct of hybrid elections in 2019, but that so […]
“Why honor” that day Marawi was attacked?, he asks (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend ceremonies to commemorate the first anniversary of the Marawi siege, his aide said on Wednesday, May 23. “Why honor (that day)?” Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. According to Go, the President would much rather commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Marawi from terrorists in October. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte might attend the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — NBA regular-season wins leader Houston, powered by James Harden’s 30 points and 27 from Chris Paul, edged defending champion Golden State 95-92 Tuesday to level their semi-final playoff series at two wins each. The Rockets snapped Golden State’s record playoff home win streak at 16 games, the Warriors suffering their first loss since the 2016 NBA Finals, and took their first playoff win over the Warriors in eight all-time […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service A suspect in the killing of a police officer in Antipolo City has been arrested. Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Oscar Albayalde made the announcement about the apprehension of Crispin Corpin on Wednesday, May 23. Corpin is one of several suspects in the killing of Po3 Don Carlo Mangui, who was attacked in front of his family’s house on Chico St. in Barangay dela Paz on Sunday, May 20. […]
By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Authorities arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation in Rizal on Tuesday, May 22, seizing over P600,000 worth of suspected shabu from her. The police identified the suspect arrested on C6 Road, Lupang Arenda in Barangay Sta. Ana, Taytay as Marlyn Villanueva, 46. “Itong babae dati nang naaresto sa Pasig in 2003, but after six years ay nadismiss din kaso niya, pero muling bumalik siya sa kaniyang pagtutulak at ginagamit siya […]
(Eagle News) — The Marawi City government is planning to pass an ordinance to ensure that the lessons from the Marawi siege will not be forgotten. “Iniisip naming maganda itong tiyempo every year, na maisapuso sa mga tao ang kahalagahan ng kapayapaan,” Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office Manager Assistant Secretary Felix J. Castro, Jr.Assistant Secretary Felix Castro said in a press conference on Wednesday, May 23. His announcement came on the same day members […]
(Eagle News) — Ibinigay ng National Museum sa pangangalaga ng Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), sa ilalim ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), ang replika ni “Lolong,” ang pinakamalaking buwaya sa buong mundo na nahuli sa karagatan ng Agusan del Sur noong 2011. Nakuha ni Lolong ang titulo mula sa Guinness bilang pinakamalaking buwaya na nabihag, ngunit namatay rin ito noong 2013. Ilalagak ang replika ni Lolong sa Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Dozens of people are feared to have died in a heatwave gripping Pakistan’s largest city Karachi this week, a charity in the sprawling metropolis said Tuesday, as temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit). The non-profit Edhi Foundation said scores may have been killed by the sweltering weather, with double the usual number of bodies sent to the city’s morgues in recent days. “We have received 180 dead bodies in […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that as a favor to China his administration was considering a fresh set of penalties on embattled Chinese company ZTE to replace crippling sanctions imposed last month that threatened to put the firm out of business. ZTE could face a new fine of as much as $1.3 billion as well as a management shakeup and strict new rules, Trump told reporters at the White […]
(Eagle News) — Three people, including two minors, were killed and several others were hurt after the bus they were riding fell off a bridge in Leyte. The fatalities in the incident that saw a Philtranco Bus, with plate number ACA 9771, fall off a bridge in Tanauan at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, were identified as Wendell Simbajon, 15; Brian Noterte, 30; and Queenly Galagnara, 3. Authorities have yet to determine the cause […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has expressed condolences to the family of Jastine Valdez, the 24-year-old Filipino student who was abducted and whose body was recently found in an old mine in Kilternan, south of Dublin, in Ireland. “We grieve with the loved ones of Jastine Valdez, someone so young and so full of promise, who was suddenly taken away from them. We join the rest of the Filipino Community in […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba now has identified the remains of 50 of the 111 people killed in the country’s worst air disaster in decades. A Boeing 737 leased to national carrier Cubana de Aviacion crashed shortly after taking off from Havana’s Jose Marti airport on Friday, with 113 passengers and crew aboard. Just two survivors remain — both Cuban woman who are fighting for their lives at Havana’s Calixto Garcia hospital. “I can […]
