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(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ng “Diskwento Caravan” sa Leyte. Inanunsyo kahapon ng DTI-Leyte field office na ang Diskwento Caravan back-to-school edition, , kung saan ang mga pangunahing school supplies ay mabibili lamang sa mababang presyo, ay magsisimula sa Mayo 23 at tatagal naman hanggang Mayo 25. Kabilang sa mga produktong maaaring bilhin sa nasabing caravan ay mga gamit sa eskwela, uniporme, sapatos, pagkain, bags at iba pang mga kagamitan […]
(Eagle News) — A Manila regional trial court has deferred the arraignment of the 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members who stand accused of the death of University of Sto. Tomas law student Horacio Castillo III. Branch 20 postponed the arraignment of Mhin Wei Chan, Jose Miguel Salamat, John Robin G. Ramos, Marcelino Bagtang Jr., Arvin A. Balag, Ralph Trangia, Axel Munro Hipe, Oliver Onofre, Joshua Joriel Macabali and Hans Matthew Rodrigo on charges for violation of […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit 3 on Tuesday, May 22, reported a “record-breaking” 28 days of glitch-free operations. MRT-3 media relations officer Aly Narvaez pointed out the feat, after passengers had to be unloaded at the Araneta Center-Cubao station due to “door failure” on the same day. “Gaya po ng anumang makina, sistema o pasilidad, hindi naiiwasan na nagkakaroon po talaga ng problema. Pero dahil umabot tayo sa 28 consecutive days na walang […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said that it is “taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect” the Philippine claims on disputed territories in the South China Sea in view of recent developments in the region. In a statement, the DFA reiterated its “commitment to protect every single inch of our territory and areas which we have sovereign rights over.” “We are taking the appropriate diplomatic action necessary to protect our […]
COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao (Eagle News) – Nasa isang libong stalls ang natupok nang masunog ang isang megamarket sa Cotabato City nitong Lunes ng gabi. Ayon sa impormasyon ng ilang nakasaksi, nagsimula ang sunog sa ground floor ng gusali sa Almonte at Magallanes Street pasado alas 10:00 ng gabi. Umakyat ang apoy sa bilihan ng mga tsinelas at sa itaas na bahagi nito kung saan naroon ang mga ukay ukay stalls. Sa kasalukuyan ay blangko pa ang mga […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 44 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 111-102 on Monday, equalizing their NBA Eastern Conference final at two wins each. James added five rebounds and three assists to his sixth 40-point performance of this year’s playoffs — the most 40-point playoff efforts in a single year since Allen Iverson in 2001. “I’ve just put a lot of work in,” said James of his scoring […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump holds a high-stakes meeting with South Korea’s president at the White House Tuesday, talks that could decide whether the US president’s much-vaunted summit with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un goes ahead. Moon Jae-in jets into Washington on a mission to salvage a rare diplomatic opening between the US and North Korea that is in trouble almost before it begins. Trump had […]
(Eagle News) — Nasamsam sa isinagawang joint search and recovery operation sa kampo ng mga rebeldeng komunista ang ilang matataas na kalibre ng armas, assorted ammunition, mga police at military uniform sa Quirino Province kamakailan. Kabilang sa mga nasabat ng otoridad sa Sitio Kalbo, Barangay Disimungal, Nagtipunan, Quirino ang dalawang M-14 rifles, apat na M-16 rifles, isang upper receiver M-16 rifle, isang M-653 o baby armalite at ammunition. Maging ang labinlimang pares ng PNP uniform […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — An Australian archbishop was Tuesday found guilty of covering up child sex abuse in the 1970s — one of the highest-ranked church officials globally to be successfully prosecuted for such offences. Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson was accused of concealing abuse by notorious pedophile priest Jim Fletcher in the New South Wales Hunter region by failing to report the allegations. His legal team reportedly made four attempts to have the case thrown […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Veteran CIA officer Gina Haspel was sworn in as the agency’s first female director Monday, hailing the “heroines” who had gone before her and expressing hope she and her team would be “role models.” The 61-year-old Haspel, a Russia specialist who spent her career in the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine service, takes over from Mike Pompeo, whom Trump recently made his secretary of state. Haspel was confirmed by the Senate […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa and Miwa Suzuki Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese entertainment giant Sony Tuesday announced a $1.9-billion deal to acquire EMI Music Publishing, one of the world’s largest music publishing companies with rights to songs by the likes of Queen and Pharrell Williams. The deal adds a catalog of more than two million songs — including some of the greatest hits from the first half of the 20th century — to […]
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) — Scandal-tainted former Malaysian leader Najib Razak arrived Tuesday at the anti-corruption agency for questioning over a massive financial scandal that helped to bring down his long-ruling regime. Najib’s coalition suffered a shock defeat at the May 9 poll, beaten by a reformist alliance led by Mahathir Mohamad, which broke their six-decade stranglehold on power. Mahathir, who first served as premier from 1981-2003 and came out of retirement aged 92 to take […]
