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(Eagle News) – “This is an example of a peaceful and willing transfer of power in the Senate.” With this statement, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III nominated Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III as the new Senate President on Monday, May 21, 2018, and formally stepped out of his post. Pimentel said this has long been in the discussion table and that he is truly supportive of the new Senate President. Majority of […]
CABUYAO, Laguna (Eagle News) – Nauwi sa engkwentro ang isinagawang pagtugis sa dalawang hinihinalang carnapper makaraang agawin ng mga ito diumano ang motorsiklo ng isang rider sa Barangay San Isidro pagkatapos na magpakilalang mga pulis.. Nangyari diumano ang krimen noong Linggo, Mayo 20, bandang 4:20 ng madaling araw. Batay sa imbestigasyon, pinahinto ng apat na kalalakihan ang biktima na isang security guard. Ang dalawa sa apat ay nagpakilalang pulis at hinahanapan ng kaukulang papeles subalit ang […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union (Eagle News) – Dumaong sa Puro Point sa San Fernando City, La Union ang tatlong barko na binansagang Balangay matapos ang 22 araw na expedition sa China noong Mayo 19. Pinangunahan ni Undersecretary Arturo Valdez ang 33 na miyembro ng crew ng tatlong Balangay mula sa 22 araw na expedition. Abril 28 nang magsimulang lumayag ang mga ito patungong Xiamen, China. Ayon kay Valdez, anim […]
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — President Nicolas Maduro was unsurprisingly declared winner of Venezuela’s election Sunday in a poll rejected as invalid by his rivals, who immediately called for fresh elections to be held later this year. Reeling under a devastating economic crisis, only 46 percent of voters turned out to cast ballots in an election boycotted by the opposition and condemned by much of the international community, but […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry silenced his critics with a 35-point display as the Golden State Warriors thrashed the Houston Rockets 126-85 to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Western Conference finals on Sunday. Curry, targeted relentlessly by Houston as the Rockets levelled the series in game two, overcame a sluggish first-half display to lead a Warriors blowout in game three. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player exploded for 18 points […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda ang administrasyong Duterte na magkaloob ng housing assistance para sa mga rebeldeng susuko sa gobyerno. Mismong si Pangulong Duterte ang nagpahayag nito sa isinagawang groundbreaking ceremony ng Vista Alegre Homes sa Negros Occidental. Maliban sa mga rebelde ay bukas rin ang pamahalaan sa pagbibigay ng housing assistance sa mga miyembro ng Kadamay na iligal na umuokupa ng housing units sa Pandi, Bulacan. Hindi rin nakalimutan ng Pangulo ang pamilya ng mga […]
SUAL, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang fish cage caretaker matapos tamaan ng kidlat habang nagpapakain ng mga alagang bangus sa Baquioen Bay, Sual, Pangasinan nitong Linggo, Mayo 20. Ayon kay Senior Insp. Napoleoon Eleccion, hepe ng pulisya ng Sual, ang biktima ay si Jonalyn Damalen, 25, residente ng Brgy. Baybay Norte. Siya diumano ay caretaker ng mga fish cage na pag-aari ng Argin Aqua Farm sa Baquioen Bay. Ayon sa kapulisan, nagpapakain ng bangus […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Various judges and court employees association on Monday (May 21) called on the public, the media, lawyers’ groups and other sectors to respect the decision of the Supreme Court which ousted Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice. In a statement titled “Nag-iisang Korte Supreme, Sumulong Ka,” these various groups representing judges and court employees nationwide stressed that it is only the Supreme Court which has […]
(Eagle News) —Sinimulan na ngayong araw, Mayo 21, ang Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) ng Department of Education (DepEd) upang masiguro ang maayos na pagbubukas ng klase sa lahat ng pampublikong paaralan sa bansa. Ayon kay DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, ang aktibidad na ito ay tatagal hanggang Hunyo 8, 2018. Ang OBE ay taunang inisyatiba ng DepEd upang hikayatin ang mga ahensya, organisasyon, at iba pang stakeholders sa paghahanda para sa nalalapit na pagbubukas ng klase […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Food for astronauts, new space gardening gear and an experiment to test how cement forms in weightlessness are poised to launch Monday to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK’s unmanned Cygnus spacecraft. An extreme cold experiment and a European module to invite plug-and-play research are also among the three tons of cargo scheduled to blast off on an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s main opposition, which boycotted Sunday’s presidential election, urged the two candidates who opposed President Nicolas Maduro not to recognize the results, calling the poll a fraud. “We want the candidates who presented themselves to take a step forward and not recognize a result that is already cooked,” said Victor Marquez of Frente Amplio, one of the main opposition parties. Opposition lawmaker Juan Andres Mejia called on former governor Henri Falcon […]
by Alice Ritchie Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan began married life on Sunday after their spectacular, rule-breaking wedding, but will be delaying a honeymoon as they turn immediately to royal duties. The newly ennobled Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in Saturday’s ceremony at Windsor Castle, where they were greeted by around 100,000 people lining the streets and watched by millions around […]
