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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service ON BOARD BRP DAVAO DEL SUR — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said it wants to build a naval base in Casiguran, Aurora to ensure that the Philippine Rise was protected against intrusions. “We are just here to implement the desire of our president, the desire of our nation to create a public awareness that this place, the Philippine Rise, is ours,” Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat, chief of the […]
Embassy Chefs Challenge begins in Washington DC on May 18, Manila time (May 17, US Time). Reporting live from Washington DC is EBC’s Eliza Manglicmot who interviews the participants, including the Philippine representatives, in this unique culinary event that celebrates culinary diplomacy at its best.
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump tried to put his summit with Kim Jong Un back on track Thursday, offering the North Korean leader guarantees of staying in power if he abandons nuclear weapons. As prospects for a historic summit next month between the two leaders dimmed, Trump told reporters that if the meeting were to go ahead successfully, Kim “will get protections that will be […]
Events DC’s Embassy Chef Challenge 2018 brings together dozens of chefs from all regions of the world celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion. EBC Washington DC’s Eliza Manglicmot reports the event here live.
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The king of pop will be honored in Motown with a street named Michael Jackson Avenue, officials announced on Thursday in Detroit. The city, which has a rich history of nurturing American musical talent, will rename a portion of its Randolph Street in the downtown theater district in honor of the late entertainer. The tribute comes 50 years after his family group known as the “Jackson 5” birthed their career […]
LOS ANGELS, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry said there’s “no panic” in the Golden State Warriors locker room after a 22-point loss to the Houston Rockets in game two of the Western Conference finals. Curry looked significantly off his game on Wednesday night, connecting on just seven of 19 shots from the floor, including one of eight from three-point range. He finished with 16 points but never established the […]
by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit early Thursday, shooting a huge plume of ash miles into the sky and prompting authorities to urge area residents to take cover. The Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the explosion within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater had produced a volcanic cloud that reached as high as 30,000 feet (9,000 meters) and was drifting downwind to the northeast. The Observatory […]
(Eagle News)– Senators are poised to name Tito Sotto as their new leader, after a draft resolution “expressing the sense of the Senate to reorganize its leadership and electing” him as such was signed by 13 senators, or more than half of the 24 lawmakers in the Upper House. The draft resolution aimed at naming Senate President Koko Pimentel’s successor was signed by Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito, Chiz Escudero, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard […]
CANNES, France (AFP) — A new documentary about the life of Whitney Houston claims that the singer was sexually abused as a child by her cousin, soul musician Dee Dee Warwick. The revelation in “Whitney”, which was made with the co-operation of the singer’s family, comes late in the film by Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald, which was premiered Thursday at the Cannes film festival. Houston’s assistant, Mary Jones, whom Whitney called “Aunt Mary,” discovered her face […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has acquitted the last remaining accused of plunder in the P366-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office fund mess. In acquitting former PCSO general manager Rosario Uriarte, the anti-graft court said in its May 11 decision that the prosecution “has not adduced any new or compelling evidence to warrant a finding different from what has already been rendered by the Supreme Court.” Earlier, former PCSO officials Raymundo Roquero, Manuel Morato, Jose Taruc, and Reynaldo Villar, […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel denied there would be a change in Senate leadership on Monday, May 21. “It is not true..,” Pimentel said in a statement. He issued the statement after a report said 14 senators had signed a resolution seeking for the change. According to the report, those who signed the resolution were Senators Nancy Binay, Juan Edgardo Angara, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon, Gregorio Honasan II, Ping Lacson, Loren […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, May 17, urged Muslim Filipinos to continue to help the poor as they celebrate the start of Ramadan. “Through fasting and prayer, this significant event reveals to them the will of Allah and reaffirms their resolve to achieve spiritual cleansing and growth,” the President said in a statement. The President also asked them to “to join hands in the shared task of nation-building as we make the […]
