MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte — its arch-nemesis — leaves office. Ressa has…
(AFP) — Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos signalled his determination to adopt nuclear power Monday, holding talks with South Korea’s envoy on possibly reviving a mothballed $2.2 billion plant built during his father’s dictatorship. The 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was…
(AFP) — At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines on Monday after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, the coast guard and witnesses said. The blaze broke…
Indonesian rescuers were battling to free a ferry with more than 800 people Wednesday after it ran aground on a submerged island off the country’s southernmost province, a local official said. The KM Sirimau has been marooned for two days…
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo on Friday night, May 13, urged her supporters to accept the decision of the majority of Filipinos, and not to be the root of further divisions in the country. During her “thanksgiving” event for…
(AFP) — North Korea said Friday that 187,000 people are being “isolated and treated” for fever, after the country reported its first Covid-19 cases and confirmed at least one death linked to the outbreak. “As of now up to 187,800…
(Eagle News) – There had been more than 20,000 attempts to hack the automated election system before and during the May 9, 2022 polls, according to the government’s national security adviser. Secretary Hermogenes Esperon said that because of the government’s…
Marcos Jr’s lead over rival Robredo hits over 16M votes based on partial and unofficial count of over 98% of votes cast (Eagle News) – The May 2022 elections is historic with the fastest vote transmission and could prove to…
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Election (Comelec) en banc has affirmed the dismissal of the four disqualification cases against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Tuesday, May 10. This was a day after the historic May 9, 2022…
By Neah Mangawangfor Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. addressed the nation shortly after 11:00pm on Monday, May 9, via his Facebook page, expressing his sincere gratitude to his supporters and the Filipino people…
