Iran says talks with US impossible; US says it wants talks

06/25/2019

UNITED NATIONS –  Iran’s U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is “very dangerous” and called talks with the U.S. impossible in the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation, while the U.S. envoy…

Huawei founder says revenue will be billions below forecast

06/18/2019

SHENZHEN, China — Huawei’s founder said Monday that the Chinese telecom giant’s revenue will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years, as he compared the company to a “badly damaged plane” as a…

New Year’s Day accident: Police chief says Kutsero, PUJ driver may both be at fault   

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/02/2019

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES— Both the kutsero or coachman of the tartanilla (horse-drawn cart) and the jeepney driver, who were involved in the New Year’s Day collision in Cebu City that cost a person’s life and injured four…

Duterte vs ‘hallucinating’ Sison? The ‘choice is obvious,’ Palace says

Inquirer.net 12/26/2018

MANILA, Philippines – Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Sison is “out of touch of reality and in a constant state of hallucination,” Malacañang said Wednesday after the exiled communist leader slammed President…

Mar Roxas ordered Loot killed? Obviously, a joke, Panelo says

12/19/2018

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte (PRRD) was “obviously” joking when he said former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas ordered the ambush of former general and now Daanbantayan, Cebu, Mayor Vicente Loot. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this…

BRT, LRT can’t be done by 2020, says Villarete

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/09/2018

For Cebu City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete, projecting the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) to be operational by 2020 is “not realistic.” “There’s no way commercial operations can start on 2020. If they…

Is Duterte serious or just joking? Palace says ‘use your common sense’

Inquirer.net 12/04/2018

Use your common sense. That was the advice of Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Tuesday to the public to determine whether President Rodrigo Duterte is joking or not. Panelo issued the statement after Duterte on Monday said…

A few more big fights needed, says Aldeguer

Glendale G. Rosal 11/25/2018

FOR ALA Promotions CEO Michael Aldeguer, it would still be too early to tell if World Boxing Organization (WBO) oriental super bantamweight champion Jeo “Santino” Santisima and newly crowned WBO world youth super flyweight king Kevin Jake…

No more appeal, Serge Osmeña says if disqualified by Comelec

Inquirer.net 11/06/2018

Senatorial aspirant Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III said Tuesday that he would accept the decision and no longer appeal if the Commission on Elections rules to disqualify him for his alleged failure to declare his campaign expenses. The…

Rescue operation after landslide may be unsafe, says PAGASA Mactan

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/20/2018

The weather state bureau in Mactan has observed that the occasional downpour brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) had caused the landslide in Barangay Tinaan, Naga City on Thursday morning (September 20). Weather Specialist Romeo Aguirre…

PhilHealth remains ‘sound and stable,’ says CEO

Inquirer.net 09/18/2018

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) denies being on the brink of bankruptcy, insisting that it remains a “sound and stable institution” with close to P7 billion in net income in the first half of 2018. The…

Father not keen to join politics, says Governor Davide

Rosalie Abatayo 09/12/2018

  Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III dismissed speculations that his father, former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., will run for a Senate post under the opposition bloc. Davide said the former chief justice is not a politician…

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