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Developing story: #AidforHumanity in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    The Iglesia Ni Cristo conducted its largest and widest-reaching Aid for Humanity or Lingap sa Mamamayan on Sunday, October 29 in various parts of the world to help those in need. Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea was among the many locations where the INC’s socio-civic activity was held.   INC volunteers also distributed bags of goods during the event.  (Eagle News Service)

News in photo: Record-breaking attendance of 54,086 at PBA championship in PHL Arena

    Basketball fans who wanted to watch live the epic Ginebra San Miguel vs Meralco Bolts’ Game 7 final match-up reached a record-breaking 54,086 at the Philippine-Arena which can seat a maximum of 55,000 people in Ciudad de Victoria in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday night, October 27, 2017. The cliffhanger game ended with Ginebra San Miguel beating the Meralco Bolts, 101-96, to become the back-to-back Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup Champions that night, with […]

LOOK: After the heavy rains brought about by “Paolo,” an electric post hovers dangerously over a main road in Parang, Maguindanao

Residents in Barangay Sarmiento in Parang, Maguindanao fear that this post toppled down by the heavy rains brought about by “Paolo” on Wednesday, October 18, will cause fatal accidents. The post–located inside the compound of  Sarmiento Central Elementary School in Elementary Zone 1–is owned by Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Magelco).  Sarmiento Barangay Secretary  Jed Colegio said personnel from Magelco have already made an ocular inspection in the scene. Dennis Dimatingkal – Eagle News Correspondent

President Duterte and Seagal in Palace on Oct. 12, 2017

LOOK: Hollywood action star Steven Seagal meets President Duterte in Malacañang

(Eagle News) — Hollywood action star Steven Seagal met with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang on Thursday. Seagal—who is filming scenes in the country for his upcoming series—was accompanied by Governor Chavit Singson, a personal friend. In a press conference on Tuesday, Seagal expressed his admiration for Duterte, who he said was doing all he could to keep the country safe. Seagal is also a fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

News in photos: Fast-moving wildfires tearing through California’s wine country

  More than a dozen fast-moving wildfires tearing through California’s wine country have killed at least 10 people, destroying hundreds of homes, authorities said Monday. Fanned by winds of over 50 miles (80 kilometers) an hour, the blazes have forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate in the country’s heaviest populated state since they began Sunday night. California’s fire service said about 73,000 acres (30,000 hectares) have been ravaged by the major infernos. At least […]