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(Eagle News) — This school opening, the Philippine government is now implementing free tuition for “higher education” or college students enrolled in the country’s 113 state universities and colleges (SUCs), with an allocation of P8.3 billion. “I just wanted to announce that the P8.3 billion allocation for free public higher education is now being implemented,” announced Commission on Higher Education (CHED) commissioner Prospero De Vera III earlier today in Malacanang. De Vera said that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already sent trucks bearing 8,400 family food packs to Iligan City for the victims of Marawi conflict. The food packs will be distributed to families affected by the fighting between government troops and the Islamist terrorists, including the Maute group. In the latest data of DSWD, there are more than 69,000 families — equivalent to 338,000 individuals — who were […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – A Filipina overseas worker has been saved from death row after a United Arab Emirates (UAE) court acquitted her of the crime of murder. Jennifer Dalquez, was sentenced to death by the Court of First Instance of Al Ain for the murder of her employer, one Mr. Alaryani, on May 20, 2015, but her case was appealed to the court, which ruled in her favor. Dalquez ,30, was declared innocent without diyyah […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three suspected members of Islamic State (IS) in Malaysia who were planning to join the ongoing battle to support terrorist groups in Marawi City were arrested by authorities in Sabah, Malaysia. According to the report from The Malaysian Insight website, the Malaysian authorities seized three Rambo-style knives from the three IS followers. Authorities said that two of the foreigners were Indonesian while the other is Malaysian. Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said no Filipino was affected in the attack near a mosque in London that killed one and injured ten people. Even then, the DFA said the embassy in London was “monitoring” the situation, noting that it “stands ready to offer assistance” to those affected by the attack near Finsbury Park mosque on June 19. “(The Philippine embassy in London) calls on the Filipino community to reach out […]
(Eagle News) — The Islamist terrorists are also using “drones” to check on the position of government forces. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesperson of the 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said that they first noticed that the enemy, including the Maute Group, was using drones in the first two weeks of the fight. The drones were the kind that can be bought in malls or other commercial establishments. “During the first two weeks, mayroon […]
https://youtu.be/RsmRWx1EUgM (Eagle News) — Not only the Maute Group, but the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and various other terror groups are operating in Mindanao as well. In fact, Solicitor General Jose Calida disclosed to the Supreme Court that there are 20 more terrorist organizations were connected with Islamic State which are scattered in the region and that threaten its security. This was contained in the Philippine government’s 85-page memorandum submitted […]
TARAKAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines began joint naval patrols in their region Monday as threats from extremist groups increase. The “trilateral coordinated maritime patrol” was launched amid continuing battles between Philippine troops and Islamist gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group, who have seized part of the city of Marawi in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Indonesia’s military chief Gatot Nurmantyo said the patrols are timely as his country tries […]
(Eagle News) — One of the seven US sailors killed in the sea mishap between a US destroyer and a Philippine flagged container ship was a Filipino-American from Chula Vista, California who felt that serving in the Navy was his “calling.” Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, was among the US sailors recovered after a severely damaged USS Fitzgerald returned to a US Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan aided by tugboats. […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Otto Warmbier, the US student released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in detention, has died, his family said Monday. The 22-year-old, who had suffered severe brain damage, was medically evacuated to the United States on June 13. He died Monday at 2:20 pm (1820 GMT), surrounded by relatives in his home town of Cincinnati, Ohio. “It is our sad duty to report […]
by Gina DOGGETT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – A car burst into flames after it crashed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Monday, police and investigators said, adding that the driver was armed and it appeared to be a “deliberate” act. Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said police had pulled the driver out of the flaming vehicle and he was “very likely dead.” Police had said earlier that the driver […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Google is stepping up its efforts to block “extremist and terrorism-related videos” over its platforms, using a combination of technology and human monitors. The measures announced Sunday come on the heels of similar efforts unveiled by Facebook last week, and follow a call by the Group of Seven leaders last month for the online giants to do more to curb online extremist content. “While we and others have worked for […]
