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DOT denies short film promoting country as retirement haven was plagiarized

Stands by ad agency behind movie and country’s present tourism campaign   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6w7fwDrIzo Video from the Department of Tourism’s YouTube channel (Tourism Philippines)   (Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism on Tuesday stood by the advertising agency behind the country’s present tourism campaign, denying allegations one of the movies it released in line with that campaign had  been plagiarized. “We stand by McCann (Worldgroup) Philippines,” Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre said in a press conference, amid allegations the film […]

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House lawmaker proposes creation of rehabilitation fund, program for war-torn Marawi

(Eagle News) — A House of Representatives lawmaker has proposed the establishment of a rehabilitation fund and program for the “long-term” recovery of Marawi. “Even as fighting between government forces and rebel-terrorist groups continue to rage in Marawi City, government should already consider drawing up a rehabilitation program and seeking congressional approval for a special rehabilitation fund,” Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said. For this, Castelo urged President Rodrigo Duterte to “form a team to […]

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China supports Philippines’ US-backed fight against Islamists

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China supports the Philippine government’s “anti-terrorism” operations against Islamist militants, the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday, after United States special forces provided support to Filipino troops. The US embassy in Manila said Saturday that special forces were assisting the Philippine military with ongoing operations in the southern city of Marawi, which insurgents overran on May 23. Philippine authorities said the US special forces were providing “technical assistance.” “Terrorism is the common […]

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Country honors Marawi heroes as tribute played nationwide, flags flown on half-mast

  (Eagle News) — The country paid tribute at high noon today, June 12, on the commemoration of the 119th Philippine Independence Day, the soldiers and policemen killed in the fighting in Marawi City, a they remembered the heroes who gave their lives fighting Islamist terrorists. With the sound of taps in the background, the names and photos of the 58 heroes of Marawi were flashed on the screen as television channels joined the high […]

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Free WiFi launched in EDSA on Independence Day

Eagle  News — Telecommunication giants Globe Telecommunications Company, Smart Communications and PLDT Inc., launched on Monday, June 12, the free WiFI connection, project along the 23.8 kilometer Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA. The project was launched in coordination with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) along the stretch of EDSA that traverses Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Pasay, Mandaluyong and Makati. According to Smart and Globe, the free WiFi can be used for the […]

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US forces provide technical help in Marawi fighting; President Duterte says he is thankful

Duterte: “It can save lives” (Eagle News) — The United States special forces have joined the battle in the southern Philippine city of Marawi providing technical expertise to government troopers, after 13 Philippine marines were killed in intense urban fighting, and President Rodrigo Duterte said he is thankful for this help by the US forces. Duterte, on Sunday, June 11, said he only became aware of the US forces’ technical support when they arrived to the […]

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Three PH films featured in Euroasia Shorts 2017

    By Ace Ramirez Washington D.C. Bureau  Freedom is something everyone longs to achieve, even puppets. “Strings”, a short film by Rafael Daniel Evangelista, is about a puppet’s struggle to be free from the strings of its master and achieves it in an unexpected way. This and three other Philippine short films made it to the 2017 EuroAsia Short Film Festival held in Washington DC from 5-9 June 2017. The films were: Strings by […]

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VP Robredo leads 119th PHL Independence Day rites, as President Duterte issues statement urging preservation of PHL sovereignty

(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo led the 119th Philippine Independence day rites at the Jose Rizal monument in Rizal Park, along with Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, in the absence of President Rodrigo Duterte. Malacanang did not immediately say why President Duterte was not able to attend the Philippine Independence Day rites, but Cayetano said the President was not feeling well after his successive trips to various military camps in Mindanao.  Duterte also […]

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Philippine flag raised in city hall of war-torn Marawi on Independence Day

  (Eagle News) — Despite intense fighting among government troops and local terrorists, the Philippine flag was hoisted in the city hall of Marawi on Monday, the day the nation celebrates its 119th year of independence. As the flag was raised, an emotional Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra thanked all those who were instrumental in helping Marawi City “rise again.” “Nais ko pong pasalamatan ang lahat ng aking mga kababayan na tumulong sa amin dito sa Marawi […]

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President Duterte leads arrival honors In Villamor Air Base for Marines killed in Marawi fighting

Duterte also visits wake of Marines killed in Fort Bonifacio     (Eagle News) — Straight from his visit in Cagayan de Oro City to the wounded in action government troopers in the Marawi fighting, President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, June 11 flew to the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City where he led the arrival honors for the eight of the 13 soldiers killed in hours-long gunbattle between government forces and Maute militants in […]

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President Duterte says latest info he got: ISIS leader Baghdadi ordered terrorist activities in PHL

    (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that ISIS leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi himself had ordered the terrorist attacks in Marawi City and the rest of the country, which is why he said there was a need to declare martial law to destroy the ISIS-inspired terrorist activities in Marawi. In a speech when he visited the wounded in action soldiers and police officers at Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday, June […]

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Soldiers, civilians killed in Marawi to be given tribute on Independence Day

(Eagle News) — The brave soldiers and civilians killed in the fighting in Marawi will be honored at 12 noon, today, also the day the country commemorates its 119th independence. President Rodrigo Duterte has asked television stations and radio stations to air the salute, the nation’s way of giving tribute to those who gave their lives to protect the country, and those whose innocent lives were abruptly taken by the enemies, authorities said. As of […]

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