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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the people he called “oligarchs” of the country, saying they were his “enemies” who had “nothing else to do but sit and use their influences.” Speaking to around 7500 Filipinos at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar on Saturday, Duterte said based on information he received, for instance, the owner of Inquirer purchased a piece of land from the government in Makati under a “sweetheart deal.” […]
(Agence France Presse) — The Philippine military announced plans to create all-Muslim fighting units on Saturday as it looks to bolster efforts to tackle Islamic insurgents. Five percent of all new applications will be allocated for Muslims under the new order, military spokespeson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said in a statement, adding the eventual aim was to have a dedicated brigade or division to be deployed in the country’s troubled south. The country is battling Muslim […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines would “stand by and protect” Bahrain as it was in the country’s “national interest” to do so. “It is in our national interest that we..support and defend Bahrain,” he told around 4000 Filipinos who gathered at the Khalifa Sports Center on his last day of visit to Bahrain. According to Duterte, Bahrain was, after all, a place where there are Filipinos. He said he has already […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers that will address the concerns of that sector of Philippine society. Duterte made the announcement in a speech before around 4000 Filipinos who had gathered at the Khalifa Sports Complex on his last day of official visit to Bahrain on Friday. “Ang (OFWs) meron na kayong in a few months a Department of OFW only. Sabi ko kay […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – A Kuwaiti man suspected to be a member of the Islamic State group was Friday deported by the Philippines to face charges at home, a justice department official said. Hussein Al-Dhafiri, one of the two suspected IS members arrested in the Philippines last month, was flown out of the country to Kuwait, undersecretary Erickson Balmes said. A statement from the Kuwaiti embassy said Dhafiri was due to be tried in […]
(Eagle News) — The Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members topped its survey on Filipinos who have the highest attendance in religious services weekly, beating other Filipinos who belong to other religions. Among Filipinos, it is also the INC who believe that “religion is very important” in their lives, the SWS further said. The survey was conducted among adult Filipinos from March 25 to 28 this year. “The proportion of those […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) — The US military’s largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 militants as it decimated a deep tunnel complex of the Islamic State group, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb — better known as the “Mother Of All Bombs” — hit IS hideouts in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday. “As a result of the bombing, key Daesh (IS) […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States military on Thursday dropped what is considered to be the largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb hit a “tunnel complex” in Achin district in Nangarhar province, US Forces Afghanistan said in a statement. The strike occurred at about 7:32 pm local time (1502 GMT). Pentagon spokesperson Adam Stump said it was the first combat […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — In the following AFP interview with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, the questions were asked in English and he replied in English. Question 1: Did you give an order to strike Khan Sheikhun with chemical weapons last Tuesday? President Assad: Actually, no one has investigated what happened that day in Khan Sheikhun till the moment. As you know, Khan Sheikhun is under the control of Al-Nusra Front, which is a branch of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Social Security System (SSS) has issued a warning against fake SSS checks being used as payment for goods. The warning was made after an incident that saw a grocery store receive a fake SSS check in exchange for purchased products. “We want to remind everyone to be more prudent in accepting SSS checks being encashed to them. The fake SSS check that was encashed may look authentic for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced plans to conduct a third metrowide quake drill this July. According to the MMDA, the “Metro Manila ShakeDrill” will be held for five consecutive days, from July 14 to 18. Aside from Metro Manila, other nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna will participate. “Yung preparedness must go down already to the community level. Pag nangyari ang isang sakuna, hahanapin […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –A seismologist clarified that the high temperatures being experienced by the country are not connected with the series of earthquakes that hit Batangas, and parts of Visayas and Mindanao recently. Ishmael Narag of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that any surface activity would not reach down and affect the depth from which earthquakes originate. After the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared the […]
