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Duterte calls on NPA over CAFGU ambush

MANILA, Philippines July 29 — President Rodrigo Duterte issued a warning against the New People’s Army to respect the unilateral ceasefire his government declared last Monday or they might as well back fighting in the mountains. Duterte made the warning after being informed that NPA rebels attacked members of CAFGU Active Auxilliary (CAA) on their way back to their camp in Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte on Wednesday morning, July 27. One CAA was killed […]

China, Russia to hold joint exercises in S China Sea: Beijing

by Ludovic EHRET BEIJING, China (AFP) — China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, Beijing’s defense ministry said Thursday, after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant’s extensive claims in the area. The drills will be carried out in the “relevant sea and air of the South China Sea”, defense ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told reporters at a monthly briefing. With international diplomatic tensions mounting and Washington […]

Medialdea leads Freedom of Information EO turn-over to PCO

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea led the ceremonial turn-over of the signed, sealed, and stamped document of the Executive Order No.2, known as the EO on Freedom of Information (FOI) to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, at the Premiere Guest House in Malacañan, Thursday. Secretary Medialdea has also tasked the Presidential Communications Office to form an ad-hoc committee to prepare the manual and guidelines to operationalize the EO. Among those who witnessed the ceremonial turn-over are […]

Pag-uusap ng PHL at China, dapat alinsunod sa batas

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte kay US Secretary of State John Kerry na sang-ayon sa desisyon ng arbitral tribunal ang anumang pag-uusap na gagawin ng Pilipinas at China ukol sa West Philippine Sea. Inulit naman ang ni Sec. of state Kerry ang paninindigan ng Estados Unidos na hindi ito papanig sa kung anumang bansa ang nagmamay ari ng West Philippine Sea. Gayunman, malinaw na dapat sumunod sa batas ang […]

Comelec, tiniyak na ligtas sa hacking ang kanilang system

  QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Commission in Elections (Comelec) na ligtas ang kanilang systems at database upang hindi na maulit ang insidente ng hacking na nangyari bago ang May 9 elections. Ayon kay Chairman Andres Bautista, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ukol dito at patuloy ang pag-monitor sa anumang tangkang maka-pasok sa kanilang web-site at systems. Matatandaang isang (1) buwan bago ang May 9 elections nahack […]

NTC nanawagan na huwag abusuhin ang emergency hotline

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) na huwag abusuhin ang emergency Hotline 911 at 8888 kapag ito ay tuluyan ng ipinatupad sa Agosto 1. Sinabi ni Ntc Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios na dapat gamitin ng tama ang nasabing emergency numbers at huwag itong paglaruan. Hindi naman aniya maiiwasan na mayroong prank calls na matatanggap subalit gagawa sila ng paraan para ito ay maiwasan. Wala ring katiyakan kung may ipapatupad silang pagsingil […]

Obama passes torch to Clinton, warns election is test of US democracy

by Andrew BEATTY PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Democrats to carry Hillary Clinton to victory over Donald Trump, saying the 2016 White House race was not just about party politics, but the nature of American democracy. The two-term president offered potent testimony on the third night of his party’s national convention about how Clinton, his onetime rival, became an ally and trusted advisor. Painting Republican nominee Donald Trump […]

WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files

ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — WikiLeaks released files on Wednesday (July 27) of what it said were audio recordings pulled from the emails of the Democratic National Committee that were obtained by hacking its servers. The latest release, which came in the middle of the Democratic National Convention where Hillary Clinton was officially named the party’s presidential nominee, is the second batch in a series that has deeply rattled the party and prompted the organization’s […]

Iglesia Ni Cristo, officially registered in Montana,USA

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) is now officially registered in the state of Montana, United States of America. The official registration was led by Bro. Renato Ubaldo, District Minister of the Ecclesastical District of Pacific NorthWest. The date of registration coincides with the 102nd Anniversary of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. (EBC Correspondent Rutchel Palma)