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China conducts shooting exercises in West Pacific Ocean

QUEZON City, Philippines – China exerted its naval muscles when it conducted shooting exercises in the western portion of the Pacific Ocean. Said exercise aims to test the might of China’s naval armaments as well as to calibrate the position of its naval vessels. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC asks DOJ to prioritize election code violations

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections will issue a resolution asking the Department of Justice to prioritize investigation and filing of cases against those who violated the Election like those who violated the gun ban and the liquor ban. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Abu Dhabi giant oil company to lay off thousands of employees

The largest oil company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates plans to lay-off thousands of employees in order to cut costs as the price of oil continue to go down in the world market. No reports yet regarding how many overseas Filipino workers are affected by the said plan. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Attempt to break largest gospel choir record during INC Reconnect to be submitted to Guinness office

The attempt of the Iglesia Ni Cristo to break the current record for the largest gospel choir on May 22, 2016 during the INC Reconnect Worldwide Intensive Propagation at the Philippine Arena will still have to be submitted to the Guinness main office for its adjudication, according to organizers. A total of 21,272 gospel choir members has been counted by the Punongbayan auditing firm, one of the major accounting and auditing firms in the country, […]

No Obama apology for A-bomb on Hiroshima

Tokyo, Japan (AFP)–United States President Barack Obama will not apologize for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on his landmark visit this week, he told Japanese public broadcaster NHK in an interview. Asked if an apology would be included in remarks he plans to make there, he said: “No, because I think that it’s important to recognize that in the midst of war, leaders make all kinds of decisions.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse

Jaclyn Jose is Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, 1st Filipina to win the award

Veteran actress Jacklyn Jose won the much-coveted Best Performance by an Actress Award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes, France for her stellar acting in the film “Ma’ Rosa.” Jose is the first-ever Filipino actress who won this award in Cannes, a significant history in Philippine cinema. Directed by the award-winning Brillante Mendoza, “Ma’ Rosa” tells the story of Rosa Reyes, a mother who owns a sari-sari store in a poor neighborhood in Manila, and […]

Global Church Shares the Message of Salvation in Washington D.C.

    By Eliza G. Manglicmot Eagle News Service Washington DC WASHINGTON DC, United States (Eagle News)  — Grey skies and the constant downpour were nothing compared to the fervor of the Church of Christ Washington D.C. congregation exhibited Saturday evening during the religious organization’s worldwide evangelical mission. Clarity of the gospel preached by the church’s Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo inspired attendees. “The message was excellent,” visitor Eduardo Velasquez expresses, “it was very […]

Historic “INC Reconnect” to be beamed live in 2,900 sites worldwide on May 22

(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo will be holding a big worldwide evangelical event called, “Reconnect: Worldwide Intensive Propagation” on Sunday, May 22, to be officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo.  It will be beamed live in some 2,900 remote sites all over the world. The event itself, which will start at 8 a.m., will be held at the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena, dubbed as the world’s biggest mixed use indoor theater, […]

ASEAN-Russia Summit adopts Sochi Declaration and plan for further cooperation

  (Eagle News) — The ASEAN – Russia Summit plenary session recently concluded in Sochi to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN — Russia Dialogue Partnership where summit participants adopted the Sochi Declaration entitled “Moving Towards a Strategic Partnership for Mutual Benefit.” The ASEAN-Russia Summit in Sochi held on May 19 and 20 also concluded a Comprehensive Plan of Action to Promote Cooperation Between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Russian Federation in 2016-2020. Summit chair Russian President Vladimir Putin said the success of the […]

Human remains, belongings found from EgyptAir crash at sea

  (REUTERS)  Egypt said on Friday its navy had found human remains, wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean, the first confirmation that an EgyptAir jet with 66 people on board had plunged into the sea. Unconfirmed reports about flight data from the Airbus plane that disappeared while flying from Paris to Cairo in the early hours of Thursday local time pointed to several problems that its veteran pilot may have […]

Carnegie Hall starts selling tickets for 1st Filipino orchestra performance in the US by PPO

By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent “This is IT!” exclaimed French conductor Olivier Ochanine as he announced on his wall post that the public may now secure seats at the Carnegie Hall to watch the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) on June 18, 2016 at 8pm. In his post, he confirmed that the Cultural Center of the Philippine’s (CCP) presentation of the PPO at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage of the Carnegie Hall is the very first Filipino […]