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QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to open the doors to foreign telecommunication companies if their local counterparts do not provide better and cheaper internet services. Duterte said that creating competition will force the local telcos to improve their services and to lower their charges. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Iloilo Congressman Raul Tupas confirmed that the officials of the National People’s Coalition and their counterparts in the PDP-Laban Party signed an agreement showing support to the new administration including full support to the legislative agenda of the new president. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – A group of IT experts at the Commission on Elections expressed its willingness to appear in front of the Congress in order to share their knowledge regarding the alleged fraud during the May 9 elections. But the group also asked for a guarantee of their rights against self-incrimination as well as the annulment of the non-disclosure agreement that they signed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
QUEZON CITY—Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte asked the members of the media to not be intimidated by his strong and forceful personality. His staff also said that the members of the media should be prepared for midnight or early morning press conferences. Duterte will also discontinue the practice of submitting pre-screened questions. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
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)
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)
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)
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, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
On Sunday (May 22) morning, thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo members along with their visitors attended the Worldwide Intensive Propagation in the Philippine Arena officiated by Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo.
