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Truly an exemplar of excellence in visual media! Carlo Jay Ortega Cuevas proves that Filipinos are truly amazing at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in London! Congratulations Direk Jay for winning the Best Director award for a Foreign Feature Film for “Walang Take Two”!
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton rolled up a series of wins on Tuesday, as the two presidential front-runners took a step toward capturing their parties’ nominations on the 2016 campaign’s biggest day of state-by-state primary contests. Trump and Clinton turned their sights on each other after their Super Tuesday wins, with Trump promising to “go after” Clinton and the former secretary of state decrying what she called Trump’s divisive rhetoric. U.S. networks […]
MANILA, March 2 — The Palace reiterated yesterday that the government is continuously monitoring the situation of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East who may be affected by the slump in the price of oil. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said the government is implementing measures to assist the OFWs there. “DOLE has established fully-integrated processes for new job applications and placements, livelihood assistance and training and other social safety nets for cushioning the impact of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US State Department said Tuesday there has been no significant violation of the fragile ceasefire in Syria in the past 24 hours, but a spokesman noted “nobody’s doing any victory dances” yet. “Over the last 24 hours, we have not been apprised of any claims of any additional violations of any significance,” spokesman John Kirby said. “It’s a very fluid environment and we’re just going to keep monitoring as […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States (Reuters) — Russia’s military activity in eastern Ukraine has increased and broaden recently, NATO’s top commander said on Tuesday (March 1), warning that the risk of confrontation between Turkey and Russia over Syria remained high. U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, the NATO supreme allied commander, said that Russia’s involvement in the conflict in Syria has “complicated the problem”. “Despite public pronouncements to the contrary, today Russia has done little to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Scientists have been telling Americans about the benefits of healthy eating for decades, and yet more Americans are obese than ever — more than a third of the country. Now, researchers at Harvard and Tufts Universities have laid out concrete steps officials can take by linking food prices to health effects. Reducing prices of fruit and vegetables while raising prices for sodas and other sugary drinks could save millions of […]
MONKAYO, Mindanao — Police said 4 people died and 5 are missing after water flooded a mine in a mountainous gold rush town in the Southern Philippines. Provincial police commander Senior Superintendent Albert Ferro said rescuers lowered tubes to pump water out of the mine in the impoverished town of Monkayo during the search for the missing. It was not immediately clear how the tunnel became flooded early Sunday but there was heavy rain in […]
MANILA, Philippines — Japan signed an agreement to supply defense equipment to the Philippines. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the agreement he signed with the Japanese Ambassador to Manila, Kazuhide Ishikawa, provides a framework for the supply of defense equipment and technology and will allow the Asian countries to carry out joint research and development projects. Neither side mentioned China’s increasingly assertive behavior in disputed areas but that has been a major security concern for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — The NEU-ASEAN Studies Center was launched yesterday, February 29 at the New Era University Professional Schools Building. New Era University President, Dr. Nilo Rosas, said that by this launch, the students will be more aware of ASEAN Integration and its relations with other ASEAN member states and partners. “We would like to be a part of ASEAN Integration, we would like to be recipient and at the same time donor of […]
MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank announces the appointment of Ms. Mara K. Warwick as its new country director in the Philippines, effective March 1, 2016. Trained as an environmental engineer, Warwick has expertise in flood management, urban development, urban environmental services, and disaster risk management. She joined the World Bank in 2003. Warwick, an Australian national and the first female country director for the Philippines, replaces Motoo Konishi, who retired recently after 35 years […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines asked China to be a responsible member of the international community by respect the ruling that will be laid down by the international arbitral tribunal regarding the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. China refused to acknowledge the case filed by the Philippines in the international court. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA advised motorists to take alternative routes as the southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard, from Katigbak to TM Kalaw will be closed due to a marathon event which will last from March 1 to 7. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/7jAysXHmPoQ
