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MANILA, Philippines – The Chairman of the Commission on Elections, Andres Bautista is very happy with the results of the presidential debates conducted in Cagayan De Oro City. Bautista added that the debate will help the voters form their own opinion regarding the presidential candidates and expressed admiration in the technology used. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – In response to the complaint filed against it by a social news site, the Commission on Elections said that it did not receive any payment from the big TV networks regarding the airing of the presidential debate. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista added that it was the networks are the one shouldering the expenses of all the debates and the COMELEC did not pay for any of the expenses. (Eagle News Service Described […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice is supporting the proposal of changing the Anti-Hazing Law. The current version of the law is only good for regulating and no penalties are imposed unlike other forms of criminal law. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/hNTFQQ9l3WI
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, it will not be fazed by the installation of China of surface-to-air missiles in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. The AFP will not withdraw its forces guarding the islands controlled by the Philippines and that the AFP is preparing for the worst-case scenario. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing byDexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Sonipat, India (AFP)—The death toll from caste riots in northern India has risen to 19 with another 200 people wounded, a state government official told AFP on Monday. “Nineteen people have died and more than 200 are injured,” said P. K. Das, additional chief secretary for Haryana state, adding that the violence now appeared to be abating and curfews had been lifted in some districts. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Singapore (AFP)—Oil prices recovered in Asia on Monday after a steep fall in the previous session, with US crude back above $30 a barrel as traders mulled the impact of a potential freeze by key producers. Oil spiked sharply last week after major exporters held talks on a potential agreement to reduce a global supply glut that has dragged prices to their lowest levels in nearly 13 years this month. Saudi Arabia and Russia, […]
SUVa, Fiji (AFP) — The death toll from the super-cyclone that hit Fiji over the weekend has risen from six to 17, Care Australia said Monday, citing Fijian government officials. “Care Australia can confirm that figure of 17 dead,” a Care spokesman told AFP after a briefing with disaster management officials in Suva. Severe tropical cyclone Winston, the first category five storm in Fiji, hit the Pacific nation overnight Saturday, packing wind gusts of 325 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Sunday it received a North Korean proposal to discuss a peace treaty for the Korean peninsula but rejected it when Pyongyang refused to consider reducing its nuclear arsenal. State Department spokesman John Kirby disclosed the exchange when asked about a Wall Street Journal report that President Barack Obama’s administration had secretly agreed to peace talks to formally end the Korean War of 1950 to 1953, days […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia has warned of a possible terror attack in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, urging travelers to be vigilant after a number of arrests. “Terrorists may be planning attacks in and around Kuala Lumpur,” Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in its latest advice issued late Sunday. “Attacks could be indiscriminate and may target Western interests or locations frequented by Westerners. You should be particularly vigilant at this […]
by Daniel SILVA / Erwan LUCAS BARACELONA, Spain (AFP) — South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG unveiled Sunday new smartphones with better cameras and turned to virtual reality to boost interest in their headsets at a time of slowing sales. Samsung launched two versions of its flagship phone, the flat screen Galaxy S7 and the curved screen Galaxy S7 edge, with cameras that can take better pictures under low-light conditions. The company, the […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (CCTV) — A series of bomb blasts that rocked a southern district of Damascus on Sunday has killed at least 83 people, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. As many as 178 others were injured in the three bombings that rocked the predominantly-Shiite district of Sayyidah Zaynab. The first explosion was a car bomb, followed by two other suicide bombings. The blasts took place close to the al-Sader Hospital in Teen Street […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (Reuters) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday (February 20) he was ready for a ceasefire on the condition the “terrorists” did not use it to their advantage, and said he wanted refugees to return to the country. Since the beginning of the civil war five years ago, more than 4.3 million have fled Syria and at least 250,000 people have died. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, Assad […]
