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THE Philippine embassy in Iraq said the 13 Filipino who were killed in the capitol hotel fire in Erbil, Iraq have been identified and the government is now in the process of informing their loved ones. Embassy officials said the victims, all females, were suffocated by the smoke while trying to find their way out in the darkness. There are some 1,000 Filipinos in Kurdistan, mostly hotel and restaurant workers, with some engineers and nurses. […]
FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario has resigned effective March 7, and President Benigno S. Aquino III has accepted it. Malacañang confirmed yesterday Del Rosario’s resignation but did not cite a reason. Two senior diplomats, however, said the secretary has been suffering from a heart ailment. Del Rosario took a month-long leave last year to undergo back surgery in the United States, but he returned to work immediately. The country’s top diplomat was the one […]
SATTAHIP, Thailand (AFP)–The United States launched annual military exercises with Thailand on Tuesday but repeated a call for a swift return to democracy in the junta-ruled country. The two countries have held the joint Cobra Gold exercises since 1980. But Washington has come under increased pressure to scrap the event since Thailand’s military seized power in 2014 — the latest coup to obstruct attempts to build democracy. Some 3,600 US troops are in […]
According to reports, 10, 000 overseas Filipino workers have lost their jobs due to the continued weakening of the economy of the Middle Eastern countries. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino proposed the imposition of harsher penalties to telecommunications companies that will violate directives of the National Telecommunications Commission. Said Telcos that will violate NTC directives will pay a fine of Php 300, 000 to Php 5 million per day of violating said directives. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/PGwttlzRGsQ
According to Senator Koko Pimentel, Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on the Automated Elections, the day of the election is constitutionally fixed and that the Congress can not meddle with said principle. Pimentel added that although the election can be re-scheduled in some places due to unexpected and significant events, the date of the election for the whole country cannot be re-scheduled. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is still verifying reports that two Filipinos were abducted by separatist groups in Nigeria. According to reports, the rebels captured a Greek-owned vessel crewed by Filipinos and other nationalities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) admitted the possibility of some areas being not able to conduct elections on May if the problems regarding the source code were not solved. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/oEYSCaw4iFQ
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Philippine National Police, all of their personnel were placed on alert as the official campaign period starts. The PNP also added that they are ready to provide security during the campaign activities of every political party and that the police will provide the same and equal service to all candidates because of the non-partisan nature of the PNP. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is expected to face the libel case filed against him by suspended Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay after his return from the United States of America. Trillanes said that he is not bothered by the libel case and that he is doing his part to expose corruption in the government. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Kurdistan regional government guaranteed that it will exert all efforts to ensure the immediate repatriation of the remains of the thirteen overseas Filipino workers that died in the conflagration in a hotel in Iraq. Normally, it takes 2-3 weeks before such remains can be repatriated but the Philippine Embassy in Iraq gave its assurance that said remains will be brought back to the country immediately. (Bagdad, Iraq) (Eagle News Service […]
MANILA, Philippines – Today, February 9, marks the official start of the campaign period, with national candidates given 90 days to convince the public to vote for them. Said campaign period will end on May 7. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will monitor the campaign expenses of said candidates including advertisements. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
