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REUTERS — At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Saturday (January 30), a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue. The remains of a dozen victims were burnt beyond recognition in Saturday’s attack when militants opened fire on residents, set fire to houses and targeted a crowd with suicide bombers, security and medical officials said. A Nigerian […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau 6 (DENR-EMB 6) has called on owners, operators and drivers to properly maintain their vehicles to keep roads in Metro Iloilo and other parts of Western Visayas free from air pollution. Lawyer Jonathan Bulos, Director of DENR-EMB 6 and Chairman of the Metro Iloilo Airshed, said it is an obligation of motorists and owners to maintain their vehicles. “They will be not allowed on […]
The state visit of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in the country has strengthened the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, a Palace official said on Sunday. The Imperial Couple left on Saturday after a five-day state visit, which also further deepened bilateral relations between the Philippines and Japan in the years to come. “The recently-concluded state visit of Their Majesties, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, has further strengthened the enduring ties […]
(Eagle News) – A committee from the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene today, Monday, February 1, to assess the Zika virus outbreak and to ascertain if it is already a public health emergency of international concern. No less than WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations. The Committee will meet on Monday 1 February in Geneva […]
REUTERS — China condemned the U.S. action after its warship sailed near an island claimed by China in disputed South China Sea, state media reported on Sunday (January 31). A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other states in the South China Sea on Saturday (January 30) to counter efforts to limit freedom of navigation, the Pentagon said, prompting an angry reaction from Beijing. China […]
PRESIDENT Aquino has instructed the Department of Health to monitor the situation abroad and study the Zika virus to ensure public safety. Malacanang said that the President’s directive was in view of increasing reports of Zika virus infection abroad. Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manolo Quezon III noted in a radio interview that according to the current briefers on the said virus it is not easily transmittable. DOH advisories also say that […]
(Reuters) — At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Saturday (January 30), a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue. The remains of a dozen victims were burnt beyond recognition in Saturday’s attack when militants opened fire on residents, set fire to houses and targeted a crowd with suicide bombers, security and medical officials said. A […]
Brazil is losing the battle against the mosquito spreading the Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday (January 29), calling for a national effort to eradicate the insect. She said the virus had now become an international threat, particularly difficult to combat given that much remains unknown. “(Zika) is no longer just a Brazilian issue, it has hit other Latin American countries, we are now seeing the possibility of an international threat to public […]
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited a Japanese World War Two shrine south of Manila on Friday (January 29). The royal couple are on an official visit to the Philippines to celebrate 60 years since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Descendants of fallen Japanese soldiers accompanied the royals in offering flowers and prayers at the monument. “I didn’t know what he looked like so I wanted to come here and […]
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Language Training Center in Taguig City on Thursday to see how Nihongo is being taught to Filipino nurses and caregivers applying for work in Japan. The Imperial couple arrived at the Language Skills Institute (LSI) and was met by a reception party led by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and acting TESDA Director General Irene Isaac. Their Majesties were supposed to […]
The President of Taiwan defended his visit on an island claimed by his country in the West Philippine Sea, saying that he does not understand why the United States of America and the other claimants are reacting negatively to his visit. The Taiwanese president added that he only went to said island to visit Taiwanese personnel stationed there. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Despite the increased tensions in various countries, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration announced that the demand on overseas Filipino workers remain strong, including in the Middle East, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
