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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a second case of Ebola was recorded in Sierra Leone when a girl died because of the said virus. Said Ebola case occurred after WHO declared that the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has ended. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ygJNcjLCob4
The youth group “Kalayaan, Atin Ito” is planning to conduct a second voyage to an island in the disputed territory in the West Philippine Sea. Said voyage is planned to be held in April. The voyage will once again be conducted as a protest against China’s claim in the West Philippine Sea. The group added that China imitated their move and that the government is investigating reports of Chinese tourists visiting the islands in the […]
Four states in the East Cost of the United States are now fully experiencing the wrath of what is possibly the largest winter storm in US history. One is already recorded with thousands stranded in traffic. The states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina are under state of calamity. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to Senate Committee on Government Enterprises, Senator Cynthia Villar, it is now impossible to reverse the decision of President Benigno S. Aquino, with majority of the senators allied with the President and will not take steps to embarrass the President. Villar added that the government can give subsidy to ameliorate the Social Security System (SSS) pension. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Since the start of the election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested 278 individuals through the 3, 000 checkpoints that the PNP has set up all over the country. Of those arrested, 265 are civilians. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/NmE84RH52tA
According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the western coast of Mexico. There is no recorded damage in the aftermath of said earthquake. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), they are studying the possibility of overseas Filipino workers conducting online voting, especially for those who will not be able to go to the officially designated voting centers. Another proposal is the creation of overseas voting mailing centers wherein OFWs can mail in their votes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/S77uXfi3FeM
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is wary of the re-investigation of the Mamasapano incident and fears that said re-investigation will cause further delays in the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. MILF chief negotiator Mohaqher Iqbal said that his group considers the case closed and that he has no plans to attend said re-investigation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Washington, D.C. and another five U.S. states along the U.S. East Coast on Thursday declared state of emergency as the region was bracing itself for a historic snowstorm over the weekend. As authorities in Washington, D.C., and the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania declared the state of emergency on Thursday, blizzard watches were also issued by the National Weather Service along the storm’s path, stretching from Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky to […]
(Eagle News) – The Manila City Prosecutor’s Office has set for preliminary investigation the cases filed against expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II by the police officers who had tried to arrest him on January 20. In a review resolution it had issued, it said that the case of resisting arrest filed against Menorca, and the cases of direct assault and obstruction of justice filed against his bodyguard Felixberto Eslava needed further clarification. […]
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday enjoined the participants of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF) 2016 to work together and share experiences to enhance the region’s tourism sector. Like the Philippines, tourism is also a major industry in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, which lead the pack when it comes to attracting tourists, Aquino said. “We belong to a region that holds vast potentials in terms of tourism,” he […]
Mexico and Central American countries approved a plan on Wednesday (January 20) for more flights that would allow thousands of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica to continue on to the United States. Regional governments meeting in Guatemala earlier this week deemed as a “success” the first pilot trip last week, when 180 Cubans flew to El Salvador, took a bus to Mexico and received transit visas to go to the U.S. border. Costa Rica’s Deputy […]
