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Members of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) are encouraged to share their own unique experiences in peace processes which will have an effect on the overall achievement of peace. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/VgJeH34J5v4
According to the Liberal Party’s Vice Chairman for Political Affairs, Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice, former PNP Special Action Force Director Getulio Napeñas is no longer a credible witness in the new investigation to be conducted by the Senate regarding the Mamasapano incident due to Napeñas’ connection with Vice-President Jejomar Binay. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to the Blas Ople Center, the government should implement a deployment ban to stop the sending of new overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Saudi Arabia as the situation continues to worsen between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Said center added that several OFWs in Saudi Arabia are now asking help to go back to the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Metro Railway Transit or MRT-3 suffered another systems failure, to the detriment of commuters. Chairman of the Senate Sub-Committee on Transportation, Senator Grace Poe criticized the Aquino administration for said failure, adding that the government should take responsibility and stop blaming the past administration. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Land Transportation Office plans to file a motion for reconsideration in the Commission of Audit in order to release the license plates. The LTO has a backlog of 3 million license plates after the COA disallowed funds for the same. The LTO targets the release of said license plates before the end of the President Aquino’s term. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) […]
Considered as one of the pillars of the showbiz industry, veteran host German Moreno died at the age of 82 due to cardiac arrest. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
According to House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales, unlike the Senate, the House of Representatives will not conduct a re-investigation of the tragic event in Mamasapano which resulted in the death of 44 Special Action Forces commandos. Gonzales added that there are some congressmen who asked for said re-investigation but it should not be allowed because there is no confirmation that any of said congressmen have in their hands the alleged additional information possessed by Senator […]
China’s major stock indexes opened higher on Friday (January 8) after Beijing ditched a circuit breaker mechanism that halted trading twice this week when share prices tumbled and had been blamed for exacerbating the market sell-offs. The People’s Bank of China also raised its guidance rate for the yuan for the first time in nine trading days, having allowed the currency’s biggest fall in five months on Thursday (January 7), sending shivers through regional currencies […]
Residents in a Chinese city near the North Korean border said they have no way to protect themselves in the face of Pyongyang’s recent nuclear weapons test. North Korea carried out a nuclear test on Wednesday (January 6), although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt Pyongyang’s assertion that the device it exploded was a powerful hydrogen bomb. The test angered both the United States and China, which was not given prior notice. Residents in […]
The government will activate an existing mechanism if ever the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran escalates, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on Thursday. Coloma noted that the government has standard policies and procedures in countries where there are large concentrations of Filipinos, as part of its assistance to Filipino nationals. Nearly one million Filipinos are working or staying in Saudi Arabia. “Nariyan ang ating mga Embahada, Consulada, meron ding mga tanggapan ang ibang […]
As Hollywood’s inner industry circles prepare to hand out their gongs during award season, The People’s Choice Awards held their own democratic awards at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday (January 6). The show was hosted by ‘Glee’s Jane Lynch, who after doing a song and dance number, honored actor Tom Lennon then promptly gave him first runner up in favor of Miss Colombia – a nod to the recent awards mix-up […]
The Philippines on Thursday (January 7) rejected China’s test flights on an artificial island in the disputed Spratlys, expressing concern over the imposition of an air defence identification zone in the South China Sea. On Wednesday (January 6), China landed two test flights on Fiery Cross Reef, four days after it angered Vietnam with a landing on the same runway in the disputed territory, actions that further raised tensions in the region. “If this is […]
