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The Philippines is going to present the Washington Treat of 1900 to the international arbitral tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands. Said treaty stipulates that the Spratlys Island is part of the Philippine territory. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
There is a lower number of balikbayan boxes being sent to the country compared to the same period last year, considering that it is already near the holiday season. Earlier this year, the OFWs protested the proposed manual inspection of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on said boxes in order to fight smuggling. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/4FAVfoI20cg
Another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was victimized by the “tanim-bala” modus operandi in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), renewing the calls for the termination of airport officials and employees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Petron implemented a Php 2.95 increase per kilo in the price of liquefied petroleum gas or LPG. There is still no advisory from other oil companies on whether they will also implement a price hike on LPG. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will start the hearing on the certificates of candidacy for the presidential position to screen for nuisance candidates. According to the COMELEC, 130 individuals filed COC’s for the presidency. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/WxK1E4AD1lo
A few days after the United States of America sent a guided-missile destroyer in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea, it is China’s turn to flex its military muscle as it released pictures from the naval aircraft training conducted in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Malacañang on Saturday said it is upset over the so-called ‘tanim-bala’ or bullet-planting scam happening inside Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals recently and this concern has already reached President Benigno S. Aquino III. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said both President Aquino and Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Abaya have instructed airport authorities to investigate the incident. “Nakakalungkot po na nangyayari ito. In fact, to be perfectly honest […]
The attorney representing the Philippines in a dispute with China over territorial claims to the South China Sea on Friday (October 30) said a Hague court’s decision to hear the case would test the rule of law in international maritime cases. “I think that this a real test of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the rules of international law, which are embodied therein. Either the convention is a relevant, […]
(Eagle News) – The parents of Abegail Yanson, the alleged househelp of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo evangelical worker Lowell Menorca II and his wife Jinky, said their eldest son and his family have also been taken by Menorca’s group in Sorsogon recently, purportedly to force him to testify against the INC. Candido Yanson Jr., said they are very worried now because they could not contact their son, Ronald, anymore, after they have aired their […]
(Reuters) — The wreckage of a Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers that crashed in Egypt killing all on board lay scattered along the Sinai peninsula’s mountainous dry landscapes on Saturday (October 31). The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia when it went down in central Sinai soon after daybreak, the aviation ministry said. A militant group affiliated […]
(Eagle News) — The parents of Abegail Yanson, the alleged househelp of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo evangelical worker Lowell Menorca II and his wife Jinky, have asked the Menorcas to release their daughter immediately. Candido Yanson Jr., and Roselie Yanson, father and mother of Abegail, asked the Menorcas not to hold on to their daughter who was not really working for them as “househelp.” They said the Menorcas brought their daughter along with […]
OCTOBER 30 — Indonesia has declared a state of emergency due to thick haze smoldering across the country for weeks, spreading haze drifting across much of Southeast Asia. The last time the country declared a national emergency was when the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 100,000 people in 2004.
