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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that it finds no reason to extend the five-day filing period of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) of aspiring candidates in the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Election (COMELEC) rejected the call of the group Gunless Society and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting to implement an earlier total gun ban to stop election-related violence. The COMELEC explained that the said gun ban can only be implemented at the start of the election period on January 10, 2016. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/EBXGDG4enxQ
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is confident that there will be no shortage of teachers willing to serve as Board of Election Inspectors even if the proposal to make said duty voluntary for said teachers. COMELEC added that it only needs 300, 000 teachers for the automated election and that there will be other sources of volunteers as many believe in the importance of elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
In response to the criticism of the United States of America regarding the meddling of China in the navigation of international shipping lanes in South China Sea, China denied allegations that they are conducting militarization in the disputed territories in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Oct. 15 (PIA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed on Monday Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel since 2013, as ad interim Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Caguioa will be occupying the position previously held by Leila de Lima, who resigned to seek a senate seat. Secretary Caguioa earned a degree in Economics (Honors Program) from the College of Arts and Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University in 1981, and graduated with honors from […]
A Palestinian was shot dead on Wednesday (October 14) after he had attempted to stab paramilitary police at an entrance to Jerusalem’s walled Old City, police said. In video filmed by Al Arabyia, the assailant clad in military-style camouflage clothing appears to be shot when lying on the ground before an officer calls on his comrades to cease firing. Other television footage showed the assailant running with a knife in his hand before shots are […]
U.S. pop star Katy Perry visits a children’s theater company during a visit to Havana. For one afternoon, she was just another Cuban gurl. U.S. pop star Katy Perry, 30, visited Havana’s acclaimed children’s theatre company La Colmenita on Wednesday (October 14) during a visit to the Cuban capital where she met the young performers and caught a special theatre performance from the group. Perry, who started out as a youth gospel singer, visited Havana […]
In predominantly Muslim Bangladesh, many people drink cough syrup as an alternative to alcohol and addiction to the medication is a problem. The cough syrups that are favoured are the ones that contain codeine, which is banned in the country. However, addicts can still access bottles that are smuggled across the border from India, where it is not illegal. Drugstores in Bangladesh only carry cough medication that contain substances used to replace codeine, which can […]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won unexpected support from chief rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday for her use of a private email server as U.S. secretary of state, helping to defuse an issue that has overshadowed her campaign. Echoing comments she has made before, Clinton said her decision to not use a government email address was a mistake, but she emphasized that she wanted to focus her energy on policy issues that were more important […]
Pacific allies the United States and Australia has issued a warning to china, saying they remain committed to freedom of navigation that includes in the disputed South China Sea where china has built islands. “Together our nations favor peaceful resolutions to disputes and oppose coercion and infringement on well-established international norms, especially in the face of rising tensions in the east and South China Sea. Now, make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 15 — With the increasing frequency and severity of disasters which the country has experienced in the past years, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging all local chief executives (LCEs) to conduct early preparedness actions to reduce disaster risks in their communities. In a directive issued to all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, including punong barangays, DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento said preparedness actions include: creating necessary systems and structures, institutionalizing […]
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (October 14), that the country had no plans to send its military ships to Syria to fight with Russian forces already there, after reports in overseas media that it was planning to do so. Chinese media has picked up Russian and Middle Eastern news reports that China would fight alongside Russia in Syria, and that China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, could participate too. Chinese media has also described […]
