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Two Canadians, a Norwegian, and a Filipino woman have appealed by video to the Philippines to stop military operations and to Canada to negotiate for their freedom with Islamist militants who abducted them. The four were snatched at gunpoint by 11 gunmen, believed to be al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants, at an upmarket resort on Samar island in the Philippines on Sept. 21 and taken to an unknown location in the south. “Please, stop all these […]
A restaurant in USA is offering 10% ownership to the winner of its burrito challenge wherein contestants must pay $150 in order to enter and eat a 30-pound burrito. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The low pressure area (LPA) that the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has been monitoring this week has developed into a full tropical storm and given the designation “Lando”. The weather bureau said that if “Lando” will not change its course, it will make its landfall on northern Luzon. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/6BA85HMp06w
On the third day of the filing of certificate of candidacy, several personalities were seen at the main office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Intramuros to file said document, including former Senator Miguel Zubiri and former MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino. So far, forty-four COC’s for presidency have been filed since the first day. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is investigating ten of its employees allegedly connected with the escape of a Korean fugitive. Said Korean fugitive allegedly paid 1 million pesos to the 10 BI employees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/P2AOhhVm_UY
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now investigating the Youtube video of the kidnap victims in Samal. Said investigation is being conducted to confirm if said video was taken in Sulu as well as the identity of the abductors. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Israel and Palestine are blaming each other for Tuesday’s violent attacks that claimed dozens of lives across Israel. Israeli cities including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Tuesday saw the most serious attacks targeting Jewish citizens in a month-long wave of violence, with dozens killed or injured in what Israel called the “knife terror.” Meanwhile, attacks against Arabic residents were also reported in northern Israeli cities. The Israeli military authorities dispatched 3,000 troops to the country’s […]
San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate bridge, a popular tourist site and an even more popular place to commit suicide – is getting a 76 million dollar safety net of steel wires. “So the system is a stainless steel net made up of wires, the wires are about five thirty seconds inch thick stretched very tightly between horizontal supports, the horizontal supports are tube members, about eight inches by eight inches and they extend out from […]
MANILA, Oct. 14 — Malacañang has announced the state visit of Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to the Philippines scheduled for early next year. Communication Secretary Herminio ‘Sonny’ Coloma Jr. said the Philippines has begun coordinating with Japan regarding thei emperor and empress’ arrival to the country. “We are pleased to announce that the Philippines has started necessary coordination with Japan for a visit of Their Majesties, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, to the Philippines, […]
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The Department of Health (DOH) has clarified that the reported expired medicines discovered at the DOH Regional Office in San Fernando, Pampanga last Saturday are not government-procured. “Nalaman po ng DOH na may iilang non-government organizations (NGOs) na nakatanggap ng mga donasyon mula sa ibang bansa para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Ang mga gamot na ito ay may iba’t ibang expiration dates. Minarapat ng DOH na tulungan ang mga NGOs na […]
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The National Government’s flagship poverty alleviation program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), will have a budget allocation of P62.7 billion in the proposed 2016 National Budget to broaden its coverage and include high school students to help more indigent families. Budget Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad said the 4Ps must not only be sustained, but also widened, given that it is one of the most important and effective programs of the National Government that put resources […]
The Duchess of Cornwall presents the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize to Marlon James for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings”. Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday (October 13) for “A Brief History of Seven Killings”, inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley, and said he hoped more Caribbean writers will follow. The 686-page novel, which uses Jamaican patois, Harlem slang […]
