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PHLPost issues second series of Cory Aquino floral paintings scented stamps

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released the special scented stamps featuring five collections of floral paintings done by President Cory Aquino herself in time for the commemoration of her sixth death anniversary on Saturday, August 1. This is the second series of the special scented stamps featuring five collections of floral paintings done by the late President. Presidential sisters Maria Elena “Ballsy” Aquino-Cruz and Aurora Corazon “Pinky” Aquino-Abellada attended the recent […]

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Taiwanese demonstrators protest revision of textbooks that promote “One China” policy

  (Reuters) — Taiwanese demonstrators marched through the streets of Taipei on Sunday (August 2) to protest against the revision of textbooks they say are aimed at promoting Beijing’s “one China” policy. Hundreds of people, mainly students, chanting and holding banners, marched along the streets around Taiwan’s education ministry on Sunday afternoon, demanding for the withdrawal of the revised curriculum. Some parents participated to support their children. “So we think parents, fathers and mothers, should […]

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Bushfire continues to burn in Australia’s Blue Mountains

  (Reuters) — A bushfire fuelled by strong winds continued to burn in Australia’s Blue Mountains for a second day on Sunday (August 2). Hundreds of fire-fighters were battling the blaze, assisted by helicopters dropping water onto flames that cannot be easily reached by vehicles, local media said. Although no homes are directly threatened, a Watch and Act alert has been issued for residents to monitor if these conditions change, Australian media reported. “Hopefully we […]

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Malaysia says Indian Ocean airplane debris is part of a Boeing 777

(Reuters) — Malaysia said on Sunday that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year. Experts hope the 2-2.5 meter (6.5-8 feet) wing surface, known as a flaperon, and a fragment of luggage also found on Reunion could yield clues on the fate of Flight MH370, which disappeared without trace […]

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Hiroshima survivors: haunted 70 years on but determined to pass on their memories

(Reuters) — Almost seventy years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the ageing survivors of the world’s first nuclear attack on a civilian population are starting to worry about the legacy they are leaving behind. Seventy-five-year-old Hiroshi Harada still remembers how his leg sank into one of the bodies blocking a narrow Hiroshima street 70 years ago as he fled the spreading fire ignited by the atomic bombing. Later that day, a girl grabbed Harada, […]

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DILG Sec. Roxas to resign, Palace assures

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang has assured that Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas will resign as DILG head after he was endorsed by President Aquino on Friday as the administration’s standard-bearer for the 2016 presidential election. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview over government radio that this is a “given” so Roxas would not be accused of using his position at the DILG to advance his candidacy. […]

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Eleven Colombian military personnel killed in plane crash

(Reuters) — Eleven Colombian military personnel were killed on Friday (July 31) when their transport plane suffered motor failure and crashed in the northern province of Cesar, killing all on board, according to a statement from the Air Force. The burned hulk of the plane was found near the town of Codazzi, about 600 kilometres (372 miles) northeast of Bogota near the border with Venezuela. My deepest sympathy and solidarity with this news which saddens […]

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DepEd project to give solar lamps to school kids, solar sets to schools with no electricity

  (Eagle News) – Solar lamps for school children.  Solar sets and solar panels for schools without electricity. This is what the Department of Education hopes to provide with the launch of its most recent project, the LightEd PH Campaign. The project aims to provide solutions to schools and homes that have no power through conventional and alternative sources of energy, according to a DepEd statement. “Light makes vision possible. In the realm of education, […]

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Beijing to host 2022 winter Olympic Games

  (Reuters) —  Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday (July 31), becoming the first city to be awarded both summer and winter Games. The Chinese capital beat Almaty, Kazakhstan in a secret ballot of 85 IOC members, held at a convention centre in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with IOC president Thomas Bach opening an envelope to announce the decision. Beijing bid officials, towered over […]

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Russian granny suspected of killing and dismembering 13 says she wants to live in prison

  (Reuters) — A 68-year-old Russian woman was arrested on Tuesday (July 28) in St. Petersburg suspected of killing and dismembering a pensioner neighbour several days before. Police suspect Tamara Samsonova may have also killed a 32-year-old lodger in 2003. The elderly woman’s case drew substantial attention in Russia after police retrieved a diary she kept in three languages – Russian, English and German – detailing 11 other murders. Samsonova confessed to some of the […]

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Aquino says Roxas will continue the “Daang Matuwid”

  (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday endorsed Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II as the “one fully ready to continue the Straight Path” or “Daang Matuwid” and the one who deserves to be the country’s next leader. Roxas readily accepted the endorsement and vowed that he would not fail his “bosses.” The endorsement was seen as “expected” and “anti-climactic” by the camp of vice-president Jejomar Binay who has long announced his […]

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Sec. Roxas considers possible running mates

MANILA, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) — After his official endorsement, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas is now considering possible running mates in the 2016 election with Senator Grace Poe and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo being the top choices because of their good reputations. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

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