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U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday (April 23) apologized for a counterterrorism operation in January that accidentally killed two aid workers held hostage by al Qaeda, American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto. “As a husband and as a father, I cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the Weinstein and Lo Porto families are enduring today,” Obama told reporters, with a deep sigh, saying he took responsibility for the deaths and has ordered […]
The Asia Africa Summit closed on Thursday (April 23) with leaders of Asia and Africa endorsing documents aimed at strengthening multilateral relationships between the two regions. Among the leaders in attendance were Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Speaking during the closing ceremony, summit host, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told the audience that three key documents had been approved. These include; the Bandung Message to Strengthen South-South Cooperation, the Declaration on Reinvigorating […]
Despite increasing concerns over Chinese reclamation works on the South China Sea, political watchers say Malaysia, the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), is likely to downplay the issue in the upcoming 26th summit meeting. China claims most of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea through which five trillion dollar in ship-borne trade passes every year. The waters are also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam,Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. Recent satellite images showed China […]
APRIL 23 (Eagle News) — Finally, tickets for the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight are now available after the negotiations between Top Rank, MGM and Mayweather Productions finally pushed through. The tickets have a price range of $1, 500 to $7, 000. (Las Vegas, USA) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — In the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares topped the vice-presidential list. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — The Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) implemented some minor adjustments for the benefit of the detainees this summer season. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — According to an international security analyst, the Philippines lacks capability to secure its claim on West Philippine Sea, saying that the country don’t have sufficient resources to match that of China. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong will stage a protest against a comment of a Hong Kong lawmaker accusing Filipina maids of seducing their employers. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — According to the President Justice of the Sandiganbayan, although they are happy with the passage of the law strengthening the Anti-Graft Court, the Sandiganbayan has no sufficient funds for the two additional divisions. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — The leaders of the House of Representatives expressed different opinions regarding the issue of full automation of the upcoming 2016 elections, with House Speaker Sonny Belmonte saying that he will not allow a return to manual election while others are calling for a semi-automatic election. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the continued reclamation activities of China in the West Philippine Sea may result into a shortage of fish supply in Luzon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — According to the Commission of Audit (COA), the Department of the Agrarian Reform (DAR) failed to meet its aim to improve the livelihood of agrarian reform communities when it failed to implement 2 major development projects worth 12.8 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
