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EBC Films’ “Guerrero” wins “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film” award in Madrid Int’l filmfest

  (Eagle News) — “Guerrero,” Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s first full-length film, won in the prestigious Madrid International Film Festival on Saturday, July 28, bagging the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film” award. This is the first international award of this EBC Film entry. Guerrero’s Giancarlo Escamillas and director Carlo Ortega Cuevas bested 14 other entries nominated for the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film”category including another Filipino film, “Bhoy Intsik” directed by veteran […]

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China donates four patrol boats, firearms and ammunition to PHL

(Eagle News)–China has donated four patrol boats to the Philippines. A press release issued by the Philippine Navy said apart from the boats, it received 30 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers (40MM), each with  ammunition, in the third week of July. The donation was received in the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters. Philippine Navy spokesperson Commander Jonathan Zata said personnel who would be trained for the operation of the boats would be trained. Under […]

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Andaya: House majority will not interfere in squabble over who should lead minority bloc

(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday, July 29, said the majority will distance itself from the ongoing disagreements on who should lead the minority bloc in the House of Representatives under  Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as Speaker. According to Andaya, if there was anything they would decide on, “siguro ‘yung guidelines lang kung paano ang pagpili nila.” He said they would, however, leave it to the parties involved to decide who will […]

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Quimbo: Composition of minority bloc in House up to Arroyo

(Eagle News)—-Rep. Miro Quimbo on Sunday, July 30, said it was up to newly elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to decide who would be the minority in the House of Representatives. Quimbo made the pronouncement in an interview over radio dzbb, following differing positions on who should constitute the bloc under Arroyo’s leadership. Rep. Edcel Lagman said that under the rules, those who did not vote for Arroyo as Speaker should automatically comprise the new […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies, thunderstorms expected in M. Manila, other areas in PHL this Sunday, July 29

(Eagle News)—–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila and other parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western portion of Luzon. In an advisory on Sunday, July 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Palawan, Central Luzon and Mindoro will experience the same. The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due […]

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Poland may take Filipino workers: deputy labor minister

Poland, whose right-wing government opposes taking in migrants, may have to look to Filipino workers to cover a growing labor shortage hurting the economy, a senior official said Saturday. “We are on course to conclude an agreement. I hope that in the autumn we will be able to at least sign a preliminary accord” with the Philippine authorities, Deputy Labor Minister Stanislaw Szwed said according to a PAP news agency report. Szwed noted that  Poland and […]

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Lagman notes “damaging politicians’ quirks” in House as solons vie for posts under new leadership

(Eagle News)—-The “quirks of politicians” in the House of Representatives are damaging the institution as the fight for posts under a new leadership in the House of Representatives continues, Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, July 28. According to Lagman, for instance, while the “pertinent rule of the House of Representatives explicitly provides that those who vote for the winning Speaker constitute the majority,” members of the group of Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted for Rep. […]

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Bong Go: Duterte to call for meeting of PDP-Laban leaders to address party “infighting”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will call for a caucus of the leaders of PDP-Laban following  factions in the ruling party. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in a radio interview that all these members, after all, had enabled Duterte to secure the presidency. Go made the comment a day after the group led by Willy Talag, chair of the membership committee of PDP-Laban-National Capital Region, “elected” its own set of leaders. The “election” took […]

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From the Far East to the Far West: EBC interviews INC spokesperson on the significance of the Church’s 50 years of foreign mission

(Eagle News) — The significance of the 50th year of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s foreign mission was highlighted by the dedication of a new house of worship in Ewa Beach in Hawaii in a special worship service that was officiated by the Church’s Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on July 27, 2018. “A few hours ago, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, our Executive Minister, led the dedication of a house of worship there in Ewa […]

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PHL historian commends INC’s role in nation-building and in exporting PHL culture to the world

  (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo or Church Of Christ, which is celebrating its 104th anniversary this year, as well as its 50th year in the West, has a significant role in nation building, as well as in spreading Philippine culture around the world. This was the observation of noted Philippine historian, Professor Xiao Chua, who teaches at the Dela Salle University in Manila. Chua observed how the INC’s leadership, the INC members’ […]

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US Ambassador greets Iglesia Ni Cristo on its 104th anniversary

(Eagle News) – United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 104th anniversary and its 50th year of its foreign mission. “Happy 104th anniversary to Iglesia Ni Cristo,” tweeted the US Ambassador on the eve of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s 104th anniversary on July 27. On February 12 this year,  the Ambassador visited the INC Central Office and made a courtesy call to INC Executive […]

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President Duterte to Abu Sayyaf: Let’s talk peace

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 27, invited the Abu Sayyaf to talk peace instead, saying that war only resulted in deaths. “Ang problema, ang mahirapan ang mga bata, matanda, pati mga babae. Mag-iwan lang tayo ng maraming orphans. Maglaki ng walang tatay, hirap ang nanay,… Iyong Abu Sayyaf, mag-usap na lang tayo,” Duterte said. He asked Moros to give the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which he signed a day before, a chance. The President […]

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