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Duterte offers to grant Filipino citizenship to Rohingya refugees

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 26, offered to give Filipino citizenship to Rohingya refugees. “I am willing to accept Rohingyas. ‘Yung talagang walang mapuntahan tatanggapin ko ‘yan, gawain kong Pilipino,” Duterte said in a speech at Manila Hotel. The Rohingyas are a group of people who have fled Myanmar since 2017 following attacks by security government forces who were previously attacked by militant Rohingyas. President Duterte himself described the situation in the neighboring […]

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Black History Month: The legacy of L. B. Brown, former slave turned community builder

By Melissa Sarmiento Allen EBC Florida Bureau POLK COUNTY, Florida (Eagle News) – Along an unassuming street in the quaint town of Bartow sits one of Florida’s historical crown jewels, The L.B. Brown House, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and named after its builder and original owner, Lawrence Bernard Brown, an African-American who was born into slavery in 1856. Despite having limited formal schooling, Brown was something of a Renaissance […]

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India warplane incursion sends Pakistan tensions surging

Bhuvan Bagga in New Delhi and Nasir Jaffry in Islamabad Indian warplanes breached Pakistani airspace Tuesday in a move that sent tensions over disputed Kashmir spiralling, but Islamabad furiously denied claims the strike destroyed a militant camp and inflicted heavy casualties. The incursion across the ceasefire line that divides Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours came after India threatened retaliation over a February 14 suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group, that killed 40 […]

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Kim, Trump arrive in Hanoi ahead of nuclear summit

by Richard CARTER / Sebastian Smith North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump arrived in Hanoi Tuesday, ahead of a second summit closely watched for concrete steps to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. After an initial historic meeting in Singapore in June that produced only a vague statement about denuclearisation, analysts say the second date must deliver more in the way of tangible progress. The summit itself is shrouded in secrecy and […]

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URGENT: Trump lands in Hanoi for North Korea nuclear summit

US President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi on Tuesday for two days of talks to try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear arsenal. Trump arrived on Air Force One after flying half way around the world from Washington, while Kim arrived earlier, following a two-and-a-half-day train journey from Pyongyang. They were due to have dinner Wednesday and continue talks on Thursday. sms/slb/rma © Agence France-Presse

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CEBSI Films’ entry, “Kapayapaan sa Gitna ng Digmaan,” bags 6 major awards at 2019 Singkuwento Int’l Filmfest

  (Eagle News) – CEBSI Films’ “Kapayapaan Sa Gitna ng Digmaan” (Peace in the Midst of War), a historical drama celebrating the triumph of love and faith in God set in the tumultuous era of before, during and after World War II, bagged six major awards at the recently concluded 2019 Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines (SIFFMP). The six major awards included the much coveted Jury Award, the Best Actor award for lead actor […]

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Pasay Prosecutors Office recommends indictment of Trillanes for inciting to sedition

Dismisses proposal to commit coup d’ètat charges vs him (Eagle News)—The Pasay Prosecutors Office has found probable cause to indict Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for inciting to sedition. In recommending the filing of the case against Trillanes in court, Assistant Prosecutor Reynaldo Ticyado ruled the senator’s media comments against President Rodrigo Duterte tended to instill a “feeling of hatred and distrust” toward the chief executive “and the government that he represented.” The prosecutor noted that […]

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Israel ex-minister sentenced to 11 years for spying for Iran

  JERUSALEM (AFP) — An Israeli ex-minister was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday for spying for his country’s main enemy Iran after a plea bargain in the case, the prosecutor said. Gonen Segev, who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1995 to 1996, had previously agreed to a plea bargain on charges of serious espionage and transfer of information to the enemy. Court hearings were held in secret due to the […]

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Arnell Ignacio resigns as OWWA deputy administrator

(Eagle News)—Comedian Arnell Ignacio has resigned as deputy administrator at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. The reason for Ignacio’s resignation was so far unclear. Ignacio has said he would hold a press conference on the issue. The comedian, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, was appointed to the OWWA post on Jan. 23, 2018.

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Duterte, Pompeo to meet on Thursday, Feb. 28

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday, Feb. 28. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is also slated to meet with Pompeo, who will also be in the country on March 1, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. This is Pompeo’s first visit to the country since he assumed office. According to Panelo, “any subject matter that is mutually beneficial to both countries will be discussed or […]

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North Korea’s Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump

  by Jenny VAUGHAN / Richard CARTER Agence France Presse HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi to throngs of cheering, flag-waving crowds Tuesday, on the eve of a second summit with Donald Trump the world is closely watching for tangible progress over North Korea’s nuclear programme. After a historic initial meeting in Singapore in June that produced only a vague statement about denuclearisation, analysts say the second date must deliver more […]

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Bangsamoro Transition Authority formally takes over BARMM, new cabinet appointees announced

  (Eagle News) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) formally assumed leadership over the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after the ceremonial turn-over of functions from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to the new Bangsamoro region. The 80-member BTA is led by interim chief Al Haj Murad Ebrahim took over leadership of the new autonomous region from ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman. The turn-over ceremonies took place in Cotabato City on Tuesday, February […]

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