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By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong lauded the ‘AID for OFW’, a socio-civic project for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) held at the Asiaworld Expo last January 27, 2019. A total of 6,392 attendees gathered at the Asiaworld Expo for the ‘AID for OFW.’ Almost 3,500 bags containing assorted food and personal care products were distributed to OFWs who attended […]
(Eagle News) — Libreng dental at medical services ang ipinagkaloob ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ay ng Felix Y. Manalo Foundation sa Tondo, Maynila. Kasabay nito, nagsagawa rin ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ng sabay-sabay na Lingap Pamamahayag sa iba’t-ibang dako ng bansa maging sa ibang bansa gaya ng Macau sa China, Quebec at Red Deer sa bansang Canada.
(Eagle News) — Naka-full alert status ngayon ang National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) kasunod ng naganap na twin explosions sa isang simbahan na kumitil sa buhay ng dalawampung katao sa Jolo, Sulu. Kaakibat ng full alert status ang pina-igting na checkpoints, pagpapatrolya, koordinasyon sa military, at intelligence gathering sa ahensya. Ayon kay NCRPO Police Chief Director Guillermo Eleazar, binigyan rin ng direktiba ang mga pulis na mag- kansela ng work leave. Matatandaang hindi bumoto […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police has declared a nationwide heightened alert following the bombings on Sunday, January 27, in a Catholic Church in Jolo, Sulu. This came about as Interior and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año said that the bombing is possibly connected to the recent results of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in Sulu where the “No” votes won over the “Yes” votes. Año noted that Sunday’s bombing happened days after […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte will visit the site of the twin blasts in Sulu that killed at least 20 and injured 81 on Monday, Jan. 28. According to the Palace’s schedule released on the same day, the President would inspect the damage on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo. The schedule did not say, however, if President Duterte would visit the relatives of those who were killed in the blasts, which took […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — If you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably appearing in a cheap adult movie, don’t adjust your television set — you may just be witnessing the future of “fake news.” “Deepfake” videos that manipulate reality are becoming more sophisticated due to advances in artificial intelligence, creating the potential for new kinds of misinformation […]
(Eagle News) — Bumagsak muli sa mababang temperatura ang klima sa Baguio City nitong umaga, Enero 24. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), muling naitala ang 10.4 degrees Celsius sa siyudad pasado ala-sais ng umaga. Kapareho ito sa pinakamababang temperatura na naitala sa lungsod noong Enero 22. Kahapon naman ay naitala ang 11.5 degrees Celsius na minimum na temperatura sa Baguio City.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido called for a new round of protests Wednesday and Saturday against elected leader Nicolas Maduro and for free elections. In a video posted on Twitter, the head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly called for a “peaceful” strike Wednesday to paralyze the country followed by a “big national and international rally” Saturday. © Agence France-Presse
LIMA, Peru (AFP) –A landslide crashed into a hotel during a wedding celebration in southeastern Peru, killing at least 15 people, authorities said Sunday. “The mudslide broke through the walls of the hotel, crashing through,” the mayor of the city of Abancay, where the hotel is located, told RPP radio. The mayor, Evaristo Ramos, said about 100 guests had been invited to the wedding party Saturday and “there are 15 dead and 34 injured.” Firefighters, […]
(Eagle News)—Filipino rock icon Joey “Pepe” Smith has passed away. His death was confirmed by one of his daughters in a Facebook post. “Thank you for everything papa bear ko. Thank you for being the best dad in the world. I know youre in the best place now, no more pains papa.. i will see you in few days. I love you to the moon and back,” Daisy Smith-Owen said. Smith had suffered a stroke […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Lamenting that the American Dream and its democracy are under attack in Donald Trump’s the United States, California Senator Kamala Harris formally declared Sunday her candidacy to become the country’s first black female president in 2020. Harris, who was California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, made her announcement to supporters outside city hall in Oakland, San Francisco’s grittier neighbor where she was born. Barack Obama introduced himself to Californian […]
by Bernadette Carreon Agence France Presse KOROR, Palau (AFP) — Swimming with the famous golden jellyfish in Palau can be put back on the bucket list following a two-year ban, but bathers may be stung with a hefty price increase for the pleasure. The government ordered the famed Ongeim’l Tketau Jellyfish Lake closed to swimmers in 2016 because of dwindling numbers of the unique creature — blamed on warming waters although with some suspicion sunscreen […]
