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(Eagle News)–The Palace released pictures and a video of President Rodrigo Duterte in a series of activities on Thursday, Oct. 4, to quash rumors he had been hospitalized on Wednesday, Oct. 3. In the pictures released by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Duterte was seen meeting with former President Fidel Ramos. In a video posted by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Duterte was seen shaking hands with some military officials as he prepared […]
By Luis Andres Henao and Patricia Luna Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s Roman Catholic Church has apologized for a set of conduct guidelines for priests dealing with children that has caused outrage just as the South American country is being rocked by a widespread clerical sex abuse scandal. The recommendations include asking priests not to “touch the area of the genitals or the chest” of minors, kiss them on the mouth, spank […]
by Harry Pearl Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — An international aid effort to help tens of thousands of victims of Indonesia’s quake-tsunami disaster swung into gear Thursday after days of delays, with planes flying in vital supplies for shattered communities. A total of 1,424 people have been confirmed dead and over 2,500 injured after the monster earthquake struck Friday, sending destructive waves barrelling into Sulawesi island. The double disaster reduced buildings in […]
EBC reports on the analysis of experts on the Philippine agriculture as compared to its ASEAN neighbors. The various experts served as resource speakers in the ASEAN Agriculture Summit of 2018 which was held on October 1, 2018, which was held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. On its second run, the ASEAN Agriculture Summit 2018 is the next step in bringing together various stakeholders of the diverse Agriculture ecosystem at a summit that […]
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean government delegation arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and to possibly hold further peace talks. South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said the visit is an opportunity to strengthen “reconciliation, cooperation and peace” between the rivals. Cho’s group was greeted at Pyongyang’s airport by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the North […]
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney appealed to Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday over a pardon for two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar, saying the Nobel laureate held the key to their release. The two fathers, accused of breaching Myanmar’s state secrets law while reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, were jailed for seven years earlier this month, fueling international outrage. Clooney said the journalists’ families had already submitted a request for […]
EBC reports on latest incident in Millbrae, California where a man died after a struggle with police officers.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was not at the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. event in Malacanang on Wednesday, Oct. 3, because he decided to rest instead. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement, effectively belying rumors the President had been hospitalized on that day. According to Roque, the President stayed at Bahay Pangarap. “He had a schedule almost every day. He did not really have a day off. So the President decided to have […]
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(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 4, stood by its remark some schools were being used as venues for “communist recruitment.” AFP Spokesperson Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo issued the statement after some schools–the University of Makati and the University of Sto. Tomas, among others–denied there was such a recruitment in their campuses. According to Arevalo, “we have reports of concerned parents communicating to us their worries about the ‘brainwashing’ activities […]
(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo is running for a Senate seat in 2019. In a statement, Atty. Romulo Macalintal said he decided to run upon the prodding of senior citizens and persons with disabilities. “Maraming pangangailangan ang ating mga kapatid na senior citizen at persons with disabilities. Mula sa kanilang kalusugan, kabuhayan, pati na rin kapakanan. Sila ay dumaraing ngunit hindi nila maipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan.Marami sa kanila ang nais […]
Zamboanga City district collector, Customs Police district commander under preventive suspension (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an “immediate, thorough” investigation into the disappearance of over 23,000 sacks of smuggled rice. “He was visibly upset..Nagalit talaga si Presidente. It’s incredible. How can you lose sacks of rice?” Roque said in a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 4. According to Roque, based on a report from Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena, as of 10 a.m., Zamboanga […]
