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In photo: INC members patiently await official start of Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty in area of CCP, Manila
Toll rises to 7 after earthquake in S.African mine
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — An earthquake that hit a South African gold mine claimed a total of seven lives, its owner said Saturday, after rescue operations were completed at the site outside Johannesburg. The epicenter of the 2.2-magnitude quake was close to where the miners were working on Thursday, and 13 employees were trapped about three kilometers (two miles) below the surface. “The last three employees who were recovered (had) passed away from […]
Thousands flee after Hawaii quake triggers new volcano eruptions
by Frederic J. Brown Agence France Presse LEILANI ESTATES, United States (AFP) — Thousands of people have been forced to flee after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island, triggering the collapse of a coastal cliff and prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas. No injuries have been reported but several homes were destroyed or badly damaged by the quake Friday, the biggest to hit the island […]
Sereno gives assurance she will win in quo warranto case
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Saturday, May 5, gave the assurance she would win in the quo warranto case filed against her. “I am hopeful that young people will not be disappointed because victory is in the air, not because we are good in relying on number, but on the voices of people,” Sereno, who has been on leave since March 1, said in “The Mumshie on Fire: Speak Truth To Power” […]
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship heads back to Earth
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon cargo ship left the International Space Station Saturday carrying 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of gear and prepared to splash down in the Pacific Ocean by mid-afternoon, NASA said. The white supply vessel detached from the orbiting outpost at 9:23 am (1323 GMT), fired its engines three times and slowly began its journey to Earth. “Release confirmed,” said commentator Rob Navias on NASA TV, noting that separation occurred […]
Parts of Roxas Boulevard now closed; INC Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty set
(Eagle News) – Parts of Roxas Boulevard, between Buendia and Padre Burgos in Manila, are now temporarily closed, as Iglesia ni Cristo members gear up for their Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty slated on Sunday, May 6. Authorities said the road closure started past 10:00 p.m on Saturday, May 5, and will last until 10 p.m. of May 6. Event organizers are now setting up, along Vicente Sotto Avenue, barricades and tents, where event wristbands […]
In photos: INC members from different provinces are seen arriving in Manila for #INCwalktofightpoverty
In these pictures, Iglesia Ni Cristo members from different provinces are seen arriving in Manila for the Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty slated on May 6, Sunday. (Photo by Eagle News Service/ Meanne Corvera, Nestor Magpile, Marina Ferrer, Jun Regoso)
In photos: INC members in Kampala, Uganda, Northern Africa make preparations for Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty
Photos by Froy Barlaan, Eagle News Service
Former PBA player Mark Cardona arrested
(Eagle News) — Former Philippine Basketball Association player Mark Cardona was arrested on Saturday, May 5, after he allegedly injured his live-in partner using a bladed weapon. Cardona was nabbed by the Makati police after they were informed by Bianca Nicole Jackes that it was he who stabbed her in the left arm during a heated argument in their condominium unit in Barangay San Antonio past 5 a.m. Jackes allegedly gave the information during the […]
In photos: INC members in San Jose, California prepare for Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty
Former member of all-female singing group arrested in anti-drugs operation in QC
(Eagle News) — A former member of an all-female singing group was arrested in an anti-drug operation in Quezon City on Saturday, May 5. Kat De Santos, formerly of the Baywalk Bodies, was allegedly nabbed by members of the Quezon City Police District Station 1 after she was allegedly caught buying drugs in Barangay San Jose. Authorities seized a sachet of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, from her. De Santos is facing charges for […]
