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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 4, rejected Time magazine’s “strongman” tag, saying he has never jailed any person who criticized him. In the first place, he said he was “just a government worker,” with the people being his “employer.” He said it was “another thing” though if foreigners criticized him. The President has said only Filipinos have “unlimited” freedom of expression in the country. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, what Duterte has […]
(Eagle News)—–Australian nun Patricia Fox has asked the Bureau of Immigration to reverse its order cancelling her missionary visa, saying the order was based on “sloppy investigation and intelligence work.” In her 26-age counter-affidavit, Fox admitted she joined rallies in the Philippines, but said these were not “partisan political activities.” “I have joined rallies, gathering or assemblies of farmers, indigenous peoples who demand that their rights to land and resources be respected; or workers in […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Weeks of torrential rain after a long drought have turned from blessing to curse in East Africa, killing hundreds of people and displacing hundreds of thousands of others. In Kenya, which had suffered from three failed rainy seasons, 120 people have died in two months, including eight who were swept off a bridge in a flashflood Thursday night outside the capital, witnesses said. The Red Cross appealed for $5 million (four […]
Indian slum dwellers collect potable water from a municipal water tanker in Durga Nagar area of Bhopal on March 21, 2018. Slum dwellers depend on government supplies for drinking water and struggle to get adequate supply during summer. /Files/ AFP /
A woman searches rubbish bins in a street of Ettadhamen city on April 30, 2018, an impoverished area of Greater Tunis. At the approach of the first municipal elections since the 2011 Tunisian revolution, many are skeptical about whether they will bring real change in their quality of life. / AFP / FETHI BELAID
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A third of Australia’s threatened species are not being tracked, scientists said Friday, warning they could easily slide into extinction without anyone noticing. The first national assessment on the monitoring of threatened birds, mammals, frogs, freshwater fish, reptiles and ecological communities found 217 species were not being watched. Plants and insects were not included. The government-funded Threatened Species Recovery Hub said the results were poor for most groups, although keeping tabs […]
In more than 300 sites across 18 time zones, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members will be holding a “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” on Sunday, May 6 to benefit poor communities in several countries in Africa . This is the second worldwide walk of the Church members that aims to help impoverished communities. The first was held last February 2014 which benefited victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell on Friday, tracking another retreat on Wall Street as attention turns to the release of key US jobs data later in the day and high-level China-US trade talks in Beijing. While the corporate earnings season has been considered a success, analysts are worried that the healthy results have not fired equities as much as expected, with warnings of a mild correction down the line. The major macroeconomic […]
by Tom Barfield Agence France-Presse Frankfurt am Main, Germany (AFP) — German high-end car maker BMW said Friday it booked a strong first three months with record first-quarter shipments and profits, confirming its targets for the full year. Net profit at the Munich-based group added 1.2 percent year-on-year to reach 2.3 billion euros ($2.8 billion). But operating, or underlying profits fell 3.1 percent to 2.8 billion euros, as revenues slipped 5.1 percent to 22.7 billion. BMW said […]
Bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang sa ika-50 anibersaryo ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, inilunsad ng Washington D.C Bureau ang ‘EBC Cares’ program upang makatulong sa iba’t-ibang komunidad sa Estados Unidos. Inuna ng mga ito ang pakikipagtulungan sa Samaritan House na nagbibigay ng tulong sa mga biktima ng karahasan at pamilyang walang matitirhan. https://youtu.be/rodpUKlMWOo
(Eagle News) — Sa darating na laban ni fighting Senator Manny Paquiao kay Lucas Matthysse sa July 15 sa Kuala Lumpur Malaysia hangad aniya nito ang convincing win by knock-out o unanimous decision. Si Pacquiao ang nanguna sa 24 na Sports Ambassadors ng Go Sports PH. Kauna-unahang nailunsad ang Go Sports PH dito sa South East Asian region. Ang French Sports retail giant na ito ay marami nang branches sa Europe. Masaya naman si Pascal […]
“We Walk, So They Can Stand.” Ito ang naging battle-cry ng unang Worldwide Walk ng Iglesia Ni Cristo noong February 15, 2014. Maraming mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ang nakiisa at naglakad sa Pilipinas maging sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo para tulungan ang mga kababayan nating naapektuhan ng Supertyphoon Yolanda sa Visayas. Ang nasabing event ay kinilala ng Guinness matapos makapagtala ng dalawang world records. Kabilang dito ang Largest Charity Walk in a Single […]
