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By Chay Masagca EBC Washington DC bureau (Eagle News) – The members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) , Waldorf Congregation, trooped to Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) at Old Washington Road, and to Charles County Sheriff Department in Leonardtown Road, both in Waldorf, Maryland to take part in the community service being conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo all over the world. This event was in connection with the Church’s INC Giving […]
(Eagle News) — Uber Philippines has paid the government over P41 million in value added tax deficiencies to avoid suspension or closure of its operations. In a statement, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said the P41.15 million the company paid represents arrears accumulated from July 1 to December 31, 2016. The BIR said this came about after an audit found that while Uber had been paying on time, it declared its sales of P413.85 million as […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa to form five more battalions that can help in the fight against terrorism. Dela Rosa said he received the instruction on Wednesday night. “So we will be adding …more battalions of Special Action Force,” Dela Rosa said, noting that one SAF battalion was composed of 500 people. According to the PNP chief, the additional men were apart […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines fell to second place in the group stages of the Fiba World Cup qualifiers after it was defeated by Australia on Thursday. With their 16-point win over the white shirts, 84-68, the Boomers effectively ended Gilas’ unbeaten run. But it didn’t seem like the Philippines was headed for the loss in the beginning. Gilas had a hot start, taking the advantage midway through the second quarter. The Boomers, however, suddenly […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators have expressed their opposition to the absolute divorce bill that has already been approved in a House of Representatives panel. According to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, several lawmakers do not believe that divorce should be allowed in the Philippines. He said that the sanctity of marriage should be recognized. “In any case I don’t believe in drive-through divorce kasi sa America, marriage is like drive through.,” Gatchalian said. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday stood by the order to ban Rappler reporter Pia Ranada from covering Malacanang events, saying her organization was “not a legitimate agency according to the (Securities and Exchange Commission)” in the first place. The President was referring to the SEC’s January decision that revoked Rappler’s license on the grounds it violated the constitutional provision that bars foreign ownership of media, among others. “So I am now invoking […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Gulf states Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called on Damascus on Thursday to “stop the violence” in its deadly assault on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. “We stress the need for the Syrian regime to stop the violence, to allow in humanitarian aid, and to take seriously the path of a political solution to the crisis,” the Saudi foreign ministry said on Twitter. “We are concerned over […]
Defends Davao mayor’s creation of a regional party, though (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday took a hands-off stance in the “rift” between his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, even as he defended her move to create a regional party. When asked about the issue after his visit to the wake of Joanna Demafelis in Sara, Iloilo, Duterte said: “Puro sila abogado. Hayaan mo.” “Inday wanted to just.may group […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for an end to the “massacre” in Syria after fresh air strikes on a rebel-held enclave in the war-torn country killed another 13 people. Condemning the Syrian regime for targeting “its own people”, Merkel said: “The killing of children, the destruction of hospitals — all that amounts to a massacre that must be condemned and which must be countered with a clear no.” At […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Rockets fired by Syrian regime forces killed at least 13 civilians in the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Thursday, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 13 people were killed in Douma, the main town in Eastern Ghouta, three of them children. “It was raining on the area so there are no warplanes but it seems the regime chose to use rockets instead,” Rami […]
(Eagle News) — Alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has again asked the Supreme Court that she be allowed provisional liberty while standing trial for plunder before the Sandiganbayan. In asking for the same in her Feb 13 supplemental petition for bail in the plunder case with co-accused Bong Revilla, Napoles invoked the so-called Arroyo doctrine that enabled the acquittal of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for plunder over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of P366 million […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Thursday slammed Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez after he supposedly called her part of the opposition, and emphasized that he could impeach a President. “Ano sabi mo in a crowd, ‘President iba siya, Speaker ako, I can always impeach him!” And you call me opposition? Somebody should really tell the President about the truth,” she said in a Twitter post. She added: “Kung as*h*le ka sa Congress, don’t bring […]
