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#EBCphotography: Tulips of various colors at the Butchart Gardens in Canada
#EBCphotography: Colorful flowers beckon visitors of Butchart Gardens in Canada
Marcos camp: Robredo camp not serious about joint motion offer
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo was not sincere in its offer to sign a joint motion that will result in the withdrawal of all their motions before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Former Senator Bongbong Marcos made the comment after Robredo’s lawyers filed their motion to withdraw before the Supreme Court sitting as the PET on Thursday. He was camped out in front of the SC to ask for the recount in […]
#EBCphotojournalism: Cars covered in snow as Paris is hit by heavy snowfall
#EBCphotojournalism: The Arc de Triomphe as heavy snow hits Paris
Body of missing Filipina in quake-hit Taiwan found
(Eagle News) — The body of the Filipina who was reported missing after a 6.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan on Tuesday has been found. Lito Banayo, head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, said in an interview over dzbb on Thursday that the body of Melody Castro Albano was discovered at 5:45 p.m. Albano, who is from Abulog, Cagayan, worked as a caretaker in a nursing home in Hualien, the popular tourist city in Taiwan […]
#EBCphotojournalism: The day Eiffel Tower was closed due to heavy snow
#EBCphotojournalism: Snow in Ontario, Canada as region is hit by snow and slush
Opposition lawmakers in House welcome ICC decision to conduct “preliminary examination” of allegations vs drug war
(Eagle News) — Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives welcomed on Thursday the International Criminal Court’s decision to conduct a “preliminary examination” of the allegations against the government’s drug war. In a statement on Thursday, Magdalo Rep. Alejano, who, with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, filed the supplemental communication against the drug war in June, said the ICC’s move was “also the first step towards bringing justice to the families and all the victims […]
North Korea at the Olympics: What we know
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) — More than 500 North Koreans are converging on Pyeongchang in South Korea for the 2018 Olympics, in a historic cross-border exchange between two countries still technically at war. AFP looks at what we know so far about the visitors from the isolated, nuclear-armed state. Kim’s sister The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit South Korea for Friday’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony and meet with South […]
Roque says President Duterte’s trip to Kuwait “in the offing”
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has been invited to Kuwait amid the temporary suspension in the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers there. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the trip was “in the offing,” following the President’s meeting with Kuwait Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh on Wednesday. Roque said he did not know what the details of the bilateral meeting were. “I guess Kuwait wants to assure the President that Philippine nationals are protected […]
