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Axed Catalan leader urges resistance to Madrid rule

  by Jordi Zamora Barcelo with Marianne Barriaux in Madrid Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Catalonia’s secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont stood defiant Saturday against Madrid’s moves to depose him, urging “democratic resistance” to direct rule imposed in a bid to stop the region breaking away from Spain. In a televised statement, Puigdemont accused the central government of trampling on the will of independence-seeking Catalans who rejoiced at Friday’s vote by regional lawmakers to […]

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Kenya in limbo as incomplete election keeps tensions high

  by Fran Blandy Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenya was stuck in limbo Saturday as a repeat election remained on hold in flashpoint opposition areas, while some picked up the pieces from violent protests that have claimed nine lives. There was little doubt that President Uhuru Kenyatta would win by a landslide after Thursday’s election was boycotted by his rival Raila Odinga, however low turnout is likely to tarnish the credibility of […]

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Mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo mula sa iba’t-ibang dako, naghahanda na para sa gagawing “Worldwide Lingap sa Mamamayan”

(Eagle News) — Mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo mula sa distrito ng Kalinga, Apayao naghahanda na para sa gagawing “Worldwide Lingap sa Mamamayan.” Mga kapatid sa distrito ng Quezon North, naghahanda na rin Paghahanda ng mga kapatid sa distrito ng Tarlac Central para sa gagawing “Lingap sa Mamamayan” sa araw ng Linggo, Oktubre 29.

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Ayala Corporation advances the 17 UN SDGs, presents innovations to Nordic diplomats

By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent Headed by Jaime Augusto de Ayala (JAZA), the first Filipino and the first from Southeast Asia to be recognized by the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Pioneer, the Ayala Corporation presented its sustainable initiatives to members of the Nordic diplomatic community and European and Philippine businessmen in a forum on Corporate Sustainability at the Shangri-La at The Fort last October 26, 2017. A company that builds businesses […]

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Iglesia Ni Cristo’s largest worldwide “Lingap sa Mamamayan” all set for Sunday, October 29

  In celebration of the 62nd birthday of Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on October 31, the INC will conduct its largest and widest-reaching Lingap sa Mamamayan socio-civic program in the history of the Church. All is now set for the “Worldwide Lingap sa Mamamayan,” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) with the simultaneous holding of medical, dental and livelihood and outreach programs in more than a hundred sites […]

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MMDA sa publiko: Iwasang dumaan sa mga kalsadang ruta ng ASEAN dry run convoy

(Eagle News) — Muling nagpaalala ang Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) sa publiko na iwasang dumaan sa mga pangunahing kalsada sa Metro Manila at kalapit na lugar bukas, Oktubre 29. Ito ay dahil sa muling pagsasagawa ng dry run para sa nalalapit na Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN summit). Pinapayuhan ang mga motorista na iwasang dumaan sa EDSA southbound lane, NLEX at S-CTEX ngayong linggo, mula alas-sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) hanggang alas-tres ng […]

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MPD, nagpa-alala sa pagpo-post sa social media ng mga aktibidad ngayong bakasyon

(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Manila Police District (MPD) sa publiko na iwasan ang pagpo-post sa social media ng kanilang mga aktibidad at lokasyon ngayong mahabang bakasyon lalo na ang ‘updates’ at ‘live’ sa facebook para na rin sa kanilang seguridad. Sinabi ni Manila Police District spokesperson, Supt. Erwin Margarejo na hindi dapat ipaalam sa ibang tao ang lokasyon at kung sinu-sino sa miyembro ng pamilya ang kasama dahil sasalamin ito sa kung may naiwang […]

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WATCH: Hiling ng isang bata mula sa California kay Pangulong Duterte, tinugon

(Eagle News) — Tinupad ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kahilingan ng isang labing-isang taong gulang na bata para batiin ang kanyang mga kaklase at guro sa isang paaralan sa California, USA. Ang sulat kamay na liham ng batang si Andre Esteban ay pinost ng kanyang inang si Almyra Grace Custodio sa kanyang Facebook account na ni-repost naman ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol sa kanyang account. Nakasaad sa liham ni Andre na gagawa ng report si […]

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Jinggoy Estrada seeks Singapore sojourn to accompany father for medical appointment, possible surgery

(Eagle News) — Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to accompany his father, who will undergo a medical exam and possible procedure in Singapore in November. In a four-page motion submitted to the fifth division, where he is facing a complaint over the alleged pork barrel scam, Estrada said that Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada’s appointment with Dr. Premkumar Pillay from the Singapore Brain-Pine Nerves Center at Mount Elizabeth Hospital is […]

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Five things to know about Iceland, a Nordic island country

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — From its unique history to its passion for chess, books and football, here are five things to know about Iceland, which votes in legislative elections on Saturday: – Crime – Contrary to the dark goings-on in Nordic noir literature, Iceland is a tranquil North Atlantic island of 335,000 people, where police patrol unarmed and homicides are extremely rare. The country has on average only 1.8 homicides a year. As a result, […]

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Five things to know about Vladimir Lenin’s mummified body

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Almost 94 years after his death and a quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin’s mummified body continues to be displayed in a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow. Though the question of what to do about Lenin’s body comes up regularly in Russia, authorities have so far been reluctant to remove the corpse. Here is what you need to know about the body of the first […]

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US museum debuts first 3-D holograms of Holocaust survivors

by Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Seated onstage at a museum near Chicago, Adina Sella talks about her life as a Holocaust survivor. A group of young school kids is entranced — all the more so because Sella is not actually there. Her likeness is being beamed in the form of an interactive and moving hologram, part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition debuting this weekend at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, which aims […]

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