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Inilaunch na ang bagong album ni Davey Langit na pinamagatang “Biyaheng Langit.” Ang nasabing album ay naglalaman ng mga original composition ng singer, na host din ng “Pambansang Almusal.” Ayon kay Langit, thankful siya dahil naisakatuparan na ang pangarap niyang sariling album. https://youtu.be/SMCoZP7RCk0
Ginanap na ang gala night ng pelikulang “Ang Guro Kong Di Marunong Magbasa,” isa sa sampung kalahok ng nagpapatuloy na Cinemalaya film festival ng taong ito. Ang pelikula ay isinulat mismo ni Direk Perry Escaño. Tungkol ito sa pagpapahalaga sa edukasyon.
Inilaunch na ng Film Development Council of the Philippines o FDCP ang pinakauna at pinakamalaking film festival sa bansa, ang Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino O PPP. Nag-uumapaw ang kasiyahan ni FDCP chairman and chief executive officer Liza Diño sa mainit na pagtanggap ng media, artista, directors, writers at producers na dumalo sa launch.
Several Filipino artists volunteered for a benefit concert organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to raise funds for the most vulnerable people affected by the ongoing crisis in Marawi City. Dubbed as “Rebuilding Life in Marawi,” the fundraising concert will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The country’s top bands, singers, and celebrities committed to perform on stage for free to support PRC’s humanitarian […]
by Gina Doggett Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French police launched a manhunt on Wednesday after a car rammed into soldiers near their barracks outside Paris, injuring six people, two of them seriously. Police were scrambling to track down the vehicle, which took off after the incident described by local mayor Patrick Balkany as “without a doubt a deliberate act.” The incident took place around 8:00 am (0600 GMT) outside a military barracks […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would visit Ozamiz sometime soon to “warn” policemen who he said killed at the behest of alleged narcopoliticians, the Parojinogs, that their actions would have consequences. “I will not tell you when (I will visit) but I will warn policemen there. Those responsible for the death of six soldiers before, you will have your comeuppance,” Duterte said before members of the police force who were […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is launching two new streaming television services including one for its ESPN-branded sports channel, while ending its deal with Netflix as it shifts towards direct content distribution. The media-entertainment giant called the move “a strategic shift in the way we distribute our content” in an industry moving to online services. Disney said in a statement it would offer a “multi-sport video streaming service” […]
Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nagasaki must be the last place to suffer an atomic bombing, its mayor said Wednesday, marking 72 years since the devastating American nuclear attack on the Japanese city with a passionate call for denuclearization. The anniversary comes as tensions over North Korea’s rogue weapons program and increasingly bellicose rhetoric from United States president Donald Trump rattle the region and put nuclear threats in the spotlight. “A […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts to rapidly organize relief work and rescue injured people after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Twelve people were killed and over 175 were injured after the earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan at 21:19 Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the provincial government. Authorities should check the impact of the earthquake, evacuate and settle visitors and local people, and reduce death and injuries as […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged Indonesia to ensure that haze from raging forest fires does not affect the Southeast Asian Games this month, a report said Wednesday. Malaysia will host the major multi-sport event from August 19-30, with thousands of athletes from across the region descending on the capital Kuala Lumpur to take part. However there have been fears that choking smog from the fires in neighboring Indonesia could float over Malaysia […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have identified where to source at least P16 billion that will fund the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a lawmaker said. In a statement, Davao Rep. Karlo Nograles, said the “breakthrough” came on Wednesday, after he met with Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Commission on Higher Education Chair Patricia Licuanan and other CHEd commissioners, and Technical Education Skills Development Authority Secretary General Guiling Mamondiong. Nograles, also […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, a major development sure to further inflame tensions. The Post cited parts of an analysis conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency that says the intelligence community thinks North Korea has “nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery” — including in intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Post said the assessment’s broad conclusions were verified […]
