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Digital Nest Feature: New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  DIGITAL NEST | Guggenheim Museum By: Joy Anne Andres, Eagle News Service US, New York Bureau One of the best things you can find doing on a rainy day in New York City is spending an hour or two in a museum. Although there are so many museums that can be found in the five boroughs, the Guggenheim Museum’s unique architectural structure proudly stands out in front of Central Park along 5th Avenue’s Museum […]

Philippine Ambassador, other embassy officials, attend Iglesia ni Cristo evangelical mission in Singapore

    Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Antonio A. Morales attended the Evangelical Mission organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) at the Concorde Hotel, Singapore, on Sunday, 26 March 2017. Ambassador Morales was joined by First Secretary and Consul Mersole J. Mellejor and Acting Labor Attaché Ramon Lamberto Pastrana.     The event, attended by INC members from various local congregations across Singapore and invited guests, featured a video presentation on INC’s presence in the Philippines […]

Twelve vying for Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals posts

(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has released the shortlist for those aspiring for seats in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals. Those vying for the post vacated by  Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Roland Jurado are Philip A. Aguinaldo; Maryann E. Corpus-Manalac; Danilo S. Cruz; Bayani H. Jacinto and Rosanna Fe A. Romero-Maglaya. Jurado opted to retire on Feb. 1, 2017.   Vying for the post of Court of Appeals Associate Justice Francisco Acosta […]

China’s reclamation work in disputed seas to be part of bilateral talks between Philippines and China – DFA

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – China’s alleged reclamation projects in the disputed territories inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone will be part of the bilateral talks between China and the Philippines in May. According to Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, this is part of the agreement between the two countries to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute. “We made it perfectly clear that we want to raise issues of concern to our side,” Manalo said. Acting […]

No attack on freedom of media – Malacañang

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s expression of anger against ABS-CBN and the Philippine Daily Inquirer is not an attack on the freedom of media, but an expression of the President’s disappointment due to their alleged unfair reporting. According to Abella,  President Duterte himself said that he will not hinder the media’s work. He said, however, that the President has the right to call for media to be more […]

President Duterte’s approval on China’s entry in Benham Rise not an impeachable offence- Sen. Gatchalian

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of China’s passage in Benham Rise should not be used as a basis of an impeachment complaint, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian He also reasoned out that the entry of the Chinese survey ship in the Benham Rise is in line with the government policy of research and development. “Para sa akin, it’s not an impeachable offense. This is clearly not (impeachable) because it’s a policy. […]

Arrested police colonel tested positive in drug test

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Police Superintendant Lito Cabamongan tested positive in the initial drug test conducted by the Philippine National Police. Cabamongan was arrested by Las Piñas police after being caught in flagrante delicto in a pot session while using “shabu.” According to Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory Director, Police Chief Supt. Aurelio Trampe, Cabamongan tested positive in the initial test. Trampe also said that the Crime Laboratory’s chemistry division will conduct another […]

102 kabataan nagtapos sa programang Drug Abuse Resistance Education

TANDAG CITY, Surigao Del Sur (Eagle News) – Isinagawa ang graduation ng may 102 na kabataan na sumailalim sa programa ng Department of Education (DepEd) at ng PNP na Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE). Ang nasabing aktibidad ay idinaos sa Carrascal Sports and Cultural Center nitong Biyernes, March 31. Naging Guest Speaker sa nasabing programa si Surigao del Sur Provincil Director PSSupt. Romaldo Bayting. Sa kaniyang mensahe ay kinumbinse niya ang mga kabataang mag-aaral na nagtapos sa programa […]

Turn-over ng 5 bagong trucks isinagawa sa Dipolog City

DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Isinagawa ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Dipolog City ang turn over ceremony sa limang bagong trucks ng CENRO para sa Solid Waste Management Division-on garbage collection, isang unit ng forklift para sa Galas Feeder Port, at isang unit ng manlift para sa Electrical Section ng City General Services Office. Naglalayon ito na mapaunlad ang serbisyo ng pangungulekta ng basura sa Dipolog City kasabay ng patuloy na paglago ng business sector […]

EU to ‘prepare’ in case Brexit talks fail: guidelines

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU will do all it can to reach a “constructive” Brexit settlement with Britain, but will also prepare for a possible failure to reach a deal, a draft of the bloc’s negotiating plan said on Friday. The European Union “will work hard to achieve that outcome, but it will prepare itself to be able to handle the situation also if the negotiations were to fail,” the guidelines obtained by AFP […]

Manny Pacquiao back in talks to fight Jeff Horn

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is back in talks for a possible fight with unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn, the Filipino world champion’s adviser said Friday. The announcement follows the much-publicized collapse of a $38 million bout between Pacquiao and Britain’s Amir Khan, reportedly after investors in the United Arab Emirates failed to come up with the money. “We are discussing the matter with (US promoter Bob) Arum,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told […]