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SCAN International nakilahok sa isinagawang Training, Seminar para sa pag-apula ng sunog

EL NIDO, Palawan (Eagle News) – Hindi tumitigil ang Society of Communicators and Networkers (SCAN) International ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa pagsasagawa ng mga emergency and rescue seminars. Ito ay upang magkaroon ng sapat na kaalaman ukol sa pagresponde sa iba’t ibang uri ng mga sakuna at aksidente. Kamakailan ay nakabahagi ang SCAN International sa isinagawang seminar para sa pagpuksa ng sunog. Pinangunahan ito ng mga pamunuan ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) ng El […]

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Senator Ejercito warns that people behind Lascañas also figured in Estrada impeachment

    (Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Monday (March 6) said that the Senate hearing on the testimony of retired police officer Arturo Lascanas should not be used as a platform to destabilize the present government, particularly to oust President Rodrigo Duterte. In a hearing by the Senate committee on public order on the testimony of retired police officer Arturo Lascanas, Ejercito pointed out that some of the people behind Lascanas when he changed his story […]

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Community Enhancement Livelihood Program para sa drug surrenderees inilunsad

ROXAS, Palawan (Eagle News) – Pormal nang inilunsad sa Roxas, Palawan ang programa nitong tutulong sa drug surrenderees ng Oplan Tokhang, Upang sila ay makapagbagong buhay at maging maayos at produktibo ang kanilang pamumuhay. Tinalakay ni Palawan CELP Team Leader Ms. Ma. Teresa Acda ang mga nakapaloob sa programang ilulunsad. Ipinaliwanag din kung ano ang magiging bahagi ng bawat sektor ng mga komunidad para sa recovery process ng drug surrenderees. Pagkatapos na maipaliwanag ang lahat ni Acda ay […]

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Sotto: Was Lascañas affidavit written by several people?

(Eagle News) — Senator Tito Sotto on Monday raised the possibility of SP03 Arthur Lascañas’ affidavit being written by several people, saying there were parts that were written in a different font. “Parang cinopy, pinaste from somewhere, pinasok sa affidavit,” Sotto said in reference to the  “‘Origins of the Davao Death Squad’ part to Number 13′” of Lascañas’ written statement. “Kayo ba nagprepare nito? Bakit iba font, iba size?” the senator asked Lascañas during Monday’s Senate hearing into the so-called […]

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China to take further steps to support private investment – state planner

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China said on Monday (March 6) continued economic growth needed to maintain employment, and will take further steps to support private investment. “Because China is a country with almost 1.4 billion people, employment is a really important issue. Without a certain level of economic growth, a certain quality of economic growth, creating enough employment opportunities would be very difficult. Based on our experience and understanding of the rules roughly, every increase […]

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Defiant Fillon says ‘no one’ can stop France election bid

by Guy JACKSON Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Embattled French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon vowed that “no one” could force him to quit as he dug in despite calls to withdraw over an expenses scandal, with party leaders heading for a crisis meeting Monday over his candidacy. The conservative was in a defiant mood after holding a rally in Paris attended by tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters. “No one today can prevent […]

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Cayetano points out inconsistencies in Lascañas testimony, affidavit

(Eagle News) — Senator Alan Cayetano poked holes in SP03 Arthur Lascañas’ testimony during Monday’s Senate inquiry into the so-called Davao Death Squad killings, saying there were parts there that differed from the contents of an affidavit he earlier submitted. Cayetano particularly cited what Lascañas said in his written statement that he was a founding member of an organized anticrime task force, which he said was created in 1988 to go after and “liquidate” criminals in Davao City. “Sasabihin mo (in the […]

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US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch: State Dept

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States condemned North Korea’s launch of four ballistic missiles, vowing that Washington was ready to “use the full range of capabilities at our disposal against this growing threat.”‎ “The United States strongly condemns the DPRK’s ballistic missile launches tonight, which violate UN Security Council Resolutions explicitly prohibiting North Korea’s launches using ballistic missile technology,” the State Department’s acting spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement. Toner added: “We […]

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Weekend box office: ‘Logan’ slashes it way to the top

(Reuters) — Action film “Logan” clawed its way to the top of the weekend box office, opening with an impressive 85.3 million in ticket sales. Starring Hugh Jackman in his last turn as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, it is the tenth film in the X-Men franchise. Rolling over from previous weeks, horror film “Get Out” added an additional $26.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $75.9 million. Faith-based movie “The Shack”, […]

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China defense budget rises at slowest pace in decades: report

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s defense budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since 1991 and roughly in line with decelerating economic growth, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The budget is normally included in public documents released at the opening of the country’s 10-day annual legislative session, which began Sunday, but was absent this year, adding to perennial concerns abroad over Chinese military transparency. The 2017 budget will […]

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World marks women’s day with rights under attack

by Jessica LOPEZ Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — No self-congratulations but calls to action will mark many celebrations of the 40th International Women’s Day on Wednesday, as the fight for equality faces new threats. Murders of women in Latin America, anti-abortion movements in Europe, and machismo talk from men in power are among the growing concerns that have brought millions of women into the streets of world capitals these past few months to […]

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Sotto: Matobato and Lascañas claims the same but different at same time

(Eagle News) — Senator Tito Sotto on Monday said the testimonies of retired policeman SP03 Arthur Lascañas and Edgar Matobato did not jibe in several aspects. In particular, Sotto said that Lascañas’ testimony on where Jun Bersabal was taken after he was caught differed from that made by Matobato in a Senate inquiry last year. Lascañas, who testified on Monday’s Senate inquiry that was scheduled after he recanted his previous testimony the Davao Death Squad […]

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