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Families celebrate Christian life in biggest INC LIVE

By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent  The largest gathering of Christian families that uniquely combined livelihood, interaction, values and entertainment in a grand event called INC LIVE celebrated the exciting facets of contemporary Christian living. Attended by almost 100,000 people, INC LIVE was held at World Trade Center Manila in Pasay City, December 23-24, 2016. While governments around the world including the Philippines pursue intensified drive on the drug menace, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) through […]

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DSWD to raise red alert status as ‘Nina’ intensifies into a typhoon

QUEZON CITY, Dec. 25 (PIA) — Following the further strengthening of ‘Nina’ into a typhoon, a red alert status will be issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau (DReAMB) in preparation for the typhoon’s possible impact to the areas under its track. Public storm warning signal no. 1 is raised in the areas of Southern Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon and […]

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100 mga saksakyan at 300 katao stranded sa Allen port, Northern Samar

  ALLEN, Northern Samar (Eagle News ) – Stranded pa rin ang mga luluwas pa-Maynila dito sa pantalan ng Allen probinsya ng Northern Samar.  Ito ay kaninang tanghali kahit hindi pa man nakakarating ang bagyong Nina sa kalupaan . Ayon kay SPO1 PT Officer Simplicio Bacaycay Coast Guard Allen Substation dahil sa storm Signal no. 1 na nakataas kanina sa kabuang bahagi ng nasabing probinsya ay ipinagababawal na ang paglalayag ng mga malilit na bangkang […]

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Mga sasakyang dagat, di na pinayagang maglakbay sa Tabaco pier

TABACO City, Albay ( Eagle News) – Nagsimula nang mapuno ng mga pasaherong papuntang Catanduanes sa Tabaco pier sa Albay.  Ito ay dahil sa hindi na pinahintulutang maglayag ang mga sasakyang pandagat sa Tabaco City dahil sa paparating na bagyong Nina. Patuloy na rin ang pagbuhos ng ulan dito sa Albay.  At makulimlim na ang kapaligiran.  Halos nasa 200 ang stranded na pasahero.  (Dennis Jardin, Eagle News Service correspondent)

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Baguio City at Benguet province, naghanda na rin para sa bagyong Nina

( Eagle News ) – Kasama ang Baguio City at Benguet Province, sa listahan ng potential risk areas kaugnay sa bagyong Nina na inaasahang magla-landfall mamayang gabi ng Sabado, Disyembre 24, 2016 Kaunay nito nagsagawa ng Risk Assesment Conference ang Office of the Civil Defense Cordillera, sa pangunguna ni Regional Director Andrew Alex Uy, kasama ang ilang Rescue Group, bilang paghahanda sa paparating na bagyo. by Freddie Rulloda

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Appreciation Night held for FAMAS winners of “Felix Manalo” movie

(Eagle News) — An appreciation night was held for the FAMAS winners of the biographical epic film “Felix Manalo” on Sunday night, December 18, as Iglesia Ni Cristo members celebrated the five awards garnered by the movie about the Church’s first executive minister, giving back all glory to God. The event was held at the Rizal Ballroom of the Makati Shangrila, and among those who attended were its film director Joel Lamangan and the film’s […]

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U.S. abstains from UN vote to end Israeli settlement building

  (Reuters)   The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto. A U.S. abstention paved the way for the 15-member council to approve the resolution, with 14 votes in favor, prompting applause in the council chamber. The action by President Barack Obama’s administration follows growing U.S. […]

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Kremlin says Russia will never initiate an arms race – RIA

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has never initiated an arms race and never will, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, the RIA news agency reported. President Vladimir Putin said earlier on Friday he was unfazed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to boost the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Trump, asked to clarify his comments about expanding U.S. nuclear weapons capability, said, “Let it be an arms race,” and that the United States would win it, […]

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FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in U.S.

  (REUTERS)  U.S. federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law enforcement official said. The warning, issued in a bulletin to local law enforcement, said there were no known specific, credible threats. The notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security was issued out of […]

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Typhoon “Nina” intensifies as it moves towards Bicol region

  (Eagle News) — “Nina” has intensified into a typhoon overnight as it continued its path in a west northwest direction, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. Forecasters said Nina (international name Nock-Ten) is “expected to intensify further before making landfall.” “It is expected to make landfall over Catanduanes by Sunday (Dec. 25) afternoon or evening,” according to PAGASA’s severe weather bulletin no. 6 issued at 11 a.m. Estimated rainfall amount is from moderate […]

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Slow as EDSA Traffic

Visualization from Akamai’s State of the Internet report on connectivity for Q3 2016. / www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet by Mark Christofer Manalo   The Internet of Things (or IoT) has been called the next Industrial Revolution. Although this sounds like typical tech hype, various papers and studies have been published that say, yes, the Internet of Things can change the way we work and live.   The McKinsey Global Institute predicted back in 2015 that “the IoT has a […]

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Putin warms to Trump, flexes muscles on Syria

by Maria ANTONOVA and Gabrielle TETRAULT-FARBER Agence France Presse MOSCOW, United States (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday appeared to cosy up to US President-elect Donald Trump while asserting his authority as the key power broker in Syria. At his annual end-of-year press conference, the confident Kremlin strongman praised Trump for tapping into the public mood in the US to claim his surprise win in November. “He went to the end, though nobody believed […]

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