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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The agreement reached on Tuesday for Syrian rebels to withdraw from their one-time bastion of east Aleppo is the latest by opposition forces surrounded by government forces. For much of the conflict in Syria, the government has promoted “local reconciliation” deals that have often involved the evacuation from opposition territory of civilians and rebels who have surrendered. The government says such deals are the best way to end the conflict that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 14) – The Latin phrase “habeas corpus” literally means to “produce the body”. The writ of habeas corpus is an order issued by the court to produce the body of the criminal or prisoner at a designated time and place, in order to explain the cause of detention or captivity. Based on Article III, Sections 1,2 and 14 of the 1987 Constitution, it can be gleaned that every Filipino has the fundamental right […]
STA. MARIA, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ang Pamamahayag ng mga Salita ng Diyos sa Public Plaza ng Sta Maria, Pangasinan nitong Lunes, December 12. Masaya at masigla itong dinaluhan ng mga miyembro ng INC kasama ang kanilang mga inanyayahang mga panauhin na mula pa sa iba’t-ibang lugar ng Sta. Maria at mga karatig bayan nito. Pinangunahan ni Bro. Nelson H. Mañebog, District Supervising Minister ng Pangasinan East […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday (December 14) sacked the acting chief of the Bureau of Immigration’s Intelligence Division chief Charles Calima Jr. Aguirre removed Calima after two Immigration deputy commissioners had claimed that Calima also got money from Chinese businessman and online gaming operator Jack Lam. The Department of Justice chief also said he would not change his recommendation to immediately remove from government service the two BI deputy commissioners […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rap superstar Kanye West on Tuesday delivered a surprise even in this most unusual of political years — he met President-elect Donald Trump, marking the artist’s first appearance since a reported mental breakdown. West, a rare artist and even rarer African American celebrity to voice support for Trump, said he went to discuss issues of concern to minorities with the populist leader. Trailed […]
TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — Responding to concerns over methanol blends, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi directed DOE Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos to conduct inspections and sampling of liquid petroleum products in various gasoline stations/retail outlets nationwide for compliance with existing Philippine National Standards for fuels, especially focusing on the presence of methanol in their liquid petroleum products. Usec. Marcos and DOE-OIMB OIC-Director Melita V. Obillo personally led the inspection of fuel quantity […]
MANILA, Dec. 14 – The Department of the Interior and Local Government assured the public that security plans for the forthcoming Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Manila in January 2017 are already in place. DILG Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Special Concerns Emily Padilla, also the designated point person for the security preparation of Miss Universe 2017, said the DILG and the Philippine National Police (PNP) with the cooperation of the Department of […]
MANILA, Dec. 14 – President Rodrigo Duterte left Tuesday for a back-to-back state visits to Cambodia and Singapore aimed at strengthening relations with the Asian neighbors particularly on trade and security. “These State Visits will reaffirm our relations with our close neighbors in Southeast Asia and seek to further strengthen our engagement with our brothers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEANs,” the President said in his departure speech at the Ninoy Aquino International […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A rare collection of fairytales handwritten by J.K. Rowling as a gift to her “Harry Potter” publisher sold for nearly £370,000 at a UK auction on Tuesday. The copy of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” reached £368,750 ($467,000, 439,700 euros) in the sale at Sotheby’s auction house in London. The collection of fairytales was created within the “Harry Potter” series and helped the young wizard and his friends defeat […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey confirmed Tuesday that a ceasefire deal was agreed following talks between the Syrian opposition and Russia, which would mean rebels evacuating from war-ravaged eastern Aleppo. The agreement comes as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is close to recapturing all of east Aleppo, which rebels have held since 2012. “We can confirm there is a ceasefire in the city after talks between Russian military and the opposition in eastern Aleppo,” Turkish […]
by Maram MAZEN CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, the first claim for one of the worst attacks on the Coptic Christian community in recent memory. IS identified the suicide bomber who carried out Sunday’s attack by the pseudonym Abu Abdallah al-Masri in a statement circulated on social media on Tuesday. The bomber “got in between the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Bill Gates on Tuesday called on Donald Trump to inspire Americans to embrace innovation as John F. Kennedy once did by urging them to fly to the moon. “In the same way President Kennedy talked about the space mission and got the country behind that,” the Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told MSNBC, “I think whether it’s education or stopping epidemics… there can be a very upbeat message that (Trump’s) administration (is) […]
