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(Reuters) — The first trailer for 2017 adventure thriller ‘The Mummy’ starring Tom Cruise has been unveiled. The franchise was a surprise box-office success when it was released 18 years ago starring Brendan Fraser, now it is being rebooted with Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. The film follows the story of vengeful Princess Ahmanet who is awoken from her slumber after being discovered by Cruise’s character Nick Morton. It’s directed by Alex Kurtzman, and was […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday she would accept the result of a looming and possibly lengthy impeachment process, but defied pressure to resign immediately. An opposition-sponsored impeachment motion is almost certain to be adopted by the national assembly on Friday, with some 30 rebel MPs from Park’s Saenuri party saying they will vote in favour. The motion would then require the approval of the Constitutional Court, whose deliberations […]
An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland’s dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom are respectful of the fragile ecosystem. https://youtu.be/JK3a3_UQGsk
by Claire COZENS CHENNAI, India (AFP) — Tens of thousands of mourners filed past the coffin of the Indian politician Jayalalithaa Jayaram on Tuesday in an emotional farewell to the former movie star who enjoyed almost god-like status in the state of Tamil Nadu. The 68-year-old Jayalalithaa, described by her party as the Iron Lady of India, died late Monday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at the weekend following a long period of ill […]
Tacloban, Leyte — Maaari nang lumipat ang mga biktima ng typhoon Yolanda sa mga itinayong pabahay ng gobyerno. Matatandaang ipinag-utos ito ni Pangulong Dutete nitong Nobyembre sa paggunita sa ikatlong anibersaryo ng supertyphoon Yolanda na ikinasawi ng mahigit na 6,000 katao. Ang pagpapalipat sa 827 na pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong Yolanda noong 2013 sa mga bagong tayo na ‘relocation sites’ sa Tacloban, Leyte ay naganap nitong Sabado Disyembre 3. Sa tulong ng ‘Office of the Presidential […]
APIA, Antipolo City (Eagle News) — Tunay ngang walang mataas na bundok ang hindi kayang akyatin, makatulong lamang sa mga kababayan natin. Ito ay pinatunayan ng mga kapatid at maytungkulin sa Iglesia Ni Cristo na kabilang sa Society of Communicators and Networkers (SCAN) na mula sa Lokal ng Pasong Tamo at Pugad Lawin na kapwa kabilang sa Distrito ng Central, sa isinagawang Lingap-Pamamahayag nitong Sabado ,Disyembre 3, sa Sitio Apia Calawis, Antipolo City. Madaling araw […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Umabot na sa 2,874 ang pamilya ng Lumad o nasa 5000 indibidwal ang kasalukuyang nasa pangangalaga ng Lokal na Pamahalaan sa pitong shelters sa Davao City. Nag-umpisa na ring ipaabot ng Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) ang kanilang serbisyo sa dumating na unang bugso ng mga bisitang Lumad noong nakaraang linggo. Ayon kay CSSDO Chief Malou Bermudo, ang unang grupong dumating ay may 1,255 na bata, 47 ang buntis, 5 […]
MANILA, Philippines — All senators united in their decision to support their fellow senator, Joel Villanueva, as they defied the order from the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing the former head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Villanueva was earlier charged with malversation, graft and falsification of public documents over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of his 10 million-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF when he was the Citizens Battle against Corruption or CIBAC party-list representative. All of the senators supported […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he will not release political prisoners without a signed bilateral ceasefire agreement with the National Democratic Front (NDF). Labor Secretary Sivestre Bello III in a statement said the President told him that if he’ll be given signed bilateral ceasefire agreement, he will release the political prisoners within 48 hours. “The President told us that once he receives even just a facsimile copy of the signed agreement, he […]
(Eagle News)– The Senate has approved the Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with a vote count of 20-1, paving the way for the country’s membership to the China-led international financial institution. Senator Loren Legarda, sponsor of the Committee Report on the AIIB treaty, said the Philippines’ membership to the AIIB would help the country to achieve growth through accelerated infrastructure spending. “Infrastructure bottlenecks have stifled our growth potential for […]
The foreign ministers of Russia and the Philippines said Monday, December 6 that the two countries are ready to develop bilateral cooperation in the military sphere, but clarified that they do not favor creating new military alliances in the Asia-Pacific Region. In a joint conference with his Philippine counterpart Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “as far as military alliances and military blocs are concerned, the position is that security issues in the Asia-Pacific […]
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng sampling at testing ang Regional Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF) ng Bislig City sa mga ibinebentang iodized salt sa Mercado kamakailan. Pinangunahan ito ng Regional at City Nutrition Council. Ayon sa isinasaad ng RA 8172 o asin law, ikinakampanya ang paggamit ng iodized salt sa buong bansa. Nakapagbibigay aniya ito ng malaking kontribusyon upang maiwasan ang Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD ). Nakapaloob din sa 10 commandments ng […]
