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Number of poor Filipinos goes down – PSA study

QUEZON City, Philippines – The government’s anti-poverty measures are bearing fruit. According to the latest study of the Philippine Statistics Authority, there are fewer poor Filipinos in 2015. There is a 21.6% poverty incidence last year, lower by 4.7% compared to the poverty threshold in 2009. The percentage surpassed the government’s target for 2015.

Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Infanta, Quezon nagsagawa ng Soldier’s Appreciation Day

INFANTA, Quezon (Eagle Quezon) – Isang kakaibang aktibidad ang isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Infanta, Quezon na tinawag nilang Soldier’s Appreciation Day. Pinangunahan ito ni Bro. Isaias A. Hipolito, District Supervising Minister ng Quezon North kasama ang mga Ministro at mga miyembro ng INC na may iba’t ibang skills at trabaho. Sa nasabing aktibidad ipinadama ng mga miyembro ng INC ang pagkalinga sa mga kabilang sa 1IB, 2ID ng Phililippine Army na nakabase sa Brgy. […]

US aid during calamities should be considered before EDCA abrogation

QUEZON City, Philippines – The senate opposition is asking President Rodrigo Duterte to consider carefully before totally abrogating the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States. Senate minority leader Senator Ralph Recto said that they are not against the abrogation of the EDCA but that its effects should be considered, especially with regard to disaster relief operations previously provided by the US. https://youtu.be/b1Q6TAmZf84    

Anti-illegal Drugs symposium pinangunahan ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo

URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Major sponsor ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa Urdaneta City, Pangasinan sa isinagawang Anti-Illegal Drugs Symposium, Painting/Arts Contest, Feeding Program at Values Formation Seminar sa Urdaneta City District Jail, Brgy. Anonas, Pangasinan nitong Biyernes, October 28, 2016. Pinangunahan ito ng INC Church officers ng Urdaneta katuwang ang mga namamahala sa District Jail na pinangunahan ni Jail Chief Inspector Roque Constantino III. Ang programa ay may kaugnayan sa pagdiriwang ng National […]

NBA: Clippers win hard-fought season opener

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Clippers opened the season with 114-106 win over Portland on Thursday, wasting no time getting back into the trenches with the team that knocked them out of the playoffs. Blake Griffin and Chris Paul each scored 27 points in the Clippers’ regular season debut at the Moda Center arena in Portland, Oregon. Tempers flared often in an emotional and physical battle that included a number of […]

Mga miyembro Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Kalinga nagsagawa ng tree planting activity

TABUK CITY, Kalinga (Eagle News) – Bagaman apektado sa nagdaang super typhoon Lawin ang lalawigan ng Kalinga ay hindi pa rin napigil ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa nasabing lalawigan para pangalagaan ang kalikasan. Nitong Biyernes, October 28ay nagsagawa ng tree planting activity sa Sitio Soto, Bulo, Tabuk City, Kalinga. Maaga pa lamang ay nagtungo na ang mga miyembro ng INC sa lugar ng pagsasagawaan ng tree planting. Ayon kay Bro. Pedro F. Castillo, District Minister ng […]

WATCH: New video of “the world’s saddest polar bear” released in Beijing

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) — A new video of a polar bear that has been kept captive in a Chinese shopping mall was released on Tuesday (October 25) at a news conference held by animal rights groups, in order to urge the closure of the aquarium and raise awareness for animal protection. The aquarium, located in Grandview Shopping Mall in southern city of Guangzhou, has been making headlines since it opened in January, after Chinese netizens posted […]

Promise to God: Duterte says no more cursing in public

  (Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo said he would try not to “curse”  or use “cuss words” in public. The President said he had made this promise to God on the flight back from Japan to Manila, when he heard a voice while everybody else in the plane was asleep. “I promised God not to express cuss words,” he told the audience at the Davao International Airport lounge after reading his arrival speech, and […]

NBA: Dwyane Wade begins Bulls career in style

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Dwyane Wade tallied 22 points in his Chicago homecoming as the Bulls showed off their retooled roster with a 105-99 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday at the United Center. After trading point guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks, Chicago overhauled last season’s roster with the addition of Wade and Rajon Rondo, who signed with the Bulls in the offseason. Wade, who finished with 22 points, hit […]

Phl-Japan ties “excellent,” to strengthen further, says Duterte after successful Japan visit

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte came back Thursday night (October 27) from his successful three-day working visit to Japan, saying that the Philippine-Japan ties are “excellent” and would even be brought to a higher level by his visit. “By all accounts and by any measure, Philippines Japan ties today are excellent and we agreed that we can take things to a higher level by harnessing our respective strengths and using these so both […]

Ilang personalidad na nagdidiin kay De Lima, kakasuhan daw ng senadora

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magsasampa rin si Senadora Leila De Lima ng kontra demanda laban sa mga personalidad na patuloy na umaatake sa kanya na pilit na nagdadawit sa operasyon ng iligal na droga sa New Bilibid Prison. Sa harap ito ng rekomendasyon ng kamara na makasuhan sya matapos ang imbestigasyon sa umanoy drug operations sa NBP. Pero ayon kay De Lima, buo na ang kaniyang legal team na sasagot sa mga ibinibintang na […]