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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of detained communist rebels in the Philippines are likely to be granted amnesty, officials said Monday, after fresh talks aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. Government negotiators said in a statement they had submitted a proposal to President Rodrigo Duterte to free 434 communists accused of a range of crimes including murder, kidnapping and arson. “The (peace) panel has a commitment that there will be releases. We […]
RODRIGUEZ, Rizal (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Rodriguez, Rizal ng Clean-up Drive. Sinimulan ang paglilinis sa paligid ng kapilya ng INC at natapos sa Barangay Hall ng Burgos sa pangunguna ni Bro. Andres Millo, ministro ng ebanghelyo. Layunin nito ay upang mapanatili ang kaayusan, kalinisan at kagandahan ng bawat barangay ng nasabing Bayan. Ryan Madriaga – EBC Correspondent, Rodriguez, Rizal
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) — One of Poland’s most famous film directors, Andrzej Wajda, died on Sunday night (October 9), at the age of 90. Fans, film-makers and political leaders went online to pay tribute to the man whose work focused on Poland’s culture and history. One of his best-known releases, 1957’s “Canal”, showed the struggle of the Polish underground army in the Warsaw uprising. “We all stem from Wajda. We looked at Poland and at […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Handa na ang selda kung saan pansamantalang ilalagay ang self-confessed hitman na si Edgar Matobato na ngayon ay nasa kustodiya na ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Ito ang pahayag ni Senior Inspector Catherine Dela Rey, tagapagsalita ng Davao City Police Office (DCPO). Posibleng ikulong si Matobato sa Sasa Police Station pagdating nito sa lungsod ng Davao. Nilinaw din ni Dela Rey na patas ang pagtrato kay Matobato at gagawin lang […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called for a resumption of talks with China and pledged that “anything” can be on the table for discussion. Relations with Beijing have deteriorated under Taiwan’s first female president, whose China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) took office in May after a landslide victory over the Kuomintang party (KMT). Tsai has refused to accept the concept of “one China”, prompting Beijing to cut off all official […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics said Monday it was “adjusting” production of its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, after key distributors stopped offering replacements because of continued safety concerns. “We are in the process of adjusting production volumes to enhance quality control and to enable thorough investigations following the recent cases of Galaxy Note 7 explosions,” the South Korean company said in a statement. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
PARIS, France (AFP) — Africa will come together to battle piracy and illegal fishing for the first time at an African Union maritime security summit that kicks off in Togo on October 15. The continent urgently needs to fight “extremely high stakes” piracy and illegal fishing in its waters by joining forces over policy and working to raise necessary funds, Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey told AFP ahead of the meeting. Why is this meeting […]
by Hui Min NEO BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German police on Monday arrested a Syrian man suspected of plotting a jihadist bomb attack, after a massive manhunt lasting almost two days. Security had been stepped up at airports and train stations after Jaber Albakr, 22, went on the run Saturday, when police raided his apartment and found several hundred grams of “an explosive substance more dangerous than TNT”. “We’ve succeeded, really overjoyed: the terror suspect […]
by Marc BURLEIGH PORT-SALUT, Haiti (AFP) — A week after being devastated by a hurricane, Haiti faces a growing cholera outbreak that threatens to turn its disaster even more deadly. In Port Salut, a smashed-up town on Haiti’s southern peninsula that was among those that bore the brunt of Hurricane Matthew — the Caribbean’s most powerful storm in a nearly decade — fears are rising. The town’s sole hospital on Sunday recorded its first death […]
PACO, Maynila (Eagle News) — Nilahukan ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Paco, Maynila ang isinagawang malaking motorcade kahapon, October 9, sa iba’t-ibang kalsada sa nasabing lungsod bilang paghahanda sa isasagawang Pamamahayag sa ika 6 ng hapon (6:00pm) ngayong araw, Oktubre 10 na gaganapin sa San Andres Complex, Manila. Sa pangunguna ng SCAN at Manila Traffic Bureau ay naging maluwag ang mga kalsada at hindi nagdulot ng anumang matinding trapiko sa mga daanan sa kabila […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Turkey on Monday for talks with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pushing forward ambitious joint energy projects as the two sides try to overcome a crisis in ties. Only a few months ago, Putin and Erdogan were exchanging acrimonious accusations over Syria. But the pair are expected to reaffirm their commitment to the planned TurkStream gas pipeline to pump Russian gas under the Black […]
In the end we were just wanderers in this world.. who will always longing for the past, and wishing we could turn back the time.. and feel it once again, but the only thing that left.. is to reminisce together with the presents of the things that give pleasure to us. October is Museums and Galleries Month Infographics by Dexter Magno Researches by: Regielyn Catubag and MRFaith Bonalos
