(Reuters) — Leaders of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement on collective response to disasters on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Laos on Tuesday (September 6). The agreement affirmed the 10-nation bloc’s will to respond to disasters inside and outside the region as a body, including establishing a common mechanism and response system. The pact is meant to enhance ASEAN’s collective reaction in a fragile […]
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U.S. urges Bahrain to free jailed rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab
The United States voiced concern on Tuesday (September 6) about the detention of leading Bahraini democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab and called on the Manama government to release him immediately. The call by the U.S. State Department came just two days after The New York Times published a letter by Rajab that said he was facing prosecution for his work exposing human rights abuses in Bahrain and criticizing the war in Yemen. Prosecutors in Bahrain filed […]
Pagbati para sa #ArawNgKatapatan2016 mula sa lokal ng Fuentes, Lanao
Pagbati mula sa mga kapatid sa lokal ng Fuentes, Lanao para sa Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo sa Kaniyang Pitong Taon na matagumpay na Pamamahala sa buong Iglesia Ni Cristo. https://youtu.be/DA_6j6w-UdQ
President Duterte affirms he continues to value alliance with US, says DFA
MANILA, Sept. 7 (PIA) — President Duterte today affirmed that he continues to value the alliance with the United States, noting that both our countries share common goals in their pursuit of the war against drugs, terrorists, crime and poverty. He also thanked President Obama for the United States’ firm support for the Philippines during the G20, where President Obama emphasized the importance for China to abide by its obligations under international law and underscored […]
Pagbati para sa #ArawNgKatapatan2016 mula sa lokal ng Mi-Anay at Pari-An Ext., Capiz
Pagbati mula sa mga kapatid sa lokal ng Mi-Anay at Pari-An Extension, Capiz para sa Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo sa Kaniyang Pitong Taon na Pamamahala sa buong Iglesia Ni Cristo. https://youtu.be/aGH7KMPtrb4
Hurricane Newton roars across Mexico resort
by Pedro Juarez Mejia LA PAZ, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Newton charged across Mexico’s northwestern resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday, blowing away trees and tin roofs but apparently sparing the region of major damage as thousands of tourists hunkered down. The storm packed winds of 145 kilometers (90 miles) an hour when it made landfall before dawn at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. But the region prized by American and Canadian […]
Oplan Tokhang, isasagawa sa malalaking subdivision at condos sa Quezon City
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Matapos ang Oplan Tokhang sa tinaguriang gated villages sa Makati City, gagawin na rin ang Oplan Tokhang sa mga subdivision at condominium sa Quezon City.
WHO, pinuri ang hakbang ng PHL kontra Zika
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinuri ng World Health Organization (WHO) ang pamahalaan sa pagsisikap na ma-kontrol ang Zika Virus, kasunod ng naitalang ika-anim na kaso nito sa bansa. Ayon sa WHO, isa ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang may Zika transmission na sa nakaraan, subalit hindi ito kumalat kumpara sa mga bansang laganap ang Zika ngayon. Binanggit din ang hakbang ng Department of Health (DOH) sa voluntary testing para maintindihan ang lawak ng sirkulasyon ng […]
Singapore PM Lee meets with President Duterte before formal start of ASEAN
(Eagle News) – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President Rodrigo Duterte, ahead of the official opening of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos Tuesday (September 6), with both leaders affirming the long and close ties of both countries. This was the first bilateral meeting of President Duterte at the ASEAN Summit. In the bilateral meeting, Lee also invited Duterte to visit Singapore, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Mr. Lee also congratulated […]
Most humpback whales taken off US endangered species list
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Most populations of humpback whales are no longer on the United States endangered species list thanks to international conservation efforts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. Four decades of national and international initiatives to protect and conserve the marine mammals have helped nine of 14 humpback population segments rebound from historically low levels. “Today’s news is a true ecological success story,” said Eileen Sobeck, assistant NOAA administrator for […]
Japan to provide 2 patrol ships and lend 5 surveillance aircrafts to Phl
(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday agreed to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up to five used surveillance aircraft to the Philippines, a Japanese government spokesman said, with both countries locked in territorial disputes with China. Abe and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte agreed in Vientiane to strengthen cooperation to ensure a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said. China claims […]
Frenchwoman who received first face transplant dies
by Brigitte CASTELNAU LILLE, France (AFP) — The world’s first face transplant recipient, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April “after a long illness”, a hospital said Tuesday. In 2005, at the age of 38, Dinoire received a graft comprising the nose, lips and chin of a brain-dead donor to replace parts of her face that had been mauled by her dog. The hospital in Amiens, northern France, confirmed the death of “Mrs D., the first […]





