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QUEZON City, Philippines – In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Congressman Albee Benitez of Negros Occidental discussed the possibility of amending the 1987 Constitution through a constituent assembly which requires a 3/4 vote of the Congress. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno sent a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the names of judges allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. The letter was sent by the Chief Justice through Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre. The contents of the letter were publicized pending the approval of Chief Justice Sereno and President Duterte.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Acknowledged as Central Visayas’ Number Two Drug Lord Franz Sabalones surrendered to Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa. Sabalones is considered to be even higher in the hierarchy compared to big-time drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz. Sabalones will remain in Camp Crame while PNP conducts investigations. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh has kicked out a North Korean diplomat after he was caught smuggling more than one million cigarettes as well as electronics into the country in a shipping container, Dhaka officials said Monday. Han Son Ik, the first secretary of the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, has been ordered to leave the country after failing to declare the goods worth nearly half a million dollars to customs. Bangladesh foreign secretary Shahidul […]
When the Islamic State group captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria’s most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old statues and cuneiform tablets, and then they destroyed them. https://youtu.be/FP7irLPtMO0
Millennial US winemakers have established what they call the first commercially viable rooftop vineyard in New York, hoping to create their first vintage next year. https://youtu.be/Sly0GKhaUZI
The Laulhère company has become something of a French institution… It’s the last remaining historic factory producing distinct and 100% homegrown French berets, which it’s been doing for 200 years. Having survived the threat of bankruptcy, the company is now growing and its berets are even worn by princesses and movie stars.
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 40 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb ripped through a crowd of mourners Monday at a hospital in southwest Pakistan, officials said, with fears the toll will rise. The blast in the Balochistan provincial capital Quetta came after mourners including journalists and lawyers had gathered at the hospital following the fatal shooting of a senior local lawyer. Video footage showed bodies strewn on the ground, some […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito said Monday he is concerned his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as signalling a possible future abdication. “I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I have done until now,” he said in an address to the nation. “There are times when […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A group of South Korean opposition lawmakers defied President Park Geun-Hye and left for China on Monday to discuss the deployment of a US anti-missile system that has opened a damaging rift between Seoul and Beijing. Park had urged the MPs to scrap their trip, arguing that it would boost China’s opposition to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and deepen divisions in South Korea over the issue. […]
Map of Afghanistan with photos of major tourist attractions, and areas controlled by the Taliban.
REAL, Quezon (Eagle News) – Ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa hilagang bahagi ng Quezon province ay hindi nagsasawa sa pagsasagawa ng paglilinis sa kapaligiran. Nito lamang nakaraang Sabado, August 6 ay muli nilang ipinakita ang kanilang pagkakaisa sa pamamagitan ng clean-up drive. Isinagawa nila ito sa Brgy. Poblacion 1, Real , Quezon. Pinangunahan ito ni Bro. Isaias A. Hipolito, District Supervising Minister ng Quezon North. Maraming mga kaanib ng INC ang nakilahok sa nasabing […]
