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(Eagle News) – With a speech that lasted for more than an hour and 30 minutes, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) where he promised to bring an “enduring peace” to the country before his term ends and to help the poor and underprivileged in society. Duterte on Monday, July 25, also outlined what he would do in the next six years, including fighting crime, reducing poverty, establishing […]
By MJ Racadio INCinema’s New Stage play “Digpi” (Thumbmark) was definitely a hit. It was held at the Iglesia Ni Cristo Tabernacle last (July 17). The audience started arriving around 5PM, coming from different locales. The play started with the scene of a family get-together in August 2015, where they recalled what happened in March 1965, when there was a conflict between the government and religion. This is the main plot. The play revolves how this […]
by Karim Abou Merhi ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Solar Impulse 2 was on Monday approaching the end of its epic bid to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy. When the experimental aircraft touches down in Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Tuesday it will cap a remarkable 42,000-kilometre (26,097 mile) journey across four continents, two oceans and three seas. […]
Quezon City, Philippines — INCinema’s New Stage play “Digpi” (Thumbmark) was definitely a hit. It was held at the Iglesia Ni Cristo Tabernacle last July 17.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Monday a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia’s longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate. Duterte made the announcement in his first “State of the Nation Address” to Congress as he laid the groundwork for peace talks with the communists that are due to begin in Norway next month. “To stop violence on the ground (and) restore peace, I am now […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — At least two people are dead and 14 others wounded in a shooting overnight at a nightclub in Florida, US broadcaster NBC reported Monday. Police said the incident occurred at the Club Blu in Fort Myers, local NBC affiliate WBBH reported. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Here are some of the moments that you may have missed during President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address.
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Southeast Asian nations avoided rebuking Beijing or mentioning a recent UN-backed tribunal ruling against its claims in the South China Sea in a statement issued Monday that will be seen as a victory for the regional giant. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) instead repeated it was “seriously concerned” by “land reclamations and escalation of activities” and merely called for self-restraint in the strategic waterway. Diplomats gathered for a […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Top envoys from China and North Korea held talks on Monday on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos as tensions run high on the Korean peninsula over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. North Korea’s newly minted Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho, a former nuclear negotiator for the hermit state, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in the capital Vientiane. It is the first time Ri has attended a major diplomatic gathering […]
by Frankie TAGGART Two of Hollywood’s biggest studios went head-to-head at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday in an epic battle to demonstrate which has the best upcoming superhero movies. Warner Brothers — still smarting from the lukewarm reception for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” — presented a star-studded lineup ahead of Marvel’s showcase later in the day. Its first exclusive of the session was a sneak peek at “Wonder Woman,” which saw Gal Gadot’s […]
