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Southeast Asian Islamic State gathers in Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines – One of the most wanted Filipino criminal is tapped by the Islamic State to lead the group or faction that it is forming in Southeast Asia. According to military intelligence, the fact was discovered after the Islamic State released a video in a popular video-sharing site. Aside from the Middle East, the Islamic State is now also targeting Southeast Asia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]

Gilas Pilipinas to announce 12-man line-up for Olympic qualifiers

QUEZON City, Philippines – Head coach Tom Baldwin of Gilas-Pilipinas will announce on Sunday, June 26, the 12-man line-up of the team that will participate in the Manila leg of the Olympic qualifying tournament in July. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

MMDA advises motorists to take alternative routes in areas near Cuneta Astrodome

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued an advisory to motorists reminding them to expect heavy traffic in areas around Cuneta Astrodome and to take alternative routes as the Iglesia Ni Cristo conduct a “lingap-pamamahayag” in Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Friday, June 24. The INC activity is led by church members from the Metro Manila South District. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]

DOLE to implement reward system against illegal recruiters

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Labor and Employment Secretary Silverio Bello III announced his intention to give reward money to those who can give information regarding illegal recruiters with the initial reward pegged at Php 50, 000. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC commissioners air grievances against COMELEC Chairman

QUEZON City, Philippines – All of the commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released a memorandum wherein they aired grievances regarding the alleged “failed leadership” of COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista. Some of the issues that they aired include the delayed payment of the public school teachers that served in the May 9 elections as well as Bautista’s statement that there should be no Sangguniang Kabataan or barangay elections without consulting them. (Eagle News Service Described […]

British PM David Cameron resigns

LONDON , United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday he will resign after Britons voted to leave the European Union despite his campaign to keep it in the bloc. Cameron promised to try to “steady the ship” over the next months and did not give a precise timetable for his departure but said a new leader should be installed by early October. “I do not think it would be right for me […]

Massive food imports arrive in Venezuela from Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) — Trinidad and Tobago sent approximately 68 tonnes of food and commodities to crisis-hit Venezuela Thursday, with hundreds more tonnes set to arrive in the coming days, a Venezuelan official said. Venezuela, which is enduring severe shortages of food and other basic commodities, will receive 600 tonnes of goods from Trinidad and Tobago under a trade agreement. The embattled South American country is grappling with an economic crisis […]

Federalism – Infographics

Federalism refers to the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system. Here are some facts about Federalism and what the public needs to know about it. (Research by Johanna Joy Matriano, Infographics by Krizia Mae Benesio)

DTI Negosyo Center inilunsad sa Kalinga

KALINGA, Apayao — Isinagawa ng Department of Trade and Industry  (DTI) Kalinga ang Launching ng Negosyo Center, nitong Miyerkules, June 22, 2016. Dinaluhan ito ng iba’t-ibang kinatawan ng mga kooperatiba sa lalawigan ng Kalinga maging ng ibang mga Business Owners.  Inimbitahan din sa nasabing launching ang Media kabilang na ang Eagle News Team at sila ay nabigyan ng pagkakataong makapagtanong. Ang Negosyo Center ay isang “one-stop-shop” ng mga serbisyong pamahalaan upang mapaunlad ang mga maliliit na negosyante […]

Marine Le Pen hails Brexit, calls for French referendum

PARIS, France (AFP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Friday hailed Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and called for a similar referendum in France. “Victory for Freedom! As I have been asking for years we must now have the same referendum in France and EU countries,” the National Front (FN) leader tweeted. The eurosceptic, anti-immigration FN has accused the EU of suffering a “democratic deficit” and has long urged all members […]