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BEIJING , China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Monday to express “deep condolences” over the 50 people killed by a gunman in a Florida gay nightclub, officials said. Xi “expressed deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the American people” and “deep condolences” to the victims of the attack, the foreign ministry said on its website. He joined an international outpouring of sympathy over the worst mass shooting […]
ILIGAN City, Lanao, Philippines — Isa sa mga adhikain ng Iglesia ni Cristo ay makatulong upang mapangalagaan ang ating kalikasan. Kaya naman buong-pusong nakipagkaisa ang mga kaanib ng INC sa Lungsod ng Iligan, Lalawigan ng Lanao del Norte at Lanao del Sur sa isinagawang sama-samang tree planting noong Biyernes, Hunyo 10, 2016 sa Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City. Maaga pa lang ay nagtipon-tipon na ang mga kaanib ng INC na sumama sa nasabing aktibidad sa kapilya ng Iglesia […]
DAVAO Oriental, Philippines — Nagsagawa ng Palarong Pandistrito ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lalawigan ng Davao Oriental noong Biyernes, Hunyo 10, 2016. Dinaluhan ito ng daan – daang miyembro na mula pa sa iba’t-ibang mga lugar ng nasabing lalawigan. Ayon kay Bro. Genito Uriarte, District Supervising Minister ng Davao Oriental, isinasagawa nila ang ganitong katibidad taun- taon upang lalong mapaglapit ang loob ng bawat kaanib sa isa’t isa at mapaigting pa ang pag-iibigang magkakapatid. Naging matagumpay […]
PARIS , France (AFP) — The Eiffel Tower will be lit up Monday night in the red, white and blue of the US flag in solidarity with the victims of the shootings in Orlando, Paris city hall announced. City hall will also raise the Stars and Stripes and the rainbow flag of the gay community, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said, expressing her “compassion, solidarity and affection” for the American people after the massacre. On Monday, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tensions over trade and Chinese investment in a German robotics firm dominated Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Beijing Monday, with differences about steel and China’s future market status on display. China has been pressing the European Union to grant it “market economy” status this year, making it harder for the bloc to levy anti-dumping tariffs even as Beijing is accused of selling excess steel cheaply on world markets at the cost […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Outgoing Education Secretary Armin Luistro and Incoming Education Secretary Leonor Briones made the rounds of public schools on Monday, June 13, when school year 2016-2017 started. They also assured the public that everything is running smoothly for the start of the new school year, including the implementation of the K-12 program. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police chief Gen. Ronald Dela Rosa defended Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili of Batangas on his use of the “walk of shame” as a way to fight illegal drug pushing. According to Dela Rosa, although there may be human rights violations, the method used by Mayor Halili is proven effective in the fight against drugs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Education formed action centers to provide public assistance as the new school year starts. In this school year, the first batch of Grade 11 students will start trooping to schools as the senior high school program under K-12 is implemented. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/rw90nO7Lg1s
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III needs to sign the proposed Centenarian Act so it could be turned into law before he leaves office. The proposed act was endorsed to President Aquino after Congress approved their respective versions.Under the act, every Filipino, whether inside or outside the Philippines, who has reached the age of 100, will be honored by no less than the President and will receive a gift worth Php 100, […]
PUEBLA, Mexico (AFP)–Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on players and spectators at an amateur baseball game, authorities said. The attorney general’s office in the state of Puebla said the attack occurred Sunday in the town of Acatzingo, 170 kilometers (105 miles) from Mexico City. “According to witnesses, three vehicles arrived, the occupants dismounted and opened fire. They opened fire equally against players and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Navy is set to receive four more vessels as part of its program to strengthen its capability to protect the country’s territorial waters. According to Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, the Navy is still waiting for the arrival of two more frigates, another sea-lift strategic vessel as well as a cutter. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Filipino protesters said Monday that Chinese coastguard ships blocked and sprayed them with water as they sailed to a disputed South China Sea shoal to plant a Philippine flag for independence day. China claims most of the strategic and resources-rich sea and has controlled Scarborough Shoal, just 230 kilometres (145 miles) off the main Philippine island of Luzon, since a 2012 standoff with the Philippine Navy. The Kalayaan Atin Ito (Freedom […]
