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QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of Senator Bongbong Marcos proposed to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte the formation of an investigating committee to look into the issue of under-vote in the vice-presidential race. The Marcos camp will also file an electoral complaint within 30 days after the proclamation of incoming Vice President Leni Robredo. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Kalibo International Airport grabbed the 3rd spot as the most busiest gateway of the Philippines for foreign visitors.The airport recorded 52, 903 visitors or 10.4% of the total foreign visitors that went to the Philippines last March. Kalibo is one of the most visited spot in the Philippines due to Boracay. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — After the proclamation of the President and Vice-President, the ballot boxes containing the Certificate of Canvass and the Election Returns were returned from the Congress to the Commission on Elections. The security of the Congress re-examined each boxes before being returned to the COMELEC where it will be archived. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines — Both Houses of Congress has officially declared Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte to be the President-elect and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo as Vice President-elect. But Duterte was not able to attend the high-profile event. A joint session of the House of Representatives and the senate in manila endorsed the official count of the ballots, which saw Duterte win by more than six million votes. Duterte declined to attend, remaining instead in his southern […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Food and Drug Administration warned the public against fake hepatitis C medicines which came from Alexandria, Egypt. Any who will be caught selling will be charged with violation of the Food and Drug Act of 2009. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) 5/31/2016 – Embattled German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday that it was satisfied with business in the first quarter, despite falling sales and profits, and it would stick to its targets for the whole year. “The VW group put in a solid performance in the first three months,” the statement said. “In view of the many challenges we’re currently facing, we’re satisfied overall with the start we made into what will undoubtedly be a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Former Civil Service Commission Chairman Francisco Duque III sees no problem with President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s statement saying that his working hours will start at 1 in the afternoon. Duque added that, in truth, the President’s job is 24 hours and that Duterte should be given the opportunity to adjust to his new position. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) — The Taliban killed at least 16 people and kidnapped dozens of others on Tuesday after pulling them from buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, in the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week. The Taliban have so far not commented on the incident in Aliabad district in the volatile province of Kunduz, where the insurgents briefly overran the provincial capital in a stunning military victory last year. “The […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte denied allegations that the reason why Duterte did not attend the proclamation was because he don’t want to be in the same area with Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. According to incoming Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, even before it became clear that Robredo will win the vice-presidency, Duterte already made known his intentions that he will not attend his proclamation. In his 30 years of […]
(Reuters) — The remains of 32 fallen Australian soldiers, many of whom were casualties of the Vietnam war, were repatriated from Malaysia on Tuesday (May 31) in one of the largest such exercises in Australia’s history. The remains of Australian servicemen buried at Malaysia’s Terendak Military Cemetery were handed over to Australian officials during a repatriation ceremony held at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Subang. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission […]
(Eagle News) — Hundreds of families from the B’laan Tribe in South Cotabato were the latest beneficiaries of a housing and eco-farming project of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. No less than the Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo conducted a pastoral visit in Cotabato South East, in the Barangay of Danlag, one of the farthest barangays or villages in the municipality of Tampakan. The Executive Minister also inaugurated the new housing […]
(Eagle News) — A 6.1 magnitude quake shook northeast Taiwan, with its epicenter located 57.2 miles or 92 kilometers east northeast of Keelung, Taiwan, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck 1:23 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, and was felt even in Taipei, the country’s capital, where tremors were felt in buildings. There were no immediate reports of damage. The previous quake that hit Taiwan happened on May 12, measuring 5.6 in […]
