SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) — An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday over an alleged “imminent” terror plot, as police raided properties in Melbourne in a separate counter-terrorism operation, officials said. Australian Federal Police claimed the teenager was scouting possible sites in Sydney to undertake an attack while at the same time trying to acquire a firearm. In February he had been stopped at Sydney airport as he attempted to leave for Syria, […]
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China threats, popular hopes pour pressure on Taiwan’s Tsai
by Amber WANG TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) — When Tsai Ing-wen takes office as Taiwan’s president Friday she steps onto a tightrope between voter dreams of national pride and a Beijing that wants the island on a short leash. Tsai’s election victory reflected public desire for a president who would put self-ruling Taiwan first, not “sell out” to China, which still sees the island as part of its territory. Her political message revolves around the […]
Pamamahagi ng polyeto sa San Jose, Leyte East
SAN Jose, Leyte East — Sa isinagawang dalawang araw na pamamahagi ng polyeto sa buong mundo ng mga Iglesia Ni Cristo noong Mayo 14 at Mayo 15 ay isang pari sa San Jose Parish Church na si Ginoong Erby Lajara ng San Jose, Leyte East ang nabigyan nito. (Photo courtesy of Brother GV of San Jose, Leyte East)
NBA: Oklahoma City stun Warriors to take finals lead
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook inspired a second-half fightback as the Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to beat the Golden State Warriors 108-102 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday. Westbrook poured on 27 points as the Thunder overturned a 60-47 halftime deficit to snatch victory in a pulsating clash between two of the most potent attacking units in the NBA. Westbrook also chipped in with 12 […]
Mga kaso ni ex-CJ Corona, ibinasura ng Court of Appeals
Tuluyan nang ibinasura ng Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) ang dalawa sa mga kaso ni dating Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Renato Corona. Ito’y dahil pumanaw na noong Abril 29 ang dating punong mahistrado sa edad na 67 dahil sa cardiac arrest. Ayon sa korte, hindi na maaaring idiin ang isang akusado kung ito ay pumanaw na dahil hindi na nito maipagtatanggol ang sarili. Nag-ugat ang mga kaso ni Corona sa umano’y mga hindi nito […]
IS has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagon
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — The Islamic State group has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, including almost half of what it had once held in Iraq. The Defense Department had previously estimated that IS fighters had lost control of about 40 percent of the territory they claimed in Iraq and about 10 percent of the land they held in Syria. Those tallies had gone up […]
3 opisyal ng PNP, pinagpipilian para maging PNP Chief
INIHAYAG ni President-elect Rodrigo Duterte na nakipagpulong na siya sa tatlong opisyal ng Philippine National Police na pinagpipilian niyang italaga bilang susunod na pinuno ng pambansang pulisya. Kasama sa kanyang mga kinausap si Police Chief Superintendent Ramon Apolinario na kasalukuyang office-in-charge ng Mimaropa Police, Police Senior Superintendent Rene Aspera na siyang Chief of Staff ng PNP anti- kidnapping group, at ang sinibak na brigade commander ng PNP Reactionary Standby Support Force na si Police Chief […]
Mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lalawigan ng Camarines Norte, aktibong nakiisa sa Worldwide Distribution of Pamphlets
Daet, Camarines Norte (Eagle News)– Masaya at aktibong nakipagkaisa ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) sa 12 bayan ng lalawigan ng Camarines Norte kaugnay ng WorldWide Distribution of Pamphlets na inilunsad ng Pamamahala na isinagawa nitong Mayo 14 at 15, 2016 Sa naturang aktibidad ay naging matagumpay sa kabila ng init ng araw, layo ng mga binisitang barangay at mga purok, at mga kaparaanan kung paano makakarating sa lugar maipamahagi lang ang mga […]
Obama Hiroshima trip stirs debate on Truman’s fateful choice
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima next week has reignited an emotive debate over former US president Harry Truman’s epoch-making decision to drop the first atomic bomb. On April 25, 1945, thirteen days after Franklin Roosevelt’s death thrust Truman into the White House, the strained new commander-in-chief got a startling top secret briefing. “Within four months we shall in all probability have completed the most terrible weapon […]
Mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan sa lalawigan ng Camarines Norte, inihayag ang mga plano at programa kaugnay ng El Niño phenomenon
DAET, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) – Inihayag ng mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan ang kanilang mga plano at programa kaugnay sa epekto ng nararanasang El Niño sa isinagawang pagpupulong kamakailan. Ito ay mga ahensiya ng National Food Authority (NFA), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), PENRO-DENR at Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg) ng pamahalaang panlalawigan. Ayon kay Provincial Manager Chona Brijuega ng NFA, sapat ang suplay ng bigas ng […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Western Canada distribute pamphlets
Our brethren from Fort McMurray, Alberta, District of Western Canada, all fresh survivors of the fire that burned down their town two weeks ago. But inspite of their situation, they joyfully participated in the Worldwide Distribution of Pamphlets. They have proven that whatever their condition in lives may be, they will remain ONE WITH EVM -Brother Elmer G. Miranda, EBC International Coordinator for Western Canada.
2nd Pineapple Harvest Festival, isinagawa sa bayan ng Daet sa lalawigan ng Camarines Norte
Daet, Camarines Norte (Eagle News)- Muling isinagawa sa Camarines Norte Lowland Rainfed Research Station sa Calasgasan, Daet ang Pineapple Harvest Festival kamakailan. Ito ay pinangunahan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) at Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Si Dr. Juan Romeo Nereus O. Acosta, Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection ang siyang naging panauhing pandangal. Kasama rin sa mga panauhin sina Dr. Vivencio Mamaril – Supervising Agriculturist BPI, Dr. Edgar R. Madrid- RTD for Research and Regulation DA […]
