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MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — Philippine communist rebel leader Jose Maria Sison has expressed hopes of ending nearly three decades in exile under the new presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, a potentially explosive homecoming opposed by senior military figures. Sison, 77, fled to Europe soon after peace talks failed in 1987 and has stayed abroad since, while one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies continued to claim thousands of lives. “I will return to the Philippines if Duterte […]
CLAVERIA, Cagayan — Nagsagawa ng isang clean up drive ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa kapaligiran ng bayan ng Claveria, Cagayan noong Mayo 11 na pinangunahan nina kapatid na Bernardino E. Sabado at Kapatid na Nanding Bautista. Sa kabila ng napakainit na panahon, hindi naging hadlang sa mga miyembro nito ang tumulong sa pagpapanatili ng isang malinis na kapaligiran, lalo na ang bayan ng Claveria. (Eagle News Correspondents Mclord Duyao, Dexter Daligcon)
Panoramic view sa isinagawang Lingap Pamamahayag – Lingap sa Mamayan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Quezon Convention Center.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, May 11 said that the four Indonesian sailors who had been held hostage in the southern Philippines have been released. “The release happened because of coordination between the governments of Indonesia and the Philippines,” Widodo told reporters at the presidential palace in Central Jakarta, adding that the four sailors were in good health. Ten other Indonesian hostages held by groups with suspected links to militant network […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has declared failure of elections in 11 municipalities in the country after voting did not push through last May 9, affecting 17,657 registered voters. COMELEC Resolution No. 10129 said there were a total of 52 clustered precincts from 11 towns, mostly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and eastern Visayas where no elections were held last Monday due to problems in the ballots and security […]
LOS ANGELES , United states (AFP) — The Solar Impulse 2 will resume its record-breaking quest Thursday to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel, with a flight from Arizona to Oklahoma. The experimental sun-powered plane, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, is set to take off from Phoenix at 3:00 am (1000 GMT). “After sustained efforts from the entire team, at the Mission Control Center and on the ground, we have found […]
MANILA, Philippines — Supporters of Vice Presidential Candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos on Wednesday morning (May 11) trooped to Luneta Park to protest alleged anomalies and cheating in the vote counting machines or VCM. Raquel Cascon, an Overseas Filipino Worker from Hong Kong claimed that most of the voters in the said were solid for Marcos. Protesters also said that they are ready to go to the streets — in a show of force — to […]
MAHARASHTRA, India (Reuters) — A laborer from the lower-caste Dalit community dug up a well after being denied permission to draw water from the well of an upper caste man in India’s western Maharashtra state. India is reeling under excruciating summers. Maharashtra is one of the worst hit states in the country which is facing its third straight drought this year. Amid the severe water crisis, when people from the lower-caste community in Nagpur district […]
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Thursday’s high-stakes meeting between Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders including House Speaker Paul Ryan marks a critical point in the billionaire’s presidential quest, with party grandees pressured to close ranks and support the presumptive nominee. Ryan, the top-ranked Republican currently elected to public office, dropped a bombshell and triggered soul-searching within a fractured party last week when he said he was “just not ready” to […]
TOKYO , Japan (AFP) — Nissan Motor confirmed Thursday it was in capital tie-up talks with scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors, as media reports said the deal would effectively be an acquisition that would create a mega-automotive group. The deal, if agreed, would create a firm that would rival global titans Toyota and Volkswagen in terms of sales volume, Japanese media said. “Nissan and Mitsubishi are discussing various matters including capital cooperation, but nothing has been decided,” […]
CANNES, France (Reuters) — “Trolls” stars Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick took to the stage in Cannes on Wednesday (May 11) to perform a duet of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’ which is featured in the yet to be released animated film. The actors were there at the Cannes Film Festival’s Palais for a screening of select footage from the film. The film, still in post-production, sees Timberlake playing cynical troll Branch, an outsider in an […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has denied it had a “Plan B,” referring to circulating reports on an alleged plan that would ensure that Liberal Party vice-presidential bet Leni Robredo would continue the Aquino government’s “agenda”. In a statement, the Palace claims it has no plans to impeach the winning president and install the Vice President who comes from the Liberal Party to continue its agenda. “Masyado yatang malawak na imahinasyon ang ginagamit sa ganyang mga […]
