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PARIS , France (AFP) — Argentina remain top as the Philippines reached new heights in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. With no international matches in April all teams in the top 50 held their positions. The Philippines, meanwhile, may have failed to advance to the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers for the AFC region, but the Azkals moved up one spot to their best-ever position of 115th. FIFA Rankings as […]
BEIRUT , Lebanon (AFP) — A double bomb attack on Thursday in central Syria killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 40 others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. State television reported that at least six people were killed and 28 seriously wounded in the suicide attack and car bombing in a square in Mukharram al-Fawqani in Homs province. The area, controlled by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, is located between the cities of […]
by Ferdinandh Cabrera SHARIFF AGUAK,Philippines (AFP) — Walking off stage after a rock star-like performance and rapturous crowd reaction, Sajid Ampatuan oozes confidence that he will be elected mayor of a southern Philippine town despite facing charges of mass murder. Ampatuan is among a bewildering array of politicians accused or convicted of major crimes who are running for office in Monday’s national elections, deepening concerns over a “culture of impunity” in the Philippines where powerful figures […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian stock markets moved cautiously Thursday as worries over the global economy sap confidence but the dollar held the previous day’s gains and oil prices extended a rally. A disappointing set of readings and announcements from the world’s biggest economies over the past week have cast a pall over stock markets, reversing recent gains that were fuelled by hopes a recovery was taking hold. New York provided another negative lead, […]
JERUSALEM , Israel (AFP) — Israeli air strikes hit four Hamas sites in Gaza Wednesday night, the military said, following air raids earlier in the day as tensions flared along the border of the Palestinian territory. “Overnight, in response to the ongoing attacks against Israeli forces, an IAF aircraft targeted four Hamas terrorist infrastructure sites in the northern Gaza Strip,” the military said in a statement. The Israeli army hit five Hamas operated sites earlier […]
Lubos na nagkaisa para sa International Evangelical Mission on Air at Online ang mga mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Kowloon, Hong Kong.
BEIJING , China (AFP) — One of China’s top folk singers is rocking her away across disputed territory in the South China Sea, serenading hundreds of troops and construction workers stationed there, Chinese media reported Thursday. Song Zuying, who has performed with the likes of Canadian superstar Celine Dion, is part of an all-singing, all-dancing People’s Liberation Army (PLA) entertainment tour of the Spratly Islands, reports said. Footage of the troupe’s performance broadcast on Chinese […]
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines cannot ensure that there will be an ample supply of electricity on election day. According to NGCP spokesperson, Cynthia Alabanza, the main reason is that the NGCP cannot guarantee that there will be no groups attacking their power lines. https://youtu.be/P6NWBky8gBU
QUEZON City, Philippines – Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez continues to reiterate his position that the Philippines is not ready for another storm of the same level as that of “Yolanda” which is the reason why he is adamant in proposing the creation of a Department of Disaster Preparedness which will be more effective compared to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council which is a mere coordinating agency.
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Alliance of Health Workers Union set a protest action for Health Workers’ Day in a show of support for the midwives and other health workers of the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital. There are plans to demolish several of the buildings of the hospital and may result in the loss of employment of the affected midwives and other health workers. https://youtu.be/wKzrRO009Fo
YOGYAKARTA , Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are to launch a joint patrol in their waters after a recent surge of kidnappings by a radical Islamic group, according to an agreement struck Thursday. The decision to patrol the Sulu and Celebes seas, which together form a key waterway between the three countries, comes just over a week after the southern Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf beheaded a Canadian captive. Abu Sayyaf gangs have earned […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Casino junket operator Kim Wong once again returned money to the Anti-Money Laundering Council and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Wong returned Php 250 million which is part of the Php 450 million that Wong promised to return. This is the fourth time that Wong returned money in order to recover the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank.
