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SHIMLA , India (AFP) — Forest fires raging in India’s Himalayan region crept perilously close to a famous British-era railway track Tuesday, as panicked residents fought off blazes threatening to engulf their homes. Dubbed the “toy train” and dotted with tiny wooden stations, the narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla railway in Himachal Pradesh state is a UNESCO world heritage site attracting thousands of tourists each year. “Our gangmen are keeping watch over the fires and dousing the flames […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) Tuesday 5/3/2016 – The Singapore government on Tuesday announced the arrest of eight Bangladeshi men who allegedly plotted terror attacks, including assassinations, back home to establish an Islamic state. The suspects were arrested under the tough Internal Security Act in April and had originally planned to go to Syria to join the Islamic State group, the Singapore home ministry said. Items seized included bomb-making manuals, and a list of government and military officials targeted for […]
MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has assured the continuing support of the Department and its attached agencies to the National Anti-Drug Plan of Action (NADPA) 2015-2020 which President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered for implementation and institutionalization. NADPA is the blueprint that describes the strategies and programs to be undertaken by the government in achieving a drug-resistant and eventually a drug-free Philippines. […]
MANILA, May 3 – Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto today called on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to work double time and live up to its commitment to provide free broadband internet access in 12 regions beginning next month. “I expect the DOST to abide by their commitment. The government’s free Wi-Fi project must roll out and be operational next month in time for the opening of classes this school year,” said Recto, who […]
An ‘in-depth’ article was published by an online-only paper (clue: it starts and ends with the letter ‘R’), with the title posing this question: Will scandals erode Iglesia Ni Cristo vote? My answer: Definitely NOT! The said article wrongly assumes that the recent moves of expelled INC members gained traction and influenced the majority of the Church membership. Citing as one of their proofs of such influence is the ‘small’ crowd in the recent protest […]
Nakasama natin ngayong umaga dito sa Pambansang Almusal si Tantin Meneses na isa ring youtube sensation na nagpapatunay na ang trabahong panlalaki ay kaya rin ng mga kababaihan.
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s withdrawal of Php 200 million from his alleged account in the Bank of the Philippine Islands will be discovered once Duterte shows his statement of accounts, which is the reason why Duterte is intentionally not releasing his BPI statement of account. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BEIRUT , Lebanon (AFP) — Heavy air strikes throughout the night on the Islamic State group’s de facto Syria capital Raqa killed at least 13 civilians and five jihadists, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had no immediate word on whether the strikes were carried out by the Damascus regime, its ally Moscow or the US-led coalition battling IS. “Raqa has not been targeted by air raids of this […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Barack Obama of the United States of America will not apologize to Japan for the US bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Obama is set to visit Japan this month for a Group of Seven meeting and part of his itinerary is a visit to Hiroshima. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In an exclusive interview with Weng Dela Fuente of the program “Liwanagin Natin”, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., declared his belief that the Vice-President can do more for the country, whoever wins the President. He said that there is no need to totally agree with each other and that he will not be a mere “spare tire” if he ever wins the position of the Vice-President. Senator Marcos consistently held the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Energy assured the public that there will be an ample supply of electricity for the polling precincts during the national and local elections, except certain portions of Visayas and MIndanao, which will experience rotating brown-outs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/HYq4HOWYBMA
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Indonesian government stands firm that it will not pay ransom in exchange for the four Indonesian captives held by the Abu Sayyaf Group and will exert all diplomatic efforts to secure their release, like what was done to the ten other Indonesian prisoners. Aside from the four Indonesians, the Abu Sayyaf also holds four Malaysians, a Japanese, a Canadian, a Norwegian and a Filipina. https://youtu.be/ZLZX_6Zag8M
