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Iglesia Ni Cristo, first Phl organization to conduct relief distribution to Japan quake victims
(Eagle News) –The Iglesia Ni Cristo has extended its assistance to the quake-affected regions, particularly in the island of Kysuhu, becoming the first from the Philippines to reach the area to help quake victims in Kumamoto. Aside from cash donations, INC volunteers distributed 5,500 emergency relief packages consisting of bottled water, canned goods, noodles, cookies, coffee, tea, toiletries and diapers in three sites in the town of Mashiki which was near the epicenter of […]
Former Chief Justice Renato Corona passes away
Former Chief Justice Renato Tirso Antonio C. Corona died of cardiac arrest Friday morning (April 29). He was 67. The Supreme Court Public Information Office (SC-PIO) announced on Twitter that Corona’s family informed them of of the demise. Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno directed that the flags at the SC and all courts nationwide be flown at half-staff to mourn Corona’s passing. SC- PIO said that the viewing of Corona’s remains will start […]
Venezuela opposition claims million signatures against president
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s opposition tried to sack the food minister Thursday for shortages in the crisis-hit country and claimed a million people backed its call for a referendum to remove the president. President Nicolas Maduro promptly rejected the demand, the latest offensive in the battle to replace the government over a crisis that has families queuing up for food rations. “We are facing the worst food emergency in Venezuela’s […]
Large parts of Barrier Reef dead in 20 years: scientists
SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) — Large parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be dead within 20 years as climate change drives mass coral bleaching, scientists warned Friday. The World Heritage-listed reef is currently suffering its worst bleaching in recorded history with 93 percent of corals affected due to warming sea temperatures. Experts from the government-backed ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science said in a study that if greenhouse gases keep rising, similar […]
UN Security Council readies N. Korea missile test reply
by Carole Landry with Jung Ha-Won in Seoul UNITED NATION ,United States (AFP) — UN Security Council diplomats on Thursday warned North Korea to expect a response after Pyongyang’s repeated failed attempts to test-fire a powerful ballistic missile, the latest defiance of UN resolutions. At the request of the United States, the council held urgent closed-door consultations after North Korea’s unsuccessful launch earlier in the day of two medium-range missiles, as fears grew that the […]
Former US House speaker: Cruz is ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Former US House speaker John Boehner, who stepped down last year, let fly with a stunning critique of fellow Republican and 2016 presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, labeling him the devil incarnate. “Lucifer in the flesh” is how the ever-blunt Republican heavyweight described the Texas senator, who is struggling to block billionaire Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Stanford Daily newspaper. “I have Democrat friends […]
Obama defends economic legacy, rebukes ‘fantasy’ Republicans
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — In the twilight of his presidency, Barack Obama has moved to defend his economic legacy and handling of the 2008 crisis, saying the financial system is now “substantially more stable.” Obama, in an interview published Thursday in The New York Times Magazine, also dismissed the “fantasy” economic platforms of Republican presidential candidates vying to succeed him at the November general election. The financial sector “is bigger, absorbs more resources […]
US, UN condemn Syria hospital bombing in war-ravaged Aleppo
by Karam al-Masri with Rim Haddad in Damascus ALEPPO , Syria (AFP) — The United States and the United Nations Thursday condemned an air strike on a hospital in Syria’s Aleppo, with Washington demanding that Russia restrain its Syrian ally. UN officials also voiced alarm at the “catastrophic deterioration” of the situation in Syria and appealed on world powers to salvage a February 27 truce. But in Aleppo on Thursday, fighting between rebels and regime […]
Man in ‘panda suit’ shot in TV station standoff: US report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — A man wearing what appeared to be a full-body bear costume threatened to blow up a local Fox TV station in the US city of Baltimore Thursday before being shot by police, the network reported. Fox45’s website showed images of the suspect, who claimed to have a bomb, seated inside the premises of the station, which was evacuated during the standoff. The Baltimore, Maryland station, also known locally as […]
Isinagawang paghahanda para sa Lingap-Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Tondo, Manila
Ilang araw pa lamang bago ang isasagawang Lingap-Pamamahayag ay marami na ang nakipagkaisang mga kapatid sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa isinagawang paghahanda ng goody bags at iba pang ipapamahagi sa gagawing malaking socio-sibikong aktibidad sa Tondo, Maynila. Hindi matatawaran ang kasipagan ng mga kapatid, bagama’t pagod na sa isinagawang paghahanda ay bakas pa rin sa kanilang mga ngiti ang saya, pagkagalak at tuwa. Ang nasabing Lingap-Pamamahayag ay may layuning matulungan ang ating mga kababayan lalo […]
600 kilos of Roman coins discovered in Spanish town
SEVILLE ,Spain (AFP) — Construction workers have found 600 kilos (1,300 pounds) of ancient Roman coins while carrying out routine work on water pipes in southern Spain, local officials said Thursday. “It is a unique collection and there are very few similar cases,” Ana Navarro, head of Seville’s Archeology Museum which is looking after the find, told a news conference. Dating back to the late third and early fourth centuries, the bronze coins were found […]
