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QUEZON City, Philippines – Both Canda and Norway appealed to the Philippines to quickly apprehend the Abu Sayyaf after said group beheaded one of the Canadian nationals that it held captive. According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Norweigian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, they are coordinating with the Philippine government in order to free the remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf. Trudeau added that the Canadian government will not stop until justice is served […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines dispelled the belief that the beheading of the Canadian national John Ridsdel last Monday in Sulu will lead to other countries to pay ransom to the Abu Sayyaf. The AFP reiterated its stance of discouraging the payment of ransom as such will encourage the ASG to continue with its terrorist activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – It is possible that the Philippine National Police may declare full alert status anytime soon. According to PNP Chief Police Director General Ricardo Marquez, aside from the upcoming elections on May 9, the PNP is also considering the May 1 Labor Day holiday. Marquez added that if ever the PNP declares full alert status before May 1, such will continue until the election, which means that there will no longer be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Chairman Andres Bonifacio of the Commission on Elections announced that they will no longer push through with the planned mall voting because of problems encountered when the COMELEC started transferring poll places to the mall. In a new vote taken by the COMELEC en banc regarding the issue, the proposal was finally discontinued with a vote of 4-3. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections gave a timeline of events to the investigating task force regarding the hacking of the official website of the COMELEC. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, the submission of the timeline aims for the quick resolution of the incident to ensure the safety of voters. The Department of Justice is also coordinating with different government agencies and the United States government in order to find out what […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections announced the start of the local absentee voting today, April 27 and will last until April 29, Friday. According to the COMELEC, the 25, 000 individuals approved can now vote before the May 9 elections. This includes government officials and employees, police and members of the armed forces as well as members of the media that are registered voters but cannot vote on the actual day of […]
MANILA,Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Wednesday to launch a military assault aimed at “neutralising” Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants who beheaded a Canadian hostage and are holding more than 20 other foreigners. “Casualties are to be expected. But what has to be of utmost importance is neutralising the criminal activities of the ASG,” Aquino said in a statement, referring to the Abu Sayyaf by a commonly used acronym. Aquino released the statement after the […]
WASHINGTON,United States (AFP) — Longtime Chinese human rights champion and former political prisoner Harry Wu, who advocated on behalf of those in brutal forced labor camps, has died at age 79, according to his research foundation. Wu died Tuesday morning while vacationing in Honduras with friends, the Laogai Research Foundation said in a statement. He founded the organization in 1992 to analyze and raise awareness about China’s “laogai” or forced labor detention centers, which began […]
LONDON,United Kingdom (AFP) — Britons would be less well off if they voted to leave the European Union than if they stayed, the head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. “Brexit is like a tax. It is the equivalent to roughly missing out on about one month’s income within four years,” secretary general Angel Gurria told BBC radio ahead of the publication of an OECD report into Brexit. © […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights recorded 52 cases of poll-related violence from January to April. According to Atty. Gemma Paruhinog, Officer-in-Charge of Human Resources Policy Office, this includes 14 cases of homicide, harassment, frustrated and attempted murder. The CHR is also waiting for 49 more cases to be reported by its regional offices. https://youtu.be/tNsUU8Wm900
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared May 9 as a special public non-working holiday, a Palace official announced on Wednesday. “President Aquino signed Proclamation No. 1254 on Monday (April 25), declaring May 9, as a Special Public (Non-Working) Holiday throughout the country to enable the entire citizenry to participate in the national elections and to properly exercise their right of suffrage,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement. Malacañang […]
Dumating na sa Subic Port ang isa sa pinakamaliking barko ng Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Layunin nitong mapatatag pa ang maritime relationship sa pagitan ng Japan at Philippine Navy at maisulong ang kapayapaan at magandang ugnayan sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa. (Eagle news, Sandy Pajarillo)
