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President Benigno S. Aquino III, during his meeting with members of the House of Representatives in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, appealed for the immediate passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., who was present during the meeting, said President Aquino called on lawmakers to “seize the historic opportunity” of enacting the BBL and laying the foundations for long-term peace. The proposed BBL, once enacted into law, will pave the way […]
Actor Alec Baldwin said on Tuesday (December 7) the leaders of rich countries should take responsibility to help finance clean energy projects not only in their own countries. “I think that the thing I’m most interested in is seeing the leaders from the most developed countries accept the responsibility that not only do they need to be spending billions upon billions of dollars over the next 10-15 years, a trillion dollars easily over the next […]
The United Nation authorities will take measures to protect the stranded refugees and immigrants on the Greek border with Macedonia as Iranian refugees’ protest against the border closure continues. Thousands of refugees and immigrants continued arriving at the Greek-Macedonia border despite that border police may clear the area of anyone not from Iran, Syria or Afghanistan. But most of the immigrants said they were not seeking opportunities in Europe, they were fleeing from the persecution. […]
California Muslims on Tuesday (December 8) rejected a proposal by Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling his comments undemocratic and dangerous. On Monday (December 7), Trump called for blocking Muslims, including would-be immigrants, students, tourists and other visitors, from entering the country following last week’s California shooting spree by two Muslims who authorities said were radicalized. It was the most dramatic response by a presidential candidate following […]
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday. “The U.S. is conducting a serious review of the reported incident,” Power told reporters after a meeting of the Security Council on unrelated issues. She added that if Washington confirmed the reports that Iran tested a medium-range ballistic missile […]
Crude prices found at least temporary support early on Wednesday after the dollar weakened and China’s commodity imports came out surprisingly strong, but oversupply means prices are expected to remain low for some time. U.S. crude futures were at $38.11 per barrel at 0048 GMT (7:48 a.m. EST), up 60 cents from their last settlement. Traders said the recovery on Wednesday was largely a result of short covering, a dip in the dollar which makes […]
(Reuters) — Global warming has not paused, but more research is needed to understand the level that might cause tipping points or irreversible damage to the earth’s climate system, the chair of the U.N. panel of climate scientists told Reuters on Tuesday (December 8). In 2013, the panel reported a slowdown or “hiatus” in warming since about 1998, despite rising man-made emissions of greenhouse gases, heartening skeptics who said the risks of climate change […]
World number five tennis player Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday (December 8) that he is feeling good after a mixed season and is ready for the start of the 2016 season. Speaking after his Indian Aces team were defeated by the Philippine Mavericks in the International Premier League Tennis (IPTL) in Manila, Nadal said he could look back on the end of the 2015 season with pride and that he was looking forward to the […]
(Reuters) — Qualcomm hit with yet another investigation. The European Commission filed antitrust charges Tuesday against the mobile chipmaker that supplies Apple, among others. It made two accusations: one, that Qualcomm might have illegally paid a big customer for exclusively using its chipsets, and two, sold chipsets below cost with the aim of forcing out competitors. What’s more, Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has just launched an investigation into whether the chipmaker’s patent licensing arrangements violate […]
California Muslims on Tuesday (December 8) rejected a proposal by Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling his comments undemocratic and dangerous. On Monday (December 7), Trump called for blocking Muslims, including would-be immigrants, students, tourists and other visitors, from entering the country following last week’s California shooting spree by two Muslims who authorities said were radicalized. It was the most dramatic response by a presidential candidate following […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) recently consecrated a new house of worship in Leyte, bringing to 540 the number of houses of worship built from January to November this year (2015) alone. INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, officiated at the special worship service on Nov. 27 in Sitio New Era, Barangay Langit in Alang-alang, Leyte where the 400-seater house of worship of the New Era local congregation is located. […]
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday (December 9) called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States in the most dramatic response by a candidate yet to last week’s shooting spree by two Muslims who the FBI said were radicalized. We have no choice,” Trump said at a rally in South Carolina, warning of more Sept. 11-style attacks if stern measures are not taken. In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Trump told a rally […]
