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(Eagle News) — People opted to stay outside their homes, and for the injured people –even outside hospitals — after the 6.6 magnitude quake that hit Mindanao. Aftershocks continued to rock areas of Mindanao, including the epicenter of the Oct. 29 quake in Tulunan, Cotabato on Thursday, Oct. 31. Phivolcs had recorded hundreds of aftershocks since Tuesday, and there are no signs that it would abate. People set up tents outside their homes where […]
(Eagle News) — In these photos from the Digos City Philippine National Police (PNP), the Cor Jesu College building is seen with severe damages after the successive quakes to hit Mindanao this month, the most recent of which was on Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2019 when Tulunan, Cotabato was hit by a magnitude 6.6 quake. The tremor was felt in various intensities in other areas in Mindanao, even as more than 200 aftershocks continue […]
(Eagle News) — A third case of polio since over a decade has been recorded in the Philippines. The Department of Health said the case involved a four-year-old female from Datu Piang, Maguindanao who did not receive any dose of the oral polio vaccine. The DOH said the case was initially reported as a case of acute flaccid paralysis after consultation at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center. In September, the DOH declared a polio outbreak […]
(Eagle News) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit the country soon after accepting President Rodrigo Duterte’s invitation for him to come to the Philippines, according to Russia’s ambassador to the country. Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said the visit of President Putin would be arranged “as soon as possible.” “President Duterte officially invited President Putin to visit the Philippines. So the invitation of President Duterte was accepted by President […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, signed four bilateral agreements covering maritime domain, security, tourism, science and technology, and culture on Friday, October 16, during the five-day state visit in the country of the Indian leader. The state visit of the 74-year old Indian President was significant as the Philippines and India celebrated 70 years of diplomatic relations. Kovind said that the signed bilateral agreements “would further […]
(Eagle News) — Outgoing Ambassador and Consul General of the Republic of Panama to the Philippines, H.E. Rolando A. Guevara Alvarado, led a forum at the New Era University auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after his courtesy call to the Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. The Ambassador expressed not only his gratitude towards the NEU students and its faculty members, but also expressed his hope […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the Department of Energy to be more transparent about its nuclear agenda. Gatchalian issued the statement following reports the Philippines and Russia signed a deal on exploring the possible construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, and as the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee, which he chairs, examined the DOE’s proposed ₱97 million budget allocation for the country’s nuclear program agenda. In making the call, Gatchalian noted […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Department of Labor and Employment is now working on a bilateral agreement with Russia to address the concerns of the many undocumented Filipinos in that country. There are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia, most of them undocumented, according to Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta. Duterte said he raised the problems of the many overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lacked documentation with Russian President Vladimir […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on the last day of his 5-day visit to Russia. The MGIMO is considered the most elite university in Russia and is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian government. The Moscow university hosted a solemn university ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the granting of the honorary doctorate degree […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine and Russian companies have signed $12.57 million in deals during President Rodrigo Duterte’s second trip there. In a statement on Saturday, Oct. 5, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the deals included a memorandum of agreement, five memoranda of understanding, two memoranda of intent, and two distributorship agreements. He said among the deals signed was an intention to “jointly explore the prospects of cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants,” a “cooperation of […]
(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Russia, Emy Coloma, Russian student Maria Plume who is studying the Filipino language at the Moscow State University expresses her admiration for the Philippines and how she is glad that the Philippines and Russia are strengthening bilateral relations. Plume was interviewed by Eagle News Service in Russia at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow after the Philippine Cultural Gala Performance attended by […]
