Tag: Utrecht

Dutch flags on half-mast following deadly tram shooting that killed three people

(Eagle News) — Dutch flags on government buildings were flown at half-mast Tuesday, March 19, following the shooting on a tram in Utrecht on Monday, March 18, that left three people dead in what officials said was a possible terror attack. Prime Minister Rutte announced at a press conference how Monday’s attack in Utrecht was an “attack in the heart of our country.” “This is an attack in the heart of our country. Innocent people […]

DFA checking if Filipinos among those killed, injured in Utrecht tram attack

(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is still checking whether Filipinos were among those killed or injured in the shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in The Hague was currently coordinating with the Dutch police and the Dutch Foreign Ministry on developments. Ambassador Jaime Victor Ledda also told the DFA  the embassy was contacting Filipino community members in Utrecht and advising them to take the necessary precautions. “The […]

President Duterte dares CPP’s Sison to “come home”; calls NPA rebels “extortionists,” “kidnappers”

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte dared Jose Maria Sison, his former professor and founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to come home to the Philippines, leave the comfortable life he has in Utrecht, and fight the struggle he had lectured about here in his home country. The 72-year old Duterte called the 78-year old Sison “duwag” and “talawan,” the Filipino and Cebuano term respectively for “coward.” He said the […]

Gov’t panel members and communist leaders agree to resume peace talks in April

  (Eagle News) — The negotiating panels of both the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) agreed on Saturday (March 11) to resume peace talks in April and June this year, as both parties also agreed to “forge an interim bilateral ceasefire agreement” so that the talks could proceed. In a statement signed by the members of both parties’ negotiating panels in Utrecth, The Netherlands, the government and the NDF […]