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(Eagle News) — Philippine government forces continued to battle Islamist militants in Marawi City as intelligence reports revealed that the Maute group had been reinforced not only by Abu Sayyaf rebels, but from other terror elements in Mindanao. Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said that the Islamist militants were under the leadership of Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the kidnapping-for-ransom gang Abu Sayyaf that is also believed to have only a few hundred gunmen […]
(Eagle News) — In this video interview of President Rodrigo Duterte by blogger and now Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, he tells fellow Filipinos to not be too scared, as he is coming home to Manila from Russia later today to deal harshly with the Maute terrorists who had sown fear in Marawi City. He said he had been forced to declare martial law in Mindanao because of these recent terrorist activities of the […]
People react online after 22 people have been killed in a suspected terrorist attack during a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in the northwest English city of Manchester.
President Rody Duterte delivered his departure statement at the Davao International Airport as he embarks on an official visit to the Russian Federation on Monday, May 22. The President will be in Russia from May 22-26, 2017 and is set to attend a series of events in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, May 18, led the oath of office of former Senator Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano as the new Foreign Affairs Secretary. The oath-taking was held at the Presidential Guesthouse in Panacan, Davao City. Secretary Cayetano’s appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 17. He succeeded Enrique Manalo, who was appointed officer in charge of the department. This was after the appointment of his predecessor, Perfecto Yasay, […]
(Eagle News) – “He can go ahead. He’s free to do it. This is a democracy.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte reacted to questions on the threat of Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano to bring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) his impeachment complaint against him, after it had been junked by majority of the House committee on Justice for “insufficiency in substance.” “Look, I was investigated by the Human Rights (commission) when Delilah (senator […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after his official visits to Cambodia, Hong Kong and China, saying that he is now more convinced that the future of the country lies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Asian cooperation. “I am glad to be back,” he said upon arriving around 3 a.m. on Tuesday from his trip in Beijing, China where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping […]
BORNEO, Indonesia (AFP) — A rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island is recovering well according to its veterinarian. This was after it was saved last month from villagers who had been keeping her in a cage. https://youtu.be/7HgoAZBCzCM
Several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official delegation on Thursday, May 11, held a joint Cabinet presentation and press conference on ‘DuterteNomics’ before the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) 2017 at the Sokha Hotel in Cambodia. The term ‘DuterteNomics’ refers to the socio-economic agenda of the current administration that aims to widen the country’s economic reach and uplift the quality of lives of the Filipino […]
President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport to commence his visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Christopher Montero led the Embassy officers and staff in welcoming the President and the rest of the country’s delegation. The Chief Executive is set to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) together with more than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society and media. […]
A Mexican who weighs more than half a ton gets ready to receive surgery to lose weight.
The newly appointed Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu takes an oath during the 15th Cabinet Meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room in Malacañang on Monday, May 8, 2017. https://youtu.be/N8uBte3MSks
