President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China started his two-day State Visit to the Philippines with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park in the City of Manila on November 20, 2018. From Rizal Park, the Chinese President shall be accorded with an official welcome ceremony by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Kalayaan Grounds in Malacañang.
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Former MMDA chair Francis Tolentino participates in the EBC Family Fun Run
(Eagle News) — Former Metropolitan Manila Development chair and now Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Francis Tolentino also participated in the EBC Family Fun Run at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan. (Photo courtesy of Meanne Corvera)
News in Photos: Southeast Asian leaders pose for a family photo at the opening ceremony of 33rd ASEAN summit
The Southeast Asian leaders posed for a family photo at the opening ceremony during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore on Tuesday, November 13.
#EBCphotojournalism: Smoke from multiple wildfires blankets California skies
CALIFORNIA, United States (Eagle News) — Wildfires from one end of California to the other has filled the state’s skies with smoke and caused thousands to evacuate from their home. Images from Southern California wildfires Images from Northern California wildfires (Eagle News Service)
#EBCphotojournalism: Santa Rosa Valley wildfire burns in Southern California
SANTA ROSA Valley, CA (Eagle News) — The Santa Rosa Valley fire burns in the hills of Ventura County in Southern California. Smoke could be seen by motorists traveling on Highway 101. Multiple wildfires erupted throughout the state today. (Eagle News Service)
New in Photos: The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange
(Eagle News) — The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), the country’s first landport is now open to commuters on Monday, November 5. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Service Earlo Bringas)
Car crash causes roadblocks in Edmonton
EDMONTON, Alberta (Eagle News) — A car collision on the corner of 94th street and 137th avenue involving two cars has caused roadblocks. According to sources, the collision was caused by cars trying to beat the red light. There were no fatalities and everyone involved has been taken to the hospital. (Jonah Lopez, EBC Edmonton Correspondent, Eagle News Service)
In photos: Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) leaves trail of destruction in Northern Luzon
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Rosita, with international name Yutu, pummeled Luzon, with the northern part, at the receiving end of most of its wrath as the typhoon made landfall in Isabela and exited La Union Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction. Entire roofs were ripped off. Trees were felled like matchsticks. Steel structures were bent and warped Signboards were blown over. And even gasoline stations were no match to the strong winds with gusts […]
President Duterte holds closed-door meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had a closed-door meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on Monday, Oct. 29. The President met the Chinese Foreign Minister who paid him a courtesy call in Davao City to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting last for more than an hour. In his remarks, President Duterte […]
In photos: Search teams recover personal items, wreckage from site of Indonesian plane crash
Various personal items and wreckage were recovered at the site of the Indonesian Lion Air jet which plunged into the Java Sea minutes after it took off from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Divers also recovered some of the bodies of the victims as search and rescue operational director feared that all the 189 passengers and crew aboard the plane did not survive the crash Monday morning, October 29. “My prediction is that nobody survived […]
Prince Harry, Meghan get traditional Maori welcome in Wellington, receive rock star reception
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Wellington Sunday to a traditional Maori welcome, an official reception disrupted by a fire alarm and a rock star reception during a public walkabout. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on the last leg of a 16-day, four-nation tour which was timed to coincide with the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney. They flew in from Sydney on a Royal New Zealand Air […]
In photos: INC holds Aid to Humanity in Vanuatu