Panahon na ngayon ng tag-ani ng palay sa Bayan ng Norala, South Cotabato. Ang Norala ay tinaguriang “Rice Bowl” ng South Cotabato.
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Albuera, Leyte Mayor Espinosa, nakakulong na sa Baybay City Sub-Provincial Jail
ALBUERA, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pagkatapos na mabasahan nitong Miyerkules, October 5, 2016 ng sakdal na illegal possession of firearms and illegal drug possession, ikinulong na si Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinos sad Baybay City Sub-Provincial Jail sa Barangay Hipusngo, Baybay City, Leyte. Kinasuhan ng awtoridad si Mayor Espinosa ng kasong violation of Sec.28 of R.A. 10591 with criminal case no. B-16-10-154 para sa illegal possession of firearms at violation of Sec.11 art. 2 of R.A. 9165 with criminal case […]
Tragic story behind rescued baby in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (AFP) — The frail cries of four-month-old Wahida made the rescue worker who carried her out of the rubble in Syria’s Idlib break down in sobs. The full story is one of tragedy. “I was in the shop when the airplane began carrying out air strikes,” recalls 32-year-old father Yehya Maatouq almost matter-of-factly. He was speaking to AFP on the destroyed rooftop of his home in the northwest city of Idlib, clearing away cement […]
President Duterte in his two-day visit in Vietnam
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, nakiisa sa 3rd nationwide simultaneous quake drill
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang ‘Pagyanig 3rd Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill’ na ginanap sa oval ng National High School, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Pinangunahan ito ng Regional Director, Office of Civil Defense Region 1 Chairperson, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council 1 Melchito M. Castro. Ang mga evaluators naman ay ang mga sumusunod; Philippine National Police Philippine National Red Cross Commission on Higher Education Navy Army Department of Interior and Local […]
Thailand rules out Zika link in two microcephaly cases; investigating two
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand ruled out on Wednesday Zika as the cause of two cases of microcephaly but is investigating two other cases that could be the first linked to Zika in Southeast Asia of the condition that results in babies being born with small heads. Microcephaly is a rare birth defect that has been linked, in Brazil in particular, to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is spreading in Southeast Asia. Thai health authorities said […]
Australia, New Zealand Ambassadors visit INC Executive Minister
(Eagle News) – The ambassadors of Australia and New Zealand visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Quezon City to make a courtesy call on INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo Wednesday morning (September 28). Ambassador David Strachan of New Zealand, and Ambassador Amanda Gorely of Australia arrived together at around 9 a.m. at the INC Central Office in Quezon City. This was the first time that an ambassador from Australia and New […]
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News in photos: Philippine Foreign Secretary Yasay addresses the UN General Assembly
United Nations, United States | AFP | Saturday 9/25/2016 – 05:27 GMT+8 | 356 words The Philippines’ foreign secretary on Saturday pushed back against criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, telling the United Nations not to interfere. “We urge everyone to allow us to deal with out domestic challenges in order to achieve our national goals, without undue interference,” Perfecto Yasay told the UN General Assembly. There has been growing international alarm […]
Israeli Ambassador visits INC Central Office
NEW ERA, Quezon City (Eagle News)–The Ambassador of the state of Israel visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Central office on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. His Excellency Effie Ben Matityau arrived at the INC Central office complex at around 8:30 in the morning and was welcomed by INC Executive Minister, Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo. According to Bro. Joel V. San Pedro, INC minister, Matityau initiated the visit. The Israeli Ambassador was also warmly welcomed by […]
China aquarium refuses to deliver sad bear Pizza to UK
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese aquarium holding a forlorn-looking polar bear named Pizza said Tuesday it has “no need” for foreign interference, after activists offered to move the animal to a British zoo. Animals Asia, a Hong Kong-based organisation, created a petition calling for the closure of the Grandview aquarium in the Chinese city of Guangzhou that attracted half a million signatures. Photos of Pizza shared widely on social media show the bear lying listlessly […]