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(Eagle News) — In this special Eagle News online video, noted Philippine historian Professor Xiao Chua gives his views about the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) as it marked its 104th anniversary since the Church was first registered in the Philippines, and its 50th year in the West. In this interview by Eagle News Service, Chua traces the Church’s history since it was first registered on July 27, 1914 by the Church’s first […]
(Eagle News)—The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is sending a Philippine team to the Asian Games after all. SBP and Philippine Basketball Association officials confirmed this in a press conference over the weekend. In a statement, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the decision was the result of his talks with the PBA and SBP “na kapwa naman maluwag na kinonsidera ang gusto natin na magpadala ng koponan sa nasabing palaro.” “Sayang po kasi […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Up to 20 people are feared dead after a vintage World War II aircraft crashed into a Swiss mountainside, local reports said Sunday. The Junker JU52 HB-HOT aircraft, built in Germany in 1939 and now a collectors item, belongs to JU-Air, a company with links to the Swiss air force, the ATS news agency reported. Police have called a news conference for 1200 GMT. The Junker plane, which can carry […]
(Eagle News) — Living in a foreign land with the dedication of true public servants, the Philippines’ foreign service personnel who are assigned in various Philippine embassies and consulates around the world, do heroic deeds which — more often than not — are untold. They work behind the scenes doing their best to help Filipinos in need, something that they do selflessly. They do it without fanfare; it is part of their work, their […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Aug. 5, visited those who were wounded in an explosion at a checkpoint in Basilan on July 31. The President conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu on six Scout Rangers, and on the three members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit who were injured in the blast that killed at least 11 people. They were also given financial assistance and cellphones, among others. Authorities are still investigating the blast […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP)– Europe sweltered Saturday in intense heat with temperatures hitting near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Portugal, while elsewhere the high temperatures, exacerbated fires and melted the asphalt on highways. Here is a roundup: – Spain: three dead – In southern Spain, the heat continued to pound the tourist city of Cordoba reaching 44 C. In Catalonia in the northeast, a fire on the border with France forced […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump sniped back at NBA great LeBron James late Friday, days after the basketball player and philanthropist accused him of fueling racial divides in the United States. “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, (CNN presenter) Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do,” the president tweeted of the Los Angeles Lakers player. In an interview on Tuesday […]
KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) — Hundreds of mourners Saturday buried the victims of a twin suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in eastern Afghanistan, as the death toll rose to 35, officials said. Two suicide bombers dressed as women struck a Shiite mosque in Gardez, capital of Paktia province, Friday as it was crowded with worshippers for weekly prayers. The burqa-clad attackers shot at the mosque’s security guards before opening fire on worshippers then detonating […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — A new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is believed to have killed 33 people in the east of the country, the health ministry said Saturday. Thirteen Ebola cases have been confirmed since the fresh outbreak was declared on August 1 in North Kivu province. While just three of the fatalities have been among the 13 confirmed cases, the death toll is believed to […]
(Eagle News)–“A political snake.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano following his word war with former President Benigno Aquino III over the West Philippine Sea issue. In a statement, Trillanes noted how Cayetano was “still a loyal ally of the Aquino administration” when the Panatag stand-off took place in 2012. “..So obviously, he never saw anything wrong with how PNoy (President Noynoy Aquino) resolved it then,” Trillanes […]
(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro said Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s statement all lawmakers would receive a budget regardless of whether they were a member of the majority or the minority shows she treats all her colleagues equally. In a radio interview, Castro said this was the right thing to do, as a Speaker was a Speaker not only for the majority but also the minority. “Ang Speaker, dapat nasa gitna lang,” he said. He said […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was unharmed after an exploding drone “attack” interrupted his speech at a military ceremony Saturday, the government said. “This is an attack against President Nicolas Maduro,” minister of communication Jorge Rodriguez said following the incident, which saw uniformed military members break ranks and scatter after a loud bang interrupted the leader’s remarks and caused him to look to the sky, according to images broadcast on state television.
