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(Eagle News) – The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) bagged more prestigious awards in Europe again on Saturday, July 28, 2018, as the choral group was declared the first prize winner of the Habaneras and Polyphony categories in the 64th Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonia Torrevieja in Spain. UPSA led by its renowned conductor and founder Ed Manguiat also received the Prize of the Public in the competition in Torrevieja, bringing […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Sunday, July 29, welcomed the indictment of blogger Cocoy Dayao for cyber-libel. “The case has been filed and now the court has spoken. Mr. Dayao should be made accountable,” Sotto said of the blogger behind the “Silent No More PH” posts. The Pasay Prosecutors Office indicted Dayao on July 13. Sotto filed the case against Dayao in November last year after the blogger called the senator and several others […]
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao–Members or supporters of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group gathered in their tens of thousands on Sunday to discuss the landmark Bangsamoro Organic Law granting them autonomy, with one expressing hope it would make their “dream of peace” a reality. President Rodrigo Duterte last week signed the law, a key step to ending a Muslim rebellion in the south that had claimed about 150,000 lives since the 1970s. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members, supporters […]
(Eagle News)—-Davao Mayor Sara Duterte said the regional political party she created was “set to create alliances with other groups to help each other.” The Davao mayor, who is also the Hukbong ng Pagbabago chair, said, however, that HNP was engaged in talk with “local parties” and not national ones. She said it would be a “difficult decision to go national and I am not ready to decide on it right now.” She said “even […]
(Eagle News) — “Guerrero,” Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s first full-length film, won in the prestigious Madrid International Film Festival on Saturday, July 28, bagging the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film” award. This is the first international award of this EBC Film entry. Guerrero’s Giancarlo Escamillas and director Carlo Ortega Cuevas bested 14 other entries nominated for the “Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film”category including another Filipino film, “Bhoy Intsik” directed by veteran […]
by Suy Se and Joe Freeman Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia voted Sunday in an election set to extend strongman premier Hun Sen’s 33 years in power after the only credible opposition was dissolved, effectively turning the country into a one-party state. Hun Sen, who came to power in 1985, has cracked down on dissent in the run-up to the poll, squeezing out civil society, independent media and his political […]
(Eagle News)–China has donated four patrol boats to the Philippines. A press release issued by the Philippine Navy said apart from the boats, it received 30 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers (40MM), each with ammunition, in the third week of July. The donation was received in the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters. Philippine Navy spokesperson Commander Jonathan Zata said personnel who would be trained for the operation of the boats would be trained. Under […]
(Eagle News)—–A state of calamity has been declared in El Nido, Palawan due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the area these past few days. “Many families were evacuated due to floods,” the Philippine Information Authority-Mimaropa said in a post. According to PIA-Mimaropa, the barangays that were “badly affected” were Villa Libertad, Bucana, Masagana, New Ibajay, Aberawan. “Josie” and “Henry” enhanced the southwest monsoon in recent weeks, bringing heavy rains in several parts of the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned across western areas already devastated by floods and landslides. Typhoon Jongdari, packing winds of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) an hour, made landfall at Ise in the Mie prefecture at around 1 am (1600 GMT Saturday), according to the nation’s meteorological agency. It weakened after making landfall and was downgraded to a tropical storm, […]
(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday, July 29, said the majority will distance itself from the ongoing disagreements on who should lead the minority bloc in the House of Representatives under Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as Speaker. According to Andaya, if there was anything they would decide on, “siguro ‘yung guidelines lang kung paano ang pagpili nila.” He said they would, however, leave it to the parties involved to decide who will […]
(Eagle News)—-Rep. Miro Quimbo on Sunday, July 30, said it was up to newly elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to decide who would be the minority in the House of Representatives. Quimbo made the pronouncement in an interview over radio dzbb, following differing positions on who should constitute the bloc under Arroyo’s leadership. Rep. Edcel Lagman said that under the rules, those who did not vote for Arroyo as Speaker should automatically comprise the new […]
