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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is wary of the re-investigation of the Mamasapano incident and fears that said re-investigation will cause further delays in the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. MILF chief negotiator Mohaqher Iqbal said that his group considers the case closed and that he has no plans to attend said re-investigation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Friday (January 22) for a meeting of five countries, excluding North Korea, to discuss that country’s nuclear program alongside long-stalled “six-party talks” that include Pyongyang. Park’s comments on Friday come amid a flurry of diplomatic exchanges involving Washington and Beijing as the international community seeks to impose fresh sanctions on North Korea for its fourth nuclear test on January 6. “In the past, six-party talks had usefulness as […]
Washington, D.C. and another five U.S. states along the U.S. East Coast on Thursday declared state of emergency as the region was bracing itself for a historic snowstorm over the weekend. As authorities in Washington, D.C., and the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania declared the state of emergency on Thursday, blizzard watches were also issued by the National Weather Service along the storm’s path, stretching from Arkansas through Tennessee and Kentucky to […]
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Thursday (January 21), its 2,000-strong crew taking a break from nearly two months of intensive air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. The jihadist group lost control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi last month, in a sorely needed victory for Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led international coalition. Rear Admiral Rene-Jean Crignola, the commander […]
(Eagle News) – The Manila City Prosecutor’s Office has set for preliminary investigation the cases filed against expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II by the police officers who had tried to arrest him on January 20. In a review resolution it had issued, it said that the case of resisting arrest filed against Menorca, and the cases of direct assault and obstruction of justice filed against his bodyguard Felixberto Eslava needed further clarification. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Time. Either we have to much of it or too little of it. So how do we properly manage time? MAKE A TIME PLAN AND CONSIDER FIRST THINGS FIRST. It’s better if your plan is written and posted on your work station or desk. This will help you to remember the next thing to do and will keep you in the track of productivity. Check the things you accomplished […]
Special American forces arrived at Al Asad Airbase in Anbar on Wednesday (January 20) to aid Iraqi joint forces in the liberation of West Anbar from Islamic State. The arrival of the soldiers triggered mixed reaction from Iraqi politicians. Some were dismissive of the help, while others welcomed the arrival. “We welcome any international effort to liberate our areas and eliminate terrorism and ISIS. There is news of international forces landing at one of the […]
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday enjoined the participants of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum (ATF) 2016 to work together and share experiences to enhance the region’s tourism sector. Like the Philippines, tourism is also a major industry in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, which lead the pack when it comes to attracting tourists, Aquino said. “We belong to a region that holds vast potentials in terms of tourism,” he […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – Senate’s reopening of investigation for the 1st anniversary of Mamasapano incident has been received positively by the masses. The lives of the 44 men are still not justified. We all know the story, the timeline, and how the slaughter took place. But, what if there’s more to it, something or someone that is prime in presence to the case? Someone that should co-carry the blame? It is not a secret […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 22) – The Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA’s implementation of ‘yellow lane’ policy is actually, not that new. It was done before, during the time of former MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando, and it looks like the present management of MMDA didn’t learn any lesson from those yester years, since during that time, the “yellow lane” policy achieved only little success. Now that there are ten times the number of vehicles roaming […]
Iraq’s defence minister said on Thursday (January 21) the three Americans who went missing in Baghdad last week had been seized by an “organised gang that carries out abductions for blackmail”. In an exclusive interview with Reuters in Cairo, Khaled al-Obaidi did not elaborate. The three men are employed by a small company that is doing work for General Dynamics Corp, under a larger contract with the U.S. Army, according to a source familiar with […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday (January 21) called out fellow presidential hopefuls, slamming Republican rival Jeb Bush for an attack ad that says the real estate mogul would lose to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the general election, criticizing Senator Ted Cruz and calling Bernie Sanders “a wacko”. Trump made the comments at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. The billionaire businessman called Bush “a lost soul” and a “poor, pathetic, low-energy […]
