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Several local politicians admit that they received letters and text messages from the New People’s Army, asking them to pay “permit to campaign” fees in areas controlled by the rebels. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Alleged drug mule, Mary Jane Veloso appealed to the government to help her by facilitating the speedy disposition of her case in Indonesia so that she can go home to the Philippines. Said appeal was made in a telephone conversation with Mary Jane’s sister. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago will set a hearing regarding the overspending of presidential candidates in their political advertisements. The senator added that the voters should be vigilant regarding candidates that are spending millions for their political campaigns. Santiago added that one of the questions that voters should be asking is that how said candidates plan to recover said expenses. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
To eliminate flight delays, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) targets the start of bidding for two new rapid exit taxiways worth Php 300 million. Said taxiways will minimize the problems experienced by passengers due to flight delays. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Egypt’s new parliament convened on Sunday, in its first session in three years, signaling the end of the country’s political roadmap that started in 2013. For the first time since it was dissolved in 2012, and despite the daunting task, the 596 members of parliament were excited about their work. “For 40 years the Egyptian people have only expected limited services from the parliament members. Today they hope that they will have a strong foundation […]
The United States and its ally South Korea are in talks towards sending further strategic assets to the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s defence ministry said, a day after a U.S. B-52 bomber flew over South Korea in response to North Korea’s nuclear test last week. “The United States and South Korea are continuously and closely having discussions on additional deployment of strategic assets on the Korean peninsula,” Kim Min-seok, spokesman at the South Korean defence […]
Courageous men and women rose in arms to gain liberty. These names should never be forgotten. Second Sunday of January is Unknown Citizens Day Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Karen LLacuna
Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday (January 10), hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity. The conservative New Democracy party seeks to recover from its heavy election defeat in September, when Greeks re-elected Tsipras’ Syriza party amid capital controls on bank deposits and a harsh third bailout with the country’s foreign lenders. Mitsotakis, a 47-year reformist lawmaker and […]
South Korea said on Monday (January 11) that the government would impose tougher entry restrictions to a joint factory park run with North Korea, limiting its workforce staying in the park to “minimum necessary level” from Jan. 12. The spokesman at South Korea’s Unification Ministry told a news briefing that the government was taking stronger measures to protect its citizens after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test last week. “Considering the safety of our […]
Following directives from Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Ka Eduardo V. Manalo to expand the Church’s anti-poverty projects, particularly the Lingap sa Mamamayan Program under the Felix Y. Manalo (FYM) Foundation, the INC continued its 2016 outreach programs by distributing more than 20,000 care packages to indigent residents of Taguig City on January 9 at the Maharlika Trade Center, Mindanao Avenue, Maharlika, Taguig City. Aside from receiving basic commodities, thousands of Taguig residents also […]
A Palace official on Sunday underscored the importance of the total gun ban during the election period for the May 2016 national and local polls. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) set the election period from January 10 to June 8, 2016. Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma Jr. said prohibiting the carrying of firearms and other deadly weapons during the election period is one of the most effective ways to ensure the safety of the public as […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada on Sunday (January 10), raised questions about Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president. “Ted Cruz has a real cloud hanging over his head. The question is: Is Ted Cruz, is he a natural born citizen,” Trump told the campaign rally crowd. “I think like 14, 15 months ago he revoked it, but he was citizen of the United States, I believe, and […]
