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Complaint against former MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino will push through

According to Atty. Lorna Kapunan, legal counsel of groups that filed charges against resigned Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino, said charges will push through even if Tolentino already resigned his position and has made a public apology. Kapunan added that Tolentino remains liable for the incident. Said incident is the controversial “playgirls” performance in Laguna. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

CCP cultural exchange holds the “6th KUTITAP” for indigenous children

In celebration of the National Children’s Month and the National Indigenous Month, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Cultural Exchange Department (CED) will hold the 6th Kutitap: Isang Piging ng Kabataang Makasining from October 13-16, 2015 in CCP and Batangas City.   Eighty children with their adult guides representing various cultural communities all over the country will be gathered for a three-day celebration of arts, culture and traditions. Kutitap aims to instill among the […]

Last full show ng pelikulang “Felix Manalo” dinagsa kagabi sa SM North Edsa

Pagkatapos ng kani-kanilang pasok sa trabaho ay hindi napigilan ang mga nagnanais makapanuod ng pelikulang “Felix Manalo”. Ang iba’t-ibang sinehan sa SM North EDSA ay dinagsa ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo at maging ng kani-kanilang bisita na hindi pa kaanib sa Iglesia upang mapanuod ang kaabang-abang na pelikula ng taon, ang “Felix Manalo. (Photos by  Brother Dennis Tumaliuan Valdez)

Senate approves establishment, conversion, separation and renaming of schools

The Senate today approved on third and final reading a bill mandating the establishment of three schools in Zamboanga del Sur, Southern Leyte and Navotas in Metro Manila; the separation of a school annex into an independent school; the renaming of a school; and the conversion of two integrated schools. Sen. Pia Cayetano, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, said the establishment of schools would help improve the delivery of quality education […]

Senate marks 100 years of legislation

The Senate will mark 100 years of policy making and public service with a year-long series of activities starting with a flag raising ceremony on Monday, October 12, 2015. Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, who will deliver his centennial message during the flag raising ceremony, will kick off the celebration with the presentation and awarding of the  Service Excellence Awards, to employees who have rendered 25 years of service to the institution.  The activity will […]

Lawmakers, peace panels apprise public on prospects of BBL passage

MANILA, Oct. 8 — The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiating panels, together with House of Representatives members who have taken active roles in the bill’s legislative process, held a press conference yesterday to shed light on the status of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) amidst recent uncertainties and continuing delays. “We have communicated to our representatives at the House the urgency of apprising the public especially the Bangsamoro people who […]

Small plane crashes into front yard of LA area home

A single-engine plane crashes into the back yard of a Los Angeles area home and the pilot is taken to hospital. A small single-engine plane crashed into the back yard of a home in the city of Compton, south of Los Angeles, on Wednesday afternoon (October 7), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The male pilot was alone in the plane and was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries, a fire […]

“Felix Manalo” dinagsa sa Lanao del Norte

Dinagsa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo at maging ng mga hindi pa kapatid sa Iglesia ang mga sinehan sa lalawigan ng Iligan, Lanao del Norte upang makapanuod ng pinakaaabangan pelikula ng taon, ang “Felix Manalo.” Isa sa mga dinayong sinehan ng mga manunuod ang Gaisano Mall ng Iligan City. (Photos by Sister Jean Salva)

Defense lawyers bring ex-military men to INC’s T. Sora property

  (Eagle News) – Lawyers of Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister Lottie Hemedez brought not food, but dismissed and former military men to the Iglesia Ni Cristo compound where the two are staying along Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City. Lawyer Trixie Angeles, accompanied the former military personnel, as she tried to have them enter the INC compound at no. 36 T. Sora avenue, where the Manalo siblings are staying. The “suspicious” men,  […]

Contractor rescued after dangling from Houston bridge

A contractor working for the Texas Department of Transportation helplessly dangles from Houston’s East Loop bridge before rescuers manage to pull him to safety. It was a terrifying day at work for a Texas Department of Transportation contractor who reportedly slipped while doing preventative maintenance while walking along the catwalk below the East Loop bridge on Wednesday afternoon (October 7, 2015). Aerial video showed the man strapped to his harness dangling hundreds of feet above […]

Mga sinehan, dinagsa ng mga manunuod para sa pelikulang “Felix Manalo”

Sinimulan ng ipalabas sa buong bansa ang pelikulang “Felix Manalo”. Ang pelikulang labis na kinasabikan ng mga manunuod lalo na ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ang pelikulang ito ay tumatalakay sa kasaysayan ng kapatid na Felix Y. Manalo at pagisismula ng gawain ng Iglesia Ni Cristo dito sa Pilipinas. Maaga pa lamang ay sinimulan na ang pagpapalabas ng pelikula sa mga sinehan sa mga lalawigan ng Benguet, Quezon Province, Nueva Ecija at Batangas. […]

ID-entify the different types of ID’s (Part 3)

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 7) -As we already mentioned, we need valid ID’s in our daily lives. This is part 3 of our three-part article about valid ID’s! Postal ID as the name implies, Postal IDs are needed to identify the address and identity of a person for mailing purposes. This card is valid for three years. Last February 3, 2015 the Philippine Post Office announced that there will be a new and improved ID […]