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Queen of royal memorabilia excited to see Queen Elizabeth become Britain’s longest serving monarch

SEPT. 1 (Reuters) — Margaret Tyler’s house is a shrine to Britain’s royal family, both outside and in. On the front step two model corgi dogs and union jack flags greet guests, who might be surprised to see a life-size Queen’s guard soldier standing sentry by the front-door. Each room of Tyler’s house is dedicated to a member of the royal family. With Queen Elizabeth set to overtake Queen Victoria and become Britain’s longest-serving monarch […]

North Koreans welcome agreement between two Koreas

SEPT. 2 (Reuters) — North Koreans on Tuesday (September 1) welcomed news that North and South Korea had reached an agreement a week ago at high-level talks. Video provided to Reuters by North Korea’s official news agency KCNA, which Reuters cannot independently verify, showed North Koreans expressing their pleasure to hear an agreement had been reached. “I felt the pride of a North Korean who holds the dear respected leader Kim Jong Un in high […]

Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, says beating cancer became his full time job

SEPT. 1 (Reuters) — After a five year hiatus and kicking cancer, Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson said the band is back with an album that is full of drama. The British band spent four months recording “The Book of Souls” in Paris, which is being called their most collaborative with almost every member earning writing credits. “Nobody gets to hear the music until we are finished it. So, the manager doesn’t get to come down […]

Anti-pork barrel advocates ask SC to declare as unconstitional pork insertions in nat’l budget

  (Eagle News) — Anti-pork barrel advocates on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare unconstitutional certain provisions in the 2015 national budget, including National Budget Circular No. 559 (NBC 559) and some provisions under the Special Purpose Fund, that contravened earlier decisions of the high court against the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The group which filed the petition on Tuesday, Sept. 1, was led by former […]

Aquino orders PNP Highway Patrol Group to be the lead traffic agency along EDSA

  (Eagle News) — President Aquino has directed the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group to be the lead traffic law enforcement agency along EDSA, and designated the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as one of several support agencies in enforcing traffic regulations. Aquino said the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) will lead the implementation of traffic rules in Metro Manila, as Malacanang identified six “choke points” along EDSA. The directive came about after […]

Aquino leads conferment of Ramon Magsaysay awards; Filipina dance heritage teacher among awardees

  (Eagle News) — President Aquino led the conferment of awards to the five recipients of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award this year, one of whom was a Filipina teacher recognized for her work in helping preserve the endangered artistic heritage of the southern Philippines In a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 1, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City, President Aquino along with the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation […]

Ombudsman says Aquino and Abad being probed on DAP complaints

(Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1, that it had begun a probe on President Benigno Aquino III and Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad in relation to the issue of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said that the investigations against the President and Abad were done motu propio, after receiving several complaints against the DAP. “If we approve and recommend for conduct of preliminary […]

Red tide idineklara ng BFAR-Capiz

AGILA Probinsya — Nagpalabas ng advisory ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources o BFAR-Capiz na pansamantalang ipagbabawal sa mga mamamayan ng Capiz ang pagkuha, pagkain at pagbebenta ng mga shellfish na mula sa baybayin ng Sapian. Ito ay dahil kontaminado ng red tide ang nasabing baybayin ng Sapian.

Clean up Drive, isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Cagayan

AGILA Probinsya — Naglunsad ng isang Clean Up Drive ang Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Tuguegarao lalawigan ng Cagayan na isinagawa sa loob ng bakuran ng Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office. Lubos naman ang naging pasasalamat ng pamunuan ng DepEd sapagakat nabawasan ang kanilang alalahanin kaugnay ng isasagawang paghahanda sa DepEd Summit na gaganapin sa naturang tanggapan.

Blood Donation Activity ng Iglesia Ni Cristo isinagawa sa Sta Rosa Laguna

AGILA Probinsya — Boluntaryong nagbigay ng dugo ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Brgy. Balibago sa ginawang Blood Letting Activity na isinagawa sa Covered Court ng Baligabago Elementary School sa Sta.Rosa City lalawigan ng Laguna. Layunin ng akrtibidad na ito na makapagbigay ng dugo hindi lamang sa mga kaanib nito maging sa mga hindi kapatid na nangangailangan.

Roxas denies De Lima’s resignation

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 1 (Eagle News) — According to Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said that there was no agreement regarding the resignation of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima in exchange for the stopping of the peaceful assembly conducted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo. Roxas added that there is actually no agreement during the meeting called by President Benigno S. Aquino III and what transpired was actually an exchange of explanations to peacefully […]