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Protesters gather to pile more pressure on Malaysia’s PM

  (Reuters)– Thousands of protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (August 29) for a two-day rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, bringing to the streets a political crisis over a multi-million-dollar payment made to an account under his name. The Malaysian leader has weathered weeks of attacks since it was reported that investigators probing the management of debt-laden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had discovered the unexplained transfer of […]

Iglesia Ni Cristo’s peaceful assembly might last even after Aug. 31 — INC Spokesperson

(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo’s “peaceful assembly” asserting that the government should respect the constitutional provision on the separation of the Church and State might go on, even after Monday, Aug. 31. INC spokesperson minister Edwil Zabala said he could not say until when the peaceful assembly will last. He said only the INC’s Church Administration would be able to answer this. “Ang totoo itong peaceful assembly na ito, na dinadaluhan natin ngayon,  […]

Torrential rain batters south China’s Guangxi

AUGUST 29 (CCTV) — Torrential rain battered various parts of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday and Friday, flooding roads and houses. The rainstorms hit the Longhuo Township of Longlin County with precipitation reaching above 191 millimeters on Thursday evening. Heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across the region over the weekend. The Guangxi Meteorological Administration issued a blue alert for rainstorms on Friday morning, with meteorological experts attributing the conditions to the […]

POEA warns OFWs on “third-country recruitment”

AUGUST 29 — Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday advised Filipino workers who are presently employed overseas to be more careful about accepting offers of employment in another country. Cacdac said his office has received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Turkey on the case of a household worker who is now jobless in Ankara, after leaving her previous employer in Hong Kong. In her written statement, the household worker said she was recruited […]

Palace on planned ‘zero vote’ campaign: OFWs could freely choose their leaders

AUGUST 29 — It is up to the overseas Filipino workers to choose the candidates they want in the next election, a Palace official said as a reaction to statements that migrants organizations are initiating a “zero vote” campaign against administration candidates. The OFWs carried out a “zero remittance day” and some groups are allegedly planning a zero vote for administration candidates as a response to a customs policy on balikbayan boxes. “Karapatan po nilang […]

Southern Taiwan city reports worst dengue fever outbreak

AUGUST 29 (CCTV) — Tainan City in southern Taiwan has seen 2,574 cases of dengue fever this summer, the highest concentration of dengue cases in Taiwan. The first confirmed case was on May 16. Four people, who were all over 70, have died, according to the city government. Tainan has seen 80 percent of the island’s cases of dengue, while Taipei had the highest number of people with dengue who had caught it elsewhere, authorities […]

INC members clean piles of trash before leaving Padre Faura

MANILA, Philippines, August 29 (Eagle News) — After two days of holding a peaceful assembly in front of the Department of Justice, members of the #IglesiaNiCristo cleaned the piles of trash left on Padre Faura Street in Manila before they proceeded to Mandaluyong City on Friday afternoon to continue their  protest against the government. Members of the #IglesiaNiCristo assured that these piles of trash had been cleaned before the INC members left the area. There […]

Members of the INC cry for “Justice and Respect”

EDSA, Mandaluyong, August 29 (Eagle News) — Members of the #IglesiaNiCristo who assembled along Edsa in Mandaluyong City, chanted the words, “Justice and Respect,” as they continued on the third day of its protest on Saturday, August 29, against government’s attempt to interfere in the Church’s internal affairs.

ICYMI: Interview with INC Spokesman Brother Edwil Zabala

EDSA, Mandaluyong City, August 29 (Eagle News) — Here’s the interview with #IglesiaNiCristo Spokesman Brother Edwil Zabala. In the interview, Zabala also let the #IglesiaNiCristo members be seen/heard over TV/radio where in assemblers chanted “Respect!” The goal of the #IglesiaNiCristo peaceful assembly is to let the government know that the #IglesiaNiCristo has its own process of disciplining its members, and that this should not be infringed upon by the government.