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MANILA, July 12 –Malacanang said it hopes the Indonesian government will see the sincerity and determination of the Philippines on prosecuting the people who were instrumental to putting Mary Jane Veloso in the death row. In a radio interview on Saturday, Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda renewed the Philippine government’s determination to go after the recruiters of Veloso to eventually convince the Indonesian government to spare her life. “Nag-file na po tayo ng kaso sa mga […]
(REUTERS) Returning from an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told media he had been the victim of an organised attack. Driven from the event at Potocari in Bosnia and Herzegovina by a group of angry onlookers who jeered and threw bottles and stones, Vucic and his entourage ran to their vehicles. Serbia, which backed the Bosnian Serbs during the war with men and money, condemned […]
(REUTERS) France’s foreign minister appeared to put pressure on the United States and Iran on Saturday to speed up nuclear talks, saying all issues were now on the table and that the time had come to make a decision. Western and Iranian diplomats close to the talks said they expected to work well into the night in hopes of a breakthrough, perhaps as early as on Sunday, on a deal to bring sanctions relief for […]
(REUTERS) Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was on the move Saturday (July 11) traversing from one state to another to take his message to the American people. The real estate mogul began his day with a speech in Las Vegas, Nevada before heading to Pheonix, Arizona, where he spoke passionately in front of more than 20 thousand people after the venue had to be changed due to a larger than expected crowd turn out. In […]
(REUTERS) Sceptical euro zone finance ministers demanded on Saturday (July 11) that Greece go beyond painful austerity measures accepted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras if he wants them to open negotiations on a third bailout for his bankrupt country to keep it in the euro. The ministers meeting in Brussels postponed until Sunday a decision on whether to recommend starting talks on a new loan for Athens and sought further commitments first on product market […]
Torrential rains brought by Typhoon Chan-Hom have wreaked havoc in many parts of east China’s Zhejiang Province for the past two days, including causing severe flooding, landslides and damaging many roads. A total of 20 counties in the province reported more than 100 millimeters of rainfall during a 36-hour period. In the coast city of Zhoushan, where the typhoon made landfall on Saturday afternoon, the persistent downpour led to knee-deep floodwaters in the low-lying […]
(Eagle News) — It’s official. The Philippines will be hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, and sports officials are planning to use existing sports facilities in the country such as the Philippine Arena for the staging of the various sports events. In a report by the Inquirer, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chair Richie Garcia was quoted as saying that existing facilities would be used in the Manila SEA Games, including the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena and […]
The world that we live in… has limited resources.. Not only that, it also has limited space… Every year, there are more people… who need food to eat… water to drink… and room to live in. Global overpopulation is a serious issue… July 11 is World Population Day Infographics designer: Dexter Magno Researcher and writer: Mary Rose Faith Bonalos and JayPaul Carlos
Pinangunahan ni Chief Superintendent Santos, Regional Director ng Philipine National Police (PNP)-Region 3, ang pagtatalaga sa bagong Provincial Director ng Nueva Ecija, na si Senior Superintendent Manuel Estreja Cornel. Pinalitan ni Senior Superintendent Cornel ang out-going provincial director, na si Senior Superintendent Crisaldo Nieves. Ang naturang seremonya ay sinaksihan ng mga pangunahing personalidad sa lalawigan katulad nina Governor Aurelio Umali, Vice Governor Padiernos, mga alkalde sa bawat bayan at mga kapulisan. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Manny […]
JULY 10 (Reuters) — Filipino boxing superstar Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao visited an Indonesian prison on Friday (July 10) to meet a Filipina woman on death row for drug trafficking, hoping to draw attention to her case and get her sentence commuted. Mary Jane Veloso won a last-minute reprieve from execution in April this year, after officials in Manila asked Indonesian President Joko Widodo to let her give evidence in an investigation into a network accused […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 10 (PIA) — Typhoon Falcon (Chan-Hom) exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) early Friday morning, but state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned more rain is still expected in the coming days as the enhanced Southwest Monsoon will continue to prevail. In its 5:00 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the Southwest Monsoon is affecting Luzon and Western Visayas. Monsoon rains that may trigger flash floods and […]
METRO Manila, Philippines, July 10 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a total of 278 passengers were stranded in ports in Luzon and Visayas due to bad weather brought about the monsoon rains. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/PPZ8_sOnzMk
