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JUNE 16 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda in Yemen said its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a U.S. bombing, in major blow by the United States against the global militant group’s strongest branch. “We as the jihadist Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mourn to our Islamic Umma the Sheikh the prince, the leader, the ascetic Abu Basir Nasser Bin Abdulkarim al-Wuhayshi, may God rest his soul, who has been killed by an American raid which targeted […]
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said the turnover of weapons and the decommissioning of combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday, June 16, is an important confidence-building measure that shows that both sides are committed to achieve enduring peace in Mindanao. During a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the decommissioning is important to attain peace in Mindanao, and it is part of the normalization […]
CHINESE and American scientists claimed on Monday to have jointly developed a new antibody targeting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus. A research team of Fudan University in Shanghai worked with their counterparts from the U.S. National Institute of Health to develop the antibody, and they said that tests on animals had seen “very effective” results. Jiang Shibo, who led the research team at Fudan, said the m336 antibody could neutralize the MERS virus more […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (June 16), indicating that Beijing is close to setting up new outposts in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia. The Foreign Ministry did not identify which of the seven reefs undergoing reclamation would be finished soon. Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said their statement was already “quite […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott said on Tuesday (June 16) he was confident Australian agencies acted “within the law” as calls grew for an inquiry into reports that officials paid people smugglers thousands of dollars to turn the their boat carrying asylum seekers back to Indonesia. “I am absolutely confident that at all times Australian agencies have acted within the law,” Abbott said. “Does that mean that that did happen?,” asked […]
JUNE 16, Manila — The Philippine government will submit a 300-year old map of the Philippines, which was published in 1734 by a Jesuit friar, to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to support its petition to nullify China’s claim in the West Philippine Sea. The said map, which shows Panatag Shoal, or Scarborough Shoal, off the coast of Zambales province, was published in Manila by the Jesuit friar Pedro Murillo […]
JUNE 16, Manila — The Philippines is set to argue its case against China’s claim over almost the entire South China Sea at the Hague this July. Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose said the Netherlands-based United Nations court is scheduled to conduct a hearing from July 7 to 13 on a case lodged by the Philippines against China in 2013. Jose said Philippine officials and diplomats, assisted by lawyers from the United States, will represent […]
JUNE 16 — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohager Iqbal said the MILF’s handing over of its weapons and fighters to an independent panel shows the group is sincerely pushing for peace in Mindanao In an interview before the turnover rites, Iqbal said Tuesday’s event is a symbolism that sends a strong signal that the MILF meant business. He also said that the MILF would decommission more of its former fighters, and turn […]
MANILA (Eagle News Service) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) turned over its first batch of arms on Tuesday, June 16, as the first phase of the decommissioning program began, in ceremonies witnessed by President Aquino and foreign observers. This aims to put the arms and forces of the rebel group beyond use as agreed by the Parties under the Annex on Normalization of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). In simple ceremonies […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 16) – We can call it as the “superhero” of our body’s organs – after all the liver is the one responsible for taking care and protecting our body by fighting off toxins, viruses and infections. The liver also regulates many of our body’s important functions like our energy and cholesterol levels and our vitamin and mineral supplies. And that’s just a few of its more than 500 […]
“Every blood donor is a hero”, ito ang isinabuhay ng isinagawang blood donation sa Heart of Jesus Hospital, lungsod ng San Jose kamakailan lamang. Sa pagtutulungan ng Philippine Red Cross, Heart of Jesus Hospital, Alay Foundation at Peace Action and Rescue with Dedication to Serve the Society o PARDSS ay matagumpay na naisagawa ang programa. Tinatayang nasa higit apatnapu ang nagdonate ng dugo. Ayon kay Hilario B. Pajo, newly appointed chairman ng PARDSS, layunin ng […]
Kinilala ang siyam na Highest Palay Yielder o mga magsasakang may pinakamataas na ani ng palay mula sa iba’t- ibang barangay sa lungsod ng San Jose, Nueva Ecija. Hinati sa tatlong kategorya ang mga parangal, kabilang ang fully irrigated category, pump irrigated category, at semi-irrigated category. (Agila Probinsya Correspondents Ella Domingo-Reyes, Emil Baltazar)
