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MANILA, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) asked President Benigno S. Aquino to declare May 8 as special non-working holiday so that registered voters in Puerto Princesa, Palawan can participate in the recall elections. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), not only is China’s reclamation activities threatening the sovereignty of the country, it is also causing severe damage on the environment and biodiversity of the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that there is a small chance that a Filipino was caught in the mishap off the Libyan coast were a boat capsized, causing the death of hundreds. The DFA said that the Philippine embassy on Tripoli did not report any Filipino being included in the passenger of said boat. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Malacañang said that the Balikatan exercise between the Philippines and the United States merely coincided with the rising tension between the Philippines and China. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the military exercises were held yearly after the Philippines and United States signed the mutual defense treaty. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The 2015 Balikatan Exercises starts with the focus of this year’s exercise being on maritime defense due to the archipelagic nature of the Philippines. An Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson said that the exercises will be conducted far from the West Philippine Sea to avoid tension with China. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is asking China to halt its reclamation activities. According to AFP Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang, new satellite photos show the fast progress of Chinese reclamation on the area which may be used for military purposes. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The House ad-hoc committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), under the leadership of Cagayan representative Rufus Rodriguez, continued its deliberations on the said law, after it was suspended to give way to the investigation of the Mamasapano incident. The committee is now deliberating the three provisions which were said to be unconstitutional. (Based on a report by Eden Suarez, Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
TAIWAN, Taipei — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rattled Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan on Monday (April 20), official monitoring sites said, shaking offices in the capital, Taipei. Local television broadcaster FTV showed footage of their offices shaking as the earthquake hit on Monday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a tsunami after the quake, which had been measured at 6.3 […]
JAPAN — The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) held a news conference on Monday (April 20) lifting the tsunami alert for the Okinawa island chain triggered by a strong earthquake which rattled small islands in the far south of Japan and parts of Taiwan. “At around 10:43 a.m. on April 20, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake has occurred and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning to Miyakojima and Yaeyama region. The warning is lifted as […]
Sa paghahanap ng pamahalaan ng solusyon sa mga suliranin at sa mahigit apat na dekada nang kaguluhan sa Mindanao, nakita ng gobyerno ang tugon para sa ganap na kapayapaan sa rehiyon na ang susi umano ay ang Bangsamoro Basic Law o BBL. Ang BBL ay nagbibigay ng karapatan na magkaroon ng sariling awtonomiya ang mga taga Mindanao. Ngunit marami ang walang ideya o duda pa sa panukalang ito. Sa episode na ito ating hihimayin at […]
Muli na namang uminit ang panawagan na bawiin na ng DOTC ang ipinataw na dagdag singil sa pasahe sa MRT at LRT. Sunod-sunod na naman kasi ang naging aberya sa MRT. Maraming pasahero ang naantala at ang ilan naman ay nasugatan. Ito’y sa kabila ng sinasabing pagsasaayos o rehabilitasyon para sa MRT at LRT. Ayon kay Riles Network Spokesperson Sammy Malunes, dapat aksyunan na ng Supreme Court ang inihain nilang petisyon kontra MRT at LRT […]
Patuloy na tinututukan ng sambayanan ang isinagawang pagdinig ng senado at mababang kapulungan ng kongreso nitong linggo hingil sa engkwentro na ikinasawi ng 44 na PNP-SAF trooper noong Enero 25 sa Mamasapano Maguindanao. Sumalang sa imbestigasyon ang mga personalidad na may kinalaman sa nangyaring encounter. Layon nito na lumabas ang katotohanan, mabigyan ng hustisya ang mga biktima at mapanagot ang dapat managot. Subalit tila may pinagtatakpan ang ilang heneral na may kinalaman sa mapait na […]
