According to Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte, it is up to the Philippine government if it will take legal steps to make members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front criminally-liable for the Mamasapano incident.
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Citizens’ group calls for President Aquino to step down
A citizens’ group is asking President Aquino to step down due to his alleged lack of competence.
Senior citizens sa Sta. Rosa, Laguna, hinikayat na magtrabaho uli
Sa Sta. Rosa, Laguna, pinulong ang mga senior citizen upang mahikayat sila na muling magtrabaho na makakatulong diumano sa paghaba ng kanilang buhay.
Rotary milking parlor sa Pangasinan
Inaasahan na darating na ang pondo para masimulan na ang rotating milking parlor sa Pangasinan na magagamit sa feeding program sa nasabing lalawigan.
Mas maraming biyahe, hiling ng Coron, Palawan
Hiling ng mayor ng Coron, Palawan, mas maraming biyahe ng barko para matugunan ang pangangailangan ng nasabing bayan, lalong-lalo na para mga turista.
ISS astronaut tweets photos of the solar eclipse from space
The eclipse seen from the other side: while people all over the world looked at the moon moving across the sun – the astronaut on the ISS space station got to see the shadow this caused on the earth. A partial solar eclipse was visible on Friday (March 20), mainly in Europe and Russia, and it skimmed parts of north Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as much a sight to see for the astronaut […]
Solar eclipse sweeps across Europe
A dramatic solar eclipse sweeps across Europe and skims parts of North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, delighting sky watchers across the region. The town of Torshaven in the Faroe Islands plunged into darkness as a total solar eclipse passes overhead. Timelapse video shows the dramatic impact of the region’s first such eclipse in 60 years, the moon blocking out the sun entirely for about two and half minutes. Hotels across Europe have been […]
Suicide bombers hit two mosques in Yemen, killing 50
Suicide bombers in the Yemeni capital Sanaa blew themselves up during noon prayers at two mosques used mainly by Shi’ite Muslims on Friday, killing at least 50 people and wounding scores, medical sources said, in a major escalation of the worst wave of violence in the country in years. The attacks, in which four bombers wearing explosive belts targeted worshippers in and outside the crowded mosques, happened a day after an unidentified warplane attacked the […]
Proud Tunisians disavow museum attackers in Independence Day march
Hundreds of people marched through Tunis on Friday (March 20) in protest against an attack on the capital’s Bardo museum which saw 21 foreign tourists killed. People held banners and placards reading “terrorism is neither Muslim nor Tunisian” and “we will be stronger- terrorism outside” as the country celebrated Independence Day. Tunisia said it would deploy the army to major cities and arrested nine people on Thursday after 21 foreign tourists were shot dead in […]
Islamic State video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
Islamic State has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq by militants who threatened to kill “dozens” more of those being held captive. The six-minute clip, which appeared timed to coincide with celebrations for the Kurdish New Year, showed the peshmerga wearing orange jumpsuits being decapitated by three black-clad militants, all of whom spoke Kurdish. The footage could not be independently verified. The peshmerga have emerged […]
Aquino approves release of text messages with Purisima on Mamasapano
Malacanang has finally approved the release of the exchange of text messages or SMS conversations between President Aquino and resigned Philippine National Police chief General Alan Purisima. The President himself gave his consent to a request from the Senate concerning the release of transcriptions of his SMS conversations with Purisima during the early hours of January 25. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Undersecretary Abigail Valte said that the President was for the pursuit of justice and has […]
First round-the-world solar flight arrives in Myanmar
The first round-the-world solar powered flight landed in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Thursday night (March 19), on the third-leg of its five-month journey of 35,000 km (22,000 miles). The Solar Impulse 2 arrived in at 8pm local time, after leaving the Indian city of Varanasi earlier in the day. The plane is only as heavy a family car (2,300 kg, 5,100 pounds) and but has a wingspan as wide as the largest passenger airliner. Its journey […]
