The President and the Prime Minister of Yemen resigned in the face of a stand-off with rebels who succeeded in taking control of the Presidential Palace.
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Kindergarten enrollment starts tomorrow
The Department of Education issued an order saying that the enrollment for public school kindergarten will start tomorrow. January 24 for children age 5-years old.
Resettlement community in Leyte has 500 houses with 500 more to go
The EVM Self-sustainable Resettlement Community will be inaugurated today with 500 houses already constructed in the said site. 500 more houses will also be constructed. The project engineer said that the houses are guaranteed durable.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies at 90
The sixth King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah dies at age of 90 due to pneumonia. He was replaced by his brother, Salman.
LTFRB studies lower bus fare
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is studying the possibility of lowering the bus fare after the continuing rollbacks on the price of petroleum products.
Self-sustainable resettlement community in Alang-alang, Leyte, to be inaugurated today
Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo will inaugurate the self-sustaining resettlement area in Alang-alang, Leyte which was built for the survivors of super-typhoon Yolanda. Called Sitio New Era, said resettlement area began construction 10 months ago, after the record-breaking walk-for-a-cause.
EVM-self sustainable resettlement community in Alangalang, Leyte to be inaugurated tomorrow
EVM-self sustainable resettlement community in Alangalang, Leyte to be inaugurated tomorrow Let’s watch the report from Mar Gabriel
Houthis welcome Yemeni president’s concessions but gunmen remain
(Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels welcomed on Thursday proposed concessions by the government on power-sharing but their gunmen still held positions outside the residence of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who remains a virtual prisoner there. Hadi said on Wednesday he was ready to accept Houthi demands which also include constitutional change, yielding to pressure from the Shi’ite group whose fighters battled their way into the presidential palace this week, after seizing an aide to the […]
INC to inaugurate housing and livelihood projects for Yolanda survivors
INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo will lead the inauguration of housing and livelihood projects for Yolanda survivors tomorrow, January 23, 2015. Let’s watch the report from Ely Saludar
Indonesian divers recover bodies from near crashed AirAsia jet fuselage
(Reuters) – Indonesian divers on Thursday found six bodies near the fuselage of an AirAsia jet that crashed last month into the Java Sea, but were unable to enter the wreckage where most of the victims are believed to be trapped, a navy official said. Days of rough weather and poor underwater visibility have hampered navy divers’ efforts to recover bodies and lift the main part of the plane off the sea bed. “It was […]
Analyst says video of Japanese hostages is manipulated
A video released online on Tuesday (January 20), purporting to show two Japanese captives being held by the Islamic State, gives clues about the type of technology the militant group is using and raises suspicions that the video is highly manipulated, according to a group that analyzes militant violence. The clip showed a figure wearing black clothing and holding a knife, standing along with two kneeling men wearing orange clothes. The man, with his face […]
Indonesia rejects clemency plea of convicted drug offender from Australia
Indonesia rejected a clemency plea submitted by A convicted Australian drug trafficker on Thursday (January 22), a step that could further strain the tense relations between the two countries. Andrew Chan was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesian and sentenced to death in 2006. He was arrested along with Myuran Sukumaran, in 2005. Sukumaran was also sentenced to death. His clemency appeal was rejected last month. Both were members of the so-called Bali 9, a […]
