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The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk, which aims to support victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, became one of the hottest topics on the social networking site Twitter today. The charity walk, which began at 3 am today (local time) in New Zealand, topped the trending topics for a short time in the popular website early this morning. The event has already drawn record crowds in various areas here and abroad.
Thousands, if not tens of thousands, have already flocked to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in Cagayan De Oro and Davao Del Norte. More are expected to attend as the event goes on through out the day. INC members gathered together in their respective assembly areas in the said provinces. Live Streaming of the activities is available at the Eagles News website.
Manila will have road closures on February 15 to make way for Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk, which aims to raise funds for the victims of typhoon Yolanda. The fund-raising event will happen from 4:00am to 6:00pm. The Manila Traffic Enforcement Unit has released a traffic advisory to guide motorists on road closures and re-routing schemes: Road closures: * Northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia to Anda Circle; * Eastbound and westbound […]
Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in Auckland, New Zealand were the first ones to take steps the in the much-talked about WorldWide Walk event today. Many INC members gathered together in the Auckland venue to participate in the event, which aims to provide help for those who were affected when the super typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last year. According to reports, the day is “bright and the skies clear” in New Zealand, […]
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:34pm EST (Reuters) – Syria has relinquished only 11 percent of its chemical weapons in three shipments and is on track to miss a politically-loaded midyear deadline to completely destroy the toxic stockpile, sources told Reuters on Friday. Syria should already have handed over the 1,300 tonnes of toxic chemicals declared to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body overseeing the process with […]
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:52am EST (Reuters) – Thousands of people have fled a rebel-held town in Syria after it was bombed and shelled in an operation that has prompted fears of a major assault by ground troops, the United Nations said on Friday. The fighting came as peace talks in Geneva neared the end of a second round with the government and opposition sides as far from agreement as ever, […]
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:55pm EST (Reuters) – The U.S. East Coast dug out on Friday from the final wallop of a deadly four-day storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in some places, causing chaos from the South to New England. Five more people were killed on icy roads or while shoveling snow in North Carolina, bringing the storm’s death toll to at least 20. In New […]
Eagle News Reporter Jerold Tagbo gives us a report on the state of preparations of Cagayan De Oro for the INC World Wide Walk.
Eagle News Reporter Mar Gabriel gives us an update on the preparations of Cebu for the INC WorldWide Walk.
Senator Bongbong Marcos urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development to prioritize the transfer of tent city residents in Leyte to the newly-constructed bunkhouses in the area. The makeshift bunkhouses are said to proved better shelter for the residents, many of whom have been victims of the super typhoon Haiyan. Eagle News Reporter Erwin Temperante gives us the report.
Aid continues to pour to the areas affected by the Typhoon Yolanda, with the United Nations Development Programme being one of the agencies that continues to send help and support.
Eagle News Correspondent Marie Francisco reports that the Northeastern European participants from France, Belgium, Germany and the Scandinavian countries are ready for the INC WorldWide Walk.
