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Published  July 28, 2019 2:26pm  Ten Filipino repatriates from Indonesia were brought back home after the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Eastern Mindanao Command conducted the second leg of the Philippine-Indonesian Coordinated Patrol this year. The repatriates, who were mostly from General Santos City, were arrested by Indonesian authorities for illegal entry and fishing in the waters of Indonesia. They were released with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Liaison in Manado, Indonesia. The repatriates were received by Lieutenant General Felimon Santos Jr., commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command, and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Mindanao Uriel Norman Garibay during a welcome and arrival ceremony following the berthing of BRP Emilio Jacinto. They were later handed over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for processing and assistance. The second leg of the Philippine-Indonesian Coor...

Published  July 28, 2019 11:53am  The remains of two Filipinas who were killed by a serial killer in Cyprus arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. DFA Philippines ✔ @DFAPHL # DFABulletin : On the Case of the Filipinas Murdered in Cyprus: https:// dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/state ments-and-advisoriesupdate/23943-bulletin-on-the-case-of-the-filipinas-murdered-in-cyprus  … The DFA received the remains of two Filipinas who fell victim to serial killings in Cyprus as they arrived in the Philippines on the evening of 27 July 2019. # DFAinACTION 3 10:42 AM - Jul 28, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See DFA Philippines's other Tweets In a statement, the DFA said the remains of Marry Rose Infante and Maricar Arquiola were received in Manila by their closest relatives, together with some Foreign Affairs officials. “The DFA, through the Philippi...

Published  July 28, 2019 5:31am  LONDON - The owners of Stena Impero, a British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran this month, said on Saturday that Indian, Russian and Philippine embassy officials met crew members from their respective countries and reported that they were in good health. "We hope this situation can be resolved swiftly and will continue to hold an open dialogue with all involved governments and authorities to secure the release of the crew and vessel," Stena Bulk and Northern Marine Management said in a statement. The Stena Impero was  detained by Iran  on July 19 in apparent retaliation for the British capture of an Iranian tanker two weeks earlier.  —Reuters

The symbolic 100 Millionth Baby turns five today, July 27, 2019. Chonalyn Sentino, born in the National Capital Region but who later moved to Region IVA (Antipolo, Rizal), turns five years old along with 99 other babies nationwide who marked the 100 million population five years ago. This year’s celebration as symbolic babies focuses on the theme, “Sa Ika-limang taon ni Baby, Pagtutulungan Tungo sa Maunlad at Malusog na Kinabukasan.” The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Regional Offices have been following up the health status of their respective symbolic 100 millionth babies since their birth. This is to determine the type of support in terms of nutrition, education, health services, among others, that still need to be extended to the symbolic babies and their respective families in the coming years. With some 100,981,437 Filipinos, based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN), the Philippine population has been consistently growing since the 1970s. The pop...

Published  July 26, 2019 4:29pm  By LUCKY MAE F. QUILAO Through a friend's request, a group of overseas Filipino workers in South Korea donated slippers and school supplies to students of the Sta. Maria National High School in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao early this month. Photos courtesy by Joeped Baccay Cuaresma "Kakilala ko lang siya. Athlete kasi ako nung high school kaya kapag may provincial meets, nagkikita-kita at naging magkaibigan," said Joeped Baccay Cuaresma, secretary of  Ilocanos in South Korea  (ISK), in an email interview last July 25, referring to the feeding coordinator of the SMNHS. "Then nakikita niya yung natutulungan ng ISK kaya nag-message siya sa akin," the 34-year-old factory worker in Siheung said. SMNHS' feeding coordinator had asked assistance for 29 students only, but the ISK has instead donated 60 pairs of branded slippers, 30 notebooks, 30 pad papers, 50 pens, and 72 pencils. “I am the one to serve...

LONDON — Iran granted India consular access to 18 Indian crew members of the detailed British vessel Stena Impero, the Iranian ambassador to Britain said. "Indian Embassy in Tehran was granted consular access to meet the 18 Indian crew of the detained British ship Stena Impero," Hamid Baeidinejad said. "Similar access is underway to other 5 crew from other nationalities. Indian embassy has reported to find the crew being very calm with no sense of panic." Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized the British-flagged tanker last Friday. The head of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV over the weekend that the 23 crew members of Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe. Britain has denounced Iran's seizure of the oil tanker in the Gulf on Friday as a "hostile act", rejecting Tehran's explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accid...

July 25, 2019 By Ryan Ponce Pacpaco People's Journal A PROPOSED law seeking civil recognition of all religion-decreed annulment to make it accessible and not expensive for many Filipinos has been filed at the House of Representatives. House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez and Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez filed House Bill (HB) No. 11577 recognizing the civil effects of church annulment. “Priests, pastors, imams and rabbis who solemnize marriage must have the authority to solemnize granted by the State. Therefore, if a marriage can be legitimately contracted under the laws of the Church, then it follows that under the same laws, such marriage can also be nullified or annulled,” the Romualdez couple said in defending the measure entitled “An Act Recognizing the Civil Effects of Church Annulment, Declaration of Nullity, and Dissolution of Marriages and for other Purposes.” The Romualdez couple said the bill will no...