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by Glenn CHAPMAN Smart home technology that has long been knocking at doors will settle into the mainstream after rival gadgets and services become hassle-free guests that get along with one another, industry insiders say. While smart home offerings have been around for years, attention has been heightened by Google, Amazon and Apple maneuvering to be at the heart of managing devices capable of wirelessly taking commands or feeding information. “We need to look at […]
(Eagle News) — Unanimous ang naging botohan ng Commssion on Elections (Comelec) en banc na ipagpaliban muna ang hiling ng kampo ni vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., na system audit sa mga server na ginamit sa katatapos na eleksyon. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, may mga punto silang tinalakay sa en banc kung bakit dapat isantabi muna ang nasabing kahilingan. Una, binigyan ng sapat na panahon ang bawat partido na makita ang […]
GENEVA, Switzerland — The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, came out swinging at the opening ceremony of the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The meeting of health officials from nearly 200 countries is usually a low-key, bureaucratic affair. Chan, however, opened the assembly by basically saying that the world is facing unprecedented global health challenges right now and is ill-equipped to deal with future threats. She warned against profit-oriented policies that […]
The camp of vice presidential candidate Senator “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr., filed criminal cases before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office (MPO) against Smartmatic executives and an Information Technology (IT) representative of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for their alleged unauthorized change of the script in the transparency server of the Comelec on the night of the May 9 national elections. Charged were Smartmatic executive Marlon Garcia, Elie Moreno, Smartmatic project director; Neil Banigued, a member of […]
Mammut Sports group says it has achieved a milestone in digital cartography. For the first time, Mount Everest’s southern climbing route, beginning at the Nepalese base camp up to the “roof of the world”, has been documented by 360° videography and photography. (Eagle News)
MANILA, Philippines — Magsisimula na ang canvassing ng mga Certificate of Canvass (COC) sa pamamagitan ng binuong National Board Of Canvassers (NBOC) mula sa senado at kamara. Nanindigan ang mga mambabatas na magsisilbing NBOC na hindi nila puwedeng unahin ang proklamasyon kay Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte kasunod ng apela ni Sen. Bongbong Marcos na umano’y may mga discrepancies sa halalan. Ayon kay House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II, ang mandato lamang ng NBOC ay madetermina ang […]
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Washington would stand with partners to ensure freedom of navigation and flight in the South China Sea and, without mentioning china by name, said big nations should not bully smaller ones. He was speaking on the second day of a visit to Vietnam, where on Monday he announced the complete lifting of the United State’s ban on sales of lethal weapons to the Southeast Asian country. (Eagle […]
Kapwa nababahala ang Japan at Canada sa isinasagawang reclamation at militarization ng China sa West Philippine Sea. Kasunod ito ng joint news conference ni Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bago ang Group of Seven (G7) Summit na isasagawa ngayong linggo. Asahan umanong tatalakayin sa summit ang maritime security, global economy at terorismo. Nabatid na nagbabatuhan ng akusasyon ang China at United States kaugnay ng militarisasyon sa South China Sea. […]
MANILA, Philippines — Posibleng ilabas ngayong araw ng National Bureau Of Investigation (NBI) ang kanilang confirmatory test para malaman ang ininom na gamot ng limang namatay sa nangyaring concert sa Mall of Asia Open ground sa Pasay City. Ayon kay Joel Tovera, head ng Death Investigation Division ng NBI, may mga lumabas kasing report na uminom muna ng ipinagbabawal na gamot ang mga nanood bago pumasok sa venue. Bukod dito, kinumpirma rin ng Philippine National […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP)– Plans by the Philippines’ controversial president-elect to give late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial triggered outrage on Tuesday, with martial law victims warning it would whitewash the strongman’s crimes. Rodrigo Duterte, who won this month’s elections in a landslide, announced on Monday he would allow Marcos to be buried at the Heroes’ Cemetery in Manila, in what would be another big win for the dictator’s family as it cements a remarkable […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive body image, initially saying the photo’s depiction was “undesirable”. The social networking giant blocked the ad for Melbourne’s “Cherchez La Femme: Feminism and Fat” gathering, saying the image violated its advertising guidelines. When organizers questioned the decision, the Facebook Ads Team wrote back saying the ad did not comply with their health […]
by Rim Haddad and Maher Al Mounes DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — More than 148 people were killed Monday in bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, the deadliest attacks to date in the regime’s coastal heartland. Seven near-simultaneous explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seaside cities of Jableh and Tartus, which until now had been relatively insulated from Syria’s five-year war. The attacks on strongholds of President […]
