“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill have designed their own versions of BB-8 for a Great Ormond Street Hospital charity auction in London.
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Stop hacking to get attention – COMELEC
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections said that those who have complaints should not resort to hacking in order to gain attention because such acts can negatively impact the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Rio Games countdown starts with Olympia torch lighting
The official countdown to this year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics began on Thursday (April 21) when the torch was lit at the site of the ancient Games, with organisers hoping it will shift attention away from Brazil’s political and financial turmoil.
COMELEC asks foreign cyber experts to guarantee election results
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections hired foreign cyber security experts to guarantee the integrity of the election results. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista added that they are consulting Microsoft and other computer firms to ensure the security of the COMELEC website. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
President Aquino agrees publication of medical records of presidential bets
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III supports the proposal that presidential candidates should publicize their medical records. President Aquino added that although the Constitution guarantees the right of privacy of individuals, the presidential candidates can voluntarily disclose their medical records in the interest of transparency. But more than medical records, President Aquino said that the public should scrutinize the candidates’ speeches and actions to glean where they are going to take the nation when […]
Puerto Princesa under state of calamity
QUEZON City, Philippines – Due to the severe effects of the El Niño, Puerto Princesa was placed under state of calamity to enable the usage of funds in order to aid citizens that were severely affected by the weather phenomenon. But the city cleared that the its tourist spots continue to be enjoyable and unaffected by the El Niño. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Dust devil lifts boy into the air in China
Dust devils tore through a school event in China, lifting one boy into the air and dropping him on the ground.
DND angry with China’s deployment of military aircraft in West Philippine Sea
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of National Defense expressed its anger with China’s deployment of a military craft to the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. According to the DND spokesperson, Peter Paul Galvez, this is clear act of militarization and truly provocative. Still, the DND emphasized the need to diplomatically resolve the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Ballots undergo final verification
QUEZON City, Philippines – The final verification of the printed ballots of the National Printing Office will be completed today, April 22 which is earlier than the self-imposed deadline of the Commission on Elections which is on April 25. The verification is an important process to ensure that the ballots can be used by the vote-counting machines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
NAB SHOW 2016
NAB or the National Association of Broadcasters, the world’s largest annual conference and expo for media and entertainment professionals was held at Las Vegas. Julie Ann Docena reports
One killed, 8 injured as South Korea train derails
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean passenger train that took a curved section of track at three times the recommended speed derailed Friday, killing an engineer and injuring eight people, police and rail officials said. According to the national rail operator, KORAIL, the locomotive and four of the train’s seven carriages jumped the tracks near Yulchon station, some 330 kilometres (200 miles) south of Seoul. The train was carrying 27 people, including two […]
China defends right to carry out ‘normal’ missile tests
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said on Thursday it was “normal” to carry out ballistic missile launches, after a US media report accused Beijing of having test-fired an intercontinental weapon last week. US media site Washington Free Beacon, citing unidentified Pentagon officials, reported that China had carried out a test of its DF-41 long-range missile on April 12. The report linked the tests to tensions between Washington and Beijing over the South China Sea, noting […]
