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Temperatura sa bansa, posibleng uminit pa hanggang Mayo 2016

(Eagle News) — Sa kabila ng napakainit na panahon ngayon, nagbabala ang Philippine Atmosheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) na posibleng mas uminit pa ang panahon sa mga susunod na araw. Ayon sa naturang ahensya, bagaman umabot na sa 37.7°C ang temperatura sa Metro Manila, asahan pa anilang lalagpas pa sa temperaturang ito ang mararanasan sa mga susunod na araw dahil na rin sa humidity na lalo pang nagpapainit sa panahon. Dagdag pa ng […]

Presidentiables, hinamon ng transport group na tutulan ang jeepney phaseout

(Eagle News) — Hinamon ng transport group na Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) ang mga kandidato sa 2016 presidential elections na tutulan ang jeepney phaseout program ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III. Ayon kay PISTON national president George San Mateo, kung tunay aniyang para sa mahirap ang mga presidential candidate, dapat aniyang manindigan ang mga ito laban sa phaseout ng mga jeepney dahil malaking banta umano ang programang ito sa […]

Women’s group demands apology from Philippine presidential contender over rape comment

(REUTERS) — A women’s group on Monday (April 18) demanded an apology from Philippine presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte over a rape remark that sparked outrage on social media. A YouTube video appeared over the weekend showing Duterte speaking at a recent rally where he recalled his experience of being a local mayor during a 1989 prison riot in which an Australian missionary visiting the local jail was raped and killed. The video clip showed Duterte, […]

Philippine presidential candidate attacked over rape remarks

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose campaign promises a ruthless war on crime, was condemned on Sunday after a video surfaced of him apparently joking about a murdered Australian rape victim. Duterte, who promises mass killings of suspected criminals if elected next month, appears in a video uploaded on YouTube making the remarks about the female Australian missionary. The woman, who was ministering in a prison in Davao in the […]

Beauty queen from Quezon City crowned as new Binibining Pilipinas Universe

QUEZON City, Philippines – The beauty queen from Quezon City, Maria Mika Maxine Medina was crowned as the Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 2016, beating the front-runners of the said competition. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach formally passed the crown to Medina, who participated in the said competition for the first time. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

NCR dominates 59th Palarong Pambansa

QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Capital Region once again claimed championship in the 59th Palarong Pambansa held at Albay Sports and Tourism Complex in Legaspi. NCR won 209 medals. This is the twelfth time that the NCR gained the championship in the said sports event. The Palarong Pambansa is an annual multi-sport event for student-athletes from 13 regions organized by the Department of Education. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]

Samal kidnap victims face execution on April 25

QUEZON City, Philippines – The four victims of the Samal Island kidnapping asked their respective governments to pay the 300 million-peso ransom each demanded by the Abu Sayyaf before April 25 or one of them will be executed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Top Chinese military official visits Spratlys

QUEZON City, Philippines – Simultaneous to the visit of the United States Defense Secretary to the Philippines, a top Chinese military official visited the Chinese troops in the occupied areas in the Spratlys. China plans to add more facilities in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Nationwide earthquake drill on April 21

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reminded the public that there will be a nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on April 21. PHILVOCS added that the earthquake drill is usually done twice or thrice a year and the earthquake drill on Thursday has no connection to the various earthquakes hitting different parts of the globe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]

COMELEC asks public to support last debate of presidential candidates

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections asked the public to witness the last leg of the presidential debate to be held at Dagupan, Pangasinan. Said debate is the joint project of the COMELEC and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas as well as the media outfits. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)