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Sa kaniyang selebrasyon ng ika-sampung taon sa show business. Isang konsiyerto ang ihahandog ng Chinita Princess na si Kim Chiu sa kanyang fans. Ang kanyang concert ay pinamagatang “Chinita Princess Funtasy”. Bukod sa kaniyang concert, umarangkada din at patuloy na tinatangkilik ang kaniyang pangalawang album under Star Music kung saan kasama dito ang sumikay niyang awitin na Mr. Right. Sa ngayon, halos sold-out na ang mga tickets ng kaniyang concert na gaganapin sa Sabado sa […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN Francisco, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial-intelligence powered “bots” into its Messenger application to allow businesses to have software engage in lifelike text exchanges. The move announced at the leading online social network’s annual developers conference in San Francisco came as the number of monthly users of Messenger topped 900 million and the Silicon Valley company works to stay in tune […]
by Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The eyes of the basketball world will turn to California on Wednesday as the NBA regular season draws to a close with Kobe Bryant preparing to bid farewell to the sport as the Golden State Warriors chase a place in history. A perfectly scripted finale will see Bryant play his 1,566th and final game as the Lakers host the Utah Jazz at the Staples Center for what […]
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Apr. 12 (PIA) – Some 3,067 individuals affected El Niño in North Cotabato are given temporary job courtesy of the Department of Labor and Employment. These unemployed and underemployed workers were given income-generating jobs through the DOLE Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (DOLE-TUPAD) DOLE 12, told Philippine Information Agency 12, that these marginalized workers were deployed to their respective barangays “to assist in the social, economic and agroforestry community projects […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday (April 12) it will allow developers to build chatbots inside its Messenger app to enable users to communicate with businesses directly in its latest effort to dominate enterprise transactions and customer service. The chatbots expedite Facebook’s moves to build out Messenger as the go-to place for users to contact businesses rather than through third-party websites and 1-800 lines. “You’ll never have to call […]
Eagle News – Isa-isang sinagot ng Comelec ang mga nagkalat na post sa Social media tungkol umano sa mga anomalyang nangyayari sa Overseas Absentee Voting. Naging usap-usapan ng mga netizen ang isang balota kung saan naka-highlight sina Mar Roxas at Leni Robredo. Subalit makikita na naka-shade ang oval sa tapat ng pangalan ni Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte at Senador Alan Peter Cayetano. Ayon sa Comelec maaring sample ballot ang nasa larawan na kasinglaki ng […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines now has its first-ever disaster-resilient metropolis. President Benigno S. Aquino lll himself led the groundbreaking ceremony of Clark Green City, the country’s first smart, green and disaster-resilient metropolis, in Sitio Baloy, Barangay Aranguren. Aquino was assisted by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Arnel Paciano Casanova and Chairperson Maria Aurora Geotina-Garcia, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, and Public Works and Highways […]
(Eagle News) UPDATE — Umakyat na sa 25 ang patay sa panig ng rebeldeng grupong Abu Sayyaf (ASG) sa nagpapatuloy pang opensiba ng militar sa Tipo-Tipo, Basilan na una nang nakabakbakan ng 44th Infantry Batallion noong Sabado, Abril 9. Kabilang sa mga malubhang nasugatan ang isa sa mga lider ng ASG na si Furugi Indama na kabilang sa mga target ng operasyon. Kumpirmado naman ang pagkasawi ng Moroccan bomb expert na si Mohammad Khattab, hinihinalang […]
KOLLAM, India (AFP) — Five men wanted over a massive explosion during a banned fireworks display that killed more than 100 people in southern Indian surrendered to police early Tuesday, a senior officer said. The blast ripped through concrete buildings at a Hindu temple complex in Kerala state where thousands had gathered on Saturday night to watch the display. Police had been hunting for the five who went missing after the disaster and initial charges […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Crude prices dipped in Asia Tuesday but held above $40 as traders looked forward to a summit of key oil producers next week to discuss freezing output and easing the supply glut. Analysts said prices were expected to see-saw ahead of Sunday’s meeting in the Qatari capital Doha that will gather both OPEC producers led by Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC members such as Russia. A major subject for the meeting […]
NOVOSELITSKOYE,STAVROPOL REGION, Russia (Reuters) – Three men attacked a rural police station in southern Russia on Monday (April 11) including at least one suicide bomber, the country’s Interior Ministry said, saying police in the affected area had been put on a high state of alert. The attack took place in the village of Novoselitskoye in Russia’s Stavropol region, close to the volatile majority-Muslim North Caucasus area, where Islamist extremists intent upon carving out a breakaway […]
HONOLULU, HAWAII, United States (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday. (April 10) The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the suspect as Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin, who was born in Taiwan and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen, according a Navy profile article written about him in […]
