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MANILA, Philippines — Kaugnay ng selebrasyon ng National Arts Month, matagumpay ang opening ng isinagawang 3rd Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines na naganap sa Leandro Locsin Theater, NCCA na kinatatampukan ng opening film nito na “Laut” directed by Direk Louie Ignacio at ito na din ang naging world premiere nito. Bukod kay Direk Louie present din ang mga cast nito na Sina Barbie Forteza, Gabbi Garcia, Jak Roberto, Ana Capri, Ronwaldo Martin at Felexia […]
ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH)-6 encouraged the public to promote healthy lifestyle among children to prevent health risks among them later in life. John Richard Lapascua, DOH-6 Senior Health Program Officer, said that the health department is targeting school-age children for its healthy lifestyle program. “Even though that they are not experiencing hypertension and diabetes yet they are exposed to risk factors,” he said. He said the youth today are vulnerable […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP)—North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into accepting denuclearization as its only viable option for survival. In a televised speech to mark the anniversary of the 1919 independence movement against Japanese rule over the Korean peninsula, Park said failure to respond to the North’s “reckless provocations” would only result in further nuclear […]
Zurich, Switzerland (Reuters) — New FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on his first full working day that he expected the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, delayed last year by a scandal which has engulfed FIFA, should begin in the next couple of months. The 2018 and 2022 tournaments, to be staged in Russia and Qatar, had to be the “best in history”, he added. Speaking after an informal match with FIFA employees and […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) — Major Iraqi cities are likely to witness a surge in terror attacks as extremist groups retaliate to continued defeats on the frontline, an Iraqi security expert said on Monday. The recent escalation of suicide attacks has killed nearly 100 people in Baghdad and Muqdadiyah. Experts say the attacks show that extremist groups are being pushed from the battlefield to urban areas as Iraqi security forces retake lands from their hands. “The […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists on Tuesday said they had confirmed that the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and blamed for severe birth defects can also trigger a dangerous neurological disorder. In a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, a team probed Zika’s suspected role in a 2013-2014 outbreak in French Polynesia of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) — a rare condition in which the body’s immune system attacks a part of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States regards the exodus of Middle Eastern refugees to Europe as a “global challenge,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, reassuring his German counterpart of US support. “It is not somebody else’s problem. It is a test for all of us,” Kerry declared, at a Washington news conference with Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “The United States considers the refugee crisis to be global. The impact first […]
BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News) — Mobile is everything and indeed, everything mobile was at the record-breaking Mobile World Congress 2016 (MWC16) where Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) sent delegates for the very first time in Barcelona, Spain held last February 22-25, 2016. EBC Business Development Manager Robert Capistrano and Correspondent Caesar Vallejos joined a record-breaking 101,000 attendees from 204 countries and territories around the world. Products and solutions that change the way the world […]
by Cecil Morella MORONG, Philippines (AFP)–Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a Philippine beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades. The olive ridleys, each shorter than a credit card, are among five species of sea turtles in the Philippines that are in danger of extinction, mostly because they are prized as a protein-rich food. “Not too long ago, […]
BEIJING, CHINA (Reuters) — China will put a second space laboratory in orbit in the third quarter of this year, part of the country’s plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday (February 29). Advancing China’s space programme is a priority for Beijing, with President Xi Jinping calling for the country to establish itself as a space power. Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 2 is expected to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police warned the public against the carrying of gun replica including those used in paintball games as long as the gun ban is in effect. The election gun ban will last until June 8. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, the complaints of netizens in the social media as well as other forms of complaints are undergoing a verification process before the COMELEC takes action. The COMELEC also reminded the public to complete the details of their complaints so that the COMELEC can respond faster. Also, the COMELEC warned against false and malicious complaints. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]
