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MANILA, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) — The Manila Economic and Cultural Office said that no Filipino were involved in the water-theme park incident in Taiwan, where a colored powder exploded causing more than 500 people to be injured. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/HC38WY0L_hE
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Congressional Avenue will be temporarily closed starting today due to the removal of the temporary bridge in the said road. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1HPk0rRrpnI
MANILA, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is investigating the alleged corruption of 1.9 million biometric files but assured the public that said data files could still be recovered through back-ups. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/jFGtEPNLQiI
MANILA, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) – Bad news for people who don’t like eating fruits and vegetables. According to the Department of Health (DOH), not eating enough fruits and vegetables places one at more risk of colorectal cancer. Check out the video to find out what is colorectal cancer. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang said that he is ready to give up his benefits just to ensure that soldiers receive the military reservation in Nueva Ecija. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 29 (Reuters) — South Korea’s health ministry reported no additional cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday (June 29) for the second day in a row. The health ministry said the total number of confirmed MERS cases remained at 182, and 93 patients had been discharged from hospital. There were no deaths, the ministry added, leaving the total of dead from the outbreak at 32. “There were no more deaths, and […]
JUNE 29 (Reuters) — A deadly heat wave combined with persistent power cuts have taken their toll on Karachi’s butchers, with business falling as residents struggle to keep meat fresh. Sea breezes brought lower temperatures on Friday (June 26), easing the heat that has killed more than 1,150 people around Pakistan’s teeming port city of Karachi during the Muslim fasting month. However, butchers in the city were still seeing a drop in their sales on […]
JUNE 29 (Reuters) — SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said an investigation into Sunday’s explosion shortly after launch of one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets will ground the rockets for several months but less than a year. “We’re certainly in an extraordinary position to know what happened, to find what happened, to fix what happened and to get back to flight, given the fact that the majority of this launch vehicle and its components are […]
VALENZUELA City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Eleven residents of a barangay in Valenzuela City experienced dizziness, nausea and difficulty in breathing after inhaling the chemicals use in the anti-dengue fogging operations conducted by the City Health Office in their area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – A Japanese admiral said that the Japan is considering to join the United States of America in patrolling the West Philippine Sea due to the problems created by the artificial islands constructed by China. Japan believes that the West Philippine Sea is an international water and not part of any national territory. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
PALAWAN, Philippines (Eagle News) – Due to its inherent beauty and natural biodiversity, the Tubbataha Reef marine park received a certificate of excellence from a United States travel website, which also recognized the said marine park for its conservation efforts. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/1vSojrn5TN4
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, President Aquino continues to persuade the public to support the K-12 program, with the administration believing that the said program is the answer to the lowering standards of the educational system of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/sGWg95iHX1o
