by Sean GLEESON Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of “FIFA 20” after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online. The huge digital crowd last week is part of a spectacular boom for the digital gaming industry, as record numbers flock to online servers for distraction, entertainment and friendship with the “real world” seemingly falling apart. Real Betis striker Borja […]
Arts and Culture
WATCH: Filipino Artist Elmer Calata shares ideas on creating artwork
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — Elmer Calata, Filipino-American artist, based in Washington DC, talks with Eagle News International, Washington DC, about his art and his take on the COIVD-19 lockdown. “Not necessarily fretting it right now. I’m just really enjoying my time and working on my work.” Elmer says that being a creative, it’s natural to spend a lot of alone time. So for the lockdown, “it’s really interesting to see other people be in […]
‘Joy of spring’: Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The crowds might be thinner and parties smaller, but warnings from officials over the coronavirus have done little to stop Japanese celebrating as the country’s famed cherry trees explode into bloom. Over a warm long weekend in Tokyo, people packed into traditional blossom hotspots, many not even wearing face masks, to admire the fluffy white and pink flowers hanging from delicate stems. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike admitted that […]
WATCH: Singing and strumming a ukulele amidst crisis
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — A student from Los Angeles, gives Eagle News International, tips on playing the ukulele and a special song to uplift viewers spirits. EBC Los Angeles Bureau Correspondents, Aaron Reotutar and Michelle Mangona with the report.
WATCH: How to make Jewelry from home
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — Looking for something to do to fight the boredom of the lockdown? EBC Washington DC interviews Rowena Sistoso, an Operations Director of a health clinic, and a hobbyist jewelry-maker for twenty years. Rowena shows EBC International how to make jewelry in the comfort of your home.
WATCH: EBC Digital Nest—How Social Distancing Has Affected New York City!!
NEW YORK, New York (Eagle News) — “The city that never sleeps,” New York City, New York, is the most populous city in the United States. Which is hard to believe when you watch EBC New York Bureau Corespondent Joanne Soriano’s vlog about “Social Distancing in New York City.” © Eagle News
Make It Reel — Production Values
by Alexandra Megia Eagle News QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) —The stage is set and the lights are hot. The time has come for EBC Films’ Make it Reel participants to see the fruits of their labor. Excitement filled the air—10x more than the first day of the Make It Reel Seminar. This is the time to see how each other fared during the 2-day Guerrilla filmmaking a week prior to the awards night. After […]
WATCH: Europeans show solidarity with medical staff battling coronavirus outbreak
(AFP) — Europeans clap and cheer from their balconies and windows to show their support for medical staff on the frontlines as the continent battles the spiralling coronavirus crisis. More deaths have now been recorded in Europe, the new virus epicenter, than in Asia since the outbreak first emerged in China in December.
Cheerful masks help battle coronavirus in Bulgaria
by Diana SIMEONOVA SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) — Cheerful face masks are helping to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in Bulgaria thanks to a small company in the capital Sofia. The masks are printed with owls, dinosaurs, llamas, and monkeys and will soon find their way to hundreds of doctors and policemen who are struggling to get their hands on the protective gear. They’re being made by the Angel Baby company, which normally produces […]
EBC Films’ Make it Reel – Mise en place
By: Alexandra Megia Eagle News QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Mise en place—A common practice in the culinary world meaning “putting in place” or “everything in its place.” A French term for having all your ingredients measured, cut, peeled, sliced, grated, etc. before you start cooking. And that’s how you make a movie! Not really, but that’s the overall idea of making a movie. Careful planning and strategy. Making sure everything is in its place before […]
Mga tauhan ng PNP-Directorate for Police Community Relations at Engineering Service, bumisita sa INC Museum
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Personal na binisita ng mga opisyal at tauhan ng Philippine National Police Directorate for Police Community Relations (PNP-DPCR) ang bagong Iglesia Ni Cristo Museum sa Central Avenue sa Quezon City. Pinangunahan ito ni Police Brig. Gen. Bartolome Bustamante na isang kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo. Layon ng kanilang pagbisita nitong Huebes, Pebrero 20, na makakuha ng mga ideya at konsepto sa isang state-of-the-art museum tulad […]
EBC Films’ Make it Reel – Inspiration begins
By: Alexandra Megia Eagle News QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Conversations and excitement fills the room—crowds of people mingling and looking at the viewing windows of radio DJs live on air. Some are a bit nervous and keeping to themselves; anticipating what is to come This was the first day of Make it Reel—EBC Films five-day workshop and seminar to help aspiring filmmakers and actors find and refine their skills. With an international award-winning movie […]