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Boobsie, nag-guest host sa “Eat’s Singing Time”; todo na sa saya with Marcelito Pomoy at JC Parker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SgnoKq2a4Q&feature=youtu.be Naki-join sa kantahan, saya at kainan ang super funny comedian-singer na si Boobsie sa “Eat’s Singing Time”, ang pinakabagong game show ng NET25,, nitong Biyernes, Jan. 8, sa pilot week ng naturang show. Todo na nga sa pagbibigay saya ang pinakabagong show na handog ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation nang sinamahan ni Boobsie nitong Biyernes ng gabi, ang regular hosts ng show na sina Marcelito Pomoy at Jaycee Parker Aguas. Ang “Eat’s Singing Time” ay […]

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FDA: 2 COVID-19 vaccines, Janssen and Clover Biopharma, approved for PHL clinical trial

  (Eagle News) — Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been cleared for clinical trials in the Philippines, according to the Food and Drug and Drug Administration (FDA). This was after it had approved on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 the vaccine developed by Clover Biopharmaceuticals AUS Pty Ltd of China, days after it had approved the vaccine made by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. With this development, two vaccines against COVID-19 are now given […]

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Two cabinet members quit over Trump mob attack

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two members of Donald Trump’s cabinet resigned Thursday with days left in the administration in protest over the storming of the Capitol by a mob of the president’s supporters. The education secretary and transportation secretary — the only two women in Trump’s inner cabinet — both said they could no longer remain in office after the violent rampage on a ceremonial session of Congress that certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. […]

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Officer dies following clash with pro-Trump mob: US Capitol Police

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US Capitol Police officer has died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters who overran a session of Congress, police said late Thursday. It was the first law enforcement death stemming from the violence at the Capitol on Wednesday which saw flag-waving crowds overwhelm police and break into the legislature. Four protesters died, including a woman who was shot by police. Three […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 483,852; recoveries at 449,330

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 483,852 after the Department of Health reported 1776 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 25,158 were active. Of these, 82.6 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 5.4 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.48 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Bulacan with 99, Davao City with 96, Quezon City with 83, Rizal with 80, and Laguna […]

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Visayas

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over the western portion of Leyte and Negros Oriental within one to two hours. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced in Cebu (Central Cebu, Southern Cebu); southern portion of Eastern Samar; and the southern portion of Samar. PAGASA said these may persist within […]

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Immigration bureau: Foreign diplomats, representatives of int’l organizations exempted from restrictions imposed on foreign travelers from 27 countries

Those coming for medical, emergency cases from those countries also allowed entry, bureau says (Eagle News) — Foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations are exempted from the travel restrictions imposed on foreign travelers from the 27 countries subjected to travel restrictions following reports of the COVID-19 virus strain first monitored in the United Kingdom there. “Those with valid 9(e) visas may be allowed entry without the need of an exemption or authorization from the […]

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P3.4 million worth of shabu seized in Iloilo buy-bust; 30-year-old woman arrested

(Eagle News) — The police seized around P3.4 million worth of illegal drugs in a recent buy-bust operation in Iloilo. The Philippine National Police said the 500 grams of shabu were seized from Mary Joy Villarina, a resident of Barangay Pandac in Pavia. Villarina was arrested during the operation on January 5. The operation was conducted by the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Iloilo Police Provincial Office. Also confiscated from Villarina […]

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UK virus strain triggers lockdown in Australia’s Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — The Australian city of Brisbane has called a snap three-day lockdown after a worker at a quarantine hotel contracted the highly infectious UK strain of Covid-19. From Friday evening, more than two million residents in the Greater Brisbane area would have to stay at home, authorities said. “If we are going to stop the spread of this infectious strain, this UK strain, we must act immediately,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told […]

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UK govt gives nod to new coal mine, enraging climate groups

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Thursday effectively approved a new deep coal mine in northwest England, opting to leave the decision to the local authority which has already given the provisional green light. The decision to allow the country’s first new deep coal mine in decades came after a long-running campaign against the project by environmental groups, which accused the government of undermining its climate pledges. The project, whose developer is Australian-owned West […]

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US leases long-sought Alaska oil rights in Trump’s final days

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s administration auctioned off 11 oil leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, in a last-ditch move to expand drilling in the areas coveted by some petroleum producers before he leaves office. Major oil companies however sat out bidding for tracts in the environmentally sensitive area, and nine of the leases went to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, a state agency, while […]

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“Unprecedented:” How Trump supporters breached security and raged inside US Capitol

(Editor’s note)  These photos as taken by Agence France Presse, mostly by AFP photographer Saul Loeb, showed just how supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump descended on the US capitol on January 6, 2021, breached security and “desecrated” the halls of US Congress, something that had never happened before. These scenes shocked the world, and rocked to the core America’s soul. Below is a story by Agence France Presse on how this day happened, […]

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