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by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Hideo Kojima, creator of the hugely anticipated Death Stranding game released this week, turned a family obsession with film into a talent for making highly cinematic video games. Best known for his acclaimed Metal Gear series, Kojima spent nearly 30 years at Konami, a major firm that he has said he joined because they were the only games company listed on the stock market at […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Nov. 7, said the administration’s “very good” rating in the third quarter of 2019 is proof that a “significant number” of Filipinos see beyond the “endless politicking managed by the opposition.” “The rating, classified by the independent pollster as very good, demonstrates that a significant number of our countrymen possesses discernment that can stand and see beyond the endless politicking managed by the opposition, as well as the rhetorical aspersions […]
(Eagle News) — With 1,115 athletes and 753 coaches and officials, the Philippines will have the biggest delegation in the 30th Southeast Asian Games which the country will be hosting starting this Nov. 30. The Philippine delegation has a total of 1,868 members. Still, the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) officials said that the number of entries could still go down depending on the delegation registration meeting on November 19. Philippine sports officials […]
(Eagle News) — “Quiel” has intensified into a severe tropical storm. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., the center of “Quiel” was estimated 360 kilometers west northwest of Coron, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. “Quiel,” which is moving slowly in an eastward direction, may intensify into a typhoon in 24 hours. […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila Police District has formed a special task force to look into the killing of a Department of Labor and Employment employee on Monday, Nov. 4. The MPD said so far, based on footage from a closed-circuit television camera in Malate, where the ambush of senior labor officer Helen Dacanay took place, they were looking at four suspects. These, according to the MPD, were the two gunmen who were caught shooting […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine economy grew 6.2 percent in the third quarter of 2019, the government reported on Thursday, Nov. 7. According to data provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority, this was 0.2 percent higher than the 6.0 percent economic growth recorded in the third quarter in 2018. It is also higher than the 5.5 percent growth recorded in the second quarter. The PSA said net primary income from the rest of the world […]
(Eagle News) — A short circuit in one of the traction motors caused a Metro Rail Transit-3 train to emit smoke at the Santolan station on Monday, Nov. 4. This was according to maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP, which conducted a probe following the incident that saw around 500 passengers unloaded, the MRT-3 said. The MRT-3 was forced to implement limited operations from Shaw Boulevard to Taft stations before normal operations resumed after two hours. “It also […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo’s acceptance of the co-chairmanship of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs. In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 7, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President expects Robredo would see the “realities on the ground, particularly with respect to the government’s position against extrajudicial or state-sponsored killings, and understand that deaths occur due to the violent reactions on the part of agents of the illegal drug trade […]
By Marilyn Rayray Contributor, Eagle News Service PARIS, France (Eagle News) –Jose Saguban cacao grower from Kialaw, Malabog, Paquibato District Davao City placed second in Asia Pacific and landed as one of the top 20 producers of “Best Bean” during the International Cocoa Awards at the Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate trade fair in Paris. First time to travel abroad, Mang Jose was ecstatic. “Masaya ako, dahil nakuha ko yung award. Nagpapasalamat ako […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney will be sidelined at least two more weeks after tests for “nerve-related symptoms” that have seen him miss six NBA games. “Warriors center Kevon Looney, who has missed the last six games due to nerve-related symptoms, recently underwent a battery of tests,” the Warriors said in a statement on Wednesday. “Following the tests, we are hopeful and encouraged that the treatment plan prescribed […]
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) — An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three times larger, according to a report by geologists released Thursday. Taaniela Kula, of the Tonga Geological Service, said the new Lateiki island is estimated to be about 100 meters (110 yards) wide and 400 meters long and is situated about 120 meters west of its submerged predecessor. It lies between Kao and Late in the […]
(Eagle News)–The tail-end of a cold front is bringing rains to parts of Luzon today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said moderate to occasionally heavy rains are being experienced over Calanasan, Kabugao and Luna in Apayao; and in Abulug, Baggao, Ballesteros, Claveria, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Lallo, Pamplona, Peñablanca, Santa Ana, Santa Praxedes and Sanchez Mira in Cagayan. Light to moderate rains on the other hand are being felt in Aparri, Buguey, […]
