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By Jane Kathleen Gregorio EBC Texas Bureau AUSTIN, Texas (Eagle News) — On Day 2 of the NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, the morning began with preliminary trials that included the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay and one-meter diving. Friends, families and fans from different parts of the United States came to support their favorite athlete or team. The Canty family, who traveled from […]
(Eagle News) — Paris, the City of Lights, dimmed the illumination of its landmarks and tourist attractions, as the French capital joined the rest of the world in observing “Earth Hour” on Saturday night, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. In these Agence France Presse photos, the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris became one with the shadows as lights were dimmed for one hour to join the call to […]
(Eagle News)—-Partly cloudy skies are expected in the country today, March 31, as the easterlies affect Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies, PAGASA said. Extreme northern Luzon will have moderate […]
By Agence France Presse The Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet’s vanishing plant and animal life. The 13th edition of Earth Hour, organised by green group WWF, saw millions of people across 180 countries turn off their lights at 8:30 pm to […]
(Eagle News) — These luminous vests of two members of the Philippine National Police on patrol during a program in front of the provincial capitol in Iba, Zambales stood out in this surreal shot as the place switched off their lights to participate in the 2019 Earth Hour. Before the Earth Hour which was from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., various municipalities participated in a program at the People’s Park in front of the […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — A 5.2-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the country’s civil protection said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre near the town of Galaxidi in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the authority said. The national geodynamic institute had earlier measured the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.3. […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution combatting the financing of terrorism. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced this on Saturday, March 30, as it highlighted Philippine efforts in fighting terrorism in its co-sponsorship of UNSC Resolution No. 2462. “Money is the lifeblood of terrorism,” said Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., in his speech before the UN Security Council on Thursday, March 28, as he cited the country’s […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet’s vanishing biodiversity. The 12th edition of Earth Hour, organised by the green group WWF, will see millions of people across 180 countries turn off their lights at 8:30 pm local time to highlight energy use and the need for conservation. “We are […]
(Eagle News)–House Majority Leader Fredenil Castro on Saturday, March 30, denied the House of Representatives’ leadership took away P92.3 billion from the proposed national budget. According to Castro, “there is no truth” to the allegations hurled by Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte that the P92.3 billion was also distributed to favored members. “I can say with authority that Rep. Villafuerte is peddling fake news. I pity my good friend L-Ray, but I understand where […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is ready for this year’s “Earth Hour” with the renewed pledge to say no to single-use plastics. Using this year’s official hashtags #Connect2Earth, #EarthHourPH2019, and #AyokoNgPlastik, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) -Philippines is encouraging everyone to harness the power of social media and help share their commitment to start changing the planet for the better. This is by sharing stories and photos of their sustainable living actions, as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Friday again accused Mexico of failing to curb the flow of migrants illegally entering the US, and threatened to close the border “next week” unless something changes. Trump’s latest tweets ramp up the tension between the neighbors, putting a specific timeframe to his repeated threats to shut the border, one of the busiest in the world. “If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday. Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading. Planned for 30 days from midnight Wednesday, the emergency comes during […]
