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(Eagle News)–These pictures posted on the Department of Transportation’s Facebook account show the Land Transportation Office’s IDeROBOT, which is in charge of manufacturing license plates, in action. IDeROBOT, according to the DOTr, can manufacture around 700 license plates each hour. This is equivalent to 5600 license plates produced in one eight-hour shift. The equipment can be found in the Land Transportation Office’s plate-making facility in Quezon City.
(Eagle News)–The deadlock over the proposed national budget between the Senate and the House of Representatives was finally broken with Senate President Tito Sotto signing the enrolled budget bill of the House as is but “with reservations.” Sotto clarified in a press conference on Tuesday, March 26, that even with the signing, the Senate was still against the “alignments” made by the House of Representatives in the version ratified by the Senate and the House. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military said Monday it had successfully tested an anti-intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, with a target launched from the Marshall Islands shot down by two interceptors based in California. To protect against the threat from ICBMs, the US has developed the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which is designed to fire an interceptor missile into space and use kinetic energy to destroy the incoming target. While it […]
(Eagle News) — Pinatatanggal ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa Department Of Health (DOH) ang lahat ng “malasakit center posters” na may pangalan ni dating Special Assistant to the President at senatorial candidate Christopher “Bong” Go. Ayon kay Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, nagpadala na ito ng mga notice sa lahat ng kandidato na may mga illegal posters. Kabilang na anya rito yaong mga posters na nakapaskil sa mga government hospitals, health centers, airports, piers at […]
(Eagle News)–As in the past, President Rodrigo Duterte will spend his birthday in Davao. “The same celebration. He stays in the house and with the family,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday, March 26. Duterte is turning 74 on Thursday, March 28. Since he assumed the presidency in 2016, Duterte has been celebrating his birthday every year in private in his hometown. In 2018, pictures showed Duterte spending time with his grandchildren on his […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will for the first time next month lift an evacuation order in one of two towns where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located, officials said Tuesday. The government plans to lift the order for part of Okuma town on April 10, cabinet office official Yohei Ogino told AFP. It will be the first time the government has lifted an evacuation order in the towns — Okuma and Futaba — […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets staged a tentative recovery Tuesday from the previous day’s steep losses, with investors increasingly anxious about the state of the global economy. With a mixed lead from Wall Street, regional traders had few catalysts to drive buying, while safe-haven flows saw the dollar edge up against high-yielding currencies. Attention is also back on London, where MPs essentially wrested control of the Brexit debate from Prime Minister Theresa May […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol on Tuesday, March 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 6 kilometers northeast of Antequera at 10:53 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 9 kilometers. These intensities were reported in the following areas: Intensity V – Antequera, Bohol Intensity IV – Tagbilaran City, Dauis, Cortes, Calape, Tubigon and Panglao Island, Bohol Intensity III – Batuan and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military said Monday it had successfully tested an anti-intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, with a target launched from the Marshall Islands shot down by two interceptors based in California. To protect against the threat from ICBMs, the US has developed the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which is designed to fire an interceptor missile into space and use kinetic energy to destroy the incoming target. While it has […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Muling kinalampag ng kampo ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos ang Korte Suprema na aksyunan na ang kanilang naunang mosyon na ipag-utos sa Comelec na isumite ang resulta ng technical examination sa boto noong 2016 sa mga lalawigan ng Basilan, Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao na nagpapatunay daw ng malawakang electoral fraud doon. Ito ay kaalinsabay ng ika-isanglibong araw matapos na isampa ng panig ni Marcos ang electoral protest sa resulta […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Devin Booker exploded for 59 points on Monday but could not prevent the Phoenix Suns suffering a blowout 125-92 defeat against the Utah Jazz. Booker’s brilliant half century of points included five three pointers as he drained 19 of 34 field goal attempts at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. The 22-year-old Booker is only the fourth player in NBA history to post multiple 50-point games before […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to build 57 miles (92 kilometers) of 18-foot (5.5-meter) fencing, build and improve roads, and install lighting to support Trump’s emergency declaration as concerns the border. Shanahan “authorized the commander of the US Army Corps […]
