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Ilang security protocols sa NAIA babaguhin katuwang ang US

(Eagle News) — Pumasa sa international security standards ang Ninoy Aquino International Airport ngunit may mga bagay na kailangang baguhin at pagandahin pa. Sinabi ni Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Gen. Manager Ed Monreal makikipagtulungan sila sa US Department of Homeland-Transportation Security Administration para sa mga pagbabago sa security protocols sa NAIA. Kasama sa magiging pagbabago ay ang pagsasagawa ng background check sa mga kukuhaning bagong airport personnel dahil susuriin ng National Intelligence Coordinating Agency […]

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Patrol base ng CAFGU inatake ng NPA; 1 patay, 2 sugatan

(Eagle NewS) — Isang miyembro ng Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) ang nasawi, habang sugatan ang dalawang iba pa, matapos atakihin ng mga miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang Ag-Agama Active Auxiliary Base ng CAFGU sa Barangay Western Uma sa Lubuagan, Kalinga. Nasawi sa pag-atake ang detachment commander ng CAFGU, habang dalawang civilian volunteers naman ang nasugatan. Nasawi rin ang isang miyembro ng NPA dahil sa insidente. Ayon kay Philippine Army 503rd Brigade […]

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South Korea to fine BMW $10 mn over engine fires response

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea said Monday it will fine German automaker BMW 11.2 billion won ($10 million) for allegedly dragging its feet in recalling cars with faulty engines linked to dozens of engine fires. BMW vehicles bursting into flames made headlines in South Korea earlier this year, with local media reporting more than 40 cases in 2018 and some parking lots refusing to accept BMW cars over fears they could catch fire. […]

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2018 hottest year for a century in France

PARIS, France (AFP) — 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday. “This year was the hottest France has known since modern meteorological measures came into use in 1900,” Meteo-France said. The average temperature of 14 degrees centigrade (57.2 Fahrenheit) was 1.4 degrees above the average recorded between 1981 and 2010, it said in a statement. That put it ahead of two other remarkably […]

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Curry, Durant lift Warriors over Clippers in NBA thriller

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored the last of his 42 points on a driving layup with a half-second remaining Sunday and reigning NBA champion Golden State edged the Los Angeles Clippers 129-127. Kevin Durant added 35 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors (23-11), who won for the eighth time in 10 games despite the Clippers hitting 18-of-23 three-point attempts. Curry did not play when the Clippers beat the Warriors in […]

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Trump says Erdogan assures ‘will eradicate’ any IS left in Syria

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump late Sunday said his Turkish counterpart assured him that any remaining Islamic State group fighters in Syria will be eliminated, after Trump abruptly ordered US troops in Syria to leave. “President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey has very strongly informed me that he will eradicate whatever is left of ISIS in Syria,” Trump said in a Tweet around midnight Sunday, using another acronym for the jihadist group. Repeating […]

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Magnitude 4.2 na lindol naitala sa Tawi-Tawi

(Eagle NewS) — Niyanig ng magnitude 4.2 na lindol ang bahagi ng Tawi-tawi kaninang alas-5:28 ng umaga. Ayon sa Philippine Institute Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), ang sentro ng pagyanig ay may layong 299 kilometro timog-silangan ng South Ubian. May lalim ang pagyanig na 597 kilometro. Tectonic ang dahilan ng lindol at wala namang naitalang aftershocks. Wala namang naitalang pinsala sa mga ari-arian bunsod ng pagyanig.

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DepEd: Ateneo bullying incident should serve as “wake-up call”

(Eagle News)—The Department of Education on Monday, Dec. 24, said the bullying incident in Ateneo captured in a now-viral video should serve as a wake-up call for people to take bullying seriously. In a statement, the DepEd said bullying is a “societal issue that demands the cooperation of teachers, parents, school administrators, community members, and even the media to instill among learners the culture of peace and the value of respect for one another.” As such, […]

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Malaking bahagi ng bansa, patuloy na makakaranas ng pag-ulan

(Eagle News) — Sa ating ulat panahon, inaasahang magiging maulan sa malaking bahagi ng bansa. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, ang nararanasang mga pag-ulan ay dahil sa low pressure area na namataan sa layong 80 kilometers hilagang-kanluran ng Cuyo, Palawan. Mababa pa rin ang tyansa na magiging bagong bagyo ito at inaasahan nang lalabas ng bansa bukas. Nararanasan naman ang northeast monsoon o amihan sa buong Luzon. Ngayong araw, maulap na […]

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Protected Chilean sea lions are the ‘enemy’ of fishermen

by Miguel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse VALPARAISO, Chile (AFP) — Off the coast of Chile, fisherman face competition from a cunning carnivorous hunter that has decimated their industry due to its voracious appetite. For Chile’s fishermen, sea lions are a “plague.” “They’re an enemy!” complained Mario Rojas to AFP. “We try to make them go away but it’s impossible!” Part of the wider seal family that was once hunted mercilessly all over the world, leaving […]

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Following Batocabe slay, IBP urges SC to “take appropriate steps” for probe of lawyers’ killings in PHL

(Eagle News)—–The Integrated Bar of the Philippines has urged the Supreme Court to “take appropriate steps” for an “independent probe” of killings of lawyers since June 30, 2016. The IBP,  through its president Abdiel Dan Fajardo, made the call after Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe, a lawyer, was shot dead in Albay over the weekend. His bodyguard was also killed. The IBP also urged the Supreme Court to convene a dialogue with its members, […]

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