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DepEd sa mga paaralan: Magsagawa ng makabuluhang aktibidad sa selebrasyon ng Filipino Values Month

(Eagle News) — Hinimok ng Department of Education (DepED) ang lahat ng mga paaralan sa bansa sa pagdiriwang ng Filipino Values Month. Sa isang memorandum na inilabas ng DepEd, sinabi ni Education Undersecretary Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan, na layon ng paggunita ngayong taon na magamit nang maayos ang makabagong teknolohiya upang mapatibay ang ugnayan ng pamilya maging sa pakikipag-kapwa tao. Inaasahang makakatulong ang Filipino Values Month sa mga mag-aaral upang mamulat ang kanilang pang-unawa sa usapin […]

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President Duterte will not go to the US until the Balangiga bells are returned — Locsin

(Eagle News) — According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin Jr., President Rodrigo Duterte will never visit the United States until the Balangiga bells are returned. In a Twitter post, Locsin said this was what he told US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley last year when she asked why the President was still not coming to the US. “She took note and added when we get the bells, no more excuse not to […]

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Butler beaten on debut as Magic rally stuns Sixers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 30 points as the Orlando Magic staged a fourth quarter comeback to hand Jimmy Butler a defeat on his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Vucevic drained two free throws with five seconds remaining to seal a wild victory which saw Orlando overturn a 16-point deficit in the final quarter to post a 111-106 win. Orlando improved to 7-8 with the victory while the Sixers […]

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Presyo ng canned sardines, tataas simula sa Disyembre

(Eagle News) — Simula sa Disyembre ay tataas ang presyo ng de latang sardinas. Ayon sa Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines, tataas ng limampung sentimo hanggang animnapung sentimo ang presyo ng kada delata ng sardinas simula sa Disyembre 1, 2018. Ang nasabing price adjustment ay dahil anila sa pagtaas sa presto ng mga raw material gaya ng isda at produktong petrolyo nitong mga nakalipas na buwan. Sabi pa ng CSAP, noong Setyembre 1 pa […]

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LTO official: No. 8 car plates no longer valid as early as 2016

(Eagle News) — A Land Transportation Office official on Thursday, Nov. 15, said the validity period for all No. 8 plates already expired in 2016. In an interview over radio dzbb, Director Francis Almora said this means that it was illegal for anyone, including lawmakers, to use it. “Wala pong naibigay sa 17th Congress. Wala po tayong production ng plate for 17th Congress..,” Almora said. According to Almora, “with due respect sa congressman na na-isyuhan nun, […]

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Warriors guard Curry will sit out three-game road trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss the reigning NBA champions’ next three games while being monitored for a nagging left groin strain, the team announced Wednesday. Curry has missed the Warriors’ past three games after suffering the injury last Thursday against Milwaukee and has been monitored and evaluated by the club’s medical staff since then. The 30-year-old sharpshooter, twice an NBA Most Valuable Player, will travel with […]

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Search on for over 100 missing after California wildfires

by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse PARADISE, United States (AFP) — Firefighters backed by air tankers and helicopters battled California’s raging wildfires for a seventh day on Wednesday as the authorities in the worst-hit county released a list of over 100 missing people. Most of those unaccounted for are from the Butte County town of Paradise, which was virtually erased from the map by the so-called “Camp Fire” blaze. Paradise, a town of around 26,000 […]

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Raindrops keep falling: Climate change makes storms worse – study

by Sara Hussein Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Climate change is increasing the amount of rain that hurricanes produce, and as warming picks up storms will become increasingly wetter and windier, according to new research. The findings are based on extensive modelling that involved millions of computing hours on a supercomputer, and they show that climate change is already affecting the intensity of storms. “Climate change so far — from preindustrial to present […]

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US media in court showdown over White House access

by Rob Lever and Charlotte Plantive Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s effort to revoke a CNN correspondent’s credentials went to court Wednesday, in a hearing that saw the channel backed by media groups — including arch-rival Fox News — who said the case was a matter of press freedom. Lawyers for CNN and the White House — which said it had a broad right to restrict access to […]

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Victoria’s Secret CEO resigns amid flagging sales and model controversy

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The CEO of American clothing and lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has resigned amid flagging sales and controversy around a lack of diversity at the line’s iconic annual fashion show, a source said Wednesday. A source familiar with the matter said CEO Jan Singer, who had been in the position since September 2016, would leave the company, but did not specify when. American media outlets had reported the move without […]

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US officially turns over historic Balangiga bells to PHL

(Eagle News) — The historic Balangiga bells have officially been turned over to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato made the announcement in a social media post. According to Cato, Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez was at the Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming for the official turnover with US Defense Secretary James Mattis. “We return the bells of Balangiga to our ally and our friend, the Philippines. We pick […]

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Marie Antoinette pendant fetches $36 million, shattering estimate

by Ben Simon Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million. The Sotheby’s auction at an ultra-luxurious hotel on the banks of Lake Geneva saw feverish bidding for a 10-piece collection owned by the ill-fated queen, featuring jewels unseen in public […]

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