BEIJING, China (AFP) — As one of the world’s richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. So it came as a surprise when the founder of Microsoft brandished a jar of human waste at a forum on the future of the toilet in Beijing on Tuesday. The stunt was an effort to draw attention to a problem affecting developing countries around the world: not […]
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Westbrook injury scare as Thunder roll to fifth win
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook needed to be helped off court after suffering a sprained ankle in Oklahoma City Thunder’s 122-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The 2017 NBA MVP grimaced in pain after rolling over on his ankle as he landed on Pelicans player Anthony Davis’s foot after going up for a rebound in the third quarter. Westbrook attempted to get up and hobble off on his own […]
Mental Health Advocacy, ipagpapatuloy ng DepEd
(Eagle News) – Tiniyak ng Department of Education (DepEd) na ginagawa nito ang kanilang bahagi upang matiyak na nasa maayos na kalagayan ang kanilang mga tauhan maging ng kanilang mga mag-aaral. Ayon kay Education Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Service and Alternative Learning System GH Ambat, sa pag-abot nito, ipinatupad na ang mga programa, at polisiya na makakatulong sa pangako na mapangalagaan ang mental health ng lahat ng kanilang nasasakupan. Bukod rito, nagsagawa na rin […]
ITCZ, magdadala ng pag-ulan at maulap na papawirin sa Visayas at Mindanao
(Eagle News) –Sa ating ulat panahon, wala pa ring anumang sama ng panahon na nakakaapekto sa bansa. Maliban na lamang sa inter-tropical convergence zone o ITCZ na makakaapekto sa Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Caraga, northern Mindanao at Palawan. Kaya asahan sa Metro Manila at sa nalalabing bahagi ng bansa ang bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin na may ilang mga pag-ulan o localized thunderstorms.
Ikalawang palapag ng isang sinehan sa Baguio City, nasunog
Ni Freddie Rullloda Eagle News Correspondent BAGUIO CITY (Eagle News) – Nasunog ang ikalawang palapag ng isang dating sinehan sa Lower Session Road, Baguio City, Lunes, bandang 7:05 ng gabi, kung saan umabot pa ito sa ikatlong alarma. Naging pahirapan sa simula ang pag responde ng mga bumbero dahil sa mga sasakyang nakaparada sa gilid ng kalsada. Pasado 8:00 na ng gabi ay patuloy pa rin ang paglaki ng apoy. Kaya agad na pinakiusapan ng […]
MMDA, pinag-aaralan ang mga komento vs QC bridge
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan ngayon ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang posibleng pagbabago sa mga itinayong footbridge sa Quezon City na umani ng batikos sa social media. Isa na rito ang itinayong footbridge sa GMA-Kamuning station kung saan sinabi ng mga citizen na hindi ito accessible sa mga PWD, matatanda at buntis. Kaya naman nirereview ngayon ng mmda sa pakikipagtulungan ng engineering department ang pwedeng maging revision sa mga footbridge. Giit ng MMDA, kailangan […]
Asian markets mixed as attention turns to US elections
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as focus turned to the US midterm elections, which could impact Donald Trump’s presidency, while Apple suppliers were hit by reports the tech titan had cancelled plans to ramp up output of its new iPhone. The US goes to the polls in the first major electoral test for Trump since he took the White House and embarked on an “America First” agenda that has split […]
PNP, inatasan na magsagawa ng inspeksyon sa manufacturers, distributors at mga retailer ng mga firecracker at pyrotechnic devices
(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Memorandum 31 na nag-uutos sa Philippine National Police na magsagawa ng inspeksyon sa manufacturers, distributors at retailers ng mga firecracker at pyrotechnic devices. Ito’y para matiyak na nasusunod ang mga regulasyon at safety guidelines ng gobyerno lalo’t nalalapit na naman ang holiday season at selebrasyon ng bagong taon. PNP, ‘di muna magbibigay ng permit at lisensya sa manufacturers, distributors at mga retailer ng firecrackers at […]
30 biktima ng umano’y investment scam, nagpasaklolo sa NBI; babaeng suspek, nadakip
(Eagle News) — Nasa tatlumpung katao ang humingi ng saklolo sa National Bureau of Investigation matapos mabiktima ng isang money scheme na ang kanilang pera tutubo ng sampu hanggang dalawampung porsiyento base sa kapital na bibitawan. Sa imbestigasyon ng NBI, 2015 ng magsimula ang panloloko ng suspek na si Bernadette Badinas na nagpakilalang empleyado ng Lugang Cafe at inaalok ang mga biktima na mag-invest ng pera sa naturang kumpanya na tutubo ng lingguhan at ang […]
Cleveland sign Drew for remainder of season
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed caretaker head coach Larry Drew as the permanent replacement for fired predecessor Tyronn Lue, the club confirmed Monday. Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman confirmed the appointment in a brief statement published on the Cavaliers website. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Coach Drew to continue leading the team on the court,” Altman said. “He brings important experience and many qualities that […]
17 bodies recovered, 11 still missing, in DPWH landslide in Mt. Province, says PDRRMO
(Eagle News) — Seventeen bodies were recovered as of Nov. 5 from the deadly landslide in Natonin, Mountain Province where the Department of Public Works and Highways second district engineering office had been obliterated by mud and rubble brought about by last week’s typhoon Rosita. This was according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Mountain Province on Tuesday morning, Nov. 6. Eleven people are still missing, and believe to have […]
Sen. Lacson, umaasang mababawasan ang katiwalian sa PNP kapag ipinatupad ang pay hike sa 2019
(Eagle News) — Umaasa si Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson na nababawasan ang katiwalian sa bahagi ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kapag ipinatupad na ang wage increase sa mga otoridad simula sa Enero ng susunod na taon. Sa Enero muling itataas ang sweldo ng mga uniformed personnel ng PNP at Armed Forces of the Philippines batay sa inaprubahang resolution ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong nakaraang taon. Ayon kay Lacson, doble na ang itinaas sa sweldo ng […]





