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Suggests transforming OFW bank into “virtual bank” with zero physical branches (Eagle News) – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said he has coordinated with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas so it could “check” all its regulations that “stymie the growth of electronic commerce in the country.” In a statement on Monday, Dominguez revealed he made the coordination with BSP Deputy Governor Maria Almasara Cyd Amado, as he gave a push for the use of digital technology […]
Classes in public schools, SUCs suspended starting 12 noon on the same day, Palace adds (Eagle News) –The Palace has announced half-day work for the people in government nationwide on Wednesday. According to Memorandum Circular No. 43, classes in public schools, state colleges and universities are also cancelled starting 12 noon on that same day. “However, those government agencies whose functions involve law enforcement, response action to disasters and calamities, and/or performance of other vital services […]
Ni Alan Gementiza Eagle News Service NABAS, Aklan – Dalawang bus ng Dimple Star ang nasunog sa parking area ng mga ito sa Aklan nitong Lunes. Agad namang rumesponde ang Ibajay Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa insidente na nangyari bandang alas 10:00 ng umaga, at tumupok sa mga ari-arian na nagkakahalagang P400,000. Ayon kay FO1 Raymond Luce, hindi pa matukoy kung ano ang dahilan ng nasabing sunog. Nalagay ngayon sa kontrobersiya ang Dimple Star […]
MADRID, España (Eagle News Service) — Carles Puigdemont se mantendrá en prisión mientras tramita la petición de entrega a España. Esto lo ha decidido el tribunal regional en Schleswig-Holstein de Alemania, un día después de que el ex-presidente fuese arrestado por rebelión mientras intentaba volver por carretera desde Dinamarca a Bélgica, donde reside desde que se evadió. El arresto fue en cumplimiento de una euroorden de detención emitida por el Tribunal Supremo español. Aparte de Puigdemont, que ha pasado […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa Huwebes, Marso 29, ang paghuhukay ng tunnel sa Philcoa area patungo sa Elliptical Road sa Quezon City para sa ginagawang MRT-7. Ayon kay Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia, nakipag-ugnayan na ang contractor para sa nasabing proyekto at napagkasunduan na hindi maaaring magdulot ng obstruction ang mga sasakyan na gagawa dahil maaari silang hulihin at […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday reiterated there should be an “enabling environment” for government peace talks with communist rebels to resume, even as it thanked House lawmakers for signing a resolution calling for the resumption of such. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said “genuine sincerity” on the part of the rebels should first be seen—he said they should “cease their hostilities against innocent civilians and government forces; end their extortion activities, […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinatigil ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang apat na road project sa loob ng danger zone ng Bulkang Mayon. Batay sa inilabas na order ng Environment Management Bureau, napaulat na malapit ito sa itinalagang 6-kilometer permanent danger zone sa Bacacay, Malilipot at Tabaco City. Nakasaad sa report na nasakop ng mga proyekto ang protected area na malapit sa bulkan, at wala rin itong environmental clearance certificate at pahintulot na […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Trending ngayon sa social media ang isang Aklanon matapos mag-compose ng rap song na para sa isla ng Boracay. Ayon kay Carlo Irapta ng Poblacion Malinao, isang gabi lamang nito binuo ang rap song na may titulong “Nilasong Paraiso.” Nagsilbi umano nitong inspirasyon ang problemang kinakaharap ng Boracay. Sa naturang awitin, mapapakinggan ang kagandahan ng isla gayundin ang unti-unting pagkasira nito dahil sa isyu ng sewerage at iba pang […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe’s popularity said Tuesday that the prime minister’s office was not involved in falsifying documents. In hotly awaited parliamentary testimony beamed live on national television, Nobuhisa Sagawa said only his office took part in altering key documents relating to a controversial land sale. “This is an issue only for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Smash-’em up blockbuster “Pacific Rim: Uprising” punched its way to first place at the North American box office this weekend, with takings of $28.1 million, industry figures showed Monday. The action-packed sequel knocked “Black Panther” from number one after five straight weeks, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, but the film attracted mixed reviews and fell short of “Pacific Rim’s” $37.3 million debuts in 2013. Set 10 years after […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV), but only one in 20 received adequate treatment, researchers reported Tuesday. For expectant mothers carrying the virus — which can be transmitted to their children — that percentage drops to one in 100, they reported in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology medical journal. If left untreated, HBV can cause serious diseases of the liver, including cancer. An […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Feeling lonely contributes less to the risk of cardiovascular disease than recent research suggests, scientists said Tuesday, but social isolation really does up the odds of dying after a heart attack or stroke. The alleged link between loneliness and heart disease essentially disappears once other well-known risk factors — smoking, drinking, poor diet, lack of exercise — are factored in, according to a study that […]
