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Mahigit 200 notices of violation, inilabas ng DENR sa Boracay

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sa pagpapatuloy ng inspeksyon, mahigit-kumulang 200 kaso ng environmental violations ang inihain ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa Boracay. Ayon sa DENR, aabot na sa 207 ang inisyung notices of violations sa mga establisyementong natagpuang lumabag sa ilang environmental laws. Inilabas ang babala sa 116 establisimiyento na lumabag sa Philippine Clean Water Act, 77 sa Philippine Clean Air Act, lima sa parehong batas at siyam naman ang […]

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Syria’s Assad says Ghouta campaign must go on

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta from rebels, despite mounting international calls to end the bloodshed. Assad’s forces have seized over a quarter of the enclave on Damascus’s eastern edges after two weeks of devastating bombardment, according to a war monitor. As the United States, Britain and France stepped up pressure on Damascus and Moscow […]

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Kaso ng dengue, umabot ng 10,000 sa unang anim na linggo ng taon

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaabot na sa mahigit 10,000 kaso ng dengue ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) sa unang anim na linggo ng taon. Batay sa Dengue Disease Surveillance Report ng DOH mula Enero 1 hanggang Pebrero 10, pumalo na sa 10,980 ang nagkakasakit ng dengue sa buong bansa habang nasa 50 naman ang namatay. Gayunman, sinabi ng DOH na mas mababa ito ng 41.38 percent sa mga naitalang kaso ng dengue […]

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Sam Rockwell wins best supporting actor Oscar for ‘Three Billboards’

HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Sam Rockwell on Sunday won the Oscar for best-supporting actor for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” with one of the night’s top films picking up the first award. Rockwell took the Academy Award for his role as racist, foul-mouthed police officer Jason Dixon in the movie, a dark crime comedy. He bested his co-star Woody Harrelson, Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project”), Richard Jenkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Christopher Plummer […]

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Nationwide Information Network System itatayo ng gobyerno vs fake news

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ng gobyerno na magtayo ng isang information satellite network sa buong bansa. Sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na layon ng proyektong ito na labanan ang ‘disinformation’ at ‘misinformation’ o pagkalat ng fake news. Sa pamamagitan anya ng nasabing satellite network ay maiiwasan ang pagkalat ng pekeng balita dahil sakop nito ang 42,000 barangay at lahat ng information officers dahilan upang matabunan ang mga balitang hindi totoo. Ayon […]

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Crucial abuse hearing for top Vatican official opens in Australia

by Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — A crucial hearing opened in Melbourne Monday to determine if one of Pope Francis’ top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, will stand trial on multiple historical sexual offense charges. The 76-year-old, the most senior Catholic cleric to be charged with criminal offenses linked to the Church’s long-running sexual abuse scandal, denies all the claims. He has taken leave from his role as Vatican finance chief […]

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China to raise defense budget by 8.1% in 2018

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defense budget increase for 2018, giving the world’s largest armed forces a boost after spending slowed in the previous two years. Beijing will spend 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion) on its military, according to a budget report presented before the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The outlay compares with a seven percent increase last […]

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1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A thriving “hotspot” of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday. The first bird census of the Danger Islands unearthed over 750,000 Adelie breeding pairs, more than the rest of the area combined, the team reported in the journal Scientific Reports. The group of […]

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Mainit at maalinsangang panahon mararanasan na sa buong bansa

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maaliwalas na panahon ang mararanasan ngayong araw dahil walang anomang sama ng panahon na binabantayan sa loob at labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), easterlies ang umiiral ngayon sa eastern section ng bansa at maghahatid ito ng mainit at maalinsangang panahon. Aasahan din ang unti-unting pagtaas ng temperatura sa bansa. Kahapon, umabot sa 33.8 degrees celsius ang pinakamataas […]

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90th Oscars kicks off in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Hollywood was sprinkled with stardust on Sunday as the movie industry’s A-listers came out for the Oscars, hosted by late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel. Dark comedy “Three Billboards” is in pole position for the most prestigious prizes, although fairy tale romance “The Shape of Water” leads the overall charge with 13 nominations on a night expected to highlight Tinseltown’s campaigns against sexual misconduct and gender inequality. © Agence France-Presse

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Berlusconi’s right-wing coalition ahead in Italy vote: exit polls

by Dario Thuburn Agence France Presse ROME Italy (AFP) — Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi’s right-wing coalition was set to win the most votes but could fall short of a majority in Italy’s election Sunday, with far-right and populist parties surging ahead, according to exit polls. Berlusconi’s grouping was expected to win between 31 and 41 percent of the vote, followed by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement with 29-32 percent, according to an exit poll by […]

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Umali: House justice panel has begun crafting articles of impeachment vs Sereno

(Eagle News)–The House justice panel has begun drafting the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for transmittal to the Senate. “Napakaimportante kasi kung ano yung porma, apat na grounds, which would fall under the four grounds. Yun yung ginagawa,” panel chair Rep. Rey Umali said in an interview over dzbb. He said based on hearings held by the committee, there was evidence to back all allegations except the allegation Sereno ordered a […]

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