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by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Carless commuting is cruising in the fast lane at the Consumer Electronics Show, with companies showing off electric bicycles, scooters, skateboards and more aimed at making the internal combustion engine a thing of the past. As the ranks of people around the world living in cities have grown, so too has the cost of car ownership as well as traffic congestion. Nowhere was this […]
MARIVELES, BATAAN (Eagle News) — Kusang-loob na pina-awtopsiya ang isa sa mga batang namatay matapos mabakunahan ng Dengvaxia. Binigyan ni Nelson de Guzman ng pahintulot ang mga otoridad na maisailalim sa pagsusuri ang bangkay ng kanyang anak na si Cristine Mae de Guzman, 10. Ang nakababatang De Guzman ay namatay matapos itong mabakunahan ng anti-dengue vaccine na Dengvaxia noong nag-aaral pa ang bata sa Barangay Sisiman Elementary School. Kasama ng mga doktor na nagsagawa ng autopsy […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Toronto Raptors used a balanced attack to crush Cleveland 133-99 on Thursday, handing LeBron James’ struggling Cavaliers their most lopsided loss of the season. Fred VanVleet came off the bench to score 22 points as the Raptors embarrassed the Cavaliers by getting double figure scoring from seven different players at Air Canada Centre arena. The Raptors improved to a 15-2 at home despite playing Thursday without starters Kyle […]
(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang i-anunsyo ng gobyerno sa Enero 15 ang mga bidder na nagsumite ng unsolicited proposals para sa rehabilitasyon ng Marawi City. Ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, ang kinakailangang pondo para sa rehabilitasyon ng nasabing lungsod ay isinasapinal pa lamang. Pero napagdesisyunan aniya na buksan ang financing sa pakikilahok ng pribadong sektor. Paliwanag ng kalihim, bukas ito para sa tinatawag na Swiss challenge. Ang Swiss challenge ay isang proseso kung saan ang […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa mga plano ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Aklan ang pag-kumbinse sa mga residente ng Boracay na lumipat sa mainland o mas malaking bahagi ng lalawigan. Ito ay para maging maluwag ang isla, dahil mas marami ang residente kaysa turista. May mga kaso rin ng mga ilegal na naninirahan sa isla na isa sa mga sanhi ng polusyon dahil hindi sila naka-kabit sa sewage system. Bagaman kinukonsidera ang pag-kumbinsi sa mga […]
STA. ROSA, LAGUNA (Eagle News) — Nadakip sa isinagawang anti-illegal drugs operation ng Sta. Rosa City Drug Enforcement team ang number one most wanted personality sa lungsod. Ang suspek ay kinilalang si Charlie del Rosario, 43, residente ng Sitio Masiit, Brgy. Labas. Ayon sa pulisya, nakipagtransaksyon ang suspek kay P02 Archie Anahaw na nagpanggap na buyer. Matapos ang transsksyon, agad na inaresto si Del Rosario ng mga otoridad na naka kubli sa paligid. Nakuha […]
by Carlos Mandujano Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets nationwide on Thursday to demand that President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski step down over his pardon to former strongman Alberto Fujimori — rallies that ended in clashes between demonstrators and police. Police used tear gas against protesters in the capital Lima and in San Isidro, to the south. In Lima, as night fell, protesters were still marching — police […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Authorities in southern California said Thursday that dozens of residents were still unaccounted for after powerful mudslides that have killed 17 people, including four children, and destroyed homes in a region already pummeled by massive wildfires. Heavy rain on Tuesday, which followed 10 months of drought, sent sticky mud and debris flowing from the hills into Montecito and other towns in Santa Barbara […]
(Eagle News) – Hindi tataas ang pamasahe sa Metro Rail Transit (MRT) hangga’t hindi nararamdaman ang improvements nito. Ito ang naging pagtitiyak ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa publiko. Ayon kay DOTr Undersecretary TJ Batan, walang dagdag-singil sa MRT hanggang hindi nararamdan ng mga pasahero ang mas maayos na serbisyo, partikular sa convenience, availability at reliability sa operasyon ng MRT-3. Pagtitiyak din ni Batan na bukod sa MRT-3 ay wala ring planong magtaas ng pamasahe […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nag-viral sa internet ang isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na nawalan ng pera sa kaniyang bank account gayong hindi siya nag wi-withdraw o gumastos sa pamamagitan ng ATM. Nagreklamo ang 35 anyos na si Michico Marzo matapos mawala ang mahigit Php 19,000 sa anim na transaksyon noong Disyembre 2017. Ayon sa Banco de Oro, iniimbestigahan na nila ang mga ganitong kaso lalo na ang mga kahina-hinalang withdrawals. Pero ayon sa […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service A third petition questioning the constitutionality of the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao was filed before the Supreme Court on Friday. The petition was filed by former Commission on Human Rights chairperson Etta Rosales on Friday, a day after the SC set oral arguments for the first two petitions separately filed by lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc, and militant groups, respectively. In her petition, Rosales echoed […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Grammy-winning soul singer Mary J. Blige — who has earned critical acclaim and award nominations for her acting debut in last year’s “Mudbound” — celebrated her 47th birthday Thursday by getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “I am so grateful, and I say that with confidence and not arrogance,” she told the crowd gathered for the star unveiling ceremony. “I know my work and I understand […]
