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(Eagle News) — Itinuturing na isang problema ng iba ang paglitaw ng mga water lily sa ilog. Pero hindi ito ang nangyayari sa Paraguay. Nagmistulang isang tourist spot ang isang ilog doon dahil sa mga water lily. Hindi kasi pangkaraniwan ang sukat ng mga water lily na nagsisulputan doon. Ang giant water lily ay lumilitaw lamang sa nasabing ilog kada apat na taon tuwing summer. Kilala rin ang giant lily sa healing properties nito laban […]
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang mag-apply para sa PhilFrance scholarship program ang mga Pilipinong nais mag-aral at magsagawa ng research sa France. Lahat ng mapipili ay mabibigyan ng tuition subsidy na hindi lalampas sa 10,000 euros, 615 euros allowance at health-care package. Ang application para sa mga programa ay tatanggapin hanggang alas-kwatro ng hapon sa April 13. Target ng French embassy ang mas maraming Pilipino na mag-aral sa France at umaasang makatanggap ng mas maraming […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A powerful and shallow 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the waters off the coast of Honduras late Tuesday, triggering tsunami threats and advisories for nearby Caribbean shores, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 0251 GMT and its epicenter was located some 27 miles (44 kilometers) east of Great Swan Island, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It was provisionally considered to be shallow. Honduran […]
(Eagle News) — Sa panahong ito na napakarami na ang mapagpipiliang klase ng timpla ng instant coffee, marami pa rin ang naghahanap ng tradisyunal na timpla ng kape. Sa Iloilo City, mayroon na silang mapupuntahan. Sinong mag-aakalang ang maliit na pwestong ito ni Romeo Dela Cruz ay dinarayo tuwing umaga ng mga kilalang tao sa lipunan para lamang magkape. Ang RJ’s Capehan ay sinimulan pa ng ama ni Dela Cruz noong 1954. Isa itong maliit na […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to be the “fastest-growing economy” in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the next three years. This is according to the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic Prospects report released on Wednesday. According to the WB, the country’s Gross Domestic Product was expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the growth rate is expected to be 6.5 percent. The WB said the forecast […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ginawaran ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng Order of Sikatuna si outgoing South Korean Ambassador Kim Jae-Shin sa Malacañang nitong Lunes, Enero 8. Ipinagkaloob kay Ambassador Kim ang Order of Sikatuna para sa kanyang mahalagang papel na mapa-lakas ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at South Korea. Pinuri rin ang Ambassador sa kanyang pagsisikap na mapaglapit ang mga Pilipino at South Korean. Babalik na si Ambassador Kim sa South Korea matapos ng kanyang […]
(Eagle News) — Mararamdaman na sa Lunes, Enero 15, ang magandang epekto umano ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno at ng mga pribadong kumpanya. Ito ang tiniyak ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) matapos ipag-utos sa ilalim ng TRAIN ang pagbaba ng personal income tax ng mga ito. Ayon kay BIR assistant commissioner Marissa Cabreros, zero o wala nang tax na ikakaltas sa mga sumusuweldo ng Php 20,000 […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Departmet of Justice (DOJ) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na imbestigahan ang isyu ng nawalang mahigit 1,000 armas sa Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters na sinasabing ibinenta sa New People’s Army (NPA) sa Mindanao. Ang kautusan ay inilabas ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II kasunod ng direktiba mismo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sa Department Order No. 007 na pirmado ni Aguirre, inatasan din ang NBI na mag-case build up. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine centimeters in space, making him worried he would not squeeze into the capsule home. Norishige Kanai, who is aboard the International Space Station, tweeted: “We had our bodies measured after reaching space, and wow, wow, wow, I had actually grown by as much as 9 centimeters (3.5 inches)!” “I have grown like a plant in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is “the path to peace and our goal,” South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Wednesday, a day after the North agreed to send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in his country. “We need to continue efforts to hold a peace Olympics,” Moon told a press conference. “We need to peacefully resolve North Korea’s nuclear issue.” Delegates from North and South Korea held their first official […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — An ingestible “mini pillbox” which releases a cocktail of HIV drugs in the stomach over several days is a potential step towards reducing the burden of daily pill-taking, scientists reported on Tuesday. Tested only in pigs so far, the tiny device is the latest attempt to make it easier for people on medication for chronic illnesses, including those infected with the AIDS-causing virus, to stick […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Between 90 and 100 migrants were missing after their makeshift boat sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the country’s navy said late Tuesday. The inflatable boat was carrying more than 100 people when it went down, according to navy spokesman Ayoub Kacem, who said rescuers had saved just 17 people, including some women. Survivors clung to the vessel for hours before help arrived. The boat sank off the […]
