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By Colleen Knight EBC Florida Bureau JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (Eagle News) — On the small island of Jekyll Island, Georgia, comic, anime, and super hero fans line up at the convention center to attend the yearly Jekyll Island Comic Con. Jekyll Con is a 100% fan-run Con, with no major sponsors and no professional event company. It is a homegrown con supported by passionate fans. “My feelings are that everybody who’s involved with Jekyll Con […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — No unicorn, not a problem for the New York Knicks. The Knicks’ bench led by Michael Beasley’s 32 points and 12 rebounds overshadowed Kyrie Irving’s dominant performance to lift the Knicks past the Celtics 102-93 Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Entering the fourth tied at 68, Knicks Head Coach Jeff Hornacek made a gutsy move and went with the bench […]
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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tuloy-tuloy ang ginagawang pag-iikot ng mga otoridad ngayong holiday sa Divisoria sa Maynila. Puntahan kasi ng mga tao ang Divisoria lalo na tuwing Disyembre dahil sa mas murang mga bilihin. Kaya naman ang mga pulis walang hinto sa pag-iikot para matiyak ang seguridad sa lugar. Mga mamimili dagsa na sa Divisoria Pili dito, pili doon, sukat dito sukat doon, ito ang sitwasyon sa Divisoria tuwing sasapit ang holiday season ng […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na hindi holiday ang December 26 at January 2, 2018 para sa pribadong sektor. Ayon kay Secretary Secretary Silvestre Bello III, ang mga nabanggit na petsa ay special non-working days, subalit para lang sa executive branch ng gobyerno. Iginiit din niyang hindi saklaw ng holidays ang legislative at judiciary branch at nasa desisyon na nila kung gagawa ng parehong deklarasyon. Una rito, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinuri ng World Health Organization ang bansa ukol sa pag-apruba ng tax sa sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). Ayon sa WHO, Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga unang bansa sa Asia na isinama ang SSB tax sa national agenda. May mga ebidensya ring nagpapakita na makakatulong ito sa pag-bawas ng konsumo ng asukal para ma-iwasan ang sobrang timbang, diabetes at sakit sa puso. Sa Pilipinas, tumataas na ang bilang ng mga over-weight o […]
MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Muntinlupa Traffic Management Bureau sa mga motorista na posibleng maging mabigat ang trapiko bukas, December 23 dahil sa Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ‘Parade of Stars.’ Inabisuhan na ang mga motoristang dumaan sa mga alternatibong ruta. Ayon sa Muntinlupa Police, ang mga bagay na ipinagbabawal sa parade ay firearms, explosives, patalim, metallic objects, bags at water canisters. Hindi rin ipinapahintulot na makilahok ang mga batang wala pang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Para maiwasang tumaba dahil sa masasarap na pagkaing ihahain ngayong holiday season, inilunsad ng Department of Health ang ‘Baywang watch’. Makatutulong daw ito para mahikayat ang ating mga kababayan na isama sa kanilang ihahanda ang masusustansyang pagkain at iwasang kumain ng mga pagkaing makakasama sa inyong puso, atay at baywang. Batay umano sa isang pag-aaral, ang timbang na nadagdag sa atin sa mga okasyon tuwing Disyembre ay siya na ring […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa ilalim na ng state of calamity ang labindalawang (12) lugar sa Eastern Visayas o Region 8 dahil sa bagyong Urduja. Ayon kay NDRRMC Spokesperson Romina Marasigan, ang mga lugar ng Ormoc City, Tacloban City, bayan ng Sta. Fe sa Leyte, bayan ng Biliran, bayan ng Tanauan sa Leyte, bayan ng Can-Avid sa Eastern Samar, bayan ng Zumarraca Sa Samar, bayan ng Llorente Sa Eastern Samar, bayan ng Barugo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed several provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act. A copy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto message showed that he vetoed the reduction of the income tax rate of employees of regional headquarters, regional operating headquarters, offshore banking units and petroleum service contractors and subcontractors. He also vetoed the exemption from percentage tax of gross sales/receipts not exceeding P500,000 of self-employed professionals, the zero-rating of sales of […]
(Eagle News) — Four other companies are vying to become the third telecommunications player in the country, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said. According to DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr., the companies from Japan, South Korea, US, and Australia’s Telstra Corp. Ltd. are interested in partnering with local firms for the possible venture. They are apart from China Telecom, which was earlier reported to have been chosen as the third player. “Right now, […]
by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Flammable materials on the outside of a South Korean building fueled a major blaze that killed 29 people, experts said Friday, evoking comparisons with the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. The fire engulfed an eight-storey tower in the southern city of Jecheon, killing 29 people and injuring 29 more. 20 of the dead were found at a female sauna and others elsewhere in the building, […]
