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Pag-dedeploy ng traffic enforcers sa gabi at madaling araw plano sa Quezon City

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagpaplanuhan ang pagdedeploy ng karagdagang traffic enforcers na magbabantay tuwing gabi hanggang madaling araw sa mga pangunahing kalsada sa Quezon City. Ito’y matapos lumabas sa datos ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), na nagaganap ang mga malubhang aksidente simula alas-onse ng gabi hanggang ala-una ng madaling araw kung kailan wala nang mga traffic enforcer. Dahil dito, iginiit ni Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) Police Community Relations Chief Glenda […]

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Military truck na nag-rescue ng mga sundalong sugatan, nahulog sa bangin; 2 patay, 9 na katao sugatan

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Patay ang dalawa katao habang siyam naman ang sugatan matapos mahulog sa bangin ang kanilang sinasakyang military truck sa Sitio Dumalian, Barangay Lourdes sa Pagadian City. Ayon sa report ng 53rd Infantry Battalion, ang nasabing sasakyan ay nag-rescue sa dalawang sugatan na mga sundalo na nakipagbakbakan sa rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) sa Brgy. Lison Valley sa nasabing lungsod. Bandang 10:00 ng umaga nitong Linggo, Disyembre 10  […]

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Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘makes peace possible’: Netanyahu

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that recognising Jerusalem as his country’s capital “makes peace possible”, after widespread international criticism of the US decision to do so. US President Donald Trump’s announcement last week has been followed by days of protests and clashes in the Palestinian territories, as well as demonstrations across the Islamic world. The EU expressed alarm at the decision, which upends seven decades of US policy on […]

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IS long gone, but former Iraqi oil hub still dead

by Mahmoud Saleh © Agence France-Presse   BAIJI, Iraq (AFP) — A white rocking horse and a child’s toy car lie abandoned on a dusty lane in the Iraqi city of Baiji, a small sign of the ruin that can be seen all around. Two years after the jihadists of Islamic State group were forced from this one-time industrial hub, Baiji remains a devastated ghost city as pledges of funds to help rebuild life have failed to […]

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‘Coco,’ a charmer from the Land of the Dead, lives on

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Disney-Pixar animated comedy “Coco” showed serious staying power this weekend in North American theaters, holding to the top spot for its third week running while taking in an estimated $18.3 million, industry website Exhibitor Relations reported. The colorful film tells the story of Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), a young Mexican who longs to become a musician despite his family’s unrelenting ban on music. He stumbles into the Land of […]

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Dalawang magkahiwalay na ambush ng NPA sa pulis, nangyari sa Surigao del Norte

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Dalawang magkahiwalay na insidente ng ambush ang nangyari sa Surigao del Norte nito lamang Linggo, Disyembre 10. Papunta sana ang tropa ng Claver Municipal Police Station sa Surigao City para ipaayos ang kanilang service vehicle ng paputukan ang kanilang patrol car. Tinatayang nasa sampung kalalakihan ang nagpaputok sa kanila. Ang pangalawang insidente ay nangyari naman sa Brgy. Mabuhay, Sison, Surigao del Norte, kung saan nasa 15 kalalakihan ang namataan […]

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Australia to face Germany on Davis Cup hard court

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australia will play Germany in the opening round of the Davis Cup World Group on hard court in Brisbane in February, organizers said Monday. The tie is expected to pit two of the world’s leading young players against each other — Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the current world number four. Kyrgios led Australia to the Davis Cup semi-finals this year, while Zverev had his best year on tour, winning 55 […]

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Dubai 2018 budget foresees $15.5 bn expenditure ahead of Expo

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai on Sunday adopted its 2018 budget foreseing expenditure of 56.6 million dirhams (around $15.5 billion), a 19.5 percent increase over last year, as it prepares to host Expo 2020. But the 2018 budget of Dubai, one of seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates, also forecasts a deficit of $1.7 billion — the highest since the 2009 financial crisis, a government statement said. “Dubai’s commitment to Expo excellence, […]

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Indonesia vaccinates millions to halt deadly diphtheria outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Millions of Indonesian children are being vaccinated this week as the country responds to a widespread diphtheria outbreak that has killed dozens, officials said Monday. Some eight million children and teenagers across the Southeast Asian nation will receive the shot to prevent further spread of the disease which is caused by a bacterial infection. It can lead to breathing difficulties, heart failure, paralysis, and even death if left untreated. Widespread incidents of the […]

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Libya, muling umapela sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling umapela ang gobyerno ng Libya sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban sa mga Pilipino worker. Ayon sa Libya, bumuti na ang sitwasyon ng seguridad sa kanilang bansa noon pang 2014. Sinabi ni Libyan Embassy Charge D’affaires Ahmed Eddeb, naiintindihan niya ang pagkabahala ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa seguridad ng mga Filipino workers. Kaya hinihikayat niya ang mga opisyal ng Pilipinas na muling isalang sa evaluation […]

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Mga titulo ng lupa, ipamamahagi ng DAR sa mga farmer-beneficiary

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) acting Secretary John Castriciones na mamadiliin nila ang pamamahagi ng mga titulo ng lupa para sa mga farmer-beneficiary. Ayon kay Castriciones, sa ilalim ng kanyang liderato, magiging prayoridad ang mga kuwalipikadong magsasaka sa ilalim ng Agrarian Reform Program ng pamahalaan. Inatasan naman ni Castriciones ang iba pang matataas na opisyal ng ahensya na suriin ang demand ng mga magsasakang nagpoprotesta sa bisinidad […]

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Garin: DOH only looking after welfare of public when it decided to procure Dengvaxia

(Eagle News) – Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday said the Department of Health at that time was only looking after the welfare of Filipinos when it decided to procure the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. “The (DOH) is a department of dedicated professionals motivated by nothing more to address severe public health problem posed by dengue,” she said during the joint hearing of the Senate public health and blue ribbon committees on the Dengvaxia […]

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