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BALER, Aurora (Eagle News) — Tatlong beses na pagyanig ang naramdaman sa ilang bahagi ng Aurora medaling araw ng Miyerkules, Nobyembre 8. Base sa pagtataya ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), unang naramdaman kaninang alas 3:54 ng madaling araw ang magnitude 3.2 na lindol, na sinundan naman ng magnitude 2 ganap na ika-4:17 ng madaling araw. Alas sais-bente dos naman kaninang umaga (6:22 AM) nang muling yanigin ng magnitude 2.7 na lindol ang […]
(Eagle News) — Masasaksihan sa susunod na linggo ang isang meteor shower na kung tawagin ay “leonids.” Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang “leonids” ay isang uri ng masagana o maraming meteor shower. Magaganap ang “leonids” sa mga huling oras ng November 17 hanggang madaling-araw ng November 18. Inaasahang nasa sampung meteor kada oras ang masasaksihan sa mga nasabing petsa.
(Eagle News) — Plano ng National Housing Authority (NHA) na matapos sa taong 2019 ang housing program nito para sa mga biktima ng super typhoon Yolanda na nanalasa noong taong 2013. Ayon sa NHA, umaasa sila na maitatayo ang natitirang permanent housing units sa unang quarter ng 2019. Tiwala aniya sila na matatapos ito hanggang sa second quarter ng nasabing taon. Batay sa status report ng ahensya, mula nitong October 30, nasa kabuuang 78,291 units […]
(Eagle News) — Kinilala ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Ormoc ang isinagawang Aid for Humanity or Lingap sa Mamamayan nitong Oktubre 29 ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaloob ng isang “Plaque of Appreciation” nitong Martes, Nobyembre 7, sa pangasiwaan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lokal ng Ormoc City. Buong pusong nagpasalamat ang pamahalaang lunsod ng Ormoc sa mga kaanib ng INC sa napakalaking tulong sa pamamagitan ng Lingap sa Mamamayan na isinagawa sa Brgy. […]
(Eagle News) — The suspect in the killing of model Grab driver Gerardo Maquidato Jr. said he was “only after money” at the time he committed the crime. “Alam ko mahihirapan kayong mapatawad ako pero pera lang ang gusto ko sa kanya pero lumaban po siya,” Narc Tulod Delemios, who is now in police custody after he gave surrender feelers through his mother in law to authorities on Tuesday night, said in a press conference […]
by Hui Min Neo Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Mickey Mouse may be Disney’s top star in most parts of the world, but in Germany, Donald Duck is king. More than 50 years after the cartoon featuring the hot-tempered duck arrived in the land of Goethe, it remains one of the bestselling comic title at the newsstands. Generations of children grew up with the so-called Lustiges Taschenbuch (which translates as Funny Paperback) featuring the […]
by Aminu Abubakar Agence France Presse MUDURU, Nigeria (AFP) — A dozen other students look on as Umar Amadu uses a glass pipette to draw a solution from a conical flask as part of a chemistry experiment. It could be a scene from any school laboratory around the world, but until two months ago Amadu and his fellow students had no access to any science equipment. Science subjects at his rural secondary school outside the […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand was mourning the loss of the nation’s “First Cat” Wednesday after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s pet puss Paddles was run over by a car in Auckland. The prime minister’s office confirmed that the ginger and white rescue cat, also described by Ardern as the PM (Prime Moggy), died in an accident on Tuesday. “To anyone who has ever lost a pet, you’ll know how sad we feel,” the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo exploded for 40 points but it was not enough to thwart the combined might of LeBron James and Kevin Love as the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo’s superb display, which also included nine rebounds and three assists, threatened to overwhelm the Cavs as they aimed to bounce back from Sunday’s abject loss to the Atlanta Hawks. But 30 points from James and 32 […]
by Lajla Veselica Agence France-Presse ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) — Croatia will hope Real Madrid star Luka Modric can carry the nation to the World Cup finals as they go into the first leg of a tricky play-off with Greece on Thursday. The 32-year-old captain has faced a tumultuous year, with his shining reputation tarnished by a scandal in June over allegedly false testimony he gave at a major corruption trial. But anger from the fans appeared to […]
by Marc Jourdier Agence France-Presse KINHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — In 2010, a group of Kinshasa street musicians, several of them left paraplegic by childhood polio, caused a sensation in Europe. Calling themselves Staff Benda Bilili, the penurious band wowed audiences with Congolese rumba, combining pounding rhythms with scintillating melodies and solos. As unique as the group’s tale of their rise from the streets was their gritty guitar sound — all the work of a […]
(Eagle News) — Charges on Wednesday were filed against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation that saw over 40, many of them members of the Special Action Force, killed in 2015. Complaints for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and for usurpation of official functions were filed against the former chief executive before the Sandiganbayan. The charges for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide earlier recommended by […]
