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Kahilingan na maideklara ang Palawan bilang island hopping destination sa Pilipinas, ipinasa ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan

EL NIDO, Palawan (Eagle News) – Tinalakay at inaprubahan sa ika-65 na regular na sesyon ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang resolusyon na humihiling sa tanggapan ni Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Corazon Wanda T. Teo na ideklarang island hopping at diving destination ang lalawigan ng Palawan. Sa akdang resolusyon ni Board Member Roseller S. Pineda, binigyang-diin nito ang mga katangian ng lalawigan ng Palawan na maaaring maging basehan ng kanilang kahilingan. Kabilang dito ang pagkilala sa Palawan […]

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Trump gets a win in court on travel ban

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed an appeal that had blocked a now-expired version of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration decree. The decision was mostly a symbolic victory to the Republican president because the legal context had become outdated; the second version of the decree prohibited for 90 days entry into the United States to travelers from six Muslim-majority countries. The March 6 decree, opposed by the states of Maryland and […]

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Bautista to resign as Comelec chair by the end of this year

(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista will resign from his post by the end of this year. In a statement on Wednesday, Bautista said he believed “this was the right time to step down given the postponement of the barangay and SK elections.” In a press conference, he said he submitted a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte this morning to inform him of his decision. “This was not an easy decision. But […]

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Mga pasahero at crew, nailigtas sa lumubog na pampasaherong bangka sa Panukulan, Quezon

PANUKULAN, Quezon (Eagle News) – Nailigtas ang mahigit 20 pasahero matapos lumubog ang sinasakyan nilang bangka na M/B Recto 3 noong Martes, October 10. Pabalik na sana ang bangka sa Barangay Calasumanga, Panukulan, Quezon mula sa pier ng Barangay Dinahican, Infanta, nang mangyari ang insidente. Ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP)-Panukulan, umalis sa pier ang bangka pasado 2:00 ng hapon at makalipas ang mahigit kalahating oras ng paglalakbay patungo sa Panukulan, Quezon sa Polillo Island napansin […]

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Malaking bahagi ng Koronadal Public Market, nasunog

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (Eagle News) – Tinupok ng apoy ang malaking bahagi ng Public Market ng Koronadal City sa nangyaring sunog noong Martes ng gabi, October 10. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, nagsimula ang sunog sa tindahan na nagbebenta ng tsinelas at karne bandang 8:50 ng gabi. Mabilis na kumalat ang apoy at umabot ito hanggang sa ikalawang palapag ng building. Kabilang sa mga nasunog ang law office ni Koronadal City Vice Mayor Eliordo Ogena. Agad namang […]

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Spain to hold crisis talks after Catalan independence ‘suspended’

by Daniel Bosque with Patrick Galey in Madrid © Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s government prepared to hold crisis talks on Wednesday after Catalan leaders signed a suspended declaration of independence and called for negotiations with Madrid. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will chair an emergency cabinet meeting in response to Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont’s announcement on Tuesday that he had accepted “the mandate of the people for Catalonia to become an independent republic” following a banned […]

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INFOGRAPHICS: Promoting the well-being of Elderly Filipinos

The “Elderly Filipino Week” is observed every first week of October pursuant to  Proclamation No. 470 to promote the well being of the elderly Filipinos. According to latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, there are more than 3.4 million Filipinos aged 60 years and above (2010 census). As part of this year’s celebration, the senior citizens were given free MRT and LRT rides from October 1 to 7. Aside from this, 17 centenarians were […]

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YOUNG VOICES SPEAK: Depression Needs Attention

(Young Voices Speak is eaglenews.ph’s blank space for the youth to share their opinions, views, and perspective on any topic, issue, or matter)     By Mendy Amarondon Young Voices contributor   Losing someone, getting fired from a job, failing an exam and other challenging situations lead a person to feel sad, alone or frustrated. However, these feelings are felt short-term. When a person feels persistent loneliness or overwhelming frustration for a long period of time, it may be […]

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De Lima to appeal SC decision junking petition that sought to nullify arrest order vs her

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima said on Wednesday she would appeal the Supreme Court decision that junked her petition questioning the issuance of an arrest order against her. In a handwritten statement sent to reporters on Wednesday, De Lima said her lawyers would file a motion for reconsideration before the High Court. “(We) will continue to appeal to the source of fairness and justice of the Court. There is no other recourse but […]

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Costumes and props from “The Walking Dead” join the Smithsonian museum collection

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — The Smithsonian’s American History Museum on Tuesday (October 10) displayed recently acquired costumes and props from the television program “The Walking Dead.” The popular show, which has aired for eight seasons, is set in a post-apocalyptic society that is overrun with “walkers.” The “walkers” were once ordinary people but due to a disease that has infected everyone in epic proportions, people who died later awoke as hunger-crazed undead who feasted […]

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Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The world had 10 times as many obese children and teenagers last year than in 1975, but underweight kids still outnumbered them, a study said Wednesday. Warning of a “double burden” of malnutrition, researchers said the rate of increase in obesity far outstripped the decline in under-nutrition. “If post-2000 trends continue, child and adolescent obesity is expected to surpass moderate and severe underweight by […]

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Saudi king’s visit consolidates Russia’s Middle East power

by Ola Cichowlas Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Saudi King Salman swept into Moscow with a vast entourage for a first ever visit that underscored Russia’s growing power in the Middle East, despite deep differences between the two oil giants over Syria. The Saudi king brought 1,500 people to Moscow and had a plane fly in fresh food supplies from Riyadh every day during his four-day visit last week, the first by a […]

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