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Pagdami ng mga may sakit na diabetes, ikinababahala ng health experts

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ng Friendly Alliances and Media Expressions (FAME) Incorporated ang aktibidad na tinawag nilang “Sweet Escape: Hataw Galaw sa Kalusugan 2017.” Ito ay okasyon na ginagawa taun-taon upang lalong maitaas ang awareness o kamulatan tungkol sa panganib, paghadlang at paggamot ng diabetes mellitus. Ayon kay Dra. Joy Arabelle Fontanilla, Head ng Center for Weight Intervention and Nutrition Services ng St. Lukes’ Medical Center – Global City, ang diabetes ay isang […]

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CA rejects Mariano’s nomination as agrarian reform secretary

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Rafael Mariano as Agrarian Reform secretary. More than 13 members of the CA voted against the former militant lawmaker, citing the joint resolution of security officials of Region 11 that recommended that Mariano be removed as a member of the government peace panel early this year. The officials made the recommendation after Mariano was linked to the planning and […]

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Tokyo stocks down at break on North Korea jitters

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks slipped Wednesday morning on lingering worries over North Korea, with the yen strengthening against its major peers due partly to its status as a safe haven currency. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.31 percent, or 59.94 points, to 19,325.87 by the break — a four-month low — while the broader Topix index was down 0.20 percent, or 3.20 points, at 1,587.51. “No one knows if the issues around […]

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Rep. Benitez says P40B of P60B in “Yolanda” aid released under previous admin “unaccounted for”; seeks “special audit”

(Eagle News) — More than half of the money released by the previous administration as aid for Typhoon “Yolanda” victims are unaccounted for, a lawmaker said. According to Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Benitez, as such, he has asked the Commission on Audit to hold a “special audit” to determine where the P40 billion of the P60 billion released by the national government under then-President Benigno Aquino III have gone. He said the audit was also […]

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800,000 immigrants face uncertainty: What happens to ‘Dreamers’ after Trump revokes their residence rights?

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered the end of the “Dreamers” program that allowed illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to remain in the country. That move threatens the futures of some 800,000 people, many now in schools, with jobs and families in the United States. What is the ‘Dreamers’ program?  In a presidential order in June 2012, president Barack Obama launched DACA  — Deferred Action […]

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Nissan unveils new electric car in bid to drive off competition

CHIBA, Japan (AFP) — Japanese giant Nissan Wednesday unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving functions, as it seeks to battle off competitors in a sector it once pioneered. The second-generation Nissan Leaf has a potential range of 400 kilometers (250 miles) between charges, compared with 250 kilometers for its previous version. It also boasts semi-autonomous driving capabilities such as keeping the vehicle automatically in one lane on the motorway […]

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PHL to add more elite troops as gov’t readies final assault in Marawi

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine military is adding more elite troops for what they called the “final push” in Marawi City to rid this southern Philippine city of Islamic militants. The siege in Marawi City by Islamic State-linked Maute group has killed 819 people, mostly rebels, since the battle started on May 23. Major General Carlito Galvez Jr., the Western Mindanao Command chief, said that the government forces may take another three weeks for […]

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Barry Callebaut unveils ‘fourth flavor’ of chocolate: the Ruby

SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) — Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut on Tuesday (September 5) unveiled what it calls the ‘fourth type’ of chocolate, after milk, dark and white — ruby. At a media event in China’s eastern economic hub of Shanghai, Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Afrique said the new type of chocolate, of a dark pink hue, is made from the Ruby bean and tested successfully on the Chinese market. To create it, neither berries, artificial […]

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Former militant lawmaker Mariano says he does “not endorse armed struggle” as Agrarian Reform secretary

(Eagle News) — Former Anakpawis party-list representative and chairman of the militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Rafael Mariano said he does “not endorse armed struggle” as Agrarian Reform Secretary. Mariano said this before members of the agrarian reform committee of the powerful Commission on Appointments, which could decide on his nomination as head of the agrarian reform department on Wednesday afternoon. He gave the pronouncement a day after Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III […]

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Jennifer Lawrence wows on the red carpet in Venice

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) — Fans went wild for Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence as she appeared on the red carpet in Venice for the world premiere of her real-life partner Darren Aronofsky’s movie “Mother!”. Fans had camped outside the red carpet overnight to make sure they would be well positioned to catch a glimpse of the 27-year-old Academy Award winner. In the film, Lawrence plays Mother, a young wife who lives with her poet husband — […]

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Updated: Panic buying in Florida as Category 5 Hurricane Irma nears

Video courtesy Eagle News Service contributor Mike Robinson in Orlando, Florida.    Taken in Super Target, Hunters’ Creek.    (Eagle News Service)     (Video courtesy Ricky Bravo taken in Walmart in Gainesville, Florida) Hurricane Irma, now a category 5 hurricane, is expected to impact the central Florida region in the next few days. Because of this, Central Florida families have not wasted any time in preparing for this storm, which is being called the […]

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As category 5 hurricane Irma threatens Caribbean, tropical storm Jose forms in Atlantic

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) — As Hurricane Irma bore down on the Caribbean, a new tropical storm emerged in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Jose had formed in the open Atlantic to the east of Hurricane Irma, which has developed into a powerful Category Five storm, the Miami-based NHC said. The NHC did not issue any coastal watches or warnings for Jose, which is currently located some […]

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