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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Taylor Swift, one of the top-selling pop stars of recent years, on Wednesday announced a new album, “Reputation,” to be released on November 10. The 27-year-old singer, who this week has been sharing cryptic videos of a snake showing its fangs, revealed little else about her sixth studio album but said a first single would come out Thursday. She also posted on social media the album’s cover art, with […]
(Eagle News) – The bird flu strain that hit Pampanga is H5N6, a strain of avian influenza that can be transmitted to humans, the Department of Agriculture said, citing confirmatory results of tests of affected samples that the Philippines had submitted to another country. The government, however, said that the rate of transmission for such a strain is “very low.” The agriculture department had earlier sent the samples from Pampanga of the affected poultry […]
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (Reuters) — Firefighters continue to battle what local news describes as the largest wildfire in British Columbia’s history as aerial footage filmed on Monday (August 21) shows a large patch of forest ablaze. The wildfire has exceeded 1800 square miles (467,000 hectares) in size and stretches in length to some 80 miles (130 kilometers). British Columbia’s Finance Minister says the cost of battling this historic fire, which two command teams […]
MAYNILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Wasak ang helmet, nagtamo ng mga galos sa tuhod at balikat ang isang motor rider matapos makabangaan ang isang tricycle sa may Quirino Corner Roxas Boulevard sa Maynila nitong Huwebes ng madaling araw, August 24. Ayon sa rider na si Kim Bolatao, galing siya ng Pasay City at patungo na sana sa Binondo, Maynila upang pumasok sa trabaho nang maaksidente dahil biglang kumaliwa papuntang Taft Avenue ang tricycle na minamaneho ng […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday swiped back at former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has accused the senator’s son of being engaged in smuggling activities. “First, I have nothing to do with my son’s business,” he said in a statement. He added that there was “no smuggling of cement as it is not subject to Customs tariff and duties but (was) only subject to (Value Added Tax).” “My son said when I […]
(Eagle News) – Former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon accused Senator Panfilo Lacson of being irresponsible when he “destroyed” his and his men’s reputation at the Bureau of Customs, and claimed that the senator’s son was involved in the smuggling of cement in the country. In a press conference in Taytay, Rizal on Thursday, Faeldon claimed that “Bon Journo,” a company connected to Panfilo Lacson Jr., son of the senator, was the “number one smuggler of cement […]
(Eagle News) — Naglatag na ang Korte Suprema na umuupo bilang Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) ng mga panuntunan para sa paghahanda sa recount ng mga balota kaugnay sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. Sa limang pahinang resolusyon ng PET, nakasaad ang mga patakaran sa isasagawang ballot revision kabilang na ang binuong exploratory mission o retrieval team. Ang retrieval team ang tutunton at mageeksamin sa lahat ng ballot boxes sa mga probinsya at […]
(Eagle News) — Piso para sa laban ni Leni. Ito ang naging paraan ng mga indibiduwal na sumusuporta sa bise presidente kaugnay sa counter protest ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa inihaing electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos” hinggil sa nakaraang halalan. Nauwi sa fund-raising ang grupo dahil hindi anila kayang bunuin ng bise presidente ang natitirang P7.4 million na dapat bayaran sa Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). Sabi ni Atty. Purificacion Bernabe, walang iligal sa kanilang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinaabisuhan na ni Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Danilo Lim na maghanda dahil planong alisin na ang mga provincial bus terminal sa loob ng Metro Manila upang maibsan ang problema sa daloy ng trapiko. Isa ito sa mga pangunahing tinalakay sa pagpupulong ng Metro Manila Council na dinaluhan ng mga alkalde at representante mula sa 17 bayan sa Metro Manila sa tanggapan ng MMDA kahapon, Agosto 23. Prospective […]
(Eagle News) – Paraffin tests done by the police on the slain Grade 11 student Kian Loyd delos Santos showed he was negative for gunpowder nitrates, which meant he did not fire a gun contrary to the arresting policemen’s claim. “Both hands of the cadaver do not contain gunpowder nitrates,” said the results of the Philippine National Police’s paraffin tests on Kian’s body. “The qualitative examination conducted on the paraffin cast taken from both hands […]
(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Andres Bautista is mulling “all options” following the filing of an impeachment complaint against him. In an interview with reporters before a House committee deliberation on the Comelec’s proposed budget, Bautista said among these options was resignation or a leave of absence. “Yun ang ating tinitimbang, kung ano ang ating susunod na hakbang,” he said. He said he wanted to protect “first and foremost” the interest of his family […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines now has 10 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 20 bronze medals as of Wednesday night, August 23, in the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but remains in the sixth place in the over-all medal tally. Philippine runner Trentren Anthony Beram won the country’s 10th gold in the Men’s 200-meter run, while another runner Aries Toledo won the 9th gold in the men’s decathlon event on […]
