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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar assured that the accreditation of social media practitioners or bloggers will not be influenced by politics. “Kapag sila po ay nag-apply, whether pro-Digong, whether dilaw ka or whether wala kang kinakampihan, apolitical or talagang as in observer ka lang ng politika, you are all welcome … at tingnan natin kung yung mga past blogs at write-ups mo are really consistent and until now you’re […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ruled out migratory birds as the source of the bird flu strain found in San Luis, Pampanga. Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said that this was not yet the season for migratory birds. He explained that the department is pursuing scientific processes to determine the bird flu virus strain that struck chicken and other birds in San Luis, Pampanga. He said the department had […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mindoro Occidental Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato asked government agencies to be vigilant to ensure that no contaminated poultry products will be sold to consumers following the outbreak of the bird flu virus in San Luis, Pampanga. Sato said that the government agencies should strictly monitor the movement of poultry products even if the strain found in the affected area cannot be transmitted to humans. She also called on the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said Thursday it would complete a plan within days to launch a salvo of four intermediate-range missiles towards Guam, the US island territory in the western Pacific. It followed US President Donald Trump’s warning of “fire and fury like the world has never seen” as a war of words with the US escalates tension on the peninsula. Would the North be able to carry out such an exercise? […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Health allayed the public’s fears on the bird flu outbreak in Pampanga, saying there was a small possibility of the bird flu virus affecting humans. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial made the statement after an outbreak of bird flu in San Luis, Pampanga. Ubial also said that it was safe to eat bird flu-infected poultry if it was properly and well-cooked. “Sa ating mga kababayan, huwag po […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The prices of poultry products in Metro Manila markets dropped due to the outbreak of bird flu in Pampanga. According to the group Samahan ng Industriya ng Agrikultra (SINAG), the price of chicken in Metro Manila markets dropped from an average of Php 160 per kilo to Php 135 per kilo while wholesale prices dropped from Php 125 per kilo to Php 110 per kilo. The Philippine government on […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea starting Tuesday as it implements new United Nations sanctions, the commerce ministry said Monday. Beijing had pledged to fully enforce the latest sanctions against its diplomatic ally after coming under pressure from the United States to do more to compel Pyongyang to drop its nuclear weapons programme. The ministry said on its website that all imports of coal, iron, iron ore and […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture on Monday (August 14) assured that the current bird flu outbreak in a town in Pampanga is the kind that is not transferrable to humans, as it announced a ban of poultry products, eggs and live birds from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao as a “precautionary measure.” As of Monday, only 19,000 poultry birds in San Luis, Pampanga – the area of the bird flu outbreak – had […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s cricket board has approved a tour to Pakistan, eight years after a deadly militant attack against the team brought top international games there to a standstill, officials said Monday. Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala said after a security assessment, the team had been cleared to play three Twenty (20) internationals including “at least one” in Lahore, scene of the 2009 attack which left eight people dead. Any tour would require […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Western Force opened their legal fight to remain a Super Rugby team on Monday as they requested an appeal against the decision to axe them and won an injunction against the Australian Rugby Union. The Perth club’s parent body, Rugby WA, lodged the appeal request with the New South Wales Supreme Court, after the ARU announced their removal from the southern hemisphere competition last week. Western Force have fallen victim to Australia’s decision to […]
by Ashok Dahal KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — At least 143 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept across Nepal and India, officials said Monday, warning the toll could rise as the extent of the damage becomes clear. Three days of relentless downpours sparked flash floods and landslides that have killed at least 70 in Nepal and 73 across northern and eastern India. Around 200,000 are living in emergency camps in Assam in […]
(Eagle News) — A House of Representatives committee on Monday gave the green light to a bill seeking the postponement of the 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to next year. More than 10 members of the suffrage and electoral reforms panel voted for the postponement to May 2018, echoing President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that barangay and other local officials involved in illegal drug activities should be weeded out before the conduct of the polls. Only two representatives […]
