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Filipino fishermen balik-Scarborough Shoal na

(Eagle News) – Balik Panatag Shoal ang mga mangingisdang Pilipino sa kabila ng mga namataang Chinese Vessel sa paligid ng lugar na bahagi ng pinag-aagawang Spratly Islands. Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa unang anibersaryo ng tagumpay ng Pilipinas laban sa China matapos ang paborableng desisyon ng International Court of Arbitration sa territorial dispute sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, naniniwala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte […]

Php1.7M, ipinagkaloob ng DOLE sa ilang livelihood groups sa Palawan

PUERO PRINCESA, Palawan (Eagle News) – Tatlong samahan sa Palawan ang pinagkalooban ng Php 1.7 milyong tulong pangkabuhayan sa ilalim ng  Integrated Livelihood Program ng Department of Labor and Employment. Ang mga naging benepisyaryo ng naturang programa ay ang sumusunod: Narra United Ladies Multi-Purpose Cooperative na nagpanukala ng negosyong pagawaan ng Virgin Coconut oil. Pinagkalooban ito ng Php1.2 milyon. Sta. Lucia Nature Development Association na may proyektong paggawa ng unan ay tumanggap ng halagang Php435,000. Minara Mud […]

Boxing: Mayweather, McGregor take trash-talk tour to New York

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather was on the attack on Thursday, branding Conor McGregor a quitter as the four-stop tour hyping their cross-combat superfight hit New York. “Eejit” and “Circus Clown” were the tamest epithets the former welterweight king, who retired from boxing with a perfect 49-0 record in 2015, threw at McGregor, one of the biggest stars of mixed martial arts. “Gave up not once, not twice but three times!” said […]

21 inmates sa Laguna, matagumpay na nagsipagtapos ng vocational courses sa TESDA

BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na nagsipagtapos ang 21 inmates ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) sa kanilang kinuhang vocational courses. Ito ay ginanap sa Ambrocio Rianzales Hall, Biñan City, Laguna noong Martes, July 11. Nasa 11 lalaki at 10 babae ang nagsipagtapos ng kursong ipinagkaloob sa kanila sa ilalim ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)–ang manicure & pedicure, at ang hand spa & foot spa leading to beauty […]

Pangasinan 4th District at KBP-Pangasinan magkakaloob ng scholarship sa 60 kwalipikadong estudyante

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Inilunsad ng Kapisanan ng mga Broadcaster sa Pilipinas (KBP)  sa pakikipagtulungan ni 4th District Congressman Christopher de Venecia ang Joint Scholarship Program para sa 60 na kwalipikadong mga estudyante. Ayon kay Mark Espinosa, Chairman ng KBP-Pangasinan Chapter na mayroong 30 slots para sa journalism course at 30 slots para sa non-journalism courses. Ang mga papasok sa slot ng journalism course ay mapagkakalooban ng Php 12,000 financial assistance kada-taon, habang ang […]

July 15 is World Youth Skills Day!

QUEZON City, Philippines (July 14) – July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, and every year,the United Nations observes the day with a special event revolving around a theme. This year, the UN is observing World Youth Skills Day with a special event on the theme of “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment.” Understanding what works to support young people in today’s and tomorrow’s labor market through training and skills development will be the key in […]

Chinese aircraft carrier fleet conducts drill

BEIJING, China (CCTV) — A fleet of Chinese warships led by China’s first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, conducted a training exercise aimed at testing the operational readiness of the naval vessels and the carrier-based fighter jets upon arrival in an unidentified sea area on Thursday. The drill, which also involved the destroyers Jinan and Yinchuan and the frigate Yantai, focused on examining the fleet’s combat deployment, reconnaissance and early-warning systems, as well as air maneuvers of […]

Prince Harry and Harry Styles reunited at ‘Dunkirk’ world premiere

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Both Prince Harry and Harry Styles got a great reception from fans as they attended the world premiere of ”Dunkirk” on Thursday (July 13), with some of Styles’ fans being reduced to tears after meeting him. One Direction star Styles is making his film acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s new action movie, about the World War Two battle in which British, French and Belgian soldiers were trapped on French beaches […]

5-seater solar car going for glory

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) —  A student solar racing car team says its newly-created five-seater model has two purposes – to win the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) its third successive Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (WSC) and to make sun-powered vehicles sexy. Solar Team Eindhoven’s Stella Vie has fewer solar panels than its previous four-seater models – Stella and Stella Lux – but spokesperson Beatrix Bos insists this is no problem. “Even though we have one […]

Neil Armstrong moon bag on sale for up to $4 million

by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon goes on sale in New York next week, valued at $2-4 million. Traces of moon dust and small rock are embedded in what is the only artifact from the Apollo 11 mission in private hands, says Sotheby’s, who is organizing the […]

Spain heatwave breaks records and kills one

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition. The 54-year-old male victim died of suspected heatstroke late Wednesday while laying asphalt near the town of Moron de la Frontera in the southwestern province of Seville, emergency services said. Temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in Moron de la Frontera […]

Study finds our Sun is like other stars, resolving mystery

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Our Sun is much like other stars, and not an anomaly because of its magnetic poles that flip every 11 years, scientists said Thursday. The report in the journal Science aims to lay to rest the controversy over whether our solar system’s star is cyclic, like other nearby, solar-type stars. “We have shed light on a fundamental mechanism which determines the length of these cycles, which helps us understand the […]