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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao says he will “continue to fight” as the new World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jeff Horn called for a rematch to validate the Australian’s stunning victory. Philippine legend Pacquiao, winner of an unprecedented eight world titles in different weight divisions, defiantly suggested he was not ready to hang up his gloves after controversially losing to Horn in Brisbane on July 2. “I love this sport and until the passion […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Thursday, officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. The tremor hit at a depth of 46 kilometers (28 miles) near the sparsely-populated New Ireland region, 110 kilometers southeast of the town Kokopo, the United States Geological Survey said. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a widespread tsunami and Geoscience Australia estimated any damage would only be within a […]
Nagbabalik entablado ngayon ang isa sa mga kinikilalang icon ng OPM na si Celeste Legaspi. Gaganapin sa August 5 sa The Theater sa Solaire ang tribute concert ng nakilala noong dekada 70 dahil sa kaniyang jazz at blues na musika. Si Celeste ang nagpasikat ng mga awiting “Tuliro,” “Mamang Sorbetero,” “Saranggola Ni Pepe,” “Sarung Banggi”, at “Sabado.” https://youtu.be/z3R-6IwPetI
MAYNILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasawi ang isang lalaki matapos mapagkamalan umano itong police asset at pagbabarilin ito sa Maynila nitong Huwebes, ika-13 ng Hulyo. Ayon sa mga kapitbahay, nakatayo lamang si Comia Liwanag, Jr., 38, sa Gate 6, Area A ng Parola Compound, Tondo, bandang 12:30 ng madaling araw, nang biglang pagbabarilin ito ng hindi pa nakikilalang suspek. Isinugod pa si Liwanag sa ospital ngunit idineklara na itong dead on arrival. Ayon sa ospital, tinamaan […]
HAWAII, United States (Reuters) — Surveys of ocean areas where floating plastic accumulates, such as the North Atlantic gyre, have found far less plastic than expected, perhaps less than a tenth as much. A mathematical formula developed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona researchers Blai Vidiella and Nuria Conde could not explain the trend, but the pair believes a population boom in microbes that evolved to biodegrade plastic is the explanation. Conde told Reuters: “What […]
(Eagle News) — The police official who led a raid against drug suspects in a Leyte jail in 2016 but who faced criminal charges after they were killed during the operation has been reinstated. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa confirmed in a radio interview that Supt. Marvin Marcos was “back to full duty status.” This means, he said, that he could be “utilized again by the PNP for whatever assignment na […]
(Eagle News) — Libu-libong kababayang apektado ng Marawi siege ang nakinabang sa lingap na isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Baloi, Lanao del Norte. Karamihan sa mga ito ay lumikas sa mga kalapit lugar nang sumiklab ang kaguluhan sa Marawi nitong Mayo. Ang relief distribution ay ginawa sa Gumampong Gymnasium, West Poblacion, Baloi, Lanao Del Norte. Maaga pa lamang nang pumila ang mga kababayang apektado ng kaguluhan. Wala namang pinipili sa pamamahagi ng relief goods […]
(Eagle News) — Magdaragdag ang Department of Transportation (DOTr) ng mas maraming ruta ng Point to Point (P2P) bus bago matapos ang taon. Ayon sa DOTR, sa pamamagitan ng Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) ay target na mabuksan ang karagdagang apatnapung P2P routes. Ang kasalukuyang P2P routes ay mula: Trinoma/Centris sa Quezon City patungong Glorietta 5 sa Makati Robinsons Galleria sa Pasig City patungong Park Square sa Makati Alabang Town Center patungong Greenbelt Sm […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the Federal Reserve indicated it would take a gradual approach to raising United States interest rates. In closely watched testimony to Congress, Janet Yellen said the central bank would keep lifting borrowing costs as long as the world’s top economy showed improvement, taking into account inflation remained below its two […]
(Eagle News) — Nahuli ng pulisya ang dalawang menor-de-edad na nagbebenta ng kilu-kilong marijuana na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit P200,000 sa Novaliches, Quezon City, kahapon. Ang kinse (15) at disi-sais-anyos (16) na bata ay nahuli sa isang buy-bust operation na ikinasa ng mga miyembro ng Quezon City Police Drug Enforcement Unit bandang alas onse ng gabi. Aabot sa limang kilong marijuana ang nasabat ng mga otoridad na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng mahigit dalawangdaan libong piso (Php […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s first-half trade with North Korea rose 10.5 percent year-on-year, Chinese officials said Thursday, as the United States urges Beijing to apply economic pressure on its neighbor. Customs administration spokesman Huang Songping said exports to the hermit nation rose 29.1 percent in the first six months of the year, although imports were down 13.2 percent. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — Patay ang isang pulis matapos pagbabarilin ng riding in tandem sa Biñan City, Laguna, kamakailan. Ang biktima ay kinilalang si SPO2 Ricardo Pagua Infante, miyembro ng Biñan City Police Station. Batay sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, pauwi na ang biktima sakay ng kanyang motorsiklo nang harangin at pagbabarilin ito ng hindi pa nakikilalang suspek sa Tulay na Bato, Barangay San Antonio. Agad namang isinugod sa ospital ang biktima na nagtamo ng tama ng […]
