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LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) — Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key component for her furniture products. Babajide is the founder of Pearl Recycling, a company that transforms recyclables like car tires, magazines, straws, plastics and wood among other things into household items. The company also offers money in exchange for recyclable garbage. Pearl Recycling was set up in 2014 with 5,000 U.S dollars that Babajide won […]
(Eagle News) — Sinunog ng hinihinalang miyembro ng New People’s Army (NPA) ang tatlong heavy equipment na nagkakahalaga ng P3 milyon sa Zamboanga Del Sur kamakailan. Base sa inisyal na imbistigation ng Philippine National Police, nasa labin-limang mga armadong lalaki ang umatake sa bunkhouse ng Ramona Construction Company sa Dumingag, Purok Uno, Barangay Licabang. Binuhusan nila ng gasolina ang mga nakaparadang dump truck at saka sinilaban ang mga ito. Pagkatapos sunugin ang mga nasabing equipment […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has proposed the creation of a permanent disaster mitigation agency in the face of successive earthquakes that struck the country, the latest of which is the magnitude-6.5 earthquake that hit Leyte. “Climate change is a reality and is upon us,” she said in a statement. She said the agency could replace the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, which she said could be considered an […]
(Eagle News) — The government of India has donated P25 million to the Philippines to support recovery efforts in war-torn Marawi. A statement issued by the Embassy of India said the donation was also in support of the Philippines’ fight against terrorism. “Minister Swaraj had expressed solidarity with the people of the Philippines against terrorism and offered assistance to supplement the ongoing rehabilitation efforts,” the statement dated July 11 said. The donation was coordinated by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMC) urged the public to participate in calamity drills so they would know what to do in the event of a disaster. The NDRRMC said that members of the public should not only participate but should also take such drills seriously. “Hindi na tayo information campaign lang,” NDRRMC Spokesperson Mina Marasigan said in an interview. “Ang kailangan natin ang mga kongkretong […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) clarified that residents living in coastal areas need not worry about tsunamis that could be caused by the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that hit New Zealand. According to PHIVOLCS, the Philippines was too faraway to be affected, if any. The monitoring agency also asked the public to refrain from spreading unverified news about tsunamis as these may cause panic. A magnitude-6.6 quake hit […]
The Philippine Games and Amusement Board on Wednesday thanked the World Boxing Organization for looking into the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight on July 2, but also blamed American referee Mark Nelson for the results. “No matter what review they do, it will be hard to change the result as the referee didn’t call it close,” GAB chairman Abraham Kahlil Mitra said in a statement sent to AFP on Wednesday. According to Mitra, “The judges’ scores would have […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (July 12) – We know that one of the reasons why crime is rampant in our country is the equally rampant use of illegal drugs. To save the youth from the “dark side” and therefore arrest the increase in the number of drug-induced crimes in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced the possibility of putting in place drug tests in every university and college. Aside from proposing to require […]
BEIJING, China — A heatwave in Beijing has prompted zoo staff to employ measures to protect its animals from high temperatures. Zoo personnel at the Beijing Wildlife Park provided ice and watermelons to the animals and employed water sprays to provide the creatures a respite from the heatwave that has prompted the government to hoist a yellow alert nationwide on July 9. China has a three-tier weather warning system, from red to the orange and yellow, […]
(Reuters) — Jeff Horn is all smiles fresh off a decision by the the World Boxing Organization (WBO) that concluded he won his July 2 bout against Manny Pacquiao after the controversial points decision in Brisbane sparked calls for a review. “He (Pacquiao) said after the fight he thought the decision was fair, but then to turn around and say you want a recount. Didn’t sound like it was really coming from him,” […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States — Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor lit the touchpaper for their cross-combat superfight here Tuesday, turning the air blue in an expletive-laden face-to-face meeting to launch their global promotional tour for the bout. More than 11,000 fans crowded into Los Angeles’s Staples Center for a raucous first live showdown between former boxing world champion Mayweather and Irishman McGregor, one of the biggest stars of mixed […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. faced the camp of former rival and now Vice-President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court for the first time on Tuesday, during the preliminary conference on his electoral protest questioning the results of the 2016 vice-presidential race. The hearing was done behind closed doors, but Marcos, in a press conference said he was pleased that his electoral protest filed with the high […]
