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By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau (Eagle News) – Time was a major factor in determining if the Golden State Warriors would pull off some playoff magic in game three of the NBA Finals. Late in the fourth quarter the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to be off to a comfortable lead until the Warriors went on an 11-0 run. With 45 seconds left, Kevin Durant pulled up and made a 3-pointer to take a 114-113 lead . […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday (June 7) partially lifted the deployment ban of Filipino workers to Qatar after receiving reports that the situation in the Arab country has normalized. “Late last night I had a conversation with our labor attache based in Doha, Qatar and he informed that initially there were incidents of panic buying but after two or three hours the situation has normalized,” DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — A game-by-game look at the Golden State Warriors’ 2017 NBA playoff win streak, which became the longest in North American pro sports playoff history on Wednesday: First Round April 16: Golden State 121 Portland 109 April 19: Golden State 110 Portland 81 April 22: Golden State 119 Portland 113 April 24: Golden State 128 Portland 103 Second Round May 2: Golden State 106 Utah 94 May 4: Golden State 115 […]
by Hla-Hla Htay / Athens Zaw Zaw Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s military said Thursday it has found the wreckage of a plane in the Andaman Sea that went missing with around 120 people on board, along with several bodies. A navy search ship scouring the waves found the bodies of a man, woman and child, as well as pieces of luggage, safety jackets and a tire presumed to be the aircraft’s wheel. “We […]
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (Eagle News) – Umabot sa mahigit 100 pamilya ang lumikas mula sa Marawi City patungong Malaybalay, Bukidnon. Ayon kay Malaybalay Mayor Ignacio Zubiri, ang 105 na pamilya o katumbas ng 416 na indibidwal na lumikas ay kasalukuyang nakikituloy sa kanikanilang mga kamag-anak na nasa iba’t ibang barangay ng lungsod. Kaugnay nito, tinipon ng lokal na pamahalaan ang mga nasabing evacuees sa covered court ng Barangay 9 at isinagawa ang ‘profiling’ sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities announced on Thursday the issuance of another warrant of arrest against individuals believed to be behind terrorist activities in Mindanao. The arrest order released by martial law administrator and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is the second to be issued after martial law was declared in the southern part of the Philippines. Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson for Eastern Mindanao, said the second arrest order was six pages long. Gapay did not elaborate about the […]
(Eagle News) — The patriarch of the Maute clan, Cayamora Maute, his second wife and two other companions were transferred to a secure Metro Manila jail facility past midnight Wednesday, a day after they were arrested at a Davao City checkpoint. The 67-year old father of the Maute brothers Abdullah and Omarkhayam who were responsible for forming the Maute terror group is now inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail complex inside […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of former Marawi Mayor Fahad Umpar Salic who is suspected of financing the activities of the terrorist group Maute. Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson for Eastern Mindanao, said Salic–who figures in the first arrest order issued by defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, martial law administrator—was apprehended at a joint Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police checkpoint on Wednesday night. His three other companions were also arrested, Gapay said. […]
(Eagle News) — Naitala sa mahigit apat na libo ang kaso ng dengue sa National Capital Region (NCR). Batay sa pinakabagong datos ng Department of Health, simula noong Enero 1 hanggang Mayo 6 ng taong kasalukuyan ay umabot sa 4,195 ang dengue cases. Tumaas ito ng labin-limang porsyento (15 %) kumpara noong 2016 na may naitalang tatlong libong kaso ng dengue. Batay sa geographical areas, 12.4 percent ang kabuuang kaso ng dengue sa Metro Manila, […]
(Eagle News) — Nais malaman ni Senadora Grace Poe ang mga ginawang hakbang ni dating Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas para maayos ang problema sa Metro Rail Transit. Ipinagtataka ni Poe na pinuno ng Senate committee on public transport kung bakit hindi man lang nagawan ng paraan na masuri ang contract extension sa Sumitumo Corporation na siyang dating maintenance provider ng MRT. Sa halip aniya na palawigin ang kontrata sa Sumitumo Corporation, sa kumpanyang […]
(Eagle News) — Sinuyod ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang mga kalye sa Barangay Sto. Cristo, Bago Bantay, Quezon City, kamakailan. Sa 45 minutong clearing operations, nasampulan ng MMDA ang limang motorsiklo dahil sa mga driver nitong walang suot na helmet. Dalawang tricycle din ang natiketan dahil sa pagbababa at pagpapasakay ng mga pasahero sa iligal na lugar. Giit naman ni MMDA chief of operations Bong Nebriha, ginagawa lamang nila ang kanilang trabaho upang matulungan […]
(Eagle News) — Kinakitaan ng justice department ng paglabag sa election protocol ang tauhan ng Smartmatic at Commission on Elections (Comelec) dahil sa pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong gabi ng May 9 ng nakaraang halalan. Matapos kakitaan ng probable cause ng Department of Justice panel ang petition for review na isinumite ni Former Abakada Partylist Rep Jonathan Dela Cruz, ini-utos nito na sampahan ng kasong paglabag sa Section 4 ng Cyber Crime Prevention Act ang […]
