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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial United States missile defense system until an environmental impact assessment ordered by new President Moon Jae-In is finished, his office said Wednesday. Seoul agreed last year under Moon’s ousted predecessor Park Geun-Hye to deploy the powerful missile intercept system to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea despite angry opposition from Beijing, which views it as a threat to its […]
Eagle News – Unti-unti na ring nababawasan ang bilang ng mga guro sa nakalipas na pitong taon bunsod ng patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga bumabagsak sa Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Ngayong taon, 10.39 % (percent) ang passing rate para sa examination ng mga naghahangad na maging elementary school teachers, ang pinakamababa simula noong 2010. Tinukoy ng Philippine Business for Education na ang pagsasanay ng Teacher Education Institutions (TEI) sa kanilang mga estudyante […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the tomb of Iranian revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini in southern Tehran on Wednesday, news agency ISNA reported. The agency reported one person killed but it was unclear if that meant the suicide bomber. The ILNA news agency said five people had been injured by shooting at the mausoleum.
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — At least one gunman opened fire inside the Iranian parliament on Wednesday, wounding several people, state media reported. There were mixed reports, with some local news agencies reporting there was a single shooter inside the Tehran parliamentary complex and others saying there were three men armed with rifles and a pistol. News agencies ISNA and Fars said three people had been shot, including at least one security guard.
by Carola Sole with Sebastian Smith in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Judges on Brazil’s electoral court were expected to start voting Wednesday in a case that could topple scandal-tainted President Michel Temer. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is examining whether the 2014 reelection of President Dilma Rousseff and her then-vice president Temer should be invalidated because of corrupt campaign funding. There was no indication in the opening session late Tuesday as […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – A recent study revealed that women across the world feel unsafe when taking public transport and walking around the city because sexual harassment in public has already became an everyday occurrence. While some cities here in the metro take a tougher stand against sexual harassment, sadly the number of incidents remain high. The SWS survey conducted last February 2016 showed that there are still men out there who have problems controlling their urges. […]
By Meanne Corvera and Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Wednesday (June 7) said their system was experiencing an “internal data processing error” amid customer complaints the money in their accounts had been reduced or increased. One Jean Tengko said in a Facebook post that she had lost P6000 from her savings account when she checked the automated teller machine. She said when she reported […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigpit na ipinatutupad ng Valenzuela City ang bagong ordinansa na nagbabawal sa paggamit ng mga motorsiklo na sobrang ingay, sira o walang tambutso. Sa report ng Eagle News Correspondent na si Joey Tagum, bunsod ito ng kabi-kabilang mga reklamong natatanggap ng mga taga Valenzuela lalo na sa gabi o sa oras ng kanilang pamamahinga. Sa pamamagitan ng noise level test, nalalaman agad nila kung dapat ba o hindi na mapalitan ang tambutso ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan na ang bagong school building ng Karuhatan National High School na matatagpuan sa Valenzuela City. Pinangunahan ni Valenzuela 2nd District Congressman Eric Martinez ang inaugurasyon. Ito ay isa sa mga proyekto na ang layon ay mabigyan ng magandang pasilidad ang mga mag-aaral. Ang barangay Karuhatan ay isa sa may pinakamalaking bilang ng student population. Ang 4-storey building ay may 12 classroom at sa bawat palapag ay may kaniya-kanyang palikuran at mga portable water fountain. […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi pa masabi ng Department of Education (DepEd) kung kailan magbubukas ang klase sa Marawi City. Sinabi ni Education Secretary Leonor Briones na nakikipag-ugnayan sila sa DepEd-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao kung kailan magbubukas ang klase sa siyudad dahil hindi pa ligtas ang seguridad doon. Ayon kay Briones, nasa 20,000 ang dapat na mag-enrol sa Marawi city subalit nasa 1,300 lamang ang nakapag-enrol. Umapela rin si Secretary Briones sa mga magulang ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban ng Korte Suprema ang nakatakdang preliminary conference sa electoral protest ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bong –Bong” Marcos kaugnay sa sinasabing dayaan sa nakaraang halalan kung saan tumakbo itong pangalawang pangulo ng bansa. Sa halip na sa a-bente uno ng buwan (June 21), sa a-onse na ng Hulyo (July 11) isasagawa ang preliminary conference para talakayin ang sakop sa electoral protest ng dating senador laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo na lumamang […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia marked a world-record 26 years without a recession Wednesday, as the economy grew 0.3 percent in the first-quarter, official data showed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics put the annual rate of growth at 1.7 percent, down from 2.4 percent in the previous three months. The soft quarterly reading was widely expected by analysts amid the impact of category four Cyclone Debbie on eastern Australia in late March, weaker trade figures […]
