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Libreng gamot sa cervical cancer, malapit nang ilabas ng DOH

(Eagle News) — Malapit nang mag-bigay ang Department of Health ng libreng gamot sa cervical cancer kasunod ng unang pag-labas ng pondo mula sa sin taxes. Ayon sa DOH, kasalukuyan na ang pag-subsidize ng gobyerno ng mga gamot para sa chemotherapy ng breast, colon at rectum cancer ngayong taon. Sa mga susunod na taon ay maaari nang mag-bigay ng libreng gamot sa cervical cancer. Sa ngayon, Ginagamit ang sin tax sa assistance program para sa […]

AFP: Bohol is now Abu Sayyaf-free

(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) declared on Monday (May 15) that all Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Bohol were neutralized. “With the death of (Abu) Asis and (Abu) Ubayda, all the Abu Sayyaf Group members that landed in Bohol province aboard three bancas in early April 2017 were neutralized. Bohol is now cleared of Abu Sayyaf Group elements,” AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said. Earlier on Monday, Ubayda and […]

Napoles transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa

(Eagle News)– Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles was transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City early Tuesday (May 16) morning. She was transferred from the Correctional Institute for Women, Mandaluyong City to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Taguig City where she arrived after 4 a.m. Napoles’ transfer to Camp Bagong Diwa was upon the order of the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division on Monday (May 15). After the Court of […]

NBA: Olynyk shines as Celtics down Wizards to set up Cavs showdown

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kelly Olynyk scored 26 points from the bench as the Boston Celtics outmuscled the Washington Wizards 115-105 to clinch their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Monday. Olynyk produced a superb display of shooting from distance as Boston pulled clear of the Wizards in the late stages of the game to take the series 4-3 and set up a Conference final clash with Cleveland. Isaiah Thomas topscored for the Celtics […]

“Go ahead. This is a democracy,” says Duterte on threat to bring impeachment move to ICC

(Eagle News) – “He can go ahead. He’s free to do it. This is a democracy.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte reacted to questions on the threat of Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano to bring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) his impeachment complaint against him, after it had been junked by majority of the House committee on Justice for “insufficiency in substance.” “Look, I was investigated by the Human Rights (commission) when Delilah (senator […]

Sandiganbayan, naglabas ng mga warrant laban kay dating Maguindanao Gov. Sajid Ampatuan

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Naglabas ng tatlong warrant of arrest ang Sandiganbayan laban kay dating Maguindanao Gov. Sajid Ampatuan. Ito ay kaugnay sa patong patong na kaso ng falsification of public documents, malversation at graft na isinampa laban sa kanya at sa iba pang dating opisyal ng probinsiya kaugnay ng P72.26 milyon na pondo na nakalaan sana sa pagrepair ng mga school building. Ayon sa prosekusyon, pinalsipika ng mga opisyal noon ng probinsiya […]

18-time Grand Slam winner Federer to miss French open

Tennis superstar Roger Federer has confirmed he would not be playing in the French Open. In a Facebook post, the Swiss said he decided to skip the tournament because he was preparing for his next games on the grass and on the hard court. The French Open is set to begin on May 27. Federer won the Australian Open last January. He did not play for six months since then because of a leg injury.

Kauna-unahang PNP-Media Palarong Pinoy isinagawa sa Quezon

LUCENA, Quezon (Eagle News) – Isinagawa sa lalawigan ng Quezon ang kauna-unahang Philippine National Police-Media Palarong Pinoy na ginanap sa covered court ng Camp Guillermo Nakar, Lucena City, Quezon. Ang nasabing sports fest ay nilahukan ng mga kasapi ng Quezon PNP at ng Tri-Media Group sa lalawigan. Ayon kay Quezon Police Director PSSupt Rhoderick Armamento, layunin ng nasabing aktibidad na maipakita ang pagkakaisa, sportsmanship at maayos na relasyon na bawat participants. Nais din umanong ipakita ng Quezon […]

Dalawang Lucena centenarians, nakatanggap ng cash assistance

LUCENA City (Eagle News) —  Tuwa at galak ang nadama ng dalawang lola sa lungsod ng Lucena dahil nakatanggap sila ng tig-P100,000 mula sa Lucena City Government. Ang dalawang lola–Constancia Abcede at Lourdes Lacerna—ay kabilang sa unang awardees na may 100 taong gulang na nabubuhay pa sa panahon ngayon. Pinangunahan ni Totoy Traqunia, Executive Assistant ng nasabing lungsod, ang pagkakaloob ng nasabing incentives sa dalawang centenarian. Malaki aniyang tulong ito sa mga centenarian sapagkat napaka-dalang na […]

South Korean president orders temporary closure of old coal-fired power plants to mitigate air pollution

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited a primary school in Seoul on Monday (May 15) where he announced a new government air pollution policy that includes shutting down coal-fired power plants that are over 30 years old in June to mitigate air pollution. The measure comes as coal-fired power plants are being criticized for contributing to deteriorating air quality in South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Amid these concerns, new President […]

Global stocks hit records as oil prices rally

by Roland Jackson Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Equity markets in Frankfurt, London and New York ended at fresh records Monday, lifted by a rally in oil prices that boosted energy shares and by upbeat German election news. World oil prices leapt after oil ministers from Saudi Arabia and Russia — the world’s two biggest oil producing nations — declared Sunday that they would consider extending an output cut into 2018. […]

LTO mobile registration, dinagsa sa bayan ng Taytay, Palawan

TAYTAY, Palawan (Eagle News) — Dahil sa tumataas na porsyento ng mga kaso ng pagmamaneho nang walang lisensya at expired registration ng mga sasakyan sa Palawan, nagsagawa ang Land Transportation Office (LTO) ng mobile registration simula nitong Lunes. Ito ay may layuning mailapit sa bawat bayan at mamamayan ang ahensya upang hindi na maging dahilan pa ang kakulangan oras upang mai-parehistro ang kanilang mga lisensya at sasakyan. Dinagsa  ng mga kababayang Taytayanos na motorista ang […]