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Selebrasyon ng Month of the Ocean 2017 isinagawa sa General Santos City

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, South Cotabato (Eagle News) – Isinagawa ang selebrasyon ng Month of the Ocean (MOO) sa isang mall General Santos City kamakailan. Isinasagawa ito taun-taon tuwing buwan ng Mayo ayon na rin sa Presidential Proclamation No. 57 na inilabas noong 1999. Ito ay pinangunahan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at Department of Agriculture (DA) sa pamamagitan ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Sa taong ito ay ika-18 taong selebrasyon ng MOO […]

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Green fuels Warriors win, Wizards down Celtics

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Draymond Green keyed an early surge as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz 115-104 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference second-round playoff series. Green drained five three-pointers en route to 21 points as the Warriors remained unbeaten in six games this post-season. Kevin Durant added 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Stephen Curry had 23 points and seven assists for […]

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South Korea’s ‘Bill Gates’ seeks to break political mould

by Park Chan-Kyong,  Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — One of the main challenges to the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential race is an IT multi-millionaire who has given away much of his fortune and is now looking to break the country’s political mold. Ahn Cheol-Soo was pursuing medical studies at the prestigious Seoul National University in 1988 when his computer became infected with Brain, regarded as the first widespread technological virus. Burning […]

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Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in response to China’s maritime claims. The two countries are among a number in the region stepping up defense cooperation against what they see as Beijing’s aggressive stance on the high seas. Beijing insists it has sovereign rights to almost all of the South China Sea — strategically vital waters, where the Philippines, Vietnam, […]

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Satellite that will provide range of video, data services to PHL, other Asian countries launched into space

A range of video and data services will soon be available in the country after a rocket carrying the telecommunications satellite that will enable such services was launched on Thursday. The Ariane 5 rocket carrying the satellite, KOREASAT-7 owned by South Korea’s KTsat, blasted off at 6:51 pm (2151 GMT) from Europe’s space port in Kourou, Guiana. The launch had been delayed several times after the French territory in South America was hit by more than a month of […]

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NBA: Physical Wizards claw back against Celtics

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — John Wall scored 24 points as the Washington Wizards trimmed the deficit in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series against Boston on Thursday with a 116-89 victory. The Wizards seized control of the contest with a 22-0 scoring run in the first quarter. Although they never trailed, there was plenty of tension, with eight technical fouls handed out and Washington’s Kelly Oubre Jr. ejected in the first half for a […]

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‘Smart’ denim promises touchscreen tech clothes

by Anne-Laure Mondesert Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A young man in a white T-shirt pulls on a dark blue denim trucker jacket, tucks his smartphone in an inside pocket and puts in-ear headphones in his right ear. He mounts a fixed-gear bike with flat, slightly curved wide handlebars. Riding through the streets of San Francisco, he occasionally taps or swipes his right hand over the left cuff of his jacket, as the […]

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12 milyong Pilipino, may hypertension – DOH

(Eagle News) — Sa pag-aaral ng Department of Health, aabot sa labindalawang milyong Pilipino ang mayroong hypertension. Subalit kalahati lamang sa nasabing bilang o lumalabas na isa sa bawat limang Pilipino ang alam na sila’y mataas ang presyon ng dugo. Ayon pa sa DOH, importanteng malaman agad ng isang indibidwal kung may hypertension ito o wala sa pamamagitan ng simpleng pag-alam sa blood pressure. Maituturing na walking time bomb ang altapresyon bukod sa pagiging silent […]

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DOH sa mga motorista: Sundin ang road safety rules para iwas-aksidente

(Eagle News) — Pinaalalahanan ni Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial ang mga motorista na ugaliin ang pagsunod sa road safety rules lalo na at kabi-kabila ang aksidente ngayong tag-init. Sinabi ni Ubial na madaling maagapan ang mga aksidente sa kalsada kung disiplanado at sumusunod sa batas trapiko ang mga motorista. Aniya, napapansin nito ang pagka-counter-flow, pag-labag sa traffic lights, at hindi pag-intindi sa mga warning sign na maaring maging sanhi ng disgrasya. Sa isang pag-aaral, tatlong […]

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Publiko, pinag-iingat sa cybercrimes

(Eagle News) — Mahigpit  ang ginagawang monitoring ng Philippine National Police sa ukol sa iba’t-ibang cybercrimes. Ito ay dahil gumagamit ng ibat-ibang identity lalo na sa social media ang mga manloloko. Paalala ng PNP mag-ingat sa pakikipag transaksyon sa Internet lalo na kung sangkot ay malaking halaga. https://youtu.be/pCEDjQMtnxE

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N.Korea leader revisits island strike site: media

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspected a military unit that was responsible for bombarding a southern island, state media said Friday ahead of a presidential election in the South. Pyongyang fired a barrage of 170 artillery shells onto Yeonpyeong island in November 2010, killing four people including two civilians in the first North Korean attack on a civilian area since the 1950-53 Korean War. Tensions have soared on the Korean […]

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