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Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Surigao del Norte nakiisa sa pagdiriwang ng International Earth Day

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nakiisa ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Surigao del Norte sa Pagdiriwang ng International Earth Day. Ang pagdiriwang ay may temang “Environmental and Climate Literacy.” Bilang proyekto ng nasabing pagdiriwang ay nagsawaga sila ng tree planting nitong Biyernes, April 21. Sumama sa aktibidad ang mga empleyado ng Kapitolyo. Nakiisa rin ang mga tauhan ng Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at […]

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Dating pulis na may kasong murder, nasakote ng NBI matapos ang 25 taon niyang pagtatago

Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Makalipas ang 25 taong pagtatago sa batas, isang dating pulis na may kinakaharap na kasong murder ang nasakote rin ng National Bureau of Investigation. Kinilala ng International Operation Division ang suspek na si retired P03 Rodolfo “Boy” Gamuyao. Nakabinbin ang kaniyang kaso sa Bacolod Regional Trial Court, na nag-isyu ng arrest order laban sa kaniya noong 1992. Nagtakda ng walang piyansa ang korte para sa retiradong pulis. “Akala ko OK na. Di […]

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Bagong modus sa pagpasok ng ilegal na droga sa NBP, nadiskubre 

(Eagle News) — Nadiskubre ng Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) ang bagong modus ngayon ng pagpapasok ng mga ilegal na droga sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Ayon kay BuCor Director General Atty. Benjamin Delos Santos, ginagamit na ng inmates ang kanilang mga asawa para maipuslit ang mga kontrabando sa bilibid. Nilalagay umano sa loob ng katawan ng mga asawang babae ang droga dahil sa madaling makakalusot ang mga ito. Ito’y lalo pa’t hindi naman ito nadedetect […]

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Manila Mayor Estrada to Quinta public market vendors: Keep the toilets clean

By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service Keep the toilets clean. This was the advice of Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada to the stall owners in the newly renovated Quinta market in Quiapo, saying that in general, the city will not be able to “bring back its old beauty and glory if the residents are irresponsible and lack genuine concern.” “In Metro Manila, (it is) only here in Manila (where the) toilets in public markets are airconditioned. Hindi kamukha n’ung […]

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Arrest of WikiLeaks’ Assange a “priority:” US top cop

(Agence France Presse) — The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a United States “priority,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday, as media reports indicated his office was preparing charges against the fugitive anti-hero. “We are going to step up our effort and already are stepping up our efforts on all leaks,” Sessions, America’s top cop, said at a news conference in response to a reporter’s question about a US priority to arrest Assange. […]

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NBA: Playoff results

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Results on Thursday in the NBA playoffs (series best of seven): Eastern Conference at Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers 119 Indiana Pacers 114 (Cleveland leads series 3-0) at Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks 104 Toronto Raptors 77 (Bucks lead series 2-1) Western Conference at Memphis Memphis Grizzlies 105 San Antonio Spurs 94 (San Antonio leads series 2-1) © Agence France-Presse

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Malacanang declares April 28 a non-working holiday in M. Manila

(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Friday declared April 28 as a nonworking holiday in Metro Manila. Based on Malacanang’s memorandum circular, work in government and private offices in the metropolis was suspended on that day to give way to the series of activities to be held in connection with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Also suspended on April 28 are classes at all levels in public and private schools in the metro. The Supreme Court […]

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NBA: James passes Bryant for third on playoff scoring list

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lost in the excitement surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers stunning 26-point rally to beat the Indian Pacers Thursday was LeBron James moving into third place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list. James nailed a three-point shot in the first half to give him 13 for the game and 5,641 for his playoff career, passing Kobe Bryant for the third spot in postseason scoring. Only Michael Jordan, with 5,987 points, […]

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Philippine fishermen accuse China of firing on vessel

(Agence France Presse) — A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China’s coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea waters,  authorities said Friday. Philippine officials said they were investigating the reported attack on the Princess Johann boat, which the crew said occurred near a Chinese-occupied section of the Spratly archipelago on March 27. There were no casualties during the incident, authorities added. “(Princess Johann) was reportedly fired upon seven times by […]

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Reindeer at risk from Arctic hot spell

by Pierre-Henry Deshayes Agence France-Presse Kautokeino, Norway (AFP) — Winter temperatures in Norway’s Lapland could rise dramatically this century, with potentially devastating consequences for the region’s reindeer and the indigenous Sami people who make their living herding them. A vast frozen tundra, the mountainous Finnmark plateau in Norway’s far north, is experiencing a hot spell — relatively speaking — wreaking havoc on the centuries-old Sami way of life. “We already feel the effects of global warming […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 hits stores; aims to move on from recall crisis

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 went on sale over the counter in South Korea Friday as the world’s biggest smartphone maker seeks to move on from a disastrous handset recall and corruption scandal that has hammered its once-stellar reputation. The device, unveiled in New York last month and a challenge to Apple’s iPhone, is the firm’s first major launch since last year’s humiliating withdrawal of the Galaxy Note 7 over exploding […]

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