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Featured photo: The breathtaking beauty of Niagara Falls

  The awe-inspiring Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls on the international border between Ontario, Canada and New York in the United States. It is said that the Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age, or the Wisconsin glaciation.

President Duterte offers P1-mn bounty for each escaped Abu Sayyaf member from Inabanga, Bohol clash

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday offered a P1-million bounty for each member of the Abu Sayyaf still on the loose after a recent clash with government troops in Bohol that left at least nine dead. “Ang anim na scouring,  kung saan sila makalanding, I have a one million (peso) offer. Per person ako,” Duterte, who attended a security briefing in the province, told reporters. “..Ang order ko is dead or alive,” he added, […]

Syria evacuations resume after deadly bombing that killed dozens, including 70 children

  by Omar Haj Kadour Agence France Presse RACHIDINE, Syria (AFP) — The evacuation of four besieged Syrian towns resumed Wednesday, with tight security in place for those leaving government-held areas after a weekend bombing against evacuees killed dozens including nearly 70 children. A large convoy of buses set out from the government-held towns of Fuaa and Kafraya in Syria’s Idlib province, carrying 3,000 people to the rebel-held transit point of Rashidin near Aleppo city, […]

EU says Brexit negotiations will start after British election

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union’s “real political” negotiations on Britain’s exit from the bloc will start after the snap British election in June, an EU spokesperson said Wednesday. “The real political negotiations on article 50 with the (United Kingdom) will start after the elections foreseen for the 8th of June,” European Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas told a press conference.

President Duterte declines UP honorary doctorate degree

(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday declined the University of the Philippines’ offer to confer upon him an honorary doctorate degree. In an interview in Tagbilaran, Bohol, Duterte said, “I simply declined.” The President said his decision was in line with his “personal and official policy” of not accepting such awards. “With due respect sa UP, I do not accept, even when I was mayor. Hindi ako tumatanggap,” he said. On Tuesday, […]

Lingap Pamamahayag matagumpay na naisagawa sa iba’t-ibang dako sa silangang bahagi ng Pangasinan

TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang Lingap-Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa iba’t ibang dako sa silangang bahagi ng Pangasinan noong Martes ng gabi, April 18. Ito ay pinangunahan ng mga choir member ng INC. Napuno ng panauhin ang mga gusaling sambahan na pinagsagawaan ng nasabing aktibidad. Unang isinagawa ang pagtuturo ng mga Salita ng Diyos at pagkatapos ay namahagi ng  goody bags para sa mga dumalong panauhin. Ang goody bags ay naglalaman ng bigas, […]

ASEAN Summit na gagawin sa Bohol sinimulan na

PANGLAO, Bohol (Eagle News) – Sinimulan na nitong Miyerkules, April 19 ang Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit sa Hennan Resort sa Panglao, Bohol. Inaasahan na rin ang pagdating ng mga delegado ng Ministers of Trade mula sa 10 bansa, tulad ng: Malaysia Singapore Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Brunei Darussalam Lao People’s Democratic Republic Cambodia Pilipinas Ang tatlong araw na ASEAN Summit ay inorganisa ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Ito ay sa tulong […]

Australia to implement stricter visa rules for foreign skilled workers

(Eagle News) – The Australia government will implement stricter visa requirements for skilled workers from overseas. According to Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, they will remove the visa program for skilled workers in the restaurant, information and medical industries because of criticisms that it is affecting the employment of native Australians. Because of this, the Australian embassy has decided to also increase visa fees for foreign workers. Overseas workers are also required to be more […]

Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Philippines

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to 155 centimeters (five feet) in length, despite living a sedentary life in ocean sediment and apparently eating nothing more than the waste products of the micro-organisms that live in […]

DOH now mulling giving additional security escorts for “doctors to the barrio”

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Health is now studying the possibility of providing additional security escorts and added compensation for those who would volunteer for the government’s “Doctors to the Barrios” program following the killing of another volunteer doctor in Cotabato City. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said that the killing of Doctor Sajid “Jaja” Sinolinding and his security escort made them rethink that there should be additional safety that should be […]