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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Ipinamagmalaki ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang kanilang “Emergency and Rescue Response Center” na may mga high-end na CCTV camera na minonitor sa lahat ng major roads ng Metro Manila lalo na ang EDSA. Mabilis na makikita ang mga mangyayaring aksidente kaya mas mabilis din silang makakapagresponde sa lansangan sa tulong ng mga bagong CCTV na ito. Mecca Ela De Guzman – EBC Correspondent, Quezon City
MARILAO, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Isa ang Bayan ng Marilao, Bulacan sa masuwerting napagkalooban ng DOLE ng isang milyong piso para sa pangkabuhayang project. Ito ay ilalaan naman ng Pamahalaang Bayan para sa mga maliliit at nagnanais na magkaroon ng puhunan para sa maliit na negosyo. Ang DOLE Starter Kit mula sa Programang Bottom-up Budgeting ay ang programang makapagbibigay tulong sa mahigit na 300 indibidwal na nagnanais magsimula ng kanilang maliit na negosyo o pangkabuhayan para sa taong […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) — Dozens of women in Pakistan took part in female-only bike races in major cities on Sunday (April 2), in an event organized to challenge male dominance of public spaces in the country. The bike race was one of many events organized in the last few years by Girls at Dhabas – the name given to roadside restaurants in Pakistan – to promote female participation in public events, fight restrictions faced by […]
By Josh Tolentino Eagle News Sports GLENDALE, ARI. (Eagle News) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points as Gonzaga defeated South Carolina 77-73, in a battle of first-time teams at the Final Four. The Bulldogs advance to their first-ever NCAA Championship Game and will face the winner of North Carolina-Oregon. Gonzaga’s pair of 7-footers in senior Przemek Karnowski and freshman Zach Collins gave South Carolina’s wings trouble on both ends. The pair combined for 27 points and 18 rebounds […]
YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — Armenia’s ruling party was set to win the first parliamentary elections since the adoption of constitutional reforms transforming the country into a parliamentary republic, according to official results released on Monday. With votes tallied from 50.4 percent of precincts, the central electoral commission said pro-Russian President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party was leading the main opposition coalition, led by wealthy politician Gagik Tsarukyan, by 50.43 to 28.29 percent.
QUEZON City, Philippines (April 3) – Graduation is upon us! Fresh graduates now have that unenviable task of looking for employment. Fortunately, finding a job in this day and age is not as difficult as in the past. One only needs to go to the myriad of online job sites to find one that will suit his or her preferences. Early this year,online job site Jobstreet.com released a list of the top 10 highest-paying fields […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers has risen for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed Monday, a welcome boost for the world’s third-largest economy. The report comes after a batch of government data on Friday showed inflation and factory output picked up in February while the unemployment rate dipped to a two-decade low. Japan has been struggling to mount a firm economic recovery and put years of on-and-off […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — About 6,000 people took part in angry protests in Paris on Sunday against the death of a Chinese man shot and killed when police responded to a call at his apartment last month, police said. The rally was organized by several Chinese associations in France, and as with previous rallies held over the past week, there were sporadic skirmishes between protesters and security forces. Some of the demonstrators threw bottles, eggs […]
XIONGAN, China (CCTV) — China announced Saturday it would establish the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, as part of measures to increase coordinated development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The New Area, which is about 100 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, will span three counties and sit at the center of the triangular area formed by Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei’s provincial capital Shijiazhuang. The area features a number of advantages including convenient transportation, well preserved ecosystem, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — Details of Bob Dylan’s receipt of his Nobel literature prize were being kept under close wraps on Saturday (April 1) leaving those wanting to know more about it blowin’ in the wind. It’s not that the times kept a-changin’, it was that no one would say what was happening. The Swedish Academy, which hands out the Nobels, said on Wednesday (March 29) Dylan will receive his diploma and medal while […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A classic Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong fetched US$12.7 million at auction in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sotheby’s said — well short of the top estimate of more than $15 million. The sale of the 1973 screen print by the legendary United States pop artist attracted plenty of attention before going under the hammer in the semi-autonomous city owing to sensitivity about any use of Mao’s […]
by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Samsung’s Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby — introduced at Samsung’s unveiling of Galaxy S8 smartphones — aims to help the South Korean giant break into a surging market for voice-activated virtual assistants, which includes Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and Microsoft’s Cortana. […]
