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By Abigael Mayao EBC Washington DC Bureau WASHINGTON DC, USA (Eagle News) — The most recognizable role, and certainly not to be discounted, that of a Filipino-American, is one of a nurse, caring and nurturing the people of this country. However, in the past decade, the face of the Filipino-American has been transforming. The floor of the world stage is making room for the Philippines, with an ever growing presence in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One Direction heartthrob Louis Tomlinson was arrested after an airport brawl with paparazzi that left two people injured, police said Saturday. The 25-year-old Briton was in the baggage claim at Los Angeles International Airport with a girlfriend Friday evening when he entered a tussle with a photographer, police said. “Witnesses stated that Tomlinson pulled the photographer to the floor by his legs, causing the victim to fall backwards and […]
by Dmitry ZAKS KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine that could see the war-scarred and cashed-starved nation receive fresh aid in the first half of the year. The news was particularly good for the ex-Soviet republic because the IMF statement referred to a loan of $1 billion (0.9 billion euros) and not the lesser sums discussed in earlier months. Ukraine also gets […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his original decree sowed controversy across the United States and chaos at airports, US media reported. The president will sign the new executive order at the Department of Homeland Security, according to Politico, which cited senior government officials. It was unclear what changes Trump planned to make, according to the publication. Trump’s original […]
Paris, France (AFP)– Europe is set to launch a fourth satellite next Tuesday for its ambitious Copernicus Earth monitoring project to track changing land cover and pollution, launch firm Arianespace said. Dubbed Sentinel-2B, the satellite will blast off on a Vega rocket from Europe’s space port in Kourou, French Guiana, at 0149 GMT, the company said. “The Sentinel-SB Earth observation satellite primarily focuses on monitoring land masses and coastal zones around the world,” Arianespace said […]
(Eagle News) – The Quezon City Police District has filed charges of illegal possession of firearms against Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister, Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, and their companions before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. QCPD head, Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, said that the charges against the expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, who were all illegally residing at the INC’s property located at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, in Quezon City, were filed […]
The top ranked team crushed ninth seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane 105-57 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) quarterfinals tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Leading the nation’s top ranked team were Co-Conference Players of the Year, Naphessa Collier scoring 24 points and Katie Lou Samuelson with 19 points. Gabby Thomas added 17 as the Huskies never trailed and extended their NCAA record breaking winning streak to 105 games. This marked the twelfth time that the […]
(Reuters) — The USS Carl Vinson led on Thursday and Friday (March 2-3) a carrier strike group in waters some 400 nautical miles east of China’s Hainan Island and northeast of the Paracels, the island chain occupied by Beijing since it seized control from Vietnam in the 1970s. Some 30 fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft took to the sky on Friday while crew raced to service them, check their instruments and fit weapons. […]
Ibat ibang breed ng mga aso na nasa pangangalaga ng Philippine Coast Guard ang sasanayin sa Romblon para sa pag-amoy at pagtunton sa mga ipinagbabawal na gamot. Sa isang send-off ceremony, dinala ng kani-kanilang handler ang mga aso na nauna nang sumailalim sa training sa coast guard facility sa Taguig. Subalit mas ibayong pagsasanay pa ang gagawin sa mga K-9 bago isabak sa ibat ibang operasyon na may kinalaman sa pagsugpo sa iligal na droga. […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City police district chief said they would file complaints for illegal possession of firearms against 27 expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, including siblings Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, who were rounded up on Thursday for questioning. This was after police found a cache of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in their residence at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City Thursday morning. Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, […]
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares finished lower on Friday after three days of gains, but Nintendo jumped as the videogame giant launched its newest console. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.49 percent, or 95.63 points, to end the day at 19,469.17, while the Topix index of all first-section issues slipped 0.42 percent, or 6.64 points, to 1,558.05.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three government agencies, namely, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority agreed that road construction and road repair projects should be conducted at night in Metro Manila. This is in order to lessen the impact of such projects on the traffic problem experienced by commuters. According to the agreement, road projects should be conducted at 10 in the evening […]
