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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to put Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino under its military custody. “To ensure his safety, the Navy leadership finds it appropriate to detain him at the Philippine Navy detention facility,” the Navy spokesman said. AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo, in a press briefing said that Marcelino’s life could be put in danger if […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi parin zika virus free ang Iloilo City. Ayon kay Department of Health Region 6 Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Glen Alonsabe, nitong Disyembre ng nakaraang taon, idedeklara na sana bilang zika-free ang lungsod pero may dalawang kaso ulit ng Zika ang naitala rito. Paliwanag ni Alonsabe, maaaring ideklarang Zika-free ang isang lugar kung walang kasong maitatala rito sa loob ng apat na pung magkakasunod na araw. Ang dalawang bagong kaso aniya ay mula […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 35 points and Kevin Durant had 30 as the Golden State Warriors won their ninth straight home game with a 125-117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. The Warriors helped seal the victory with a 34 second burst in the final quarter that included a Curry three pointer, a Shaun Livingston dunk and a Draymond Green block. “We are on a mission to do […]
BEIJING,China (AFP) — Apple has removed the New York Times from its China app store, the tech giant said, after authorities told the company the app breached regulations. The newspaper said both its English and Chinese-language apps were pulled late last month, blocking one of the few remaining channels for readers in China to access its reports. “For some time now the New York Times app has not been permitted to display content to most […]
(REUTERS) — Carmaker Toyota unveiled a concept vehicle featuring digital displays throughout and an artificial intelligence system on Wednesday (January 04) at CES in Las Vegas. According to Toyota, the vehicle features what they call ‘kinetic warmth,’ a warm and welcoming atmosphere to create a relationship between the driver and the car. “The CALTY team developed a concept that we’re calling Kinetic warmth. It’s a design philosophy that’s guided every element of the Concept-i’s creation […]
(Eagle News) — Itinaas ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Aklan sa dalawang (2) milyon ang kanilang target na turistang bibisita sa isla ng Boracay ngayong 2017. Ito ay matapos na malagpasan ang kanilang target na tourist arrivals noong nakaraang taon na 1.7 milyon. Batay sa datos ng Provincial Tourism Office, umabot sa kabuuang 1,725,483 ang mga turistang nagtungo sa isla ng Boracay nitong 2016. Kasama sa top 10 sa mga turistang nagbakasyon sa isla ay nagmula […]
(REUTERS) — Thousands of people brushed up their calligraphy as they gathered and competed in the traditional Kaikizome (literally ‘first writings’) of the New Year on Thursday (January 5). Similar events are also held in homes and other venues across Japan at this time of the year and are meant to help strengthen one’s resolve and resolutions for the new year – regardless of the characters used. At the Nippon Budokan, originally the judo stadium […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its chair Juan Andres Bautista violated the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and should be charged criminally, according to the National Privacy Commission. This is for the leakage of voters’ data prior to the May 2016 elections when the Comelec’s website was hacked. “The voter database in the Precinct Finder application contained each voter’s complete name, date of birth, gender, civil status, address, precinct number, birthplace, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The impeachment trial of South Korea’s President Park Geun-Hye got under way Thursday, with her lawyers arguing there is no evidence to back the corruption allegations that threaten to force her from office. Parliament voted to impeach Park last month over an influence-peddling scandal that has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets every week demanding her removal. Park is accused of colluding with a longtime friend, Choi […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Bitcoin neared record highs Thursday with the surging digital currency tipped to become a new safe haven asset as the world grapples with growing economic uncertainty. The unit broke the $1,100 barrier on the Bitcoin Price Index, an average of major exchanges, to continue a dizzying rise that made it the best performing currency of 2016. It has fluctuated wildly since it was created in 2009 and lost three quarters […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na hindi maa-apektuhan ng 2016 Miss Universe Pageant ang daloy ng trapiko sa Metro Manila at ibang venue. Ayon kay DOTr Spokesperson Cherie Mercado-Santos, makikipag-ugnayan silang mabuti sa Department of Tourism hanggang sa maka-uwi ang contestants. Tiwala rin sila sa desisyon ng DOT na gawing magkaka-iba ang petsa at venue ng mga aktibidad para hindi maging sagabal sa trapiko. Hindi rin magbibigay ng road […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naglabas ng Memorandum Circular ang Malakanyang para himukin ang lahat ng ahensiya ng pamahalaan na suportahan ang pagdaraos ng Miss Universe beauty pageant sa bansa ngayong buwan. Batay sa Memorandum Circular Number 13 na pirmado ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, lahat ng ahensiya ng pamahalaan kasama na ang mga Local Government Unit o LGUs ay dapat magbigay ng suporta sa Department of Tourism na siyang lead agency na mangangasiwa sa pagdaraos […]
