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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Charlotte Hornets withstood a 33-point performance from prolific Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook on Wednesday to snap an 11-game losing streak against the Thunder. French guard Nicolas Batum scored 28 points for the Hornets in the 123-112 triumph. His driving layup and three-point shot keyed a 9-0 scoring run that took the Hornets’ lead from 105-104 to 114-104 with 1:19 to play. The Thunder wouldn’t get the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat short-handed NBA champion Cavaliers 106-94 in Cleveland on Wednesday. Butler, coming off a 52-point performance in a win over Charlotte on Monday, struggled to find is groove early, scoring just three points in the first half. But the Bulls roared back from their slow start against a Cavs team ravaged by an […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumaas ang lebel ng polusyon ng hangin sa Metro Manila sa pagsalubong sa taong 2017 kumpara sa nagdaang taon. Ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), bagamat mas kakaunti ang nagpaputok sa bagong taon ng 2017, marami naman aniya ang gumamit ng fountain o pailaw dahilan upang mas tumindi naman ang usok na likha nito na nagpataas sa polusyon ng hangin. Ayon pa sa Environmental Management Bureau ng […]
(Eagle News) — Pinayagan na ng Korte Suprema ang pagsasagawa ng stripping activities sa lahat ng mga vote counting machine (VCM) na sakop ng election protest ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Ang stripping activity ay ang pag-aalis ng mga back-up card, modem at external batteries mula sa VCM at consolidation and canvass units. Bahagi ito ng paghahanda para sa aktuwal na pagsauli ng mga nirentahang makina sa Smartmatic. Sa […]
TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 5 – The City Government of Tagum has formally streamlined the business permits renewal process dubbed as APR (Assess, Pay and Release) following its bold desire to make it easier for businessmen to do business in the city. Mayor Allan L. Rellon said that the local government decided to streamline it from five to three steps just in time as the city kicks off the annual renewal of business permits […]
MANILA, Jan. 5 – College faculty and staff will soon be able to design an indoor light-powered device with a 24-hour digital monitoring system that could automatically alert fire stations of smoke and fire hazards. Another initiative will develop special livestock feeds for the processing of organic meat and eggs. These are among the 76 research proposals that will be funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through the Discovery-Applied Research and Extension for […]
MANILA, Philippines– Presidential Communications Secretary, Martin Andanar released a statement about the Cotabato jail attack on January 4, 2017. According to the initial report, around 100 inmates escaped and one jail officer, Jail Officer 1 Excell Ray Vicedo, died after more than a hundred armed men attacked the North Cotabato District Jail in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City, around 1:15 am on January 4. The firefight lasted for two hours. The North Cotabato District Jail has a […]
(Eagle News) — Balik-trabaho na si Senador JV Ejercito matapos masuspinde dahil sa kinakaharap na kasong graft. Napaaga ang pagbabalik sa Senado ni Ejercito matapos siyang i-abswelto ng Sandiganbayan. At dahil balik na muli sa kaniyang trabaho, uunahin aniya ang nakapending na emergency powers para maresolba ang matinding problema sa traffic. https://youtu.be/nII7V1KQmP8
(Eagle News) — Nakikipagtulungan na ang Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) matapos ang nangyaring jailbreak sa Cotabato District Jail sa Amas, Kidapawan City. Magiging katuwang ng BJMP ang AFP at Special Action Force (SAF) ng PNP sa clearing operations sa palibot ng kulungan at sa mga kalapit lugar. Inilunsad na rin ang manhunt operations sa isandaan at tatlumput dalawang (132) inmate […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s self-styled “Tuna King” has done it again — paying more than $600,000 for a single fish. Sushi entrepreneur Kiyoshi Kimura paid top price at the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on Thursday, bagging a prized bluefin tuna for an eye-watering 74.2 million yen ($636,000). The head of the Sushizanmai chain is now the proud — if temporary — owner of a 212-kilogram(467-pound) fish. At […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday huddled with top military commanders, urging a smooth transition of power and praising their respect for civilian rule. “We have to make sure that during this transition period that there is a seamless passing of the baton,” Obama said in remarks before a closed-door meeting with his Joint Chiefs of Staff and regional combatant commanders. Obama will leave the White House on January 20, when […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Taiwan-based electronics group Asus announced Wednesday it was launching a new smartphone which uses Google Tango 3D technology and allows users to experience augmented and virtual reality. The Zenfone AR is just the second handset to incorporate the Tango computing platform which allows for indoor mapping, augmented reality and more. The new device, unveiled by Asus at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is also one of a […]
