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PNP sa Publiko: Mag-ingat sa paggamit ng ATM, laslas bag at bulsa gangs

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nag-bigay ng safety tips ang Philippine National Police upang paalalahanan ang publiko sa pag-gamit ng ATM cards lalo ngayong holiday season. Bukod dito ay nagpa-alala rin ang PNP ukol sa mga modus operandi ng mga kawatan ngayong holiday season. Kabilang dito ang laslas bag at bulsa gangs. Ayon sa PNP, madalas nangyayari ang ganitong krimen sa mataong lugar. https://youtu.be/KXKKuyZ7–Q

American kids and Filipino food = adorable!

QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Adorable! Without a doubt, everyone can agree that this is the perfect word to describe the cute little kids in a viral video made by Cut.com and posted in their Youtube channel. The video shows American kids try out Filipino food. Viewers really enjoyed the no-holds-barred reactions of these kids trying out food from different parts of the world. Their innocence and their honesty makes one roll on the floor, […]

More Africans at risk of chronic illness: WHO

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — City life and its modern trappings have brought bad habits to developing African nations that will see more die of chronic illness than infectious diseases by 2030, a study showed Tuesday. A World Health Organization (WHO) survey of 33 countries has shown that most adults in Africa have at least one risk factor increasing their chance of developing deadly lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. These include smoking, […]

“Rogue One” blasts way to top of box office

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The latest blockbuster episode in the “Star Wars” saga dominated weekend box offices in North America, humbling another popular Disney film, “Moana,” industry data showed Monday. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” raked in $155 million for the three-day weekend, Exhibitor Relations said. It has brought in $290 million globally, and has yet to open in the vast Chinese market. The North American figure was less than last year’s $248 million […]

Ecuador quake, aftershocks leave three dead, serious damage

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake followed by 37 aftershocks rattled Ecuador’s Pacific coast before dawn Monday, causing three deaths and heavy damage to hotels and homes in resort towns, officials said. The northwestern province of Esmeraldas — hit hard by a devastating temblor in April — bore the brunt of the new quake, too. Three people died and 47 were injured as a result of the quake, according to disaster management agency SGR. At […]

PNP Chief, kontento sa resulta ng kampanya kontra illegal drugs

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kontento si PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa sa resulta ng kanilang kampanya kontra droga sa nakalipas na mahigit limang buwan. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, sa ngayon ay nasa 60-70 percent na ang nabawas sa demand ng illegal na droga habang 80-85 percent naman sa supply nito. Malapit na rin umano nilang maabot ang target ng Pangulo na 1million surrenderers bago matapos ang taon. https://youtu.be/BhcjrvV-wVg

Number coding sa December 23 at 29, suspendido

(Eagle News) — Sinuspinde ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang pag-iral ng number coding sa mga pribadong sasakyan sa Metro Manila para sa December 23 at sa December 29. Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Tim Orbos, layon ng suspensyon na mabigyang pagkakataon ang mga motorista na makabiyahe ng maaga patungo sa kanilang mga destinasyon para sa holiday season. Inaasahang sa Biyernes, December 23 ang dagsa ng mga motorista at December 29 pa lamang ay […]

Walang banta ng terorismo, pero NCRPO naka full alert sa Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang paalala sa publiko ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) sa pagpunta sa mga mall at ilan pang matataong lugar. Ayon kay NCRPO Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde, bagaman walang banta, nananatili pa rin na nasa full alert status ang mga pulis sa Metro Manila. Ito ay para matiyak ang kaligtasan ng publiko ngayong holiday season. Hinihimok din ng NCRPOang publiko na maging maingat at mapagmatyag sa lahat […]

Panibagong stratehiya vs illegal drugs, iminungkahi

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kailangan na raw magpalit ng stratehiya ang gobyerno kaugnay sa laban nito sa iligal na droga. Ito’y matapos lumabas sa SWS survey na walo sa sampung pinoy ang nangangamba na maging biktima ng extra judicial killings. Giit ni Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin, mabigat na mensahe sa Pangulo ang resulta ng survey at dapat agad na ihinto ang ipinatutupad na patakaran. Para naman kay Bayan Muna Representative Carlos  Zarate, mawawalan ng […]

And the fandom of the year is…

QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Fandom. From the word itself we get the meaning. It is a collective of fans sharing the same interests, gathering together to enthusiastically celebrate the same through cosplaying, writing fan fictions, maintaining fandom wikis and others. Due to the power of the internet, no interest – be it books, movies, TV shows, memes, what-have-you – no matter how obscure – can go unnoticed. And fans from around the world […]

Oscar hopeful Kidman ‘relates to story of adopted child’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian star Nicole Kidman says her experience as the mother of adopted children meant she closely related to her character in the movie “Lion”, tipped as an Oscar favorite. Garth Davis’s film about a young man from India adopted by an Australian family who searches for his long-lost blood relatives using Google Earth, has already received a Golden Globe nod for best drama motion picture. It also won nominations in the supporting actor […]

BIR posts higher November collection of P157-B

MANILA, Dec. 20 – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) posted a 15 percent revenue collection increase to P157.3 billion in November from its year-ago performance. The BIR said in a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III that it collected P157.29 billion last month, or 15.34 percent higher than its November 2015 collection of P136.37 billion. This year’s total collection of the BIR has reached P1.454 trillion as of Nov. 30, which is P127.41 […]