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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting next week, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will start releasing new peso bills bearing President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. In a statement, BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., said that the notes are already prepared for circulation. The releasing of the first batch of peso bills will be expected next week upon the completion and approval of the release procedures with the banks. “As such, bills with the […]
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 16 – Crop insurance can be an effective safety net that can significantly reduce poverty among agricultural households. This is according to a study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In a forum held recently at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Celia Reyes noted that around half of the households who are engaged in agriculture can be considered as “sometimes poor”. According to […]
SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) – – The Education department in the province makes sure that school children fully understand the importance good hygiene practices in order to protect them from illnesses. DepEd Antique Senior Education Specialist Salve Calon said that in Antique around 480 schools have already established their hand washing facilities thereby addressing the well-being of the school children. “With this washing facility, it ensures that health habits are taught among children, and integrated […]
by Anne Beade and Miwa Suzuki Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — From a humble smiley face with a box mouth and inverted “V’s” for eyes, crude weather symbols, and a rudimentary heart — emoji have now exploded into the world’s fastest-growing language. There are now about 1,800 emoji characters — and counting. They cover everything from emotions and food to professions, are racially diverse and have become an integral part of the smartphone age. […]
Australian three-time surfing world champion Mick Fanning rides waves under the Northern Lights off Norway’s remote Lofoten archipelago. https://youtu.be/fd8JWAcqCkY
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met with his Singapore counterpart Tony Tan on Thursday (December 15) in the city state. During the state visit, Duterte, who has been criticised abroad for his ‘war on drugs’, reaffirmed the importance of ASEAN countries not interfering in each others’ internal affairs. “We are committed to make the ASEAN region and beyond safe and secure from traditional and emerging transnational threats,” Duterte said. Duterte has retained a […]
by Rim Haddad and Karam al-Masri Agence France Presse ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Thousands of civilians and rebels left Aleppo on Thursday under an evacuation deal that will allow Syria’s regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting. The International Committee of the Red Cross said the operation could take days as US Secretary of State John Kerry warned action was needed to prevent a Srebrenica-style massacre with tens of thousands […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Nagpaalala si Police Chief Marcos Anod ng Tayug, Pangasinan sa mamamayan ukol sa paggamit ng Automated Teller Machine (ATM) ngayong holiday season. Ayon sa kaniya na sa darating na holiday pag-mag-wi-withdraw ng pera sa ATM ay takpan ang pin code at huwag ipahahalata dahil nagkalat ngayon ang mga magnanakaw at masasamang. Kung iiniwan naman ang tahanan ay huwag ipagkalat sa mga tao na mag-a-out of town at huwag ilalagay sa Facebook Account na magbabakasyon […]
With the rise of connected technology, even our clothes can monitor our lifestyles. https://youtu.be/sMLImzNnYLw
Contributed by Joy Anne Andres, Amber Sanchez, and Leo Sanchez The Metropolitan Transit Authority workers of New York City have been working hard lately on the long awaited subway on Second Avenue. The expansion was first became an idea in the 1920s and was given an estimate cost of $86 million, but because of the Great Depression, World War II, and other financial problems, the timing in constructing was just not right. This subway line […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian MPs have approved the expropriation of the house where Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal wrangling, but it was unclear Thursday what will now happen to the building. A large majority approved the new law late Wednesday, submitted by the government in a bid to stop the dilapidated house in the northern town of Braunau am Inn from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The owner, local resident Gerlinde Pommer […]
As 2016 draws to an end, Africa’s elephants and rhinos are counting the cost of a poaching crisis that has killed tens of thousands of animals. Wildlife rangers are turning to drones, night-goggles and automatic weapons in an increasingly high-tech battle that’s worth billions of dollars worldwide. https://youtu.be/8ljo8omYt0c
