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Weather update: Bagyong Marce nararanasan na sa Bislig City, Surigao del Sur

BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Kasalukuyang nararanasan sa Bislig City, Surigao del Sur ang Bagyong Marce. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang Bagyong Marce ay nasa 240 km east north ng Surigao del Sur. Napanatili nito ang lakas na 45kph malapit sa gitna at may pagbugso o gustiness na 55kph tinatahak ng Bagyong Marce ang dereksyong west at north west sa bilis na 17kph. Idiniklara nang signal […]

Postal Office ng Bislig City, Surigao del Sur ninakawan

BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Matapos pagnakawan ang mga pampublikong paaralan sa Bislig City, ngayon ay pati Postal Office ng nasabing lungsod ang pinasok na rin ng mga magnanakaw. Itinawag sa Philippine National Police (PNP-Bislig City) ni David Guillen Davis, driver courier, ang nangyaring nakawan sa nasabing opisina. Natangay ng mga suspek ang sumusunod: 1 Acer computer monitor 1 unit ng CPU flare 1 Lenovo Netbook na nagkakahalaga ng halos P30,000.00 Ayon […]

Australian sets world record for highest basketball shot

(Reuters) — An Australian has set the Guinness World Record for the highest basketball shot, launching the ball from the top of a huge Swiss dam. Derek Herron, a 28-year old from Perth, flew all the way to the Swiss Alps with his ‘How Ridiculous’ team members to score the impressive record from the top of Mauvoisin Dam, one of the highest dams in the world. The Australian group performs different tricks and sporting antics […]

Daredevils swoop during wingsuit race

(Reuters) — Noah Bahnson finally has that monkey off his back. After coming second the past two years, Bahnson clinched this year’s Red Bull Aces wingsuit racing championship held above the Arizona desert on Saturday (November 20). The American has twice been runner up to compatriot Andy Farrington but this year did enough to come out on top. 40 athletes from 18 countries leapt from a helicopter 8,000 feet (2,440 metres) above the desert in […]

AFF Cup: Philippines in do-or-die vs Thailand

The Philippines national football team has its backs against the wall when it faces defending champion Thailand in the final day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A fixtures on Friday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan. On the other hand, Indonesia and Singapore will simultaneously kick off its final match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. At stake with a win for either team will be an outright ticket to […]

Dayan: De Lima told me to “hide” and snub hearing; daughter shows senator’s text messages

    (Eagle News) — The controversial former driver and lover of Senator Leila De Lima, Ronnie Dayan, testified that De Lima had told him to “hide” and not appear in the House committee on justice investigating the alleged illegal drug operations at the New Bilibid Prisons, after he consulted her on the subpoena he had received for the hearing. De Lima’s instructions came through two text messages received by Dayan’s daughter, Hannah May, whom […]

Cuba’s overweight dance company celebrates 20 years of performance

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Cuba’s dance company “Danza Voluminosa” (Voluminous Dance) made up of overweight women and men, has fought for two decades in Cuba to show that non-slender bodies can also dance and offer art and spectacle. In a country passionate about dance and where the aesthetics of ballet are important, “Voluminous Dance” first appeared on the scene in 1996 and has since tried to break prejudices and mockery of overweight people on stage. […]

Trump’s Hollywood star is reborn

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) –President-elect Donald Trump’s star is back on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, less than a month after being defaced by a vandal wielding a sledgehammer and a pick-axe. Workers spent the past couple of weeks getting it ready with Trump’s star making its return this week. Trump’s star “sequel” along Hollywood Blvd. seemed to generating a fair amount of interest among tourists on Wednesday (November 23), with many taking the time […]

DOLE issues pay rules for Bonifacio Day

MANILA, Nov. 24 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III advised employers to observe pay rules for the November 30 regular holiday, Bonifacio Day. Bello made the reminder as the nation marks the 153rd birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on Wednesday which is a regular non-working holiday. “I urge our private sector employers to observe the pay rules and core labor standards applicable on that day for our workers’ welfare and protection,” said Bello after issuing Labor Advisory […]

Security and counter terrorism campaign ng Davao lalong pina-igting

DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Ipinahayag ni Mayor Inday Sara Duterte sa isinagawang pulong ng City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) kamakailan na magtatatag umano ang Davao City ng permanenteng traffic inspection stations sa mga borders bilang bahagi ng counter-terrorism measures ng lungsod. Ang nasabing pagpupulong ay dinaluhan ng matataas na opisyal ng pulis, militar, kinatawan ng sektor ng negosyo at iba pang grupo. Ayon kay Mayor Sara, maaring simulan ang paglagay ng permanenteng inspection stations […]

DSWD opens hotline 734-8623 for public to report sightings of street kids in NCR

QUEZON CITY, Nov. 24 – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo appealed to the public to inform the Local Government Units (LGUs) or the DSWD on the presence of street children and street families, especially in major thoroughfares. In the National Capital Region , the DSWD-Field Office here has provided the hotline number, 734-8623, which the public may call to report sightings of street children/street families. Aside from the hotline, […]

Christie’s to hold its first private sales exhibition in Asia

HONG KONG, China (Reuters)– Western artwork by prominent artists such as Picasso, Monet, Warhol and others will be on sale at Christie’s first private sale exhibition in Asia. The exhibition named “The Loaded Brush”, will be the focus of Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn sales and is expected to fetch more than $250 million. The collection will be available for buyers on a first-come-first-serve basis and is the first of any such private sale organised by […]