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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Reuters) — Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon won the 2016 international Golden Foot award in Monaco on Tuesday (October 11), beating nominees which included Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo, England captain Wayne Rooney and Argentine forward Lionel Messi. The 38-year-old Juventus player, who was goalkeeper for Italy during this year’s Euro 2016 tournament, said he was very honoured to have won the award. “For me, I’m very proud to have won. I hope that […]
STUTTGART, Germany, (Reuters) — “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham on Tuesday (October 11) paid a surprise visit to a teenage Syrian refugee, now in possession of a German visa and living in Stuttgart, a month after meeting him in Jordan. Cunningham, who plays Davos Seaworth in HBO’s hit medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones, first met 16-year-old Hussam when he visited Jordan’s Irbid at the beginning of September. Hussam fled to Jordan after his […]
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) encourages individuals who still have old bank notes or peso bills (New Denomination Series ) in their possession to exchange these with the New Generation Currency (NGC) Series in banks until December 31, 2016 only. Old bank notes that have not been exchanged or surrendered will be demonetized or will no longer have monetary value starting January 1, 2017, said BSP La Union Regional Director Rogel Joseph del Rosario during […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ni Congresswoman Lucy T. Gomez noong Lunes ng umaga, October 10 ang pagpapasinaya ng dalawang 4-storey school building na mayroong 60 silid-aralan. Pormal itong na-i-turn over sa pangasiwaan ng Ormoc City Senior High School. Ang Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang implementing agency ng nasabing proyekto. Ayon kay District Engr. Lino Gonzales, umabot sa 80 milyong piso ang nagugol sa dalawang gusaling ito. Sa inauguration ceremony ay […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would soon visit China and hoped also to travel to Russia, as he again criticized longtime ally the United States for “arrogance”. The mission to China will be Duterte’s first outside of Southeast Asia since assuming the presidency on June 30, in a symbolic move highlighting the importance he places on improving ties with Beijing that soured over competing claims to the […]
PASIG CITY – Learners begin their education in the language they understand best—their mother tongue—and need to develop a strong foundation in their mother language before effectively learning additional languages. This is where the Department of Education (DepEd) gets inspiration in its inclusion of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) as a feature of the Enhanced Basic Education Program. It mandates the use of the language that students are familiar with (their first language) as medium […]
(Eagle News) — A bomb threat at the Culiat High School along Tandang Sora, in Quezon City early Wednesday morning prompted school officials to suspend classes as members of the Quezon City Police check each of the rooms in the school. Hundreds of students spilled to the streets around 7 a.m. as the school was evacuated for the inspection. A nearby school, the Asia School of Arts and Sciences (ASAS), also suspended their classes as […]
MANILA, Oct. 12 — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has expressed optimism that Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao might be able to stage a boxing bout in the Philippines, which will be a big boost to the Philippines’ sports tourism. With the signing of the contract afoot for the country’s hosting of the Miss Universe pageant on 30 January 2017, Teo said the Department of Tourism is banking on sporting events like boxing championships as a potential visitor […]
A small plane crashed on Tuesday (October 11) on a street in East Hartford, Connecticut, with the pilot injured and a passenger unaccounted for, police said. “There were two occupants of that aircraft, one of which was transported to the hospital, the second is unaccounted for at this time,” said East Hartford Police sergeant Joshua Litwin. Litwin said the plane had taken off from Hartford-Brainard Airport but he didn’t know why the plane came down. […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Tinanggap ni Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte ang hamon ni Senator Antonio Trillanes IV na sumailalim sila sa comprehensive drug test matapos nitong ihayag na may isang Senator umano ang gumagamit ng cocaine. Inaayos na lamang umano ni Duterte ang kaniyang schedules upang maisagawa ito. Mungkahi ng Bise Mayor, hindi lamang dapat aniya si Trillanes kundi maging lahat ng Senador umano ay gawin din ito bilang pag-suporta na rin sa anti-illegal drugs campaign […]
BALANGA CITY, Bataan (Eagle News) – Isang text message umano ang natanggap ng isang guro na pasasabugin ang isang paaralan sa Tomas del Rosario sa siyudad ng Balanga, Bataan sa pamamagitan ng isang bomba. Ang nasabing guro ay nakilalang si Ms. Mikee Diego, 20 taong gulang, naninirahan sa Barangay Sta Rosa, Pilar, Bataan, Grade 8 teacher ng nasabing eskwelahan. Agad naman niya itong naireport sa mga awtoridad. Agad din rumisponde ang Balanga CPS, Balanga CPSO, BFF at Bataan EOD at […]
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