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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Nearly 350 drivers in Taiwan were slapped with fines for playing on their phones after Pokemon Go launched on the island, which has already resulted in broken legs and museum bans. The gaming app has sparked a global frenzy since its launch last month as users hunt for virtual cartoon characters overlaid on real-world locations using augmented reality technology. A total of 349 fines were issued since the game launched in […]
by Jim SLATER RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — If anyone doubts 22-year-old Croatian power forward Dario Saric is ready for the NBA, just ask two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol. Saric smacked away a potential game-tying inside shot by the San Antonio Spurs center at the final buzzer to seal his homeland’s 72-70 upset of second-ranked Spain on Sunday in a Rio Olympics preliminary round opener. Saric signed with the Philadelphia 76ers last month after […]
Firefighters battled a large growing fire on Sunday (August 7) burning in San Bernardino county, California, that has scorched more than 1,000 acres (405 hectares), prompting evacuations and closure of several roads, NBC reported. Dubbed the “pilot fire,” the blaze has been listed as fast growing. Crews hoping to contain a wildfire burning near Pilot Rock Conservation Camp in drought-stricken terrain and firefighters called in helicopters and fire extinguishing planes to douse the blaze. Nearly […]
(MANILA, Philippines) – Following his historic win at the first-ever King of the Rock national finals last March 19, 2016 in Manila, Filipino-American Robbie Herndon has decided to step down as the Philippines’ first representative to the world finals to be held later this year in Serbia. King of the Rock is the world’s largest and most prestigious 1-on-1 street basketball tournament held every year. In its debut season in the country, King of the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Hidilyn Diaz sprung a major surprise in the Philippines by winning a weightlifting silver medal in Rio — the country’s first Olympic medal for 20 years, officials said Monday. Sports analysts in the Philippines had not expected the 1.54-metre (5ft 1/2in) tall Diaz to bag a medal at the 2016 Games after coming up empty in 2008 and 2012 games. “We had high hopes with other sports. So (Cruz’s medal) is […]
by Kelly OLSEN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Emperor Akihito is set to make a rare address to the nation on Monday in remarks widely expected to signal that the 82-year old monarch wishes to abdicate — something that hasn’t happened in two centuries. Speculation about the emperor’s future emerged last month with reports he had told confidantes that advancing age was making it harder to perform his ceremonial duties and that he would like […]
MANILA, Aug. 8(PIA) — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar issued the following statement on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s lumping the Philippines among terrorist nations. “Considering his major real estate ‘brand’ investment in the Philippines’ financial capital called Trump Tower, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unfortunately mentioned the Philippines in an anti-immigration speech in a political rally in Portland, Maine. In fact, Mr. Trump has even professed his love for the Philippines during the launch of […]
MANILA, Aug. 8 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued early Sunday morning an ultimatum against communist rebels’ use of landmines and demanded inclusion of the battlefield issue in the peace talks or else the negotiations are off. “Either you stop it or we stop talking,” the President said in a news conference held at the wake of four Philippine Army infantry troops killed in two separate encounters in Compostela Valley on Friday against alleged […]
COMPOSTELA Valley, Philippines (Eagle News) – Kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa unang Anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag ng Distrito ng Compostela Valley ay isinagawa nila ang photo exhibit sa isang malaking mall na matatagpuan sa Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province. Sinimulan ang aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng ribbon cutting na pinangunahan ni Bro. Phil L. Campos, Sr, District Suppervising Minister ng Compostela Valley. Ang nasabing photo exhibit ay hindi lamang para sa mga miyembro ng […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Defying a barrage of dismal reviews, the DC comics-inspired film “Suicide Squad” topped the box office with $135.1 million in sales this weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimates. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie as a band of deadly criminals recruited to execute dangerous black-ops missions, the film has an average critical score of 4.7 out of 10 on the reviews aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. […]
MANILA, Aug. 8 – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued early Sunday morning an ultimatum against communist rebels’ use of landmines and demanded inclusion of the battlefield issue in the peace talks or else the negotiations are off. “Either you stop it or we stop talking,” the President said in a news conference held at the wake of four Philippine Army infantry troops killed in two separate encounters in Compostela Valley on Friday against alleged members […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 7 – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo recently issued Memorandum Circular No. 9 (MC 9) titled ‘Supplemental Guidelines on the Implementation of Protective Services Program” (PSP). It is dated August 1, 2016, and has already been circulated to the entire DSWD body for strict implementation and adherence. The Office of the Sec. Taguiwalo has been receiving various informal complaints and requests for clarifications on her new […]
