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How dare you! (My “Nerve” movie review)

QUEZON City, Philippines (August 2) – Although I’m a fan of Emma Roberts, that’s not the sole reason why I watched Nerve. Mobile devices, social media and now augmented reality. These developments have great impact in our daily lives. And it can also blur the lines between reality and fiction. Nerve explores the possibilities offered by these developments. Imagine a game seen and watched by millions. A game that can be seen and watched anywhere and […]

President Duterte wants to talk again with CPP-NPA-NDF

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte admitted on Monday that the road to peace is always a rocky road but still hoping his administration could talk again with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). ”There is no negotiation that comes easy to us especially given the turmoil of our country. We are hoping that we could just talk, maybe we did not understand each other,” the President said during the mass oath-taking […]

Angeline Quinto, bibida sa pelikulang “Malinak Ya Labi”

Kauna-unahang independent film ni Angeline Quinto kung sakali ang  ” Malinak Ya Labi” (O Silent Night). Ito ay isa sa mga entries ng C1 original 2016. Makakasama niya rito sina Allen Dizon, Sue Prado, Luz Fernandez, Raquel Villavicencio, Jhong Hilario, Menggie Cobarrubias, at mula sa direksiyon at panulat ni Jose Abdel Langit. Ang Malinak Ya Labi (O Silent Night) ay isang pelikula patungkol sa mga paniniwala ng mga taga-Pangasinan.

Mascot “PO1 Bata” ipinakilala sa publiko

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinakilala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa publiko si “PO1 Bato” na dadalhin sa mga eskwelahan at komunidad bilang bahagi ng kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga. Kasabay nito ay ang inanunsiyo na rin ng PNP ang pormal na pagsisimula ng operasyon ng 911 emergency hotline.

“Welcome Kapatid Ko,” isinagawa ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Pangasinan

PANGASINAN (Eagle News). Kahit na masungit ang kalagayahn ng panahon, masaya pa ring naisinagawa ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan (Distrito ng Pangasinan East) ang “Welcome Kapatid Ko.” Isinagawa ito ng sabay-sabay sa apat na dako tulad ng; Urdaneta Pozorrubio Rosales Tayug Ang nasabing aktibidad ay isang programa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo para sa mga kasalukuyan nilang dinodoktrinahan at sinusubok na nasa proseso para maging kaanib sa INC. Dumalo rin sa […]

Hong Kong shuts down as Typhoon Nida hits

by Dennis CHONG HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong shut down Tuesday as Typhoon Nida brought violent winds and torrential rain, with hundreds of flights cancelled and the stock market, schools and businesses closed, as the storm headed across southern China. Gusts of 151 kilometers (93 miles) per hour whipped the city and rain lashed down during the night, and authorities warned of floods and landslides. Streets were deserted Tuesday morning as school was […]

Device para maiwasan ang paghilik, naimbento sa Israel

Malakas ka bang humilik sa tuwing ika’y natutulog? O di naman kaya ay hindi makatulog ang iyong katabi sa lakas ng iyong hilik? Alam nyo ba na hindi basta-basta ang ganitong kalagayan, dahil ayon sa mga eksperto ang mga taong humihilik sa habang natutulog ay mayroong seryosong karamdaman sa katawan. Dahil dito, nakaimbento ang mga technologist sa Israel ng device na makatutulong sa inyong mga partner o mga mahal sa buhay na humihilik. Itoy tinawag […]

Mga bagong panganak na hindi na breastfed, may mataas na health risks UNICEF

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – -Mas mataas ang health risks ng mga bagong silang na sanggol na hindi na-breastfeed sa unang oras ng kanilang pagka-silang. Ito ang babala ng UNICEF sa pagsisimula ng World Breastfeeding Week. Ayon sa ahensya, mahalagang mapakain ang sanggol sa pamamagitan ng gatas ng ina sa unang oras pagkasilang dahil mapapangalagaan ang mga ito sa iba’t-ibang uri ng sakit Inihayag ng UNICEF na sa isinagawang pag-aaral ang mga bagong silang na […]

Philippine crime war packs decaying jails

  by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.  Security forces have killed hundreds of people and detained thousands more in just one month as they have followed the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has said the top priority at the start of his six-year term is […]

Zika travel warning issued for Miami neighborhood: US

  by Leila Macor Kerry Sheridan MIAMI, United States (AFP)   Zika fears prompted US health authorities on Monday to issue a travel warning for a small section of Miami where local mosquitoes have spread the virus to 14 people, officials said. “We advise pregnant women to avoid travel to this area,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Tom Frieden, noting that the virus can cause the birth defect, microcephaly. The area to avoid […]

Indonesia to sink scores of boats in fishing fight

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia will sink up to 71 impounded foreign boats this month on its Independence Day, a minister said Monday, ramping up a campaign to deter illegal fishing in its vast waters. The world’s biggest archipelago nation has been seeking to stop foreign vessels fishing without permission in its territory, with President Joko Widodo claiming it costs the economy billions of dollars annually. So far 176 foreign boats captured fishing illegally have […]

Southern China braces for Typhoon Nida

by Dennis CHONG HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Southern China hunkered down as it braced for Typhoon Nida to make landfall Tuesday, with the city of Guangzhou issuing its first-ever red storm alert. Those living in the storm’s projected path when it reaches mainland China have been told by the the National Commission for Disaster Reduction to prepare three days’ worth of food and other essentials, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Monday. The […]