QUEZON CITY, July 21 (PIA)–The Quezon City government will be setting up a system for high-tech profiling of crimes and crime suspects, including drug dependents who voluntarily surrender to barangay and police authorities. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte distributed computers with fingerprint scanners to the city’s 142 barangays and 12 police stations of Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Vice Mayor Belmonte said the computer system will be used to profile the incidence, prevalence and characteristics of […]
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‘Vote your conscience:’ Cruz upends Trump’s convention
by Michael Mathes Jennie Matthew CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Vanquished presidential challenger Ted Cruz stunned the Republican National Convention Wednesday by thumbing his nose at Donald Trump, refusing to endorse the party’s 2016 nominee and urging Americans to “vote their conscience.” Cruz received a standing ovation as he took the stage, but cheers turned to boos when it became clear the US senator from Texas did not come to Cleveland to back his former […]
Infant development should start with breast milk
BACOLOD CITY, July 21 (PIA6) – Parents should opt to feed their infants with breast milk for the first six months, followed by solid food under the basic food groups on the succeeding months to ensure proper development. This is according to Alita Vingno, Bacolod manager of Well-Family Midwife Clinics, who said parents should not solely focus on feeding infants for them to attain ideal weight, but must also see this time as a crucial […]
Mike Pence accepts Republican VP nomination
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Indiana Governor Mike Pence accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination at a tumultuous party convention in Cleveland Wednesday, describing his running mate Donald Trump as a “good man.” “I am deeply humbled by your confidence,” Pence told delegates, still reeling from a night of high drama and political infighting over Trump’s anointment as the party’s White House candidate. Pence, 57, said he “joined this campaign in a heartbeat” because Republicans […]
Don’t call me ‘Your Excellency’: President Duterte
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ brash anti-establishment president Rodrigo Duterte told his government Thursday not to call him “Your Excellency”. Duterte, 71, said he wanted to be referred to simply as “President” in all official communications in a statement from his office. The first president from the vast southern region of Mindanao, Duterte has reinforced his image as a maverick outsider focused on a brutal anti-crime war instead of the opulence of the presidential […]
NASA marks 40th anniversary of Mars landing
REUTERS — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) celebrated a historical milestone on Wednesday (July 20): the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. spacecraft to land on Mars. On July 20, 1976, NASA successfully reached the Martian surface with their Viking Lander 1. The Viking project – comprised of two separate spacecraft – together took more than 65,000 images of the planet and collected overwhelming amounts of data. The primary goal of the Viking mission […]
‘Field of Dreams’ offers baseball hope in Philippines
Inspired by the Kevin Costner “Field of Dreams” movie, a baseball program is giving children from a slum in one of the Philippines’ biggest garbage dumps a chance to rise out of poverty. https://youtu.be/MAT6kgoF8fs
Biden in Sydney: US, Australia a ‘united front’ in Pacific
US and Australian troops plan to step up training so they are “fully prepared” to answer challenges in the Pacific, US Vice President Joe Biden says amid rising tensions over Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea.
After warming fast, part of Antarctica gets a chill – study
REUTERS — The Antarctic Peninsula, among the fastest warming places on Earth last century, has since cooled due to natural swings in the local climate, scientists said on Wednesday (July 20), adding that the respite from the thaw is likely to be brief. Rapid warming until the late 1990s on the peninsula, which snakes up towards South America, triggered the break-up of ancient ice shelves, which are vast expanses of ice floating on the sea […]
Facebook Messenger hits one billion users
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Wednesday the number of users of its Messenger application had topped one billion, a key milestone as it seeks to expand the platform to new services. The growth in Messenger gives greater reach to Facebook, which is moving to create a “family” of applications beyond the social network. “As part of this journey to one billion, we focused on creating the best possible experiences in modern day […]
Plans now ongoing to ensure safety of Philippine fishermen venturing in Scarborough shoal
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is now planning courses of actions to ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen planning to venture off Scarborough shoal which lies 125 nautical miles off Masinloc town, Zambales. This is should Chinese Coast Guard continues to harass and prevent Filipino fishermen from entering the rich fishing ground. The DND chief said the Philippines have many options but declined to […]
Dureza: 5 Malaysian crewmen kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza confirmed that five Malaysian tugboat crewmen who went missing off Sabah’s waters on Monday, July 18 have been kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf militant group. In a report in Channel News Asia, it said that Malaysian authorities found an empty tugboat with its engine still running on Monday in the waters off Lahad Datu. Sabah police commissioner Abdul Rashid Harun on Tuesday, July 19 said […]
