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QUEZON City, Philippines – Environmental group Ecowaste Coalition asks municipal and city government officials helping in the annual “Brigada Eskwela” to properly dispose wastes like fluorescent lamps which can cause mercury contamination. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya recommended to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte the establishment of a Presidential Task Group that will focus on the problem of illegal drugs. The group will be composed of members of the AFP, the Philippine National (PNP) and other government agencies. Visaya is also keen to put an end to the threat of the Abu Sayyaf Group by improving deployment […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Shaun Livingston injured his left leg so badly during a 2007 NBA game that there was talk of amputation and he needed months of rehabilitation just to walk again. So when the defending champion Golden State Warriors needed a spark off the bench to fight off a Cleveland rally in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals, it was no surprise Livingston had the grit and determination […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are studying various measures to decrease, if not end “red tape” altogether, and to increase the efficiency of government service. One of the systems being looked into is the plan adopted by the European Union which holds contests for the public to give ideas and innovative suggestions in reforming the bureaucracy. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Congress spent almost P1 billion (or P929.4 million to be exact) for consultancy services last year. This was based on data submitted by Congress to the Commission on Audit. At least 3,150 consultants were hired by Congress in 2015. According to COA, the expenses of Congress for consultancy services last year were 55% higher compared to 2014. But COA said that it does not have any negative findings regarding this increase […]
by Mariano Andrade SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Protesters who oppose Donald Trump scuffled with his supporters Thursday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a rally in California, with fistfights erupting and one supporter hit with an egg. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a police van and then entered the parking area of the San Jose Convention Center where the event took place, insulting Trump supporters in their cars and attacking those leaving the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing for nearly a week after his parents abandoned him in a mountain forest as punishment apologized on Friday hours after his son was found safe. “My excessive act forced my son to have a painful time,” Yamato Tanooka’s father told reporters outside the hospital where his son was being treated. “I deeply apologize to people at his school, people in the […]
by Maaz KHAN QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistani father of 35 is now searching for a fourth wife as he romps towards his goal of 100 children, a dubious ambition in the conservative Muslim country where polygamy is rare but still practiced. Sardar Jan Mohammad Khilji, 46, says he believes it is his religious duty to have as many children as possible. Insisting it is “very rare” that he mixes up his children’s names, […]
(Reuters) — Respect for and protection of freedom of religious belief is China’s long-term basic national policy, stated the white paper “Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang” published by the State Council on Thursday. The paper said Chinese laws protect normal religious activities. Citizens can have all normal religious activities in their own homes or at religious venues in accordance with the customary religious practices, including going to prayers, Ramadan, worshiping Buddha and other […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist Chetan Kothari, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) said 2,234 people had been infected between October 2014 and March 2016. The reply, which was shared with AFP Wednesday, was sent to Kothari last month after he […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with police, officials said. The farmers, who launched their protest Monday, complain that free-trade agreements with Europe and the United States are flooding the country with cheap food imports, exacerbating rural poverty. Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas announced the “death of two indigenous persons during the day’s […]
(Eagle News) — Los Angeles was not always a car town. In this urban exploration video of Eagle News correspondent Ashlei Joy Latag, EBC’s Southwest California Bureau traced the history of Los Angeles, looking back at LA as a city that once relied on public transportation, and even passageways such as the stairs all around the city that were once used by hillside residents. Now, urban explorers rediscover these stairs and more as the […]
