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Koala makes his debut at Miami zoo

MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) — Male koala “Milo” made his public debut at the Miami Zoo on Tuesday (May 31) and could be seen jumping between branches inside his enclosure. Milo, a five-year-old koala, was brought to the Miami Zoo from the San Diego Zoo earlier this month. Zoo staff have spent the past few weeks helping Milo acclimate to his new home. Zoo officials say they’d like to eventually bring in a female koala to […]

SCAN International pinangunahan ang Brigada-Eskwela sa Isabela

Cauayan City, Isabela. Pinangunahan ng mga kaanib ng SCAN International ang tinatawag na Brigada Eskwela na kung saan ang mga Public Schools ay nagsasagawa ng paglilinis sa araw na ito, Mayo 31, 2016. Taon-taon itong isinasagawa bago ang araw ng pasukan ng mga mag-aaral upang matiyak na malinis ang kapaligiran ng eskwelahan. Kasama sa naturang paglilinis ang mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral maging ang mga guro na nagtuturo. (Eagle News, JJ Pilon – Cauayan City Isabela Correspondent) […]

Philippines’ Duterte calls China’s Xi ‘great president’

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Incoming Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday described China’s Xi Jinping “a great president”, in another hint that frosty relations between the Asian neighbors could soon warm. Duterte heaped the praise on Xi in a news conference in response to questions about a message the Chinese president sent to congratulate him on winning this month’s election. But the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, who has been criticized for […]

Unang araw ng Brigada-Eskwela sa Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Negros Occidental at Bulacan masiglang naisagawa

MASIGLANG naisagawa ang unang araw ng Brigada-Eskwela na siyang programa ng Department of Education sa Bongabon Nueva Ecija, GMA Cavite, Negros Occidental at Bulacan noong Mayo 30. Magkatuwang na nagtulong-tulong ang mga Local Government Unit , miyembro ng Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, mga Bantay Bayan, non-government organizations, mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo,  mga magulang at mga estudyante sa pagsa-saayos ng mga silid-aralan, paglilinis ng loob at labas  ng paaralan […]

Close encounter between Mars and Earth

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –Mars and Earth got unusually cozy Monday night, drawing closer to each other than they have in more than a decade. The two planets passed at 120.7 million kilometers (75 million miles) away from each other, which NASA said will not happen again until July 31, 2018. The average distance between Earth and Mars is 225 million kilometers (140 million miles), with the neighboring planets sometimes reaching distances as far as […]

Lingap-Pamamahayag sa Zambales South

Naging matagumpay ang isinagawang Lingap-Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lungsod ng Zambales South. Kung saan ay nakatanggap ng libreng serbisyo-medikal, dental at lingap ang mga panauhing dumalo sa nasabing aktibidad. (Eagle News)  

NBA: Durant to take his time amid free agent frenzy

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant was still digesting Oklahoma City’s Western Conference finals defeat when the simmering subject of his free agent future reached full boiling point. “I’m just embracing my team-mates and just reflecting on the season,” Durant said Monday night after the Golden State Warriors rallied to eliminate the Thunder — who had led the best-of-seven series three games to one. “I’ll think about that stuff, I don’t know when. […]

Man loses leg in Australia shark attack

PERTH, Australia (AFP) — A surfer was critical Wednesday after a shark ripped off his leg in an attack in Australia’s west with witnesses recounting how “all hell broke loose” as his board was snapped in half. The attack happened at Falcon Beach, a suburb south of Perth, late Tuesday not long after Surf Life Saving WA, a volunteer non-profit organisation, tweeted that a shark, believed to be a great white, had been sighted in […]

CJ Sereno, nagpaabot ng pagbati kina Duterte at Robredo

(Eagle News) — Nagpaabot ng pagbati si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno kina President-elect Rodrigo Duterte at vice president-elect Leni Robredo isang araw matapos ang kanilang proklamasyon. Ayon kay Sereno, ang tanging maipapangako ng hudikatura sa administrasyong Duterte ay ang patuloy nilang pagpapatupad ng rule of law na patas at tama at may mapanuring mata. Samantala, ibinasura naman ng Korte Suprema ang petisyong inihain ni senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino na humihiling na pansamantalang ipatigil ang proklamasyon […]

CMTA, nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Aquino

(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang Republic Act 10863, batas ukol sa Customs Modernization and Tariff Act o CMTA. Inamyendahan ng nasabing batas ang kasalukuyang Tariff and Customs Code na umiral noong 1978 at inaasahang magmomodernisa sa pasilidad, proseso at pangkalahatang operasyon ng Bureau of Customs (BOC). Sa pagsasabatas ng CMTA, inaasahan ang implementasyon ng mga reporma sa BOC kabilang ang full electronic processing ng mga shipment, streamlining ng export […]

Pastor Boy Saycon, nakapanayam ng programang SGM ukol sa whistleblowers sa umano’y election fraud

Dahil sa naganap na pagharap sa senado ng mga whistleblower ukol sa umano’y election fraud nitong nakaraang Lunes, May 30, kinapanayam thru phone patch sa programang SA GANANG MAMAMAYAN nina Cong. Dante Marcoleta at Gen Subardiaga si Pastor Boy Saycon, ang Secretary General ng Council of Philippine Affairs o COPA. Ayon sa kanyang pagsasalayasay hindi matatawag na massive cheating ang naganap. May posibilidad raw na maaaring may nangyari lang iregularidad sa automation system  sa ibang […]

Military operations against Maute continues

QUEZON City, Philippines – As the intensified military operations against the Maute Group continues, the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Mindanao Command recorded 55 dead. The military operations resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents in the said area. The Maute Group is said to be behind the extortion and kidnapping activities in the province. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)