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Social Security System – Daet, pansamantalang sinuspinde ang pagbibigay ng SSS number

Daet, Camarines Norte – Naglabas ngayon ng abiso ang Social Security System – Daet (SSS) sa publiko, partikular ang mga magtutungo sa kanilang tanggapan para kumuha ng SSS number na pansamantalang ititigil nila ang pag-iisyu nito. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng SSS – Daet Branch na si Gng. Letty Del Barrio, may isinasagawang pag-aayos ang kanilang information technology experts sa kanilang system. Ipinaliwanag ni Del Barrio na hindi lang aniya ito dito sa Daet Branch kundi sa […]

PBA: Wilkerson tows San Miguel past Star, enters Commissioner’s Cup semis

  By Diego dela Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – San Miguel Beermen survived a huge scare from Star Hotshots and eked out a 103-99 win to kept its quest for a grand slam alive in the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. After getting beat by Ricardo Ratliffe in Game 1, Tyler Wilkerson put up a huge effort of 46 points with 17 rebounds in all 48 minutes […]

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes northeastern Japan

TOKYO: An earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no immediate tsunami warning, or reports of damage or casualties. A series of strong quakes struck the south of Japan late last week killing nearly 50 people. On Wednesday, survivors struggled with shortages of food and water. The USGS said Wednesday’s quake was centred 104 km (about 60 miles) east southeast of Sendai, Honshu, near where […]

Mga pulis na gumamit ng armas sa Kidapawan dispersal, sinibak na

(Eagle News) — Sinibak na sa pwesto ang mga hindi pa pinangalanang pulis na umano’y gumamit ng baril sa mga magsasakang nakilahok sa protestang nauwi sa marahas na dispersal sa Kidapawan City at ikinamatay ng tatlong katao habang ikinasugat ng iba pa noong Abril 1. Ayon kay Philippine National Police Director for Operations Jonathan Miano, base aniya sa Police Operational Procedures, bawal gumamit ng armas sa gayong sitwasyon maliban na lamang kung talagang kinakailangan. Patuloy pa aniyang […]

UAAP: De La Salle rips FEU, sets up fifth matchup against Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – De La Salle University used their shock loss last Saturday to knock off Far Eastern University in a do-or-die match for the last finals seat in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 78 women’s volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. In contrast to their five-set meltdown, the Lady Archers made sure there was no upset and swept the Lady Tamaraws in three sets. […]

Abra, apektado na rin ng El Nino

(Eagle News) – Nararanasan na rin ng mga magsasaka sa Bangued, Abra ang epekto ng El Niño. Ayon sa National Irrigation Administration (NIA), natutuyo na ang irigasyon sa mga sakahan sa Abra. Hindi na rin anila sapat ang tubig na dumadaloy sa Abra Communal Irrigation System. Ang  Abra Communal Irrigation system ang nagkakaloob ng patubig sa mga sakahan sa tatlong munisipalidad sa Abra:  ang Tayum, Pidigan at Bangued. Galing naman ang tubig sa Abra River. […]

Rare tiger dies at Indonesia’s ‘death zoo’

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A critically endangered Sumatran tiger has died at a notorious Indonesian zoo where hundreds of animals have perished in recent years, an official said Wednesday. The male tiger, named Rama, died of heart failure at the zoo in the city of Surabaya, on the main island of Java, spokeswoman Veronika Lanu told AFP. It has been dubbed the “death zoo” as so many animals have died there prematurely because of neglect […]

Hoops stars eager to impart knowledge in Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Philippines national camp

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Eagle News) – NBA star Norris Cole and WNBA legend Taj McWilliams-Franklin are both eager and excited to impart their knowledge to the stars of tomorrow in their visit to the country for the annual Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA Philippines camps this weekend. Cole, a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat before being shipped to the New Orleans Pelicans last season, will bring his dearth of experience playing alongside LeBron James […]

BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Ecuador coast: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, just days after the South American country was devastated by a deadly 7.8-magnitude quake, US experts said Wednesday. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 8:33 GMT at a depth of 15.7 kilometers (9.8 miles), was located 25 kilometers west of Muisne and 73 kilometers west-southwest of Propicia, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning has been issued. The […]

Final briefing ng Board of Election Inspectors, isinagawa sa Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

ZAMBOANGA Sibugay, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng final briefing ang Board of Election inspectors sa Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay bilang preparasyon para sa nalalapit na May 2016 elections. Mahigit sa 800 Board of Election Inspectors ang dumalo sa nasabing aktibidad na pinagunahan ng Commission On Elections (Comelec) at dinaluhan ng mga kawani ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine National Philippines (PNP). Sa aktibidad na ito ay ipinaliwanag ni Police Supt. Kenneth Mission, […]

President Aquino inaugurates Baybay Diversion Road in Leyte

(BAYBAY CITY, Leyte) President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday led the inauguration of the five-kilometer two-lane Baybay Diversion Road that will ease traffic congestion and will cut by half an hour the travel time to and from nearby cities. The P374.63-million project, which began in February 2013, had a soft opening last January. Slope protection works are expected to be completed in August. “Simpleng-simple lang po ang pangarap ko bilang inyong Pangulo — ang […]

U.S. to sail submarine drones in South China Sea

The United States military is betting on a new technology to help retain its edge as china build up its presence in the South China Sea, one reclaimed island at a time. During the past six months, the pentagon has started to talk publicly about a once-secret program to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, the term given to the submarine drones that are becoming part of its plan to deter China from trying to dominate the […]