QUEZON CITY, Mar, 24 – Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje has called on the public to be climate-conscious and to use water more efficiently during the Holy Week and the rest of the summer season amid a strong El Niño phenomenon. “The prevailing heat nowadays should remind people that we are experiencing a longer and hotter dry season. This is aggravated by El Niño and will continue as long as we do not take […]
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Brussels attack, kinondena ng Pilipinas
(Eagle News) — Kinondena ng Pilipinas ang Brussels attack kasabay ng pagtiyak na walang mga Pilipinong nadamay sa nasabing terror activity na ikinamatay ng mahigit 30 biktima. Ayon kay Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., matapos mabalitaan ang terror attacks sa Belgium, agad na iniutos ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang pagpapatupad ng mas mataas na alerto ng seguridad sa bansa, kasabay na rin ng pagdagsa ng mga magsisiuwi sa mga lalawigan dahil sa mahabang bakasyon. […]
Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable: study
PARIS, France (AFP) — Countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to earthquakes, but people in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable, according to a report released Wednesday. Nearly 1.4 billion people in South Asia — India, Bangladesh, Pakistan — face at least one major threat from Nature, especially flooding, severe storms boosted by rising seas, and quakes. In the case of Bangladesh, 100 percent of its population is […]
Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, Canada
(Eagle News) — These photos by Eagle News correspondent Arlene Cornel Jugado of Grouse Mountain, one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, show a picturesque view of Vancouver’s peak.
Flowers abloom in Japan spring
Cherry blossoms as seen in a street in Canada
(Eagle News) — These photos taken by Neil Duazo in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada show the cherry blossoms in full bloom as seen in a quiet neighborhood in the area. These were taken in late February of this year.
Enjoying the snow in Taiwan
(Eagle News) — Shown here are young folks in Taiwan who experienced snow for the first time early this year in Miaoli, near Shantan lake. Photos were taken by eagle news correspondent Armie Hsu.
Three Brussels attackers identified as nation mourns
by Danny Kemp and Lachlan Carmichael BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as a grieving nation observed a minute’s silence for victims of the carnage. As hundreds of mourners gathered in the city in a show of solidarity with the 31 people killed and 300 injured, prosecutors said brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui […]
Taiwan gives tour of disputed island in bid to boost claim
TAIPING, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan on Wednesday gave its first ever international press tour of a disputed island in the South China Sea to boost its claim, less than two months after a visit by its leader sparked protests from rival claimants. Taiping is the largest island in the Spratlys chain and is administered by Taiwan, which sees it as part of its territory. But the Spratlys are also claimed in part or whole by […]
Singapore couple convicted for starving Philippine maid
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singaporean couple were convicted on Wednesday of violating employment laws for starving their Philippine maid until her weight dropped to 29 kilograms (64 pounds). Trader Lim Choon Hong and his wife, Chong Sui Foon, both 47, admitted failing to provide enough food for a foreign domestic worker over a 15-month period. They will be sentenced at a later date. The offence is punishable by up to a year in jail plus […]
Angolan rebels say they killed 30 troops
Luanda, Angola (AFP)—Separatist guerrillas operating in Angola’s oil-rich Cabinda enclave on Wednesday claimed to have shot dead around 30 Angolan government soldiers in March. Angolan authorities refused to comment on the claims which AFP could not independently verify. The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) has been fighting for the independence of Cabinda for four decades. In a statement received by AFP, the FLEC said it staged an attack on March […]
Pangangampanya, bawal muna – Comelec
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) na posibleng ma-disqualify at makulong pa ang mga kandidatong mangangampanya mula bukas, Marso 24 hanggang Biyernes, Marso 25. Panawagan ng ahensya: dapat isaalang-alang ang karapatang panrelihiyon. Hindi anila dapat magkaroon ng anumang political activity kahit na ang simpleng pagkakabit lang ng campaign posters. Kaugnay nito, hinikayat din ng Comelec ang taumbayan na agad i-report sa kanila sakaling may pulitikong lalabag sa nabanggit na kabawalan.
