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DOH issues tips to prevent sore eyes

ILOILO CITY (PIA6) —  Wash your hands frequently, minimize hand-to-eye contact, and use your own towels, make-up, eye-drops, and sunglasses. These are some of the reminders issued by the Department of Health (DOH)-6 to the public on how to avoid sore eyes. In the DOH advisory, sore eyes, also known as conjunctivitis, is manifested in redness and inflammation of the membranes (conjunctiva) covering the whites of the eyes and the membranes in the inner part […]

U.S. and South Korea hold their largest ever joint military drill

AUGUST 28 (Reuters) — Troops from the United States and South Korea on Friday (August 28) held a live-fire exercise, as a part of their annual military drill “Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG)”. About 2,000 troops from both countries participated in the Friday’s drill while 97 tanks and armored vehicles, 120 artilleries, 45 helicopters as well as 42 fighter jets, were mobilized, South Korean defense ministry said. “Our military has full readiness and has strong capabilities […]

Coffee Shop ng broadcaster na si Anthony Taberna, pinagbabaril sa QC

AUGUST 28 (Agila Probinsya) — Pinagbabaril ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang lalaki ang Ka Tunying’s Café na pag-aari ng mamamahayag na si Anthony Taberna sa Quezon City. Alas-dos kaninang madaling araw nang pagbabarilin ng apat na naka-motorsiklong suspek ang gusali. Walong kalibre .45 mm bala ng baril ang tumama sa establisyamento ni taberna habang 15 basyo ang natagpuan sa paligid nito. Tumagos pa ang ilang sa mga bala sa opisina ng coffee shop. Napilitan namang […]

Zero Remittance, kayang palawigin ng mga OFW

AUGUST 28 (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ngayong araw ng libu-libong Overseas Filipino Workers ang “zero remittance day” bilang protesta sa hakbang ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa balikbayan boxes ng mga OFW. Ayon kay Sol Pillas, Sec. Gen. ng Migrante, handa ang ilang OFWs na magsakripisyo at palawigin pa ang boykot sa pagpapadala ng pera sa kanilang mga pamilya sa Pilipinas. Aniya, nakiusap na ang ilang OFWs na kaya nilang hindi magpadala sa loob […]

VP Binay: INC members only protecting their faith

MANILA, Philippines, August 28 (Eagle News) — Vice President Jejomar Binay said the members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo or INC cannot be blamed for merely fighting for their faith as they gathered in front of the Department of Justice to stage a protest against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. In a statement, the vice president said and we quote: “we cannot fault the inc for resorting to mass action to protect the independence of […]

Patung patong na mga kaso nakabinbin sa DOJ laban kay Gov. Espino

Kinukwestyon ng mga residente sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan ang kawalan ng aksyon ng Department of Justice (DOJ)sa isinapang patung-patong na kaso na laban kay Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. Labis na ikinalulungkot ng mga taga-Pangasinan ang kawalan ng aksyon sa ng DOJ sa mga isinampang kaso laban sa tiwaling opisyal. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Nora Dominguez)

Nakabinbin na mga kaso sa DOJ wala pa ring aksyon at resulta hanggang ngayon

Maraming mga kaso sa Mindanao na sinasabing nakabibin sa Department of Justice (DOJ) hanggang ngayon ang wala pa ring aksyon at resulta. Ito ang ikinadidisyama ng ating maraming kababayan sa nasabing lalawigan kung saan patuloy na humihingi ng hustisya kay Justice Secretary Leila de Lima at kay President Benigno S. Aquino III. Maging ang pamilya ng mga biktima sa nangyaring mga krimen sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng lalawigan ng Mindanao ay humuhingi ng hustisya sa kalihim […]

Kaso kaugnay sa Abu Sayyaf at MNLF nakabinbin sa Regional Trial Court ng Zamboanga

AGOSTO 28 (Agila Probinsay) — Marami pa rin sa kaso ng Abu Sayyaf at ilang miyembro ng Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ang nakabinbin sa Regional Trial Court ng Zamboanga. Ito ay matapos magpaliwanagg ang DOJ sa kakulangan ng ebidensya sa mga nagsampa ng kaso nito. Ayon sa political rival at malalaking angkan sa nasabing lalawigan ay kailangan ng madaliin ng DOJ ang pagpapasya sa anumang kasong ipinupukol sa kanila. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Ely Dumaboc)

President Aquino meets with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday said the solidarity between the Philippines and Thailand was reaffirmed during his meeting with visiting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. In a statement delivered at the President’s Hall of Malacañang Palace following their one-hour expanded bilateral meeting, President Aquino said their discussions “focused on trade and investments, security, and the strengthening of our people-to-people ties”. “In terms of investment activity, I noted that Philippine companies such as San […]

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un hails accord with South as landmark

|AUGUST 28 (Reuters) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called this week’s accord between the rival Koreas “a landmark occasion” paving the way for defused military tension and improved ties, but said it was the strength of its armed forces that made the deal possible, North’s state-run television KRT reported on Friday (August 28). KRT released several still photographs of Kim convening an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party […]

MPD personnel arrests three NBI agents who pointed gun at INC members

MANILA, Philippines, August 28, 4:47 PM (Eagle News) — Three alleged personnel of the National and Bureau of Investigation (NBI) who pointed their firearms at some members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo were arrested by the members of the Manila Police District. MPD Station 5 Col. Albert Barot identified the suspects as Lorenzito Rudis, Prison Guard 1 in the Bureau of Corrections, and two Security Guards of the NBI, Manolito Sevill and Lozano Guttierez Jr. […]

Thailand issues arrest warrant for suspect in second blast

  (Reuters) — An arrest warrant has been issued for an unnamed suspect in a bomb blast at a Bangkok pier that took place a day after Thailand’s worst ever-bombing killed 20 people at a popular shrine, Thai police said on Friday (August 28). Police spokesman Prawut Thawornsiri said a court issued the warrant based on grainy video footage of a man in a blue shirt kicking a bag into the water near the pier […]