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Former president and current Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will spend her birthday with her immediate family after Sandiganbayan approved her urgent motion to allow her family to stay overnight at the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center.
Here’s the latest update on the “Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko” to be held in Baguio City by the Iglesia Ni Cristo, in partnership with the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation. Here’s Eagle News Reporter Jerold Tagbo with the details.
(Reuters) – U.S. factory activity accelerated for a second straight month in March and auto sales surged, the latest signs the economy was regaining footing after a brutal winter. Unusually cold and snowy weather chilled activity early in the year and signs of a thaw have raised hopes of a strong bounce back in economic growth in the second quarter. “Winter is over. The economy is looking more positive,” said Chris Rupkey, chief […]
(Reuters) – Japan’s top research body on Tuesday accused the lead writer of stem cell papers hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology of misconduct involving fabrication, but the scientist called the findings unacceptable. Two papers published in the scientific journal Nature in January detailed simple ways to reprogram mature animal cells back to an embryonic-like state, allowing them to generate many types of tissues. Such a step would offer hope […]
(Reuters) – The red-hot Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth and continued their season turnaround with a 105-96 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Joe Johnson scored 32 points and the Nets (40-33) won their 14th consecutive home game to reach the playoffs for the second straight season. Things did not look so promising early on in the season for Brooklyn under first-year coach Jason Kidd. Kidd’s leadership was questioned when the team started […]
(Reuters) – With an extra 20 pounds, an impressive paunch and bad teeth, actor Jude Law, best known for his golden boy roles, transforms himself into a sleazy, ranting southeast London safecracker in the film “Dom Hemingway.” It is Law, Oscar nominated for “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Cold Mountain,” as he hasn’t been seen before – unfit, unkempt and with a penchant for delivering expletive-filled speeches. In the film, which opens in select […]
After an 8.2 magnitude hit Chile, an immediate evacuation program was implemented for the country’s coastal are residents due to tsunamis.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits Chile. A tsunami warning immediately followed.
The United Kingdom submarine, HMS Tireless, will help in the continuing search operations of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean.
(Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country and a tsunami warning for all of South and Central America’s Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed, and struck at 6:46 p.m. local time (2346 GMT) 62 miles northwest of the mining port of Iquique, near […]
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrates Earth Day at various venues of the CCP complex with the theme “Clean Air” on Sunday, April 13, 2014. The event starts with a Fun Run at the CCP Complex at 6:00am followed by a program with performances by Ballet Philippines and ventriloquist Wanlu at the CCP Front Lawn at 7:30am. At 8am, exhibits and fair will open, and visual artist Junyee unveils his artwork, consisting of 300 […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman found senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., liable for plunder, saying they took “undue advantage of their official position” in the use of their pork barrel funds. Aside from plunder, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales also said that the three senators were also liable for graft for allegedly receiving multi-million peso kickbacks in exchange for funneling their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to fake […]
