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A clean and green election – is it possible?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – Tons of illegally posted campaign materials. Several days after the implementation of “Operation: Baklas” and it already reached several tons. That count only includes Metro Manila, how much more on a nationwide scale? Campaigns for elections in our country are always colorful. Each candidates, national or local, are willing to burn sums of money just to fill-out every space and nook with their faces. Posters, tarpaulins, leaflets, name it […]

Legitimate Batang 90’s

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – A decade when Family Computer conquered almost every home and Michael Jordan’s posters were a never-to-miss item in a room, not LeBron’s. The 90’s is one of the headiest eras of our time, recognizable because of the fusion of manual sources of joy and the technological innovations that signal the advent of 2000’s. Presently, with the fame of Facebook and social media, a sudden surge of nostalgia hit a random […]

Samsung, LG improve smartphone cameras, turn to virtual reality

by Daniel SILVA / Erwan LUCAS BARACELONA, Spain (AFP) — South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG unveiled Sunday new smartphones with better cameras and turned to virtual reality to boost interest in their headsets at a time of slowing sales. Samsung launched two versions of its flagship phone, the flat screen Galaxy S7 and the curved screen Galaxy S7 edge, with cameras that can take better pictures under low-light conditions. The company, the […]

Learning Summit 2016 Highlights Global Trends and Innovations in eLearning

  by Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service online correspondent THE Global Online Association for Learning (GOAL), in cooperation with ADEC Innovations and the Commission on Higher Education, conducted Learning Summit 2016 on February 16 to 18, 2016, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  A three-day event that brought together influencers and movers in  corporate development and education, Learning Summit 2016 is the fulfillment of GOAL’s mission of immersing education and corporate stakeholders in the […]

WHO launches Global Emergency Response Plan for Zika outbreak

THE World Health Organization has launched a global Strategic Response Framework and Joint Operations Plan to guide the international response to the spread of Zika virus infection and the neonatal malformations and neurological conditions associated with it. The strategy focuses on mobilizing and coordinating partners, experts and resources to help countries enhance surveillance of the Zika virus and disorders that could be linked to it, improve vector control, effectively communicate risks, guidance and protection measures, […]

El Niño phenomenon weakens

NEW York City, United States of America – According to the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations, the El Niño phenomenon already attained its peak and is starting to weaken although the high temperature in the ocean continues to have a great impact on the global climate. The 2015-2016 El Niño phenomenon is said to be the worst in 15 years and will last until mid-2016. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]

S. Korean prosecutors raid Volkswagen’s office

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Prosecutors raided Volkswagen’s South Korean head office Friday, a spokesman for the car-maker said, as part of a probe into the firm’s emissions-cheating scandal. Investigators confiscated  computer hard drives and documents after searching the headquarters in Seoul and other Volkswagen offices in the South Korean capital, Yonhap news agency said. Homes of company officials in charge of product quality control were also raided. “We have made clear that we will […]

Toyota recalling 2.9 million vehicles globally over seatbelt issue

TOYOTA CITY, AICHI PREFECTURE, Japan (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday (February 18) it is conducting a global recall of 2.87 million vehicles due to the possibility that their seatbelts could be damaged by a metal seat frame part in the event of a crash. In an email, the world’s biggest-selling automaker said that the global recall involved its RAV4 SUV model produced between July 2005 and August 2014 and sold worldwide, and […]

New reaction buttons VS. “like” button

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 18) – The first version of the “like” button, then called the “awesome” button, was developed in 2007. Facebook Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg was concerned about the public nature of the feature, and chose not to launch it until 2009.In 2010, “like” buttons were added to individual comments on posts and other objects. Since then, almost all public activity on Facebook has been likable. Facebook also started including posts and links […]

Often times, It’s not the clouds’ fault—Light Pollution 101

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 18) – Stars. They’re so enchanting to look at, even if they show in diminutive numbers. That’s not the case more than a hundred years ago, and the rest of Earth’s previous times. The presence of clouds didn’t hinder the infinite luster of stars – known as the Milky Way –  inspiring our ancestors and great artists to use them in art, literature, astronomy, navigation, exploration, theories, mythologies and human curiosity. Yes, […]