News in Photos
News in photo: Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the House of Representatives
No money for space tourism? Try astro-tourism instead
by Marie JULIEN Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — With urbanization gaining pace and air pollution clouding the view in major cities, contemplating the stars in a pitch-black sky is fast becoming a rarity that tour operators are banking on as a new selling-point. From a total solar eclipse to the Milky Way to the Northern Lights, many experts at Berlin’s ITB, marketed as the world’s leading travel trade show, were making the case for […]
In photos: QCPD presents recovered unlicensed high-powered firearms, ammunition from 36 T Sora
News in photos: Aftermath of 5.9 magnitude “aftershock” in Surigao City
(Eagle News) — These photos submitted by Surigao del Norte Eagle News Service correspondents Jabes Juanite, Seorge John Juanite and Carlo Quizon showed how the 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Surigao City on Sunday morning (March 5) further damaged structures in the city. Sunday’s quake felt at intensity 6 in Surigao City was considered by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as the strongest aftershock yet of the 6.7 magnitude quake that hit Surigao del […]
In photos: Unlicensed firearms and ammunition seized by police from 36 T Sora residents
(Eagle News) – These are just some of the unlicensed firearms and ammunition seized by the Quezon City Police District’s SWAT team when they inspected the property at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City where expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members, among them Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, were illegally staying. Police conducted the inspection on the basis of a search warrant issued on March 1, Wednesday, […]
News in Photos: Naging pagdalaw ni Pangulong Duterte sa kaniyang apo na si Stonefish
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Dumalaw si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kaniyang anak at sa bagong apo na tinawag na “Stonefish” kagabi, Marso 2 sa Davao Doctors Hospital. Ang ibig sabihin ng stonefish sa Cebuano ay “Isda sa Bato” subalit ang tunay na pangalan ng sanggol ay Marko Digong Duterte Carpio. Pangatlong anak na ito ni Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio at Atty. Manases Carpio. Kitang-kita naman ang kasiyahan ni Pangulong Duterte sa pagkakaroon nito ng […]
360 degree photo: Inside the US Congress during Trump’s first speech inside its halls
[vrview img=”https://www.eaglenews.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/President-Donald-Trump’s-first-speech-before-the-US-Congress.jpg”] (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Do you want to experience how it feels like to be inside the halls of the United States Congress while US President Donald Trump is making his first-ever speech? Then try this out. U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. […]
News in Photo: China’s TCL brings back physical keyboard in new BlackBerry
The new BlackBerry Key One is displayed at the Mobile World Congress centre in Barcelona on February 25, 2017, before the start of the world’s biggest mobile fair, held from February 22 to February 25. / AFP PHOTO / Josep Lago
News in Photos: Two women to be charged with Kim murder: Malaysia
The 89th Academy Awards: fun facts and figures
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse Hollywood’s elite gathers at the Dolby Theatre for the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday to reward the best in acting, writing and filmmaking talent. Almost every ceremony has thrown up surprise winners, sensational snubs and other memorable moments since the first of around 3,000 statuettes was given out in 1929. Here are some fun facts and figures to help you navigate Sunday’s show: – Youngest to oldest – – […]
Crowd at pro-Duterte ‘People’s Rally’ swells, as EDSA gathering folds up early
(Eagle News) — The numbers continued to swell at the People’s Rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in the Philippine capital of Manila, as more supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up through Saturday night (February 25) until early dawn Sunday (Feb. 26) From the initial 215,000 estimate of the police, organizers said that the crowd reached 400,000, with some claiming that it had even reached half a million. The pro-Duterte gathering at […]
