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MyBirthday foundation

Ang MyBirthday foundation ay isang organisasyon kung saan ito ay nagiging tulay ng mga taong walang ibang hangad kundi makatulong sa kapwa, at isinasakatuparan nila ito kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng kanilang kaarawan o ano mang-uri ng selebrasyong nagaganap sa kanilang buhay. Bukod sa pagiging tulay, ang MyBirthday foundation ay siya ring naghihimok sa mga tao na magkaroon ng malalim na pang-unawa sa kabuluhan ng pagtulong sa ating kapwa kaya naman, sila ay nakapagbibigay ng inspirasyon […]

Digital Nest Feature: Cavalcade of Lights 2017

DIGITAL NEST | CAVALCADE OF LIGHTS 2017 By: Katrina De Jesus, Eagle News Service, Canada Bureau Photo By: Arnie Aquino, Eagle News Service, Canada Bureau The Cavalcade of Lights is a cool way to say hello to the Winter while being mesmerized with splendid lights, stunning fireworks display and live music, all for free, at Nathan Phillips Square. This event, organized by the City of Toronto attracts approximately 50,000 attendees each year. It is an […]

China envoy in N. Korea visit; Trump hails ‘big move’

by Becky Davis Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) – A top Chinese envoy landed in North Korea on Friday in a trip hailed as a “big move” by US President Donald Trump, who has urged Beijing to pile pressure on its nuclear-armed ally. Diplomat Song Tao is visiting the North on behalf of President Xi Jinping to brief officials on the recent Chinese Communist Party congress and other “issues of mutual interest,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said. […]

200 killed in tunnel accident at N. Korea nuclear test site: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea’s nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a Japanese news report said Tuesday. A tunnel collapsed at Punggye-ri in early September, days after North Korea conducted its sixth and largest underground nuclear test on September 3, TV Asahi said, quoting unnamed North Korean sources. Some 100 workers were involved in an initial collapse. Another […]

Senators approve Zubiri motion to make public Solano’s testimony during Sept. 25 executive session

(Eagle News) — Senators on Wednesday granted  Juan Miguel Zubiri’s motion to release the testimony of John Paul Solano during a Sept. 25 executive session with senators. Zubiri made the motion  after Lacson, chair of the joint hearing of the committees of dangerous drugs and public order, and justice, disclosed that Solano had sent a letter to the body, dated Oct. 18, appealing that the senators reconsider their adopted resolution allowing for the public release […]

Manhunt for London bomber as threat level raised

  by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police raced Saturday to track down whoever planted a bomb on a packed London Underground train, as authorities raised the national threat level to maximum, meaning another attack may be imminent. Friday morning’s blast, which left 29 people injured, was Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months and was claimed by the Islamic State group. Prime Minister Theresa May announced late […]

Hurricane Irma prompts Florida schools to close their doors

By Klaudine Caday and Renee Suarez EBC Florida Bureau FLORIDA (Eagle News) — The southeastern seaboard has made adjustments to the oncoming storm, Irma, more than just evacuations and deactivating tolls. Florida schools have begun the process of cancelling classes and closing down campuses to reduce the travel and motivation to stay in danger zones for families and other residents. Governor Rick Scott had issued a statement declaring over 60 counties within the state of […]

Top ‘streamripping’ site shuts after music business suits

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The most popular “streamripping” site, in which millions of users have converted YouTube videos into audio files, shut down Thursday faced with a legal campaign by the music industry. YouTube-mp3.org, a site in Germany started in the bedroom of computer science student Philip Matesanz, was inaccessible on Thursday with no further message. The global recorded music industry group IFPI, along with its US and British affiliates, announced that the […]

Disgruntled employee shoots, kills restaurant chef

By Diannemay Roson EBC Florida Bureau CHARLESTON (Eagle News) – It was a gloomy day for dining customers at the Virginia’s On King, a Southern-style Restaurant, in the middle of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, when an unfortunate turn of events happened. A disgruntled employee entered the restaurant in the afternoon on Thursday, shooting and killing an employee. He then began to take hostages inside the restaurant. The police and SWAT team, placed the surrounding areas on […]