(Eagle News) — These pictures taken by Sarah Ejorcadas show floodwaters engulfing roads as torrential rains pounded Taiwan in recent days. Taiwan experiences around 2,500 millimeters per year of rainfall. Much of the rainfall comes from typhoons.
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Japan’s Ikee wins record sixth Asian Games swim gold
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Japan’s golden girl Rikako Ikee stormed to a record sixth Asian Games swimming title on Friday, marking a few other firsts for good measure. Ikee edged the 50m freestyle final by a fingertip in Jakarta from China’s Liu Xiang, clocking 24.53 seconds to become the first woman in any sport to scoop six gold medals at a single Games. The 18-year-old celebrated with a rare display of emotion, raising her fist […]
Presyo ng bigas sa ilang pamilihan sa NCR, Visayas at Central Mindanao, bumaba
(Eagle News) — Mula sa Php 63-70 per kilo ng bigas nitong nagdaang dalawang linggo, ngayon halos Php 10.00 ang ibinaba ng presyo sa bawat kilo ng bigas dahil umano sa pagpasok ng mga commercial rice na nagmula sa National Capital Region, Visayas at Central Mindanao. Ayon kay Ruben Manatad-NFA 9 Assistant Regional Director, agad nilang isinupply sa pamilihan ang mga bigas na nasa barko mula sa ibang bansa na nakatulong sa pagbaba ng presyo […]
Mga nakuhang sample ng galunggong, nag negatibo sa formalin – BFAR
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Department of Agriculture (DA) at Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na nag-negatibo sa pagsusuri sa formalin ang mga nakolektang galunggong mula sa tatlong public markets. Ayon sa BFAR, ang mga nakuhang samples ng galunggong ay mula sa Balintawak Market, Cubao Farmer’s Market, at Navotas Fish Port. Una nang inihayag ng grupong Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-PILIPINAS) na ilang imported seafood products, kabilang ang galunggong ang […]
Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils ‘electric supercar’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a rare 1970s model, saying the new technology will rival Elon Musk’s Tesla. The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, presented the decidedly retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defense expo outside Moscow. The look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s called “Izh-Kombi,” a statement on the Kalashnikov website […]
DILG: Comments on Con-Com’s proposed federal Charter can now be sent online
(Eagle News) — Filipinos can now send their comments on the federal charter proposed by the Consultative Commission online, a Department of the Interior and Local Government official said on Friday, Aug. 24. According to Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya, the public “may send their comments, reactions, suggestions and questions about federalism to the email: [email protected] or message the DILG Center for Federalism and Constitutional Reform team on Facebook @pederalismo.” “The DILG is pleased to hear that the President is […]
Eye exam may predict Alzheimer’s
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Advances in eye exam technology could one day help doctors diagnose people with Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear, researchers said Thursday. Using equipment similar to the kind already available at most eye doctors’ offices, researchers detected signs of Alzheimer’s in a small sample of 30 people, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Opthalmology. Those enrolled in […]
Raging forest fire bears down on German villages
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A large forest fire raging 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Berlin continued to spread early Friday after hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes. The smell of acrid smoke reached as far away as the capital as more than 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of woodland burned outside the city of Potsdam. Around 600 people were told to leave their homes in three villages in Brandenburg state late Thursday as […]
Lagman slams JBC for shortlisting De Castro, others for Chief Justice post
Urges JBC to withdraw shortlist, reopen filing of applications for CJ (Eagle News) — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 24, urged the Judicial and Bar Council to “withdraw momentarily” its shortlist of nominees for the Chief Justice post, and to “reopen the filing of applications.” In a statement, Lagman said the JBC, after all, “acted with indecent alacrity” in shortlisting Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, and Lucas Bersamin even if they are facing impeachment complaints. […]
SC urged to allow De Lima to argue vs planned ICC withdrawal via live video or audio feed from jail
(Eagle News) — Opposition senators on Thursday, Aug. 23, urged the Supreme Court to allow detained Senator Leila de Lima to participate in oral arguments on the petition against the Philippines’ planned withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, but this time, via an audio feed or live video from jail. Senators Francis Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, De Lima, Risa Hontiveros, and Antonio Trillanes IV made the request in a seven-page motion for […]
Embassies of US, Israel closed on Aug. 27, National Heroes Day
(Eagle News) — Some embassies in the Philippines will be closed on Monday, August 27, in observance of National Heroes’ Day. In an advisory, the Embassy of Israel advised the public to reschedule their transactions to other days. The United States Embassy said its normal operations will resume on Tuesday, August 28. https://youtu.be/L3IdAqA-lRE
JUST IN: 7.1-magnitude quake hits Peru-Brazil border: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck along Peru’s border with Brazil on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. It said the quake hit at a depth of 609 kilometers (380 miles), on Peru’s eastern frontier with Brazil. The earthquake hit shortly after 0900 GMT, about 140 kilometers west of the Peruvian town of Iberia, the USGS said. © Agence France-Presse
