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BOC guarantees that abandoned meat will not be sold in markets

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs guaranteed that the confiscated and abandoned meat in the Manila Port Area will be sold in the public markets. The BOC approved the order to dispose of the 171 containers of confiscated meat. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/-QqsvzJ0dVI

Medical technologist licensure examination results, now available

MANILA, Philippines – According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 2, 046 passed the Medical Technologists Licensure Examination with the top notcher coming from the Centro Escolar University with the score of 90.60. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Medical Technologist Licensure Exam passers, inanunsyo na ng PRC

(Eagle News) — Inanunsyo na ng Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) ang 2,046 na mga pumasa sa Medical Technologist Licensure Examination mula sa 2,596 na kumuha ng naturang eksaminasyong isinagawa nitong Marso ng kasalukuyang taon. Una sa listahan ng mga may pinakamataas na score si Jhamaica Emmyrose Ferrer Aboy ng Centro Escolar University na nakakuha ng 90.60; sinundan naman siya ni Marc Jay Gagarin Lakay ng Lorma College na may score na 90.20 habang pumangatlo naman si […]

Kill the criminals! Duterte’s vote-winning vow in Philippines

by Karl MALAKUNAS MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Rodrigo Duterte curses the pope’s mother and jokes about his own infidelities, but many voters in the Philippines want to elect him president so he can honour a campaign pledge to kill thousands of criminals. Duterte is making a spectacular, obscenity-filled charge towards the presidential palace by selling himself as a ruthless leader willing to bypass the judicial system in an unprecedented war against crime. “Kill them all,” […]

Bus blast kills at least 16 in NW Pakistan: officials

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside a bus in Peshawar, the main city of northwest Pakistan, officials said, with the toll expected to rise. The explosion took place in Saddar, a busy shopping district, as the bus was picking up government workers to take them to their offices. “At least 16 people were killed and more than 24 were […]

White House fears Trump damaging US reputation

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama has warned that the 2016 White House race is damaging America’s image abroad, sounding the alarm on harsh campaigning that risks eroding gains made during his presidency. Lashing out at “vulgar and divisive rhetoric” in the race to replace him, Obama told a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday: “This is also about the American brand.” “We have heard vulgar and divisive rhetoric aimed at […]

Tatlumpu’t dalawa katao sugatan matapos madiskaril ang tren sa Kansas City USA

Mahigit sa tatlumpu katao ang nasaktan matapos madiskaril ang Amtrak train sa Kansas, USA. Mayroong 131 na pasahero ang nasabing tren kabilang na ang labing-apat na crew nito. Hating gabi nang binabagtas ng tren ang biyahe mula los angeles patungong chicago nang mapansin ng mga crew ng tren na tila nagbend at na-deformed ang riles ng tren sa may Dodge City Kansas. Kaagad namang ini-apply ang emergerncy brake nito subalit inabot pa rin ito dahilan […]

Led by China, Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empire

  (Reuters) — The Lao People’s Army patrol boat is custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River. However the lack of resources, such as gasoline, means the boat often stays docked and unused. Even occasional patrols by boats like these, supplied by China to the Lao army and Myanmar police, have successfully subdued the pirates who once robbed the Mekong’s cargo […]

Prince William unveils plans to crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince William has teamed up with the global transportation industry to develop a new crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking routes. The industry has agreed a declaration which was signed by around 40 airline, shipping, port and customs agencies and conservation charities at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday (March 15). William, who is President of United For Wildlife, convened the International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products a year ago […]

Washington subway to shut for full day after fire

by Peter STEBBINGS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington’s Metro train system will shut all day Wednesday for emergency inspections after an electrical fire in a tunnel, transport chiefs said, in an unprecedented move that threatens to cause mass disruption in the US capital. It is the subway’s first system-wide closure for non-weather-related conditions in 40 years of operations, Metro chairman Jack Evans said Tuesday, admitting it would likely trigger transport misery for hundreds of […]

Gov’t enforces energy security measures for elections

TAGUIG CITY, Mar. 16 — Following the issuance of the Commission on Elections Resolution No. 10067, members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Securing Energy Facilities (headed by the Department of Energy) are deputized to provide sufficient personnel to secure power assets nationwide and enforce measures to ensure power supply for the national elections this May. The task force will also implement the clearing of obstructions (trees, infrastructures, etc.) beneath the transmission facilities. They will safeguard […]

DOH strengthens monitoring of Zika virus

MANILA, Mar. 16 — The Department of Health (DOH) recently called on all pregnant women to be more careful against mosquito bites especially during daytime. DOH also encourages those with fever, rashes and conjunctivitis to immediately consult doctors to ease apprehensions over catching the Zika virus. “Pregnant women should be wary about mosquito bites because although the Zika infection is asymptomatic in 80% of cases and most of the time self-limiting, the effect on the […]