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OROQUIETA City, Misamis Occidental — Kikilos na ang lokal ng pamahalaan ng Oroquieta City sa Misamis Occidental para imbestigahn ang napaulat na pagtatapon ng isang poultry farm ng mga buhay na manok. Pinangangambahan kasing apektado ng new castle disease ang mga nasabing manok kaya itinatapon. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Jay Navaja)
BOHOL, Philippines — Dahil sa matinding epkto ng El Niño phenomenon lalo na sa mga magsasaka, pinayuhan ng Department of Agriculture Region 7 ang mga magsasaka sa Bohol na gumamit muna ng alternatibong paraan ng pagtatanim ngayong panahon ng tagtuyot o mag-alaga muna ng hayop gaya ng baboy at manok.
CAMARINES Norte — Kanselado ang pasok sa ilang eskwelahan sa Camarines Norte ngayong Biyernes, March 4. Ito ay dahil sa matinding pag-ulan na nagdulot ng pagbaha sa lugar kung kaya’t maraming motorista and na-stranded. Nabatid na maging ang Camarines Norte Provincial Jail ay pinasok din ng baha. Plano ngayon ng mga awtoridad na ilikas ang mga preso doon.
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service online correspondent (Eagle News) — The role of mobile networks is changing the future of TV, Broadcast and Film. This is the collective position of a distinguished set of experts from CNN, Verizon, Sky and Viacom at the track on “Mobile First: The Future of TV, Broadcast and Film” at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The session explored the implications of mobile networks in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — “Dota o Ako” artist Aikee takes one of the twelve seats as a finalist for the incoming Philippine Popular (PhilPop) Music Festival 2016. Aikee Aplacador, better known by his first name Aikee, ensured his chance for the much coveted P1 million cash grand prize in his composition “Pabili Po”. Aside from being a rapper, Aikee is also a radio DJ for Pinas FM 95.5 and one of the hosts for the […]
by Natsuko FUKUE Fujimi, Japan (AFP) — Rescue dog Gonta, outfitted with a GPS-enabled backpack but driven by his own innate sense of smell, jumps onto a pile of collapsed rubble to find buried survivors. Though just a drill, the intensity of the Brittany spaniel in scouring the mound of broken concrete highlights the key role of sniffer dogs in saving lives when buildings collapse, such as in earthquakes or explosions. Ten-year-old Gonta helped search for […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria’s military said on Thursday it had rescued 63 people after dislodging Boko Haram Islamists from villages in the country’s restive northeast. Five Boko Haram fighters were also killed at their hideouts in Lawin Meleri, Matiri Bulaka and Aljeri villages during the clampdown, army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement. “During the operation, they (troops) killed five Boko Haram terrorists and also rescued 63 persons held captive by the terrorists,” […]
TURPAN City, Xinjiang, China (CCTV) — Sandstorms hit Hami City and Turpan Depression in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday. Strong wind accompanied with sands reduced visibility in Hami to less than 200 meters in the rural areas and even less than 100 meters in some parts of the urban area. “The visibility is less than 20 meters. We have to turn on the fog lights and flashing lights to ensure safety,” said […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administration Teofilo Pilando, Jr. as the new head of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). “According to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., President Aquino has appointed lawyer Teofilo S. Pilando, Jr., as Chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission, effective 29 February 2016,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement issued on Thursday. Pilando earned his Bachelor of Laws degree […]
AEGEAN SEA — Greek and German vessels operating for the U.S.-led NATO alliance patrolled the Aegean sea Wednesday and Thursday (March 3) in a bid to help counter criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe. The mission is not yet at full steam but should be fully operational before an EU-Turkey summit in Brussels on March 7. On February 25, NATO envoys set out how ships sent to the Aegean in early February can work with […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A series of early-warning buoys deployed after a 2004 tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia’s western Sumatra island were not working when a huge quake rocked the same area on Wednesday, an official said. The 7.8 magnitude, shallow undersea quake hit late Wednesday off Sumatra, sending panicked residents fleeing for the hills and briefly triggering a tsunami alert. But a tsunami was not generated and there have been no reports of casualties […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) — The U.S. said on Thursday (March 3), it could not confirm reports North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea, hours after the U.N. Security Council voted to impose tough new sanctions on the isolated state. “I’ve seen the reports of these missile shots that they allegedly took. I’m actually not in a position right now to independently confirm that they actually did that,” state department spokesman John […]
