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NASA released a new photo on Thursday (March 3) showing a chain of snow-capped mountains stretching across the dark section on Pluto known as Cthulhu Regio. Scientists believe the bright material highlighted on the image may be primarily methane, which has condensed as ice onto the peaks from Pluto’s atmosphere, NASA’s website said. The compositional data was obtained using the Ralph/Multispectal Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015. The […]
MANILa, Philippines — The Philippines confirmed Thursday that Chinese Coast Guard ships had left an area in the disputed South China Sea, but stressed the ships’ recent presence in the region may be used to bolster its arbitration case against Beijing in a ruling expected to be handed down in May. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said defense authorities reported seeing the ships at the Quirino or Jackson atolls two weeks ago […]
FORMER Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad says, ASEAN nations are hemmed in on the disputed South China Sea, avoiding confronting china because of its sheer power. In a Feb. 25 interview with Bloomberg Television in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said: “Can ASEAN go to war with china?” “We are dealing with a very powerful country. We can’t tell them ‘look, don’t do this, don’t do that, or I will bash your head’.” China is the largest trading […]
A Chinese official admitted that it sent vessels to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea to tow a grounded Filipino ship. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the grounded ship had been “properly handled” after towing away. But Philippine officials said china had stationed several ships near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, preventing Filipino fishermen from accessing traditional fishing grounds. China deployed up to seven ships to Quirino atoll, […]
COTABATO CITY, Mar. 3 — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) recently addressed in a joint assembly the Bangsamoro issue and called for unity and solidarity amidst the uncertainty brought by the non-passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). “The joint effort of the two Moro revolutionary fronts to assemble and unite is reflective of MNLF’s commitment to the agreed convergence of the two peace tracks of […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – In reaction to reports of Chinese naval actions in the Jackson Atoll in the West Philippine Sea, the State Department of the United States of America warned China of using its navy to intimidate the fishing vessels of other countries in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QATAR, Middle East – The population of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Qatar reached 2.5 million due to the large number of foreign workers, according to the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.Making up 90%, an overwhelming majority of the country’s workforce is made up of foreigners. Filipinos make the second largest group of foreign workers in Qatar which is the third most popular destination of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East. (Eagle News […]
TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, March 3 – President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday led the switch-on ceremony for the electrification of sitios in Central Visayas. Under the Sitio Electrification Program in Region VII, 2,684 sitios have already been energized from October 2011 to January 2016, with a total of 31,253 initial household connections. “Ngayong araw nga po, nasaksihan na natin ang seremonyal na pagpapailaw ng 2,684 na sitio dito sa Central Visayas sa ilalim ng […]
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia – A part of a Boeing 777 similar to the missing MH370 of the Malaysian Airlines was sent to Malaysia. According to United States officials, the horizontal stabilizer skin was found in Mozambique, Africa. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines – According to the Metro Manila Development Authority, 4, 189 jaywalkers were arrested ever since it implemented its anti-jaywalking policy last January 2016. MMDA maintains that jaywalking contributes significantly to the traffic problem in Metro Manila and asked the public to make use of the pedestrian lanes, overpasses, footbridges and others. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Election started the delivery of election paraphernalia to the embassies and consulates of the Philippines all over the world. The Overseas Absentee Voting will start on April 9 and end on May 9. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Zx8edONasok
MAKATI CITY, Mar. 3 — The Board of Investments (BOI) and retirement industry stakeholders envision the Philippines as a viable retirement destination for foreign and Filipino retirees. DTI Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo described the Philippines as an “emerging” retirement destination. “With our compassionate and competent pool of healthcare professionals and world class wellness facilities, the Philippines is fast becoming an attractive country for foreign and Filipino retirees from around the world,” he said. […]
