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Two firefighters were killed another two firefighters have been injured while battling an apartment building fire in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday (October 12) night, NBC reported. The fire reportedly broke out just after 7:30 p.m. on Independence Avenue and within 20 minutes, firefighters had to order the evacuation of the building. “When we arrived on the scene we had two individuals in the structure that we had to clear out of the structure from […]
Singapore formally launched the testing of driverless vehicles on public roads on Monday (October 12), pushing ahead the study of technology aimed at reducing its dependence on manpower, and joining some U.S. states and countries like Germany. The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) along with the National University of Singapore and the Agency for Science Technology and Research showed off their two self-driving vehicles in the one-north neighbourhood of Singapore, which is home […]
Philippine authorities have ruled out suggestions that plane wreckage reportedly found on an island in the south of the country is of missing Malaysia airlines plane MH370. Captain Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, the commander of Naval Task Force 61, said they have deployed a gunboat in Sugbay Island in Tawi Tawi following reports that a teenager has found aircraft wreckage, with the Malaysian flag painted on its side, somewhere in the area. However, he said that […]
The United Nations General Assembly has approved secretary general Ban Ki-Moon’s nomination of Heidi Mendoza as under-secretary general for internal oversight services. The UN chief, in a statement last week, said the UN recognized that “as a certified public accountant, Mendoza has over 20 years of service in government particularly in the field of audit, investigation, fraud examination, anti-corruption and integrity advocacy,” Mendoza has been a commissioner in Commission on Audit (COA) since 2011, particularly […]
Hindi lang mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo ang tumatangkilik at nanonood ng “Felix Manalo” movie sa mga sinehan sa bahagi ng Olongapo City. Sa ika-apat na araw ng pagpapalabas ng pelikulang “Felix Manalo” movie sa mga sinehan ay dinagsa rin ito ng mga non-INC members o mga hindi pa kaanib sa INC. Ayon sa mga manunuod na hindi pa kaanib sa INC, nais umano nilang magkapagsuri sa aral ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ayon naman […]
Multidivision and former unified Flyweight world champion Brian “the Hawaiian Punch” Viloria geared up for his big fight against Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez at the Madison Square Garden this October 17. Viloria is warming up for his fight against Gonzalez, who was considered as a second best fighter in the world next to the retired Floyd Mayweather Jr., under Coach Freddie Roach’s intensive training in the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. (Eagle News Service)
Supporters from different candidates flood the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office on the second day of the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the 2016 National Elections. The first to file for their certificate of candidacy today were Alfredo Tindugan, 75 years old running for president, and his running mate Angelito Baluga, 54 years old running as vice-president, endorsing “divine government”. Though the COMELEC office was again jam-packed with supporters, the first day […]
After being subjected to public scrutiny in their construction of lighthouses in the disputed Spratly Islands, China on Tuesday, October 13 defended the construction of the lighthouses. China said that these lighthouses will provide efficient navigational aid and route guidance services and will ensure the safety of the passing ships in the disputed island. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying Spratly Islands, an international shipping and fishing region, should be equipped with […]
The screaming sound of chainsaws rang out from an olive grove in Italy’s southern Puglia region on Monday (October 12) as local authorities began chopping down and burning trees infected with “olive-tree leprosy.” The olive tree is one of Italy’s national trees and evokes the very image of the country, but now over one million trees are believed to be infected by the disease. Local farmers are up in arms that the olive groves are […]
Malacañang has welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which showed a high satisfaction rating on the national administration. “We welcome the latest results of the Third Quarter 2015 Social Weather Stations survey, which shows gross satisfaction with the national administration rising from 55 percent last June to 59 percent, and dissatisfaction falling from 24 percent to 22 percent,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “This […]
The government is currently experimenting on mixing different energies available in the country to ensure enough electricity will be generated for the country. Energy undersecretary Loreta Ayson revealed that the government has been doing a simulation on energy by mixing the use of 1/3 coal energy, 1/3 natural gas and 1/3 renewable energy. “We are working on these programs; we are doing a balance to use coal, natural gas, renewable energy. It is a work […]
Member economies of APEC are urged to facilitate trade and investments in resilient energy infrastructure that can withstand disasters. In a press briefing for the 12th APEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) in Cebu, Department of Energy undersecretary Loreta Ayson said aside from power demand, there is now a strong need to invest in resilient energy infrastructure as the region is faced with the challenges of climate change. “As we have emphasized before, APEC economies should […]
