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Water interruption will still push through despite rains

METRO Manila, Philippines, September 11 (Eagle News) — According to the water utility companies, despite the daily rainfall, said companies will still implement a rotational water interruption next week because the water in Angat and Ipo Dams still fall short of the ideal water level. Said companies added that the government should construct more dams to guarantee the water supply of Metro Manila. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/T8gHZ9UVFKM

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The lion and the eagle

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 11) – For a country that has been largely left to its own fate, the sudden spike in international interest in Zimbabwe did not come from the high unemployment figures, the food shortages, the state persecution of vendors, the lack of medicines, the lack of cash – but from a lion named “Cecil” by conservationists. Here are some quick facts about Cecil the Lion: A major tourist attraction in Hwange National Park […]

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No increase in honorarium for teachers in 2016 election

MANILA, Philippines, September 11 (Eagle News) — According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), there will be no increase in the honorarium received by teachers serving as Board of Election Inspectors in the coming 2016 election. The commission explained that the Department of Budget Management did not include said increase in the Php 20 billion – budget of the COMELEC due to a pending bill regarding the matter. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho […]

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Aquino boasts of economic achievements at APEC meet; praises Cebu Action Plan

(Eagle News) — President Aquino on Thursday (Sept. 10) told finance ministers attending the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) in Cebu province of the Philippine experience in mounting an economic turn-around that the government under his watch was able to do, and equated this to the promise of economic prosperity that APEC brings. Addressing the start of the two-day APEC Finance Ministers Meeting at the Shangrila Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, the President boasted of his administration’s achievements […]

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Scare for Ogier in Australia rally shakedown

SEPTEMBER 11 (Eagle News) — Series leader Sebastian Ogier, who can secure his third consecutive world title this weekend, tipped his Volkswagen Polo R high onto two wheels at the opening corner of his first pass through the 4.98km Hydes Creek test. The Frenchman reacted quickly to prevent the car rolling and then went fastest by 1.1sec in his fourth and final run. A victory in Australia will be enough to secure Ogier his third […]

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Apple’s latest product push

SEPTEMBER 11 (Eagle News) — Apple wants you to spend a lot more time looking at screens. They were everywhere at the company’s big special event in San Francisco. New iPhones, a bigger iPad, the iPad Pro, and new features on its watches and the biggest screen of them all: Apple tv. “I think, the TV was the buried lead here. I think, the idea of having a new, more apple-like TV experience is going […]

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A really ‘smart’ robotic monkey

Computers can figure out complex equations in a blink of an eye, but something as simple as programming a robot to pour a cup of water is incredibly difficult. Sangbae Kim, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT said that giving robots the ability to complete simple tasks that humans have been perfecting through millions of years of evolution could take decades or longer. But when designing a robotic monkey that can aid in search and […]

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Cine Europa Frenzy continues on its 18th year

SEPTEMBER 11 (Eagle News) — Cine Europa celebrates its 18th year, fittingly, with the theme “coming of age”. The “debutante” was heralded with a socializing event for its European and Philippine partners, followed by remarks from honored guests and its first film-screening for 2015 in Mandaluyong City on September 9. During its two-month run, Cine Europa will screen twenty-three films from eighteen European countries. Venues in 10 different cities all over the Philippines are lined […]

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Philippines No. 1 in budget transparency in ASEAN

(Eagle News) — The Department of Budget and Management celebrated the results of the 2015 Open Budget Survey which gave the Philippines the highest score for budget transparency in Southeast Asia. The country also ranked second in Asia and 21st in the world for its transparent and open budget management. According to the 2015 open budget index, the Philippines’ score went up to 64, surpassing the national government’s own target of 60, and bringing the […]

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Faith against faith in Syria

QUEZON City (September 11) – Syria’s civil war is an ongoing armed conflict and is said to be the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. The civil war in Syria started in 2011 because of the massive anti-government opposition demonstrations against the Ba’athist government of Bashar al-Assad and eventually escalated into a full-scale conflict. The civil war has left hundreds and thousands of casualties, with many more wounded. The plight of the citizens of Syria has […]

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NASA releases new images of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet

SEPTEMBER 11 (Reuters) — NASA released new images of the dwarf planet of Ceres on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 8-9) showing a set of peculiar white spots in one of the planet’s craters. The animation and stills shown by NASA on social media are made up of images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft and are the closest yet views of the Occator crater. The photos have a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel and […]

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Rainy weekend expected in most parts of PHL

MANILA, Sept. 11 (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advised the public to bring umbrellas due to expected light to moderate rains in most parts of the country until the weekend. In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Manny Mendoza said on Friday that they continue to keep watch of a low pressure area and southwest monsoon affecting southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Mendoza said that as of 5 a.m. Friday, […]

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