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Dagdag-singil sa tubig, pinapapigilan sa Korte Suprema

(Eagle News) — Hindi na makatarungan ang nais mangyari ng Manila Water Corporation at Maynilad na ipasa sa publiko ang buwis na dapat ay sila ang nagbabayad. Ito ang sinabi ni Bayan Muna Partylist Rep.  Neri Colmenares kaugnay sa sinasabi ng Department of Finance (DOF) na kailangang  aksyunan ng Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) ang hiling ng dalawang water concessionaire gaya ng isinasaad sa kontrata. Nangangahulugan aniya na hindi bababa sa P300 ang magiging […]

Iba’t ibang paraan ng pagtitipid ng tubig, isinagawa ng mga residenteng apektado ng water cut-off

(Eagle News) — Kanya-kanyang paraan na ang pagtitipid sa tubig ng mga residente at establisymentong apektado ng rotating water interruption ng Maynilad. Ilan pa sa mga negosyo ang hindi na nagbukas dahil na rin sa kawalan ng suplay ng tubig. Nailagay naman ng Maynilad ang mga bagong tubo nito na bahagi ng pipe realignment at para na rin bigyang daan ang flood interceptor project ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).  May report si […]

Ilang mga unibersidad at paaralan, nagsuspinde ng klase dahil sa water cut-off sa Maynila

(Eagle News) — Ilang eskwelahan at unibersidad sa lunsod ng Maynila ang nagsuspinde ng klase dahil sa malawakang water interruption ng Maynilad Water Services. Labing apat (14) na elementary at high school sa district 2 hanggang district 5 ng Maynila ang walang pasok. Sa district 2, ang mga walang pasok mula ngayong araw hanggang bukas (Agosto 12) ay ang Torres High School,  Lakandula High School, M.L.  Quezon High School,  F. Calderon High School, at F. […]

Electronic skin sensors to control mobile gadgets

Aug.10  (Reuters) Imagine controlling your smart phone with one of these skin-worn silicone patches. The makers of iSkin say its thin, soft and flexible design presents new possibilities for on-body mobilecomputing. Martin Weigel, PHD student in the Embodied Interaction Group at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, saying: “Current electronics are mostly using rigid components which are very uncomfortable to wear on the body and are limiting the locations to, for example, the wrist or […]

MIAA installs new full-body scanners at NAIA

MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) assured the public on Tuesday that the newly-installed full body scanners at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority (NAIA) Terminal 3 are safe and would not expose passengers to hazardous radiation. This, after the authority ran a demo of the new scanners, which make use of low-frequency radiation, allowing safe use of the scanners for pregnant women and those with body implants. MIAA further […]

Dengue Symposium isinagawa sa Mabalacat, Pampanga

AGOSTO 11 (Agila Probinsya) — Isang “Dengue Symposium” ang isinagawa sa isang covered court ng isang paaralan na dinaluhan ng may 500 estudyante at mga magulang. Pinangunahan ito ng City Health Office at City Schools Division ng lungsod ng Mabalacat. Ang tema ng pagtitipon ay “Iwas Dengue”. Ipinaliwanag ni Dr. Freddie Anunciacion, Rural Health Physician ng PHU II ang apat na pamamaraan kung paano massugpo ang pagkalat ng dengue sa mga paaralan. Apat na pamamaraan […]

DAR nakatutok sa pagsugpo ng epekto ng lumalalang climate change

AGOSTO 11 (Agila Probinsya) — Puspusan ngayon ang kampanya ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) sa kanilang mga kooperatiba para maihanda sila sa pagtulong na masugpo ang lumalalang pag-init ng mundo dahil sa pabago-bagong panahon. Ayon sa focal person ng Climate Change na si Emil Maure, naka-integrate ngayon ang usapin ng climate change sa isinasagawa nilang mandatory training para sa kanilang mga assisted cooperative sa iba’t-ibang dako ng Aurora. Katuwang ang Cooperative Development Authority, nagsimulang […]

Australia unveils new emissions reduction target ahead of Paris talks

(Reuters) — Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday (August 11) announced cuts to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions that were immediately criticized by environmental groups and opposition politicians for lagging far behind other advanced economies. The world’s largest exporter of coal and iron ore will cut emissions by 26-28 percent of 2005 levels by 2030, Abbott said, a target that will be submitted as part of negotiations on a global climate deal in Paris at […]

Japan restarts nuclear reactor amid protests

  (Reuters) — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly two years on Tuesday (August 11) despite strong protests nationwide. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to reassure a nervous public that tougher standards mean the sector is now safe after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 but opinion polls show a majority of the public oppose the move after the nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. […]

Binay camp challenges Trillanes to answer complaints

MAKATI City, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The spokesperson of Vice President Jejomar Binay challenged Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to face the complaint for damages filed by the Vice President against him. VP Binay’s camp added that Senator Trillanes should face the accusations filed against him and to stop doubting the integrity of the courts. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/2gygQYnuFY8

SIM card registration, violation of human rights

MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators challenged the proposed bill requiring the registration of SIM card, saying that this is not the answer to lower criminality as well as a violation of basic human rights. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)