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MANILA, August 8 (PNA) — Typhoon “Hanna” will bring rough to very rough sea conditions to Batanes said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday. “Stormy weather with rough to very rough seas will prevail over Batanes while rains with gusty winds over northern Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of islands,” PAGASA said on its 5 a.m. weather bulletin Saturday. PAGASA noted that typhoon Hanna was located 380 km north […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 7 (PIA)– In celebration of Buwan ng Wika, Google Philippines invites every Filipino including translators, language lovers, and culture enthusiasts to contribute to the Google Translate Community to help bridge language barriers and bring the Filipino and Cebuano languages and cultures better representation online to share with the rest of the world. In line with this, Google Philippines launched a nationwide translation campaign called Love Your Language, a first translate-a-thon to improve […]
JULY 31 (Reuters) – Over 500 start-up companies congregated in Hong Kong on Friday (July 31) to attend RISE, the first conference in Asia organised by Web Summit, one of the largest tech summits in Europe. Organisers estimated the event attracted over 5,000 people from 72 countries, including 300 investors. One of the companies attending the summit is the world’s biggest drone maker, China-based DJI. DJI, whose best-selling Phantom 2 Vision+ drone retails for around $1,200 […]
Aug. 7 (Reuters) – Heavy gales, huge waves and rainstorms have hit Taiwan’s eastern areas, Ilan and Hualien in particular, as Typhoon Soudelor was moving slowly to the island on Friday night. Taiwan’s meteorological agency predicted that the typhoon would land in the eastern coastal areas of Taiwan on Saturday morning. And the strong typhoon could bring heavy rain to Taiwan, especially from Friday afternoon through Saturday. By the seaside of Ilan, the huge waves reached […]
MANILA, Aug. 7 (PNA) — Manila sanitation inspectors confiscated 25 categories of expired, misbranded and tampered food products that are sold illegally in Quiapo, Manila. Responding to the complaint filed by the EcoWaste Coalition, representatives of the District Health Office III of the Manila Health Department conducted the inspection last Wednesday in coordination with the Manila Police District Station. In a report to City Health Officer Benjamin Yson, sanitary inspector Ivy Casono said that vendor […]
1.079°N 85.196°W depth=10.0 km (6.2 mi) BEIJING, Aug. 7 (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted off the coast of Ecuador at 1218 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 1.0785 degrees north latitude and 85.196 degrees west longitude. Time 2015-08-07 12:18:49 (UTC) 2015-08-07 20:18:49 (UTC+08:00) in Manila timezone Times in other timezones Nearby Cities 534km […]
SAN JUAN, Metro Manila, Philippines – According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, New Zealand is in need of 30, 000 Filipino workers. New Zealand is looking for skilled construction workers to help rebuild the country to help repair damages caused by the earthquake that hit the said country in 2011. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In commemoration of the Breastfeeding Week, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization both beefed up their respective campaigns to promote breastfeeding, touting the benefits of the said act. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) unveiled a newer, better footbridge in the UP Techno Hub area. The new footbridge boasts of better security features like closed-circuit television cameras. The new footbridge is part of the “Adopt-A-Footbridge” program of the MMDA. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
(Eagle News) — China will host the 2019 FIBA World Cup for Basketball. This was the announcement earlier this evening as China won over the Philippines in the bid to host the prestigious international basketball competition. China has made a pitch making use of its vast experience in hosting international sporting events, having hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and being set to host the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. In its bid, China featured […]
AUG. 6 (Reuters) — Cologne buzzed with life — virtual and real — on Wednesday (August 5) as the city hosted Gamescom, the world’s biggest computer and video game fair. Desktop and console games from the world’s biggest manufacturers – including Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Microsoft – were wired up for trade visitors on Wednesday ahead of doors opening to general enthusiasts on Thursday (August 6). For 2015’s edition, all eyes are on virtual reality […]
AGOSTO 7 (Agila Probinsya) — Muling nagpaalala ang Maynilad Water Services sa kanilang mga costumers sa lalawigan ng Cavite na mag-ipon na ng tubig. Ito ay kasunod ng scheduled water interruption ng Maynilad simula sa Lunes na tatagal rin ng ilang araw. Batay sa schedule ng Maynilad, ang water interruption ay magsisimula ng August 10, Lunes, ala una ng hapon hanggang August 13, Huwebes, alas diyes ng gabi. Kasama sa apektadong lugar sa Cavite ay […]
