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Garin insists deworming medicine not expired

MANILA, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — After an incident where several students were rushed to hospitals after receiving deworming medicine from the Department of Health (DOH), Secretary of Health Janet Garin stated that there is no truth about allegations that the DOH gave expired deworming medicine. She added that said medicine passed the qualifications of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before being distributed to students. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]

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Fair weather today

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — Expect a general fair weather today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services and Administration (PAGASA), with some localized thunderstorms in northern Mindanao due to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

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NASA’s fizzing water bubble experiment captured in high resolution

NASA astronaut Terry Virts explores water tension in microgravity by dissolving an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water. It’s not the most complex research the crew aboard the International Space Station will carry out. But astronaut Terry Virts saw it as the perfect way to test out their new ultra high resolution camera. An effervescent tablet dissolves inside a ball of water floating in the space station’s microgravity. The result is a mesmerizing […]

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NBA stars attend basketball workshop in Johannesburg

JULY 30 (Reuters) — As Africa nears the first National Basketball Association (NBA) game on the continent, several international professional basketball players hosted a clinic on Wednesday (July 29) for a group of South African boys and girls. The clinic was hosted at the American school in Johannesburg as part of the Basketball without Borders (BWB) program, run by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA as part of a global outreach program. The […]

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Mexico breaks its own record for largest “torta” sandwich

JULY 30 (Reuters) — An army of chefs in Mexico City on Wednesday (July 29) crafted a 65-metre-long (213-feet-long) monster sandwich – making it the biggest sandwich ever made in Latin America. Local authorities and dozens of local business rolled up their sleeves to prepare the sandwich – known as ‘torta’ in Mexico. Thousands of pieces of bread, lettuce, onion and tomato were mixed with hundreds of liters of mayonnaise, mustard and spicy sauces for […]

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Japan Provides Funding for the Construction of Classroom Building for Calintaan Central Elementary School in Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO – First Secretary and Labour Attaché Hiroyuki Enoki attended the turnover ceremony last July 27, 2015 for “The Project for the Reconstruction of Six Classroom Building for Calintaan Central Elementary School” in Municipality of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. This is part of the Japan Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The ceremony was attended by Ms. Lily Estoya, Municipal Mayor of Calintaan, Mr. Ferdinand J. Gotoy, District […]

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Afghanistan learns from PH experience in peace talks

MANILA , July 30 — The Philippines will provide technical assistance to Afghanistan in its own peace talks with its local Islamic rebel group Taliban by sharing lessons of its own peace process, primarily in its successful peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). A delegation from Afghanistan is currently on a three-day visit to the Philippines to learn from the country’s peace process, especially in terms of promoting women empowerment in peace […]

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Cincinnati police officer indicted in shooting death of black man

(Reuters) — A University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man has been charged with murder after a grand jury investigation, the Hamilton County prosecutor said on Wednesday (July 29). Prosecutor Joseph Deters, speaking bluntly at a news conference to announce the charges, called the July 19 death of Samuel Dubose, 43, “senseless” and totally unnecessary. He said Ray Tensing, the white officer who shot Dubose in the head, never should […]

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Malaysia sends team to see if Reunion debris is from MH370 flight

(Reuters) — Malaysia said on Wednesday (July 29) it has sent a team to Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa to determine whether washed-up debris may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean last year. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777, which disappeared in March last year carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing. Most […]

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Malacanang asks public to participate in synchronized Metro-wide drill

The Palace called on the public to participate in the synchronized Metro Manila-wide earthquake drill on Thursday to prepare the metropolis for a possible earthquake triggered by the West Valley Fault. “We ask the public to cooperate in the exercise,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during a press briefing on Wednesday. “I think it will be good and beneficial for all of us to be trained as to how to respond to a situation like […]

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Workshop para sa pagbabago ng sistema sa DepEd, isinagawa

HULYO 29 (Agila Balita) — Nagsagawa ng workshop ang Department of Education (DepEd) kaugnay ng Data Management Information System kung saan dalawang araw itong isinagawa sa bayan ng Sablayan lalawigan ng Occidental Mindoro. Ito ay dinaluhan ng mga school Heads, Planning Officers at ICT Coordinators ng bawat eskwelahan. Layunin ng workshop na ito na maging updated ang bawat eskwelahan sa mga pagbabago sa sistema ng students records at grading system na mas pinadali para sa […]

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Mt. Province, hindi na tatanggap ng plastic na basura

HULYO 29 (Agila Probinsya) — Nagsimula ng hindi tumanggap ng basura ang Mt. Province kung saan mahigpit itong binabantayan ng kapulisan sa bayan ng Bontoc para hindi makalusot ang magtatapon ng plastic na basura sa kanilang lugar. Ang usaping ito ay napagkasunduan ng mga Baranggay official at sinangayunan din ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Bontoc dahil ito ay matagal matunaw. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Jaslyn Gregorio)

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