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Power interruption in Ilocos region

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 28 (Eagle News) — Various areas in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur will experience a nine-hour power interruption on Friday, July 31, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/hqDybuX7NsA

President Aquino submits proposed 2016 national budget

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 28 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III will submit to the Congress the proposed three trillion peso national budget. The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives will start hearing the proposed budget on August 10. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

PHILVOCS says no tsunami

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 28 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) assured the public that there is no possibility of tsunami affecting the country after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Indonesia. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Fair weather in Northern Luzon

QUEZON City, Philippines, July 28 (Eagle News) – According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA), the ridge of high pressure area will bring fair weather in Northern Luzon. There is also a low chance of rain in Visayas and Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/JRSfJZ1Gu3M

China stocks plunge, suffer biggest one-day loss since Feb 2007

JULY 28 (Reuters) — Chinese shares tumbled more than 8 percent on Monday (July 27) as an unprecedented government rescue effort to prop up valuations abruptly ran out of steam, throwing the viability of Beijing’s plan to stave off a deeper crash into doubt. Major indexes suffered their largest one-day drop since 2007, shattering three weeks of relative calm in China’s volatile stock markets since Beijing unleashed a barrage of support measures to arrest a […]

South Korea declares country effectively out of MERS danger

JULY 28 (Reuters) — South Korea declared on Tuesday (July 28) it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two months after the first case was reported and began spreading in hospital settings to kill 36 people. The outbreak grew to become the largest outside Saudi Arabia, infecting 186 people and at its peak putting nearly 17,000 in quarantine. It was traced to a man who returned from a […]

Tom Cruise says the new Mission Impossible film is mixed with action and a good story

JULY 28 (Reuters) — He’s swung around skyscrapers and leapt off buildings, and now Tom Cruise is back in the blockbuster action-movie franchise “Mission: Impossible”. And in the latest installment, he adds a new feat – clinging to the side of a plane as it takes off. During the red carpet premiere in New York’s Times Square on Monday (July 27), Cruise said the plot of the film is just as important as the stunts. […]

World Hepatitis Day

One of the most common diseases in the world is Hepatitis! It comes in different strains… And causes many health complications! Good thing that it is easy to prevent! Just a shot of vaccine and you’re all set! July 28 is World Hepatitis Day! Infographics designer: Alan Kevin Manio Researcher and writer: Mary Rose Faith Bonalos and JayPaul Carlos

Millions of INC members across the globe witness centennial closing worship service, express solidarity with INC leader

(Eagle News) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. in the United States to rejoice and celebrate the 101st anniversary of the Iglesia Ni Cristo,  showcasing the church’s discipline and influence of the church as it spreads its faith This was in addition to the hundreds of thousands to almost two million who came to the Ciudad de Victoria in Bocaue, Bulacan  to witness the closing centennial celebration […]

Celebrities Gladys Reyes and Christopher Roxas stand ground on INC faith

(Eagle News) — Celebrities Gladys Reyes and husband Christopher Roxas are among the first Iglesia Ni Cristo celebrities who stood their ground publicly regarding their faith, amid issues surfacing over media on the recent expulsion of some members of the Church. The Inquirer’s tabloid, Bandera, had an article on the facebook posts of Roxas, an INC convert, and Reyes who expressed their steadfast faith in the INC and in God.  (See  http://bandera.inquirer.net/98150/mag-asawang-gladys-at-christopher-nagsalita-na-sa-iskandalo-sa-inc) “IGLESIA PO AKO […]

Mga senior citizen nagkaisa sa pagdiriwang ng Nutrition Month

HULYO 27 (Agila Probinsya) — Ipinagdiwang ng mga senior citizen ang Nutrition Month sa bayan ng Mariveles sa lalawigan ng Bataan na ipinagdiriwang ngayon sa buong bansa. Nagsagawa ng Nutri-Zumba Content ang mga senior citizen na may temang “Bite in a Healthy Lifestyle” na nilahukan ng labing walong barangay sa nasabing lalawigan. Layunin ng nasabing contest na mahikayat ang mga senior citizen na magkaroon ng magandang kalusugan sa pamamagitan ng pag-eehersisyo at tamang pagkain para […]