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Nutrition Month

Did you know that many serious health problems result from not eating properly? What you eat has a huge impact on your health. So make sure that you eat what’s good for you!!! July is Nutrition Month! Infographics designer: Shaira Darleen Barretto Researcher and Writer: Mary Rose Faith Bonalos and JP Carlos

Boat-making contest, isinagawa sa Calamba City, Laguna

Bilang bahagi nang pagsukat sa kanilang kasanayan, nagsagawa ang SCAN International ng isang boat-making contest gamit ang recycled materials. Hinati ng SCAN ang kanilang miyembro sa apat na grupo at gamit ang mga lumang drum at plastic bottles, nagpaligsahan ang bawat grupo sa pagbuo ng mga improvised na bangkang maaring magamit tuwing panahon ng kalamidad. At upang masubukan kung gaano katibay ang mga ginawa nilang bangka, ginamit ito sa Baywalk Aplaya sa Calamba City. Sinaksihan […]

Ika-25 Kagueban Festival sa Puerto Princesa, ipinagdiwang

Sa Puerto Princesa City ay taun-taon ang isinasagawang pagtatanim ng mga puno ng mga residente bilang pagpapakita ng pagpapahalaga sa ating kalikasan. Kaya naman sa taong ito ay muling ipinagdiriwang ng mga residente sa nasabing bayan ang ika-25 Kagueban Festival na mayroong temang “Buhay ay ingatan, kalikasan ay pahalagahan. Layunin ng mga nakilahok sa aktibidad na ito na makatulong sa pag-iingat at pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Lyra Mae Loprez)

Data Management at Information Technology Workshop isinagawa sa Ilocos Norte

Isinagawa ng Department of Education (DepEd) ng Ilocos Norte ang Division Roll Out on the Data Management and Information Technology Workshop. Ang workshop na ito ay dinaluhan ng school heads/principals at mga learner information system coordinators ng buong lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte. Layunin ng workshop na ito na lalong maisaayos ang Learner Information System At Enhanced Basic Education Information System (LIS/EBEIS) na ipinatutupad ng DepEd. Kaugnay nito ay inaasahan ng DepEd na sa pamamagitan ng […]

Mga mamamayan sa Lobo Batangas, tutol sa pagmimina

Isinagawa ang sama-samang pagkilos ng ilang mga guro, mga estudyante at mga pribadong mamamayan upang tutulan ang planong pagmimina sa bayan ng Lobo, Batangas. Ang Egerton Gold Phils Inc., ang kompanya na responsible sa nasabing pagmimina ng ginto ay ookupahin ang nasa humigit kumulang 263 sq.heactares na maaring gumamit ng mga pampasabog. Ang Lobo, Batangas ay isang maliit na bayan sa Batangas subalit mayaman sa mineral at ganda ng kalikasan. Kung papatagin ang mga kabundukan […]

DA says rice production at near self-sufficiency levels

MANILA (Eagle News) — The United States has recognized the Philippines for registering the greatest increase in palay production for the last five years. This was according to Agriculture Secretary Prospero Alcala, although he admitted that the country would still have to continue importing rice. He said the national rice sufficiency level was still at 96 to 97 percent, and that the country had still not achieved the 100 percent rice self-sufficiency level targeted way […]

Indonesia military plane crash kills at least 30

(REUTERS) — An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a hotel and residential area in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on Tuesday (June 30), killing at least 30 people, a national search and rescue agency official said. Military spokesman Fuad Basya said that 12 personnel, including the pilot, had been aboard the C-130 Hercules. The bodies of five of them had been found. Local television showed a neighbourhood of houses and hotels in flames […]

Handsome gorilla attracts tourists in Japan

JUNE 30 (Eagle News) — In the lighter side of the news, a handsome gorilla became a popular attraction for female tourists, with visitors calling the said gorilla a “good-looking man”. (Nagoya, Japan) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Informal settlers may lose homes in Metro Manila

METRO Manila, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — According to the group Kadamay, an estimated 1.4 million informal settlers and urban poor in Metro Manila are in danger of losing their homes due to the implementation of public-private partnership scheme of the Aquino administration. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Grown-up basics Part 2: Looking for an apartment

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 30) – So, you’re a grown-up now and you want to live independently. First things first, you have to find your own place. Apartment hunting can be hard, but nothing shouts independence like having your own place. Here are some factors that you should consider when looking for an apartment. Of course, the first thing that you should consider is the rental price. Is the rent just for […]

SMARTMATIC withdraws from bidding

MANILA, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — SMARTMATIC withdrew from the bidding regarding the refurbishment of the precinct count optical scan machines after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) cut the allotted budget. The COMELEC declared a failure in bidding regarding the refurbishment of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1X0f397DV_Y

PNP implements maximum tolerance in Makati City

MAKATI City, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), they will implement a policy of maximum tolerance in Makati City as the Office of the Ombudsman issued a new suspension order against Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. On the other hand, the PNP is studying the possibility of filing complaints against supporters of Mayor Binay who harmed some PNP personnel. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]