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JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Great Britain won three gold medals in a second day of success in the swimming competition at the European Games on Tuesday (June 23) in Baku. Abbie Wood dominated the 400m individual medley with the winning time of four minutes 41.97 seconds. Italy’s Ilaria Cusinato was second and took silver 2.04 seconds behind Wood with Abja Crevar of Serbia third, trailing by 3.87 seconds. Holly Hibbott claimed first place in the […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Islamic State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria, the ultra hardline Sunni Muslim group said on Tuesday (June 23). The report was the first of any damage being done by the militants to buildings in Palmyra since they seized control of the city, also known as Tadmur, in May. Syrian forces have bombed the city, and […]
MANILA, June 24 — The Department of Finance-Bureau of the Treasury announced on Tuesday that it is organizing with the Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., the Philippine Investment and Infrastructure Roadshow to be held from June 24 to 29, 2015, in United States. The theme “Invest in the Philippines: Asia’s Bright Spot,” will serve to highlight the Philippines’ status as one of the best performing economies in Asia amid keen […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Beijing on Tuesday (June 23) urged Tokyo and Manila not to create tensions in the region after a Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the Japanese P3-C Orion surveillance plane, with three Filipino guest crew members, flew at 5,000 feet (1,524 m) above the […]
MANDALUYONG, June 24—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on Tuesday that prototypes of 48 new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Metro Rail Transit III (MRT-3) is on schedule for delivery in mid-August. “As reported by the joint DOTC and MRT-3 team, the prototype is on-schedule for delivery in mid-August. The dynamic testing phase will start in November, which is when the prototype’s bogies will arrive,” DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya said. The new […]
Inilunsad kamakailan ang pagbabagong kaalaman sa programa ng “Implan Angry Bird” sa pinagsamang pwersa ng lokal na pamahalaang panlalawigan sa pangunguna ni Gov. Ramil Hernandez at ng PNP Acting Director, Psupt. Florendo Saligao sa police provincial office ng Sta Cruz Laguna. Naglalayon ng ang programa ng pagsawata ng kriminalidad at illegal na droga sa lalawigan.
Patuloy ang isinasagawang pagpapaganda sa Aliwagwag Falls na protected area sa Southern Philippine Island ng Mindanao, sakop ng Davao Region, sa bayan ng Cateel. Ang Aliwagwag Fall ay itinuturing na pinakamataas na waterfall sa Pilipinas. Ang protected landscape na ito ay Philippine National Integrated Protected Areas noong 2011 sa Proclamation No. 139 na inisyu ni President Benigno Aquino III. May kabuuang 1,927,400-hectares mula Agusan–Davao–Surigao Forest Reserve, naideklara noong 1931 sa pamamagitan ng Proclamation No. 369 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — The Social Security System (SSS) is considering a higher rate of contribution before the end of President Benigno S. Aquino’s term to prevent the running out of SSS’s reserve funds. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Press Release – June 23, 2015 WWF National Ambassadors Swim with Whale Sharks and Manta Rays For over a decade now, Donsol has been synonymous with whale sharks. Known locally as the Butanding, this gentle giant helped catapult the once sleepy town of Donsol in Sorsogon from a fifth-class municipality to a first-class town – all because of a community-based whale shark ecotourism program that WWF-Philippines and the local government established in 1998. Last month, […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — Known as the “Peter Pan” of South Korea, Shin Hyomyung looks like a 12-year old despite being actually 26 years old due to an uncommon health condition. (SEOUL, South Korea) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Transportation and Communication Secretary Joseph Abaya, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) will implement a single-ticketing system in September which means that passengers of both transport system can now use a single smart card. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — According to Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the power shortage in Mindanao will worsen if the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) passes because the National Power Corporation (NPC) will lose control of Lake Lanao which provides 50% of the power supply in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
