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President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday inducted into office the new set of officers of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace. Taking their oath before the President were Angel Ngu, president; Henry Lim Bon Liong, executive vice president; Domingo Yap, David Chua, Alex Yap Cho Ty, William Gosiaco, Michael Tan, Victor Lim, Delfin Letran, Mary Go Ng, Cecilio Pedro, Charles Chante, George […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film “Titanic” and its mega-hit theme song “My Heart Will Go On”, has not been heard from since his private airplane crashed in Southern California on Monday (June 22) morning, his lawyer said. Jay Cooper, a prominent music industry attorney, confirmed the plane that crashed in the Los Padres National Forest, north of Los Angeles, belonged to his client Horner, 61-years-old, but could […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — A new record for the world’s longest pizza was established by dozens of Italian pizza-makers at Milan’s world fair, Expo 2015, on Saturday (June 20), reaching 1,596 meters in length. The pizza was made with two and a half tons of dough and seasoned with 1.5 tons of tomato sauce, 1.7 tons of mozzarella and 150 litres of oil. In a video released by Milan Expo, more than 80 pizza-makers were […]
MANILA, June 23 — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday that while there are no Filipinos in South Korea suspected of carrying Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) at present, migrant workers strictly observe precautions to prevent the spread of the infection. Philippine Overseas Labor Office in South Korea (POLO) reported to DOLE that they have not received any information from the Filipino Community or Korean authorities of any Filipino suspected or […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — In a year in which Taylor Swift’s star has risen in to the upper stratosphere, her biggest victory may have been watching Apple ‘blink” after the pop star called out the tech giant for its initial policy of refusing to pay artists during free trials of its new Apple Music streaming service. Apple’s change of heart came after the 25-year-old singer posted on Tumblr that she’d hold back her latest hit […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 23) – When it comes to reading, my tastes run to science fiction and fantasy. I have been following a lot of authors but lately, I have been reading the “Uplift” series by David Brin. In the Uplift universe, the dominant civilization is called the Five Galaxies – a conglomerate of oxygen-breathing species. At the center of the civilization is the practice of “uplift” – wherein a patron […]
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — An intense three-day heat wave has killed around 300 people in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, mortuary officials in Karachi said on Monday (June 22). Authorities were forced to declare a state of emergency after the electricity grid crashed and bodies started to stack up in the morgues. Temperatures soared to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Saturday (June 20) and hovered at 43 degrees Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) on Sunday (June 21), […]
Ang Canla-on ay isang fourth class city sa lalawigan ng Negros Oriental. Ayon sa census, ito ay may populasyong 50,627 katao. Matatagpuan ito sa 168 kilometro (104 mi) hilaga mula sa panlalawigang kabisera ng Dumaguete City. Ang Canla-on ang mayroong pinakamataas na bundok sa lalawigan kung saan ay matatagpuan dito ang may 2,465 metro (8087 ft) sa itaas ng dagat sa kaniyang pinakamataas na point. Ang nasabing lalawigan ay nahahati sa labing dalawang (12) barangays. […]
Patuloy ang kampanya ng lokal na pamahalan ng Abra laban sa mga loose firearms at explosives sa kanilang lugar. Laking pasasalamat ng mga nasa hanay ng mga autoridad dahil sa suporta ng mga residente sa kanilang layunin na matunton ang mga loose firearms and explosives sa kanilang munisipalidad. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Roger Vargas)
(Reuters) Hundreds of thousands of tiny crabs have been washing up on Southern California beaches, marring the sandy coastline with streaks of red, as warm ocean currents carry them farther north and closer to shore than usual. The red tuna crabs have been dying in hordes on beaches from San Diego to Orange County, although some have been washed back out to sea alive. Such strandings take place periodically and are not necessarily a threat to […]
(Reuters) Two teachers from Indiana created a 3D print out of a young girl’s face for her blind deaf mother, a video posted to a social media website showed. In the video Ron Shaffer and Cory Howard, two high school teachers, were seen taking photographs of Denise Altheide in order to efficiently model the 3D print out. More footage showed Denise’s mother, Faith Altheide, delighted to receive her gift and hugging her daughter. Howards said their […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 22 (Eagle News) — Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” C. Binay has tendered his resignation from President Benigno Aquino III’s Cabinet, his office confirmed Monday afternoon. Head of the Office of Media Affairs of the Vice President, Joey Salgado said: “Vice President Jejomar C. Binay today tendered his irrevocable resignation from the Cabinet effective immediately. The resignation letter was hand-carried by his daughter Makati Rep. Abigail Binay. The resignation letter was addressed to […]
