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QUEZON City, Philippines, June 17 (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Officer-In-Charge (PNP-OIC) Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina started his farewell round in the various regional offices of the PNP as his retirement nears. Espina has only one month left before he retires. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 17 (Eagle News) — Dreamscape Networks plan to file legal complaints against Ayala Center Cebu when the ceiling of its Cinema 5 fell down on the employees of Dreamscape during an event launching Dreamscape’s new campaign ad. (Cebu, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 17 — Real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump announced on Tuesday (June 16) that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election. The outspoken billionaire, widely seen as having little chance of winning the nomination, will certainly enliven proceedings as he joins an unusually large group of Republicans vying for the presidency. Eleven Republicans have announced they are running for next November’s election, the latest being former […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters) — Street art featuring Arabic graffiti and cartoon figures of lovers in swimming costumes now adorn one of Paris’s most august bridges — and all with the permission of the city authorities. After Paris officials wrenched the much-maligned “love locks” from the Pont des Arts amid safety concerns, four artists were invited to contribute to a temporary exhibition on the bridge, which links the Louvre museum and the collegiate left bank of […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters) — New film footage purportedly showing legendary aviator Amelia Earhart has been released to the general public. The footage, shot in 1937, shows Earhart posing for a photographer on an airport tarmac, presumably in Burbank, California. Lost for nearly 80 years, the footage shows photographer Albert Bresnik taking photos of a smiling Earhart, who poses on and around her Lockheed Electra 10E, the plane that would carry her more than 20,000 miles […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters) — Letters penned by physicist Albert Einstein that include his views on God, religion, and the atomic bomb fetched $420,625 at auction on Thursday (June 11). The more than 25 lots of documents included typed and handwritten letters, autographed by Einstein and revealing his innermost thoughts, according to auction house Profiles in History’s Consignment Relations Individual Specialist, Brian Chanes. “What’s so interesting about them is this field is driven by the content, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 17) – The school days are back and one of the major dilemmas faced by moms is to ensure that their kids have a “baon” that is not just delicious but healthy as well. Preparing your kids’ baon is one of the most iconic rituals attributed to mothers – a familiar sight every morning. It shows how much our moms love us as she sends us tasty and […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters) – -Five people including a number of young Irish citizens were killed and eight injured when an apartment balcony collapsed early on Tuesday (June 16) in the Californian city of Berkeley, police and Ireland’s foreign affairs minister said. The survivors’ injuries were “very serious and potentially life-threatening,” Berkeley Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Coats said. Callers first reported the collapse at the multi-story block in the downtown area of the college city near […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 17) – I encountered the term “cultural appropriation” for the first time in social networking sites. At first, I have no idea what the fuss is all about and why many netizens feel strongly against it. Out of curiosity, I decided to do a little research and share it with you. First, a definition of terms. According to an article from the Sydney Morning Herald, cultural appropriation is […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters) — NASA released an ultra high resolution video on Monday (June 15) displaying the life of astronauts through a remarkably clear lens. The video quality and new filming capability is called 4K Ultra High-Definition, or UHD video. According to NASA, the new and improved video resolution will enable researchers to gain new insight into the experiments performed aboard the space station with improved clarity. But perhaps more exciting to the senses than […]
JUNE 17 (Reuters –CCTV) — China’s land reclamation project on part of islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands will be completed as planned in the upcoming days, an expert said Tuesday. “China will complete land reclamation project as planned in the upcoming days,” said Wu Shicun, director of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. He emphasized it’s not because of international pressure. Wu pointed out that apart from satisfying the need of […]
(SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has affirmed that the laying down of arms by “our Moro brothers” is a testament to their unreserved and honest participation in the talks to find lasting peace in Mindanao. “Panawagan ko po ay suklian naman natin ang pagtitiwalang ipinakita nila (Moro Islamic Liberation Front – MILF) sa atin. Sikapin nating umabot sa puntong masasabi nating: Talagang binigay natin ang lahat ng pagkakataon upang mabago nila […]
