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MAY 6 (Reuters) — Music fans get ready: property from some of the industry’s biggest stars is set for auction as part of Julien’s Auctions 2015 Music Icons sale. The auction house gave a sneak preview of the items about to hit the block, including a guitar used by George Harrison, one of Michael Jackson’s gloves, and a tank top worn by Madonna. Harrison’s Mastersound electric guitar is one of the highlights of the sale. […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Floyd Mayweather added another wrinkle to the fallout of his fight against Manny Pacquiao by saying he would be open to a rematch after the Filipino southpaw recovers from shoulder surgery, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday (May 05). Mayweather has one fight remaining on his Showtime contract and has repeatedly said he intends to retire after a bout fight in September, although after Saturday’s fight he told reporters that […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Hundreds of “Star Wars” and Lego enthusiasts came together for the “May the 4th Be With You” weekend – celebrating the Star Wars franchise – to build the world’s biggest Lego Millennium Falcon in Australia. The model of the iconic spaceship was made from nearly 250,000 toy bricks at Westfield Southland shopping center in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne. The structure is almost five meters wide and is flanked by two […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — From solving murders in central London with “Sherlock” and traipsing through Middle Earth in “The Hobbit,” actor Martin Freeman is heading into the Marvel universe, the Walt Disney Co-owned studio said on Tuesday (May 05). Freeman, 43, who played Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” trilogy and won an Emmy for his role as Dr. John Watson alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s crime-solving detective in BBC’s popular “Sherlock” series, is joining the cast of […]
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Nine of Mexico’s most emblematic archaeological sites have been registered for “special protection” by the United Nations, awarding the grand cities of Mesoamerica’s lost civilizations special status. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday (May 05) that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, registered pre-Columbian sites across the country including Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza and Calakmul, amongst others. “Monte Alban together with the other eight sites that […]
The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines recently celebrated the 67th birthday of the State of Israel, highlighting its deep historical ties with the Philippines and the different advancements in technology.
Malacañang has expressed its gratitude to the Peace Council for reviewing the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and has called on lawmakers to give the Council’s report “due attention and consideration,” as they continue their deliberations on the draft law. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. thanked the Peace Council for “judiciously reviewing” the BBL and for consulting other stakeholders, such as Filipino Christians, Muslims, indigenous peoples, religious leaders, civil […]
Nilahukan ng bayan ng Aborlan, Narra, at Quezon ang isinagawang clean up drive ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa bayan ng Rizal, Palawan. Layunin ng clean up drive na ito na higit pang lalong mapangalagaan ang ating kalikasan. Kaisa rin sa aktibidad na ito ang Mayor ng nasabing bayan na si Mayor Alrie D. Nobleza. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Kristine Fabro, Jun Fabro, Marites Arpellida, Eagle News Service MRFaith Bonalos)
Anim na distrito ang nakilahok sa isinagawang Summer Youth Camp ng City Social Welfare Development (CSWD) sa Dipolog City. Iba’t-ibang aktibidad na pangkabataan ang ginanap at ang layunin ng nasabing programa ay upang hubugin ang katangian at pag-uugali ng mga kabataan. Layunin rin ng programang ito na higit pang mahubog ng mga kabataan ang pagkakaroon ng kumpiyansa sa sarili, maunawaan ang kalayaang pangkabataan, at higit sa lahat ay mahubog ang mga mabubuting katangian at pag […]
Mahigit limang libong pamilya na nasalanta ng bagyong Yolanda sa lalawigan ng Iloilo ang pinagkalooban ng gobyerno ng calamity fund na nagkakahalaga ng 30 thousand pesos. Isinagawa ang pamimigay ng tulong sa mg pamilyang biktima ng bagyong Yolanda sa gym ng Alejo Posadas Memorial Elementary School at dinaluhan ang pagbibigay ng total calamity fund ng Vice Governor ng probinsya ng Iloilo na si Vice Governor Raul “Boboy” Tupas at umabot sa 163,640.000 pesos ang naipamigay […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 5 (Eagle News) — Despite the allegations made by her mother, Mary Jane Veloso extended her gratitude towards President Benigno S. Aquino III after the postponement of her death sentence. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 5 — Manny Pacquiao’s team announced their belief that there was a conspiracy between the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) and Floyd Mayweather, Jr to ensure the victory of the latter. Pacquiao cited such incidents such as not allowing Pacquiao to have pain killer injections while allowing the same for Mayweather as well as not allowing Pacquiao’s handlers to bring his sports drinks and multi-vitamins to his locker room. (Las Vegas, Nevada) (Eagle News […]
