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MAY 3 (Eagle News) — The fight of the century ended with US boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., winning by unanimous decision over Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interviewed after the fight, the 38-year old Mayweather expressed admiration for Pacquiao and said, “it was worth the wait.” Pacquiao, 36, in the meantime said, “I thought I won the fight.” Pacquiao said Mayweather moved around a lot […]
MAY 3 (Reuters) — Bakers in the Philippines have made a life-sized cake of Manny Pacquiao to celebrate his upcoming fight in Las Vegas. Cake Artists Zach Yonzon and his wife Aila Sim built a five-foot-five-inch cake of the Filipino boxer which will be displayed in front of their cafe. The cake weighed over 70 kilogrammes and is composed mostly of chocolate cake, ganache,Rice Krispies and fondant. Yonzon, who runs the Bunny Baker cafe with his […]
BRITAIN’S Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their new daughter to a cheering crowd of wellwishers and media in London on Saturday (May 2). Later in the day, the royal couple stepped out of St Mary’s Hospital in London to greet the crowds and give the world its first glimpse of the new princess, who was wrapped in a blanket asleep in Kate’s arm. The royal family’s newest member was born at 8:34 a.m. (0734 […]
MAY 1 (Reuters) — Marches in various cities in Asia on Friday (May 1) rallied for workers’ rights on May Day. In Dhaka, thousands of workers took to the streets to demand better working conditions, especially for those working in garment factories. “We don’t want to see anymore Rana Plazas, no more Tazreen in Bangladesh. This means that we want to see the garment industry and the workers who work there have a safe working […]
Patok na destinasyon ngayong summer vacation ang bayan ng Lubuagan sa lalawigan ng Kalinga. Kung saan ang bayang ito ay tinaguriang “Little Baguio” dahil sa malamig na klima nito kahit sa panahon ng tag-init. Isa pang atraksyon ng lugar na ito ay ang nakakarelax na tanawin kabilang na ang rice terraces, mga kabundukang kulay berde dahil sa malalagong mga punong-kahoy, wild orchids, ancestral house at ang General Emilio Aguinaldo Park. Maaari ding pasyalan ang tinaguriang […]
“Pagbibigay-sigla sa Kulturang Kinagisnan, Gabay sa Pag-unlad ng Bayan,” ito ang tema ng isinagawang Trade Fair And Exhibit 2015 sa Naic sa lalawigan ng Cavite bilang isa sa mga aktibidad ng 224th Naic Foundation Day. Ang isinagawang aktibidad ay nilahukan rin ng maraming Small Scale Enterprises sa larangan ng pagkain, fashion, beauty products at iba pa. Iba’t-ibang klase naman ng recycled products na gawa ng 4p’s ng DSWD at mga inmates ang ipinakita sa nasabing […]
MAY 1 (Reuters) — The devastating earthquake in Nepal has drawn high attention from all over the world and several of the UN agencies are offering their help for its recovery. In the past two days, the World Food Program and its affiliate corporations donated over 100 tons of food to the worst-hit districts while the UN Children’s Fund delivered nearly 30 tons of supplies, including tents, water purification tablets, and first aid and hygiene […]
MAYO 1 — Nakatakdang ipatupad sa lalawigan ng Aurora ang kauna-unahang development plan na mayroong layuning mapaunlad ang sektor ng agrikultura sa nasabing lalawigan. Kaisa naman ang mga nasa lokal ng pamahalaan at mga mamamayan ng naturang probinsya upang maging madali at mahusay ang magiging implementasyon nito. Inaasahan na mas mapapaunlad pa ang sektor ng agrikultura sa Aurora sa pamamagitan ng pagbalangkas ng isang Agricultural Development Plan. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Loemar Alcantara, Eagle News Service […]
MAYO 1 — Inereklamo ni Mayor Eduardo Severo ng Calabanga Camarines Sur ang nakita nilang mga bitak sa semento sa ginagawang fishport na pinondohan ng Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) sa lalawigan ng Camarines Sur. Ito ay matapos ang inspeksyon ginawa ng alkalde bilang tugon sa mga reklamo ng mga residente doon. Sa panayam, binigyang diin ng alkalde na ang proyekto ay pinondohan ng DOTC at ipinarating na nila ang problema sa pamamagitan ng […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — A possible brownout may reel in the most part of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout takes place on Sunday (May 3). Regional ARMM Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Jaime Rivera said that this was due to the thin power supply in the region. Rivera also explained that the production of the hydroelectric plant on Maria Cristina Falls remains low […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippine government may seek another clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, this was after a temporary reprieve from death sentence was granted to her by the Indonesian government. According to DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose, the Philippines could seek for another clemency once they identified and convicted the culprits behind the drug smuggling attempt to bring it in Indonesia by using Veloso. (Eagle […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — Authorities were looking into the possibility that stolen metal tracks might have been the cause of the derailment of a Philippine National Railway (PNR) train at the Skyway Magallanes Ext. on Wednesday (April 28). (Eagle News Service Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
