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APRIL 30 (Reuters) — Manny Pacquiao expressed his confidence and excitement for his upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. According to a statistics firm, Pacquiao has an advantage against Mayweather when it comes to volume punching, with Pacquiao able to release more punches per round compared to Mayweather. (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) – Despite being under protective custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will still investigate the alleged illegal recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso. According to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, the protective custody order is only for the security and safety of the alleged illegal recruiters so that they can secure information regarding the illegal drug trade as […]
EDSA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — The Metro Railway Transit (MRT) limited its travel route today from Shaw Boulevard to Taft Avenue as said transit system once again suffered technical difficulties when one of its trains got magnetically stuck on the rails. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is still investigating the cause of the latest derailment of its locomotive which left more than 50 people injured. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — According to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID), Mary Jane Veloso was able to leave the country as a tourist even before she went to Indonesia. The Bureau is currently tracing Veloso’s travel history to help other agencies of the government on their investigations so as to help Mary Jane Veloso to overturn her death sentence before the temporary reprieve given by Indonesia runs out. (Eagle News […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) issued an apology to passengers due to the delayed flights in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) when a heavy equipment crashed into a twelve fiber optic cables of the PLDT, causing the airport complex to lose its telephone and internet capabilities, which resulted in the use of manual processing of passengers. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading cause of death of women around the world is heart disease. According to the Philippine Heart Association (PHA), the same data is applicable to Filipino women, saying that lack of awareness is the primary factor of such statistic, with Filipino women more concerned with the health of their spouses and children than their […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, April 30) – Located in the lower eastern part of Camarines Sur, the island of Caramoan is undoubtedly a pride of Bicolandia. Also called the “secret paradise”, the beauty of Caramoan remains relatively unexploited, untarnished by commercial tourism. Nature-trippers are in for a treat as Caramoan features a bounty of natural beauty – from its crystal clear waters, white sand beaches, tranquil lakes, deep caves and rich marine life. […]
APRIL 30 (Reuters) — Believed to be more than 400 years old and nearly 200 times the size of a chicken egg, an extremely rare elephant bird egg will be auctioned in London this week, with an estimated price tag of up to $76,000. The egg, over 30 centimeters (11.81 inches) high, was laid by the now extinct elephant bird, a giant flightless bird indigenous to Madagascar, according to auction house Sotheby’s. The bird, believed […]
QUEZON CITY, 30 April (PIA)–The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued tips on how to avoid illegal recruiters. POEA chief Hans Leo Cacdac issued the reminder to warn those who are planning to work abroad to be wary of job offers posted online and scrupulous individuals who are constantly looking for victims. Cacdac advised prospective overseas workers to apply only with licensed recruitment agencies to avoid illegal recruiters. In his twitter account, @HansLeoCacdac, the POEA […]
APRIL 30 (Reuters) — Many survivors of the Nepal earthquake were still waiting to be evacuated from rural mountainous regions on Thursday (April 30), as the United Nations said relief efforts need to be scaled up. Local Nepalese television broadcast footage on Thursday (April 30) showed hundreds of survivors of the Nepal earthquake desperately trying to board a helicopter. Reuters cannot independently identify the locations or confirm the dates the video was filmed. More than […]
APRIL 30 (Reuters) — Students in India’s financial capital Mumbai held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday (April 29) to express their solidarity with the people of Nepal, hit by the worst earthquake in 81 years. A powerful earthquake with the 7.9 magnitude quake hit Nepal at midday on Saturday (April 25) followed by several aftershocks, killing over 5,006 people and injuring 10,000 others. The government has yet to fully assess the devastation wrought by quake, […]
