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Palace seeks understanding for continuing widespread blackouts in Mindanao

Malacañang urges people in Mindanao to understand that their situation is different compared to those in Luzon and Visayas with regard to their electricity situation, as widespread blackouts continued there lasting from eight to 10 hours. Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that 50 percent of the electricity in Mindanao comes from hydroelectric power plants.  Hydroelectric power plants are covered by the EPIRA law or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, which required these power plants in […]

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Why You Should Quit Smoking?

Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking Now By: Natalie Kate Ann Juntado   Once you have stopped the habit of smoking, you’ll soon realize how good it is for your health. Some may find it difficult to quit, but as you start doing the right thing for your health, by starting off with yourself, you’ll feel great from within. Here, we share you the reasons why you should quit smoking right now, yes right now, […]

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Putin: military force would be ‘last resort’ in Ukraine

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia’s actions in Crimea on Tuesday and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort, easing market fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic could lead to war. But tension remained high on the ground. Russian forces fired warning shots in a confrontation with Ukrainian servicemen at an air base, and Russian navy ships were reported to have blockaded the strait […]

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Tensions in Ukraine May Effect Local Market

According to local market analyst, tensions in Ukraine may affect the local market with the oil-exporting sector being the hardest hit. The peso also suffered a downward spiral together with other regional currencies. The Philippine consulate in Ukraine sends its assurance that no Filipinos have been reported injured in the said country, despite the ongoing unrest.

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Obama plans $ 3.9 trillion budget for 2015

WASHINGTON, March 5 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama has planned US$ 3.9 trillion of budget for the 2015 fiscal year, which will be used to fund infrastructure upgrading, education and other social programs, according to the budget plan posted on the website of the White House on Tuesday. Obama has budgeted a deficit of $ 564 billion for 2015, or 3.1 percent of the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Deficit in the next decade […]

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Ukraine’s National Soccer Team Prepares For “Game Of Peace”

(Reuters) — The Ukrainian national soccer team warmed up on a Cypriot soccer field on Tuesday (March 4) preparing for a match they are calling a “game of peace.” The friendly match against the USA was moved to the island nation because of Ukraine’s unstable political situation and after American requests. Ukraine Football Federation president Anatoliy Konkov said earlier on Tuesday that Ukraine had changed its mind about cancelling the match, originally scheduled to have taken place in Kharkiv, and to play instead […]

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Wall Street Closes Higher As Ukraine-Russia Tensions Ease

(Reuters) — U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday (March 4), with the S&P 500 closing at a record as concerns about a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine eased, and the market recovered more than all of the previous session’s hefty losses. President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia’s actions in Crimea on Tuesday, saying he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort. His comments relieved investors’ fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic could lead to war. The […]

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Northeast Monsoon Weakens

According to the PAGASA, the effects of the northeast monsoon will start weakening, with 20.7 degrees Celsius recorded yesterday, the warmest temperature recorded since the start of the northeast monsoon.

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INFOGRAPHICS: Fire Safety Tips

March is known as Fire Prevention Month, so eaglenews.ph is doing its own part to help prevent the occurrence of fires. Of course, we would like to hear from you! Please share with us your very own fire safety tips!

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Labor department advises OFWs in Ukraine to stay in their homes

Manila, Philippines — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz advised overseas Filipino workers in Ukraine to stay calm and stay in their homes amid the growing unrest and the threat of war in that country. Baldoz said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had not yet recommended either voluntary or mandatory repatriation of overseas Filipinos in troubled Ukraine.  Her advice to OFWs in that country is to stay calm and stay home, and not […]

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At least 11 killed in brazen attack on Pakistani court

(Reuters) – Gunmen burst into a court in a busy shopping area in the center of the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least 11 people in a brazen attack likely to shatter any prospect of meaningful peace negotiations with Taliban insurgents. A loud explosion reverberated across central Islamabad just after 9 a.m., followed by bursts of gunfire. Police said at least 30 were wounded. A judge was among those killed. “There was a blast, […]

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Global factory growth stumbles as demand falters

(Reuters) – Manufacturers across Europe and Asia changed down a gear last month as falling demand from abroad hurt Chinese output and European factory growth dipped from January’s 2-1/2 year high. But while the surveys across Asia were more downbeat, data from the euro zone showed output rose in all of the bloc’s four biggest economies for the first time in almost three years. “They are all building up to a picture which says it’s […]

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