Новости за 28.05.2016

Five persons were wounded in a foiled attempt by armed men to abduct a lady doctor in Sulu Friday afternoon. Authorities said among those wounded were two soldiers, one policeman, a civilian, and the lady doctor identified as Marian Lao. Police identified the other victims as Marine Cpl. Omar F. Somcio, Marine PFC Marlon M. Banayag, SPO4 Tubadjir Mandangan, and Radem Maman, 23. Investigation showed the incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Scott Road, Barangay San Raymundo, Jolo town in Sulu. Maj. Читать дальше...

By Roel T. Amazona, Philippine News Agency PALO, Leyte, May 28 – United States Ambassador to the Philippines Phillip Goldberg lead on Friday the turnover ceremony of a two-storey 10-classroom building at Palo National High School, in Leyte. Philip S. Goldberg. Photo courtesy of manila.usembassy.gov   The school building is part of the 310 school-building-donation of the US government to the country’s rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda that struck parts of Leyte and Samar islands on Nov. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES – Mark Salling, who played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox TV musical dramedy “Glee,” has been charged with receiving and possessing child pornography. The 33-year-old actor was charged Friday with two counts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal officials said he has agreed to surrender to authorities next Friday, at which time he’s also expected to be arraigned in federal court. Mark Salling. Photo courtesy of jezebel.com   His publicist did not immediately respond to phone and email messages. Читать дальше...

BACOLOD CITY— Donnie Nietes made what was thought to be a hard fight into a walk in the park late Saturday night in retaining World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight crown for the ninth time at the St. La Salle Coliseum. Mexican challenger Raul Garcia retired at the end of the fifth round after being floored twice in the third and getting banged up in the fourth and fifth stanzas, enabling the Filipino champion to look forward to a landmark fight in the US this September. Photo courtesy of... Читать дальше...

PARIS, May 28, 2016 – Eleven people, most of them children, were injured Saturday when lightning struck a birthday party in a Paris park, officials said, adding that six of the victims were seriously injured. Police said eight children and three adults were hurt when the storm hit as they were holding the celebrations in Parc Monceau in northwest Paris. ”They had taken shelter under a tree,” said Paris official Karen Taieb. Parc Monceau, Paris. Photo courtesy of Pinterest.   Three of the children and one adult had life-threatening injuries... Читать дальше...

There is no stopping the proclamation of incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte and incoming Vice President Leni G. Robredo tomorrow, May 30, 2016. With or without the presence of Duterte, the proclamation of winners in the presidential and vice-presidential races will push through Monday afternoon, May 30, after a joint session of Congress approves the canvassing panel’s report that affirms the victory of the Davao City mayor and the Camarines Sur congresswoman in the May 9, 2016 elections. Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. Читать дальше...

It was simply out of curiosity. I wasn’t going through a phase, or a quarter-life crisis, or some bullsh*t that made me want to try “dropping,” the term “ravers” use to describe popping the trendy drug MDMA, more commonly known as Ecstasy.

June of 2012 was historical and considered to be the biggest reform for the Philippine Educational system because it launched the K

“How I GOT a job to travel the world.” Now that’s a headline! In today’s world of quitting day jobs to pursue passion projects, it feels validating to book one way tickets and never work for any boss.

Imus City, Cavite – Former President Fidel Valdez Ramos (FVR) called on leaders and citizens to unite in the name of peace, performance, and progress during the 118th National Flag Day celebration yesterday, a day after Filipinos officially learned who their leaders would be for the next six years. Speaking at the event held at Heritage Park in Miguel Santo, Alapan II-B, this city, the 88-year-old Ramos also cited the need to address climate change and other threats that affect humanity the world over. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2016 – NASA tried again Saturday to inflate an add-on room at the International Space Station, after the first attempt ran into problems due to too much friction. Efforts to inflate the flexible habitat, known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), got under way at about 9 am (1300 GMT). Photo courtesy of boeing.com   NASA is testing expandable habitats astronauts might use on the Moon or Mars in the coming decades. A first attempt on Thursday was not successful. Operations... Читать дальше...

Incoming president Rodrigo Road Duterte is meeting with Jess Dureza, Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, Sandra Cam, Sen Manny Pacquiao, and local leaders at the Hotel Elena Coffee Bar in Davao City. Photo by Rocky Nazareno Meanwhile, local media wait for news near the entrance of the coffee bar. Photo by Rocky Nazareno

By Don Babwin, Associated Press CHICAGO – Visitors who come to the Odell Township Cemetery in north-central Illinois this weekend will see something that wasn’t around last Memorial Day: The names of men who fought in the Civil War. Thanks to the scientific detective work of a group of Pontiac Township High School students, five old illegible headstones have been replaced with new ones. Postcard photo courtesy of usgwarchives.net   The students had been studying the effects of acid rain on headstones... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW, May 28 (PNA/Sputnik) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the southern Atlantic Ocean near the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Saturday. Tremors were felt 31 miles northeast of the uninhabited Visokoi Island at the depth of 58 miles at 09:47 GMT, the USGS reported. Aftershocks were felt in southeastern Argentina and the Falkland Islands, but no tsunami warnings have been issued so far. Location map... Читать дальше...

By John Ruwitch, Reuters SHANGHAI, May 28 – China should increase investment in care for the elderly, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of the country’s top leaders on its ageing population, official Xinhua news agency reported. “Our policies, measures, work base, institutional mechanisms, and so forth are still deficient leading to a fairly large gap with the hope of the elderly to enjoy happiness later in life,” it quoted Xi as saying on Friday. Photo courtesy of english.cntv.cn   For the first... Читать дальше...

By Lee Gyung-jin, Maeil Business News Korea South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is reportedly readying counter-suit after its Chinese counterpart Huawei Technologies Co. announced it was pursuing lawsuits against the Korean company for infringing on 11 of its patents on cellular networks and software. Photo collage courtesy of Pulse/Maeil Business News Korea Samsung Electronics, which ranks first in global smartphone sales and trails the Chinese company in network equipment category... Читать дальше...

By Lee Dong-in, Maeil Business News Korea Korea’s SK Chemical said Friday that its investigational hemophilia drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after it was licensed out to Australian pharmaceutical company CSL in 2009. Photo courtesy of Pulse/MaeilBusiness News Korea The drug branded as Afstyla became the first FDA-approved biologic drug developed by a Korean company, SK Chemical said. The company would be paid an undisclosed sum of royalties by its Australian partner on the successful regulatory approval. Читать дальше...

MIAMI, May 27, 2016 – The coming Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be ”near-normal,” after three years of unusually low storm activity due in part to the El Nino ocean warming trend, US government scientists said Friday. Expect about 10 to 16 tropical storms, of which four to eight could become hurricanes, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center. Logo photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org   One to four could become major hurricanes of Category Three or higher. Читать дальше...

The service will be offered to customers within Metro Manila from Monday to Saturday, except on weekends and holidays

Children begging for alms on the street has been a normal part of any city's picture. However, the public remains unaware that this is a criminal act, at least for the parents and guardians who exploit their children.

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The survivors of the world's first atomic bomb attack are used to hearing grand vows to rid the world of nuclear weapons. They just don't usually come directly from the leader of the country that dropped the bomb on them in the first place.

The proposed “Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers” seeks to provide wide-ranging benefits, including shipboard training and free legal consultation for sailors

Business has been good since opening just under a year ago, with young Chinese streaming in to feast on seafood, such as lobster, under the gaze of mannequins wearing bondage gear

The Senate recently approved on third and final reading a measure declaring Batanes a cultural heritage and ecotourism zone.

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) took part in a Unity Walk themed “Electrical Safety Starts with Me” held at the grounds of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City in observance of the Electrical Safety Month. Organized by the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, the annual event held every May aims to raise public awareness on the significance of electrical safety. Representing Meralco at the Unity Walk was the Meralco K-Ligtas (Kuryenteng Ligtas) Awards Committee led by its vice chairman Engr. Читать дальше...