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DOLE to give reward to informants against illegal recruiters

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is giving Php 50, 000 as reward for those that will give information regarding illegal recruiters. According to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvester Bello III, the reward is funded by legitimate recruitment agencies, who were also the ones who initiated the said policy. https://youtu.be/bPC2yhqKnVA

End of “endo” not aimed against investors

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva clarified that the government’s thrust to end labor contractualization or “endo” is not aimed to hinder investments. Senator Villanueva said that there should be a fair law that will prohibit “endo” – especially those that employ contractual employees for only a short time, thus only minimally benefiting the contractual employees. He added that he will try to have the proposed law passed within the year.

COMELEC to strictly implement anti-political dynasty law in SK elections

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will strictly implement the anti-political dynasty provisions of the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 in the upcoming SK elections. Candidates for SK must declare if they have any relatives who are in public service. If candidates fail to comply with the provisions, they will be disqualified as well as charged with perjury.  

CIDG Bulacan under investigation regarding kidnapping case

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) is now investigating the involvement of its personnel in a kidnapping case in Bulacan. According to CIDG – Director Police Chief Superintendent Roel Obusan, he already asked the CIDG personnel in Bulacan to report for administrative investigation. Four members of CIDG Bulacan already underwent the investigation. The investigation was started after Obusan received a text message from a concerned citizen, […]

Arum still looking for a TV network to cover Pacquiao-Vargas fight

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  – American cable and satellite TV company, HBO rejected the offer made by Bob Arum to air the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas on November 5. Arum said that HBO chose to pass due to a big fight that will air on November 19. Arum said that they are now looking for others interested in airing the Pacquiao – Vargas fight.  

Wounded Syrian child sparks social media outrage

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — The Aleppo Media Center published a video showing a child that it said had been rescued after strikes on a area in rebel-held eastern Aleppo. The images of the child covered in dust and blood in the ambulance have brought the spotlight on the plight of civilians in Syria’s conflict-hit second city.  

Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolizes Aleppo’s plight

by Karam al-Masri A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike has become a symbol of civilian suffering in Aleppo, drawing worldwide attention. As international concern mounted, President Bashar al-Assad’s key ally Russia said it was ready to halt fire in the battleground northern city for 48-hour “humanitarian pauses” from next week. The announcement Thursday followed pleas from the United Nations and the European Union […]

President Duterte says public officials with drug connections to be exposed

    (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would continue to expose officials with alleged links to illegal drug operations, as he warned those who are trying to interfere in this campaign, including public and government officials. As the word war between the President and senator Leila de Lima heated up, the President reminded the lady senator that she is in public office and should not be onion-skinned. Life of public officials, an […]

Concrete beach lures Chinese to world’s largest building

CHENGDU, China (AFP) — Claiming to be the world’s largest building by floor space, the 1,760,000 square metres of the New Century Global Center are a monument to growing Chinese consumer power, packed with shoppers — and beach bathers a thousand kilometers from the coast. Home to hundreds of shops, restaurants, offices, a cinema and ice rink, the cavernous building in Chengdu, deep in southwestern China, also hosts a water park featuring a pool modelled […]

Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells

  CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have found that Zika can attack special populations of brain cells in adult mice in the part of the brain involved in learning and memory, raising new questions about how the virus may be impacting millions of adults who have been infected with the virus. The findings, published on Thursday in the journal “Cell Stem Cell,” are the first to look at whether Zika can attack the same kinds […]

Streets with no names: navigating the maze of African cities

by Reinnier Kaze Maps, road signs, sat navs, Google maps — it all makes travelling so easy. But how do you get around in a city with few street names, where buildings have no numbers? “Cross ‘Death Junction’ then after about 500 metres on the left, you’ll see a curtain seller. Go up the path until you see a black building — that’s where I live,” says Judith Koumis, giving directions to her home in […]