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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Energy Regulatory Commission approved the application of Meralco to widen the scope of the pre-paid electricity service to Pasig, Mandaluyong and Makati. Currently, the pre-paid electricity service is available in Manila and Cavite. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/NI30oGvN6OI
QUEZON City, Philippines – The low-pressure area in the West Philippine Sea will affect the western portion of the Philippines bringing weak rains to Metro Manila, MiMaRopa, western Visayas, Zamboanga peninsula as well as Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite and Batangas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the LPA may develop into a tropical cyclone but it will not enter the Philippine landmass. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – In response to United States President Barack Obama’s allegations regarding a large country bullying smaller countries in Asia, China challenged what it calls “outsiders” to stop the show of force that threatens to escalate the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education did not allow a large number of universities and colleges from increasing their tuition fees. The CHED will release the list of institutions allowed to implement an increase in their tuition fees but added that only a few were allowed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of Camarines Sur representative and vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo remains calm at the early lead of vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, saying that the same happened in the unofficial quick count but Robredo was able to take the lead after reaching 90%. Robredo’s camp said that they trust the National Board of Canvassers and that they are vigilant against any discrepancy. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte warned Senator-elect Leila De Lima that he will not go easy on her and will investigate her slow and weak response regarding reports of illegal drugs in the national penitentiary. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Finance, through outgoing Secretary Cesar Purisima, recommended to the incoming Duterte administration to lower the income tax and to increase the value-added tax or VAT. Specifically, the individual and corporate income tax should be lowered from 32% to 25% and to exempt from income tax a total of 11 million wage-earners as well as fiscal incentive rationalization and index excise taxes on gas and diesel. Regarding VAT, the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the results of the survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last March 30 to April 2, 46% of 1, 200 respondents considered themselves poor which is lower compared to a similar survey conducted last December 2015 where 50% considered themselves poor. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/wEVjZd6EWyA
QUEZON City, Philippines – As early as now, the Congress through incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that its ready to give the executive department extra power to solve the traffic problem, especially in Metro Manila. Alvarez said the traffic problem can already be considered as a crisis and the new administration needs to implement drastic measures to solve it. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by […]
by Marlowe HOOD BONN, Germany (AFP) — Even after the world sealed a historic climate deal in Paris, the UN’s climate chief is worried humanity won’t be able break its fossil fuel habit in time to avert catastrophe, she told AFP Thursday. “My concern is whether the transformation is going to happen fast enough to avert the worst impacts,” Christiana Figueres said, referring to the global shift from carbon-polluting fossil fuels to green energy. “Greenhouse […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will turn contested islands in the South China Sea into pleasure-trip destinations for “patriotic” tourists, state-media said Friday, in a move likely to further stoke regional tensions. China claims almost all of the strategically vital South China Sea despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbors and has rapidly built reefs into artificial islands capable of hosting military planes. But the Asian giant hopes to turn the area around Woody Island […]
Hawaii might be the best place in the nation to live, but it’s not the best place to make a living. In fact, for the sixth year in a row, Hawaii was rated the worst state for making a living in a new report from MoneyRates.com. Here’s EBC HAWAII bureau’s Alfred Acenas and Ron Hamilton
