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Philippine consulate in New York attends to 26,000 registed voters

Who will be the next president of Philippines? That is the question on every Filipino all over the world. And tasked with the responsibility of monitoring the absentee voting are the Philippine consulates of the various countries. Whether you are in the Philippines or in abroad, every vote counted. The Philippine consulate general in New York in particular has the task of attending to almost 26, 000 registered voters for this year’s election. Philippine nationals […]

Duterte, inilatag na ang mga gagawin sa bansa

(Eagle News) — Matapos magpahinga ng isang linggo, humarap na sa media ngayong araw si Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte at inilatag ang mga gagawin sa bansa. Ilan sa mga tiniyak ni Duterte ang pagsugpo sa iba’t ibang uri ng krimen gaya ng ilegal na droga maging ang paghiling aniya sa kongreso na ibalik ang death penalty para sa mga karumaldumal na krimen. Ipapatupad din aniya ang mandatory curfew sa mga menor de edad kung saan […]

Solon wants to file case against President Aquino

QUEZON City, Philippines – Bayan Muna representative Carlos Zarate agreed that charges should be filed against President Benigno S. Aquino III and Budget Secretary Butch Abad the moment they step down from their position. In particular, various groups are looking into the disbursement acceleration program which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

SMARTMATIC personnel, not allowed to leave the country

QUEZON City, Philippines – Commissioner Rowena Guanzon passed a memorandum to the Commission on Elections en banc as well as to the proposed investigation committee to write SMARTMATIC and to not allow the personnel of the poll-technology provider to leave the country during the investigation. This is in response to the unauthorized revision of the script of the hash code of the transparency server done by SMARTMATIC which, in turn, raised questions regarding the integrity […]

Restaurant serves edible balloons for dessert

QUEZON City, Philippines – A fine dining establishment in Chicago, United States of America serves edible balloons for dessert. The edible balloons were made of green apple taffy filled with helium. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

MMDA announces 2nd nationwide earthquake drill

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced that there will be a second nationwide earthquake drill next month. The earthquake drill will also include the passengers of the MRT. The MMDA asks the private sector to participate in the earthquake drill. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Duterte promises higher salary to the police

QUEZON City, Philippines – To motivate the Philippine National Police to perform their duties diligently and honestly, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte promised a higher salary for the PNP. Duterte said that with a higher salary, the members of the PNP will no longer be tempted to engage in corrupt activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

DTI releases SRP for school supplies

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry released the list of suggested retail price for school supplies in order to help parents to budget accordingly for the coming school year. The SRP will also serve as a deterrent for over- pricing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Iglesia Ni Cristo, magsasagawa ng Lingap-Pamamahayag sa Capitol, QC

QUEZON City, Philippines — Bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na Dakilang Pamamahayag ng mga Salita ng Diyos sa darating na Mayo 22, araw ng Linggo, magsasagawa ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa distrito eklesiastiko ng Quezon City ng Lingap sa Mamamayan sa araw ng Martes, Mayo 17 sa Capitol, Quezon City. Bago pa lamang ang gagawing Lingap ay maaga nang iginayak ng mga kapatid ang kanilang magiging panauhin sa nasabing aktibidad katuwang ang mga maytungkulin sa bawat […]

Congress set to probe ‘script’ change in Comelec’s transparency server 

THE joint Congressional Oversight Committee on automated election system chaired by Senator Koko Pimentel is set to conduct an inquiry this Thursday into the unauthorized change in script of a transparency server for automated elections. The senate will likely invite Marlon Garcia, the Smartmatic Project manager in the Philippines, Smartmatic Philippines General Manager Elie Moreno, Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, Poll Commissioner Rowena Guanzon and officials of the poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) […]