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MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board clarified that the distance and waiting time rate of taxis will remain the same and will not be included in the reduction of the taxi flag-down rates on March 19. The LTFRB added that taxis must report for the recalibration and resealing of their taxi meters. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
DHAKA, Bangladesh – In connection with the $81 million bank heist, the governor of the Bangladesh Central Bank resigned amidst the Senate investigation in the Philippines regarding money laundering activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Chairman of the Commission on Elections, Andres Bautista, said that he cannot comment regarding the issue of the voters’ receipts because of the pending oral arguments with the Supreme Court. Bautista added that the COMELEC will disclose all the pertinent issue regarding the matter at the legal debate in front of the SC magistrates. COMELEC admits that the volunteer teachers that will serve as Board of Election Inspectors need special training […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs guaranteed that the confiscated and abandoned meat in the Manila Port Area will be sold in the public markets. The BOC approved the order to dispose of the 171 containers of confiscated meat. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/-QqsvzJ0dVI
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 2, 046 passed the Medical Technologists Licensure Examination with the top notcher coming from the Centro Escolar University with the score of 90.60. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
by Karl MALAKUNAS MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Rodrigo Duterte curses the pope’s mother and jokes about his own infidelities, but many voters in the Philippines want to elect him president so he can honour a campaign pledge to kill thousands of criminals. Duterte is making a spectacular, obscenity-filled charge towards the presidential palace by selling himself as a ruthless leader willing to bypass the judicial system in an unprecedented war against crime. “Kill them all,” […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside a bus in Peshawar, the main city of northwest Pakistan, officials said, with the toll expected to rise. The explosion took place in Saddar, a busy shopping district, as the bus was picking up government workers to take them to their offices. “At least 16 people were killed and more than 24 were […]
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama has warned that the 2016 White House race is damaging America’s image abroad, sounding the alarm on harsh campaigning that risks eroding gains made during his presidency. Lashing out at “vulgar and divisive rhetoric” in the race to replace him, Obama told a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday: “This is also about the American brand.” “We have heard vulgar and divisive rhetoric aimed at […]
LONDON, England (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince William has teamed up with the global transportation industry to develop a new crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking routes. The industry has agreed a declaration which was signed by around 40 airline, shipping, port and customs agencies and conservation charities at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday (March 15). William, who is President of United For Wildlife, convened the International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products a year ago […]
by Peter STEBBINGS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington’s Metro train system will shut all day Wednesday for emergency inspections after an electrical fire in a tunnel, transport chiefs said, in an unprecedented move that threatens to cause mass disruption in the US capital. It is the subway’s first system-wide closure for non-weather-related conditions in 40 years of operations, Metro chairman Jack Evans said Tuesday, admitting it would likely trigger transport misery for hundreds of […]
MANILA, Mar. 16 — The Department of Health (DOH) recently called on all pregnant women to be more careful against mosquito bites especially during daytime. DOH also encourages those with fever, rashes and conjunctivitis to immediately consult doctors to ease apprehensions over catching the Zika virus. “Pregnant women should be wary about mosquito bites because although the Zika infection is asymptomatic in 80% of cases and most of the time self-limiting, the effect on the […]
(Eagle News) — Pinagbigyan ng Korte Suprema ang hiling na oral argument ng Comission on Election o Comelec patungkol sa pag-iisyu ng voter’s receipt sa May 9 elections. Bagaman hindi pa tinukoy ng Supreme Court kung ano ang tatalakayin sa oral argument, nilinaw naman ng Korte na limitado ang mga isyung pag-uusapan. “It’s an oral argument, as I said, on very limited issues,” pahayag ni Atty. Theodore Te, Spokesperson ng SC. Nagpasalamat naman ang Comelec […]
