MANILA, Philippines – According to the Department of Education, the opening of classes in public schools all over the country will still be on June. The DepEd added that the actual start of school year 2016-2017 will be on the 2nd Monday of June. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
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PhilHealth operating fund to last for 6 months only
MANILA, Philippines – According to PhiHealth, its operating fund is estimated to last for only six months if the government will not pay the government hospital bills amounting to Php 1B. PhilHealth added that its expenses doubled due to the new insurance service given to 4P’s beneficiaries and senior citizens. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/cpjFVIVYm34
Expect record-breaking high temperature – PAGASA
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), with the start of the dry season coupled with the El Niño phenomenon, the public should expect record-breaking high temperature. PAGASA added that everybody should be careful and should take measures to avoid heat stroke. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
COMELEC may postpone 2016 elections
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections is looking into the possibility of postponing the 2016 elections as the commission looks into its options after the Supreme Court decided that the COMELEC should produce voting receipts. To postpone the election, a law needs to be passed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
COMELEC considers adjustments due to SC decision
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections clarified that it is not threatening the public with a “no election scenario”, in fact said commission is actually just considering possible adjustments in response to the Supreme Court decision regarding the issuance of voting receipts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ERx6TeCmz3c
China retains one-child policy
BEIJING, China – According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, the country will retain its one-child policy until China records higher standards of living. Last year, China’s population increased by 1 billion. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QZoYLTJb-d4
CAAP needs 500 air traffic controllers
MANILA, Philippines – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines or CAAP needs 500 air traffic controllers in the next 5 years. CAAP will need more air traffic controllers after the upgrading of airports this December. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Thailand’s Shinawatra worried about new constitution
OUSTED Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that a new constitution being drawn up makes him very concerned about the future of his country.
President Aquino denies militants in South are linked to Islamic State
President Benigno S. Aquino III denied that Islamic State-linked militants are operating in the southern Philippines, describing armed groups in the area as mercenaries who are looking to raise funds from abroad. A handful of small but violent Islamist militant groups in the south have posted videos in social media pledging alliance to Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria and displaying the trademark black flag. Last month, the army and air force fought a […]
PHL tourist arrivals hit 500k mark in January 2016
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) said, this is the first time in the history of the Philippine tourism that the 500,000 mark has been breached in the first month of the year. Dot assistant secretary Rolando ‘Alan’ Canizal said tourist arrivals to the Philippines reached 542,258 visitors or a 13.17 percent growth versus the 479,149 for the same month last year. Canizal said the department meanwhile expects the strong performance of the […]
NASA captures total solar eclipse
A NASA animation also shows the path the shadow of the moon took. Total eclipses occur when the moon moves between the earth and the sun, and the three bodies align precisely. As seen from earth, the moon is just broad enough to cover the solar face, creating a breath-taking silver halo in an indigo sky.
US warns of ‘catastrophic’ Mosul dam collapse
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP ) — The United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” from the possible collapse of Iraq’s Mosul dam. Concern has grown in recent months over a possible breach in Iraq’s largest dam, which would unleash a wave as high as 14 meters (45 feet), devastating Mosul and flooding much of the capital Baghdad, with up to 1.5 million people at […]





