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MILF repositions troops to assist AFP in BIFF pursuit

DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 26 — The military wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have repositioned more than a thousand of its fighters in several barangays to avoid a mis-encounter as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its law enforcement operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and other terrorist groups operating in the province. Last February 5, the AFP’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade initiated a law enforcement operation against […]

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TESDA ready to assist displaced OFWs

TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 26 — In the wake of the political and economic crisis in the Middle East, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is prepared to assist returning or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “We can provide free competency assessment and certification for repatriated workers who wish to confirm whether they possess the competencies required in a preferred workplace,” TESDA Director General Irene Isaac said. She said that TESDA can also […]

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Singsing na Cellphone

Tampok sa ating balitang pambihira ang singsing na cellphone na sinisimulang ipakilala ng isang cellphone company sa Finland. Sa panahon ngayon, isa sa mga trend ay ang mga naglalakihang mga smart phone pero kaakibat nito ang abala at ang problema kung saan ito ilalagay at maging ang pagdadala nito. Para maresolba ito, naisipan ng isang tanyag na cellphone company na gumawa ng wearable phone. Ang fit ring phone ay isang cellphone ring na dinesenyo para […]

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Zika outbreak, maaaring lumala bago pa man humupa – WHO

Nag-babala ang World Health Organization na maaaring lumala ang Zika virus bago pa ito humupa. Sinabi ni ni WHO Director-General Margaret Chan sa kanyang dalawang araw na pagbisita sa Brazil, ang sentro ng Zika outbreak. Aniya, hindi na dapat ikagulat ang mga susunod na Microcephaly reports sa Brazil. Bukod sa Microcephaly, pinag-aaralan din ang posibleng koneksyon ng Zika virus sa guillain-barre, isang disorder na nagpa-pahina ng muscles at sanhi ng paralysis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws0QAIRH6-Q

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2nd Round ng Pilipinas Debates 2016 inihahanda na

Puspusan na ang paghahanda ng University Of The Philippines-Cebu sa ikalawang presidential debate. Nakatakdang idaos sa performing arts hall ng UP-Cebu sa March 20 ang ikalawang tagisan ng mga presidentiables. Nabatid na 500 katao ang kapasidad ng nasabing venue at tanging ang mga accredited media organizations lamang ang papayagang makapasok dito. Tiniyak naman ng organizers na aayusin ang mga nakitang gusot sa unang presidential debate na isinagawa Sa Cagayan De Oro City noong nakalipas na […]

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Emergency response workers find bodies of all Nepal plane crash victims

Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP)—Emergency workers have found the bodies of all 23 passengers and crew killed when their plane crashed into a mountainside in western Nepal, the army said Thursday. The police and army returned to the crash site at first light after abandoning recovery efforts late Wednesday due to bad weather in the remote Himalayan district where the Twin Otter turboprop aircraft came down. The site in Myagdi district is around 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) […]

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Not Economically Free

Sa kabila ng naganap na pag aaklas sa EDSA tatlong dekada na ang nakalilipas, marami pa rin sa mga Pilipino ang hindi ganap na malaya. Ayon kay Senador Sonny Angara, hanggang ngayon maraming Pinoy pa rin ang mahirap at nagugutom dahil sa kawalan ng sapat na ayuda mula sa gobyerno. Naniniwala si Angara na ang pagtugon at pagbibigay lang ng solusyon sa kahirapan sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalawak sa oportunidad na magbibigay ng kinabukasan sa bawat […]

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Fiji eyes more cyclone aid as toll hits 44

Suva, Fiji (AFP)—Cyclone-devastated Fiji said it was likely to need more foreign aid Thursday as the body count from the most powerful storm in its history climbed to 44. France became the latest country to join the relief effort following last weekend’s deadly super-cyclone, flying in three tons of supplies and 40 engineers to help rebuild crippled infrastructure. But with Care Australia confirming the death toll had reached 44 — up from 42 previously — […]

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US, China agree on UN N. Korea reso

Washington, United States (AFP)—The United States and China have agreed on a UN resolution on North Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a “nuclear weapons state,” the White House said Wednesday. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed “on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea’s provocations, including through a UN Security Council Resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions,” National Security Council spokesperson Ned […]

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Crisis due to ‘tricky’ Zika to ‘get worse before it gets better,’ WHO chief says

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AFP)—The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a “formidable” challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said Wednesday. “Things could get worse before it gets better,” she said in Rio de Janeiro after a fact-finding mission to Brazil, the epicenter of the global health scare. Chan said part of the challenge in fighting the mosquito-borne virus […]

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OPEC may implement production freeze in March

VENEZUELA, South America – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC will conduct a meeting to discuss the possibility of an oil production freeze in mid-March to address the continued lowering of oil prices in the world market. Said oil price reduction is due to over-production and the weakening economy of the primary oil consumers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/J1tlnH528ig

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OFWs from Middle East return due to contract violations

MANILA, Philippines – According to the Department of Labor and Employment, the large number of overseas Filipino workers returning to the Philippines from the Middle East is due to contract violations of employers like inadequate salaries, contract substitution and others and not due to the low price of oil in the world market. DOLE asked the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to aid the returning OFWs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]

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