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WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – “Serious concern” is how United States Secretary of State John Kerry described the latest action of China in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea. China recently installed surface-to-air missiles in the said area. Kerry added that there should be no acts of militarization in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista declared that the COMELEC will not initiate any action regarding the issue of the fight between boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and Thomas Bradley unless a complaint was filed. It should be remembered that a former congressman protested said fight during the official campaign period because it will give Pacquiao undue advantage. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Dismayed by the alleged inaction of the government regarding the possible mass layoff in the Middle East, House Independent Minority Block leader and Leyte Congressman Martin Romualdez asked the private sectors to step up and prepare to help the thousands of overseas Filipino workers that will be returning home due to unemployment. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, President Benigno S. Aquino III already signed the executive order that will implement the first part of the SSL-4 which will augment the salaries of government employees. Coloma added that the President signed said Executive Order after arriving from the US-ASEAN Summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment accused the Migrante International of exaggerating the events in Saudi Arabia, where a company conducted a mass lay-off. According to the DOLE, said exaggerated comments are not helping the country. Furthermore, although there was a mass lay-off, the 2 thousand employees that lost their jobs came from different countries not just overseas Filipino workers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, three global companies based in Los Angeles, California expressed their interest in conducting business in the Philippines after meeting with President Benigno Aquino III. Said companies include Walt Disney International. Coloma added that said companies are considering the country as investment venue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
NEW York City, United States of America – According to the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations, the El Niño phenomenon already attained its peak and is starting to weaken although the high temperature in the ocean continues to have a great impact on the global climate. The 2015-2016 El Niño phenomenon is said to be the worst in 15 years and will last until mid-2016. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Malacañang denied that the 30th celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution does not aim to hurt the feelings of vice-presidential candidate Senator Bongbong Marcos. The Palace added that the aim of the celebration is to raise awareness on the truth behind the People Power Revolution and the martial law and not to hurt the campaign of any candidates in the 2016 election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service IPINAGMALAKI ni Pangulong Aquino na mas dumami na ngayon ang nananawagan ng pagpapairal ng kapayapaan at instabilidad sa West Philippine Sea. Sa kanyang arrival speech matapos ang working visit sa Amerika, sinabi ni Aquino na malinaw ang mensahe ng US-ASEAN summit sa inilabas nitong joint statement na dapat ipatupad ang seguridad nang naaayon sa pamantayan ng batas. “Sa usapin ng maritime concerns ay naging malinaw ang suporta ng […]
US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed off on new sanctions against North Korea to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The White House said Obama had signed measures passed by Congress, tightening sanctions on anyone importing goods or technology related to weapons of mass destruction into North Korea, or anyone who knowingly engaged in human rights abuses. “The administration is deeply concerned about North Korea‘s […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Prosecutors raided Volkswagen’s South Korean head office Friday, a spokesman for the car-maker said, as part of a probe into the firm’s emissions-cheating scandal. Investigators confiscated computer hard drives and documents after searching the headquarters in Seoul and other Volkswagen offices in the South Korean capital, Yonhap news agency said. Homes of company officials in charge of product quality control were also raided. “We have made clear that we will […]
PANAMA City (AFP) — The mosquito-borne Zika virus has spread in Panama beyond a remote coastal area it was previously confined to, with a new case detected in the capital, the health ministry said Thursday. Deputy health minister Miguel Mayo announced the spread of the disease, bringing to 65 the number of diagnosed cases of Zika infection in Panama. Sixty-four of the cases were in the Comarco region, along Panama’s Caribbean coastline, which is predominantly […]
