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Last day for application of special permits for buses

According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), today is the last day for bus operators to apply for special permit to be able to travel in November 1. This measure is to ensure that commuters will have sufficient means of transportation during the said holiday. The LTFRB added that 960 bus operators have been issued special permits. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by […]

DFA sends delegate in Vietnam regarding haze from Indonesia

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sent delegates to Hanoi, Vietnam in connection with the emergency meeting called by the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regarding the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia. Said haze is now affecting the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

DA guarantees meat supply

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the supply of meat and poultry products remains stable despite the ravages of “Lando”. Said department stated that “Lando” caused lesser damage to the livestock industry compared to past storms. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/YvV_BbsoiqQ

China to take actions against US entry in West Philippine Sea

Taking the position that the entry of the United States guided-missile destroyer in the disputed territories in West Philippine Sea, China’s Foreign Ministry said that it will take steps in response to the action of the United States. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

DepEd to subsidize Senior High School fees through voucher program

The Department of Education (DepEd) will be subsidizing fees of Grade 10 completers from public and private Junior High Schools (JHS) who want to enroll in a (1) private high school, (2) private university or college, (3) state or local university or college, or (4) technical-vocational school, which will offer Senior High School (SHS) starting SY 2016-2017. The detailed guidelines on the implementation of the SHS Voucher Program (VP) through DepEd Order 46, s. 2015 states […]

Minister says quake death toll in Pakistan at least 200

The regional information minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtukhwa (KPK) province said on Tuesday (October 27) that at least 200 people had been killed and more than 2,000 injured in an earthquake which hit remote mountainous regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday (October 26). Information Minister Shah Farman was talking to reporters late on Tuesday outside the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, where dozens of people injured in the quake are being treated. “Tentatively, […]

Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday (October 27), drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S. ambassador to protest. The USS Lassen’s patrol was the most significant U.S. challenge yet to the 12-nautical-mile territorial limits China claims around artificial islands it has built up in the Spratly archipelago as Beijing […]

China warns U.S. “not to make trouble out of nothing” on South China Sea issue

Chinese Foreign Minister Want Yi warned the United States “not to make trouble out of nothing” in response to U.S Navy’s plan to send a destroyer to the South China Sea. A U.S defense official said the U.S. Navy plans to send a destroyer within 12 miles of China’s island in the South China Sea within the next 24 hours, according to the Cable News Network. Wang, who is attending a China-Japan-South Korea seminar in […]

Senator Miriam Santiago hits corrupt government officials

Presidential candidate, sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago hit corrupt government officials and vowed to end corruption during a “meet and greet” with her supporters at the University of the Philippines Bahay ng Alumni in Diliman, Quezon City. Santiago stressed that she has conquered her stage-four lung cancer and decided to seek the presidency one more time. She earlier confirmed that Sen. “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will be her running mate in the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service)

Macau holds successful screening of “Felix Manalo” movie

The Philippines ‘ box office hit bio-film movie “Felix Manalo” hit the screen in Algeria Cinema at  10 o’ clock in the morning and also in Brito theater at 8 o’clock  on Oct 25, 2015. Many people are waiting for the cinema open. Hundreds of Filipinos together with their friends lined up to watch their most awaited biopic film movie “ Felix Manalo” in two different venues here in the heart of Macau. After the […]

US warship enters Chinese reclamation area

A United States guided-missile destroyer has entered the Chinese reclamation area in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Area after President Barack Obama gave his “go” signal. Washington reiterated that said move is a routine matter as the United States regularly conducts patrols in international waters. It is expected that Beijing will protest said move. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)