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PASIG City, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) – The nighttime version of the Metro Manila-wide earthquake drill was conducted in the area of the Ortigas Center in Pasig City, wherein several realistic scenarios were simulated including the loss of electricity. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) – The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) is planning to construct common stations for the MRT and LRT. Said plan was already formed earlier but the bidding was postponed due to the high cost. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, July 31 (Eagle News) — Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay Sr., confirmed that Princess Jacel Kiram and former actress Alma Morena as part of the United Nationalist Alliance’s (UNA) senatorial ticket. Binay also added that he met with Congressman Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao although it is still not confirmed if Pacquiao will join UNA. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo has filed libel charges against another expelled minister before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office after he accused the Church and its Council members or Sanggunian for being involved in corruption and alleged abduction of other INC ministers. Charged with two counts of libel was Eliodoro “Joy” Yuson Jr. Attorney Serafin Cuevas Jr., lawyer for the INC, filed the two separate cases of libel against Yuson. Cuevas said Yuson, […]
(Eagle News) — A spokesman for the Liberal Party said Secretary Mar Roxas will be free to choose his own running-mate come 2016 elections. Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone said it is a standard practice of the ruling Liberal Party to let the party’s standard bearer, in this case Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, to choose his own vice-presidential running-mate because he has to be comfortable with whom he is […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino has officially endorsed Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as the Liberal Party’s standard bearer for 2016 presidential elections. Aquino made the announcement at an event dubbed “a gathering of friends” in Club Filipino in San Juan city this morning. https://youtu.be/I50XlR-QY_s It might be recalled that Roxas gave way to Aquino in the 2010 presidential elections after Cory Aquino’s death in August 1, 2009 generated a clamor for […]
Pormal ng inindorso ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III si Interior Secretary Mar Roxas bilang standard bearer ng Liberal Party. Ginawa ang endorsment kay Roxas sa Cory C. Aquino Kalayaan Hall ng Club Filipino. Kasama sa isinagawang endorsement sina Senate Presiedent Franklin Drilon. House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., at iba pang opisyal.
(Reuters) — French gendarmes and police examined a large piece of plane debris found on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on Wednesday (July 29). France’s BEA air crash investigation agency said it was examining the debris, in coordination with Malaysian and Australian authorities, to determine whether it came from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished last year in one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. […]
(Reuters) — Animal rights activists from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) rallied in front of the Hermes’ store in Tokyo on Thursday (July 30) to call on the luxury brand to stop using exotic skins for their bags. Their protest came a day after actress and singer Jane Birkin asked Hermes to remove her name from one of the luxury goods maker’s best-selling bags due to what she called “cruel” crocodile […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — The Congress leadership asked government officials with plans to run in 2016 to follow the example set by Senator Francis Escudero and resign their posts in a show of decency. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lehk1r1Xw4U
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo said that she is not running for Vice President in the 2016, in face of talks that she is one of those being considered by Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as his running mate. Representative Robredo added that the Liberal Party is yet to talk to her regarding this matter. She also said that she has no plans to run […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 30 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned against the coming of the worst drought that the country will experience in 17 years come the last quarter of 2015. Said drought is due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Said drought will start in November and will last till May of next year. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
