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QUEZON City, Philippines, June 10 (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Rep. Rodel Batocabe, spokesperson of the Party-list bloc in the 16th Congress, gives us an insight on how the party-list system works as well as the new ruling currently implemented that is related to the party-list system. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Ys7PFzDWfQg
JUNE 10 (Eagle News) — South Korea records thirteen new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), increasing the total case of MERS-CoV in said country to 108 total cases. Two new deaths due to said disease were recorded, raising the MERS-CoV death toll in South Korea to nine. (Seoul, South Korea) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/sSh6N82me-o
MANILA, Philippines, June 10 (Eagle News) — Maynilad will once again implement a water rate increase of three centavos per cubic meter. On the other hand, Manila Water will implement a cut in its water rate of 3 centavos per cubic meter. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Rtm8nTDETAk
Hong Kong issued a “red alert” advisory on Tuesday (June 9) against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported bringing the total to 95 with seven fatalities. The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong has cancelled all tours to South Korea that were scheduled to set off between now and June 30, excluding cruises. “I think for the month, whole month of June we have […]
(Reuters) HSBC will shed almost 50,000 jobs and take an ax to its investment bank, cutting the assets of Europe’s biggest lender by a quarter in a bid to simplify and improve its sluggish performance. The bank said on Tuesday (June 9) about half the staff cuts will come from the sale of businesses in Brazil and Turkey. The other half will come from cutting about 10 percent of the remaining 233,000 staff by consolidating […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court granted the petition of the Sandiganbayan to allow alleged pork barrel queen Janet Napoles to attend the hearing of her plunder cases in the Anti-Graft Court. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/aG6qOt-To64
MANILA, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) — The Philippines and Japan plan to conduct joint maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea, with Japan sending its Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and surveillance aircraft. According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, this is the first formal joint military exercise conducted by both countries. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the sudden downpour experienced in Metro Manila is a sign that the dry season is officially over. The weather bureau advised the public to be prepared for more sudden downpour throughout the week. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/nFkdx5D5-AE
MANILA, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) — Oil companies implement an oil price hike this week as the price of ethanol in the world market rose. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) — According to the Commission on Election (COMELEC), the various advertisements of politicians and government officials cannot be considered as premature campaigning. The commission added that premature campaigning can only lie when a person has already filed a certificate of candidacy and conducted campaign activities outside of the official campaign period. The COMELEC recommends alternative ways of filing complaints like filing at the Ombudsman or Commission on Audit to […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 9 (Eagle News) –The Malacañang is confident that the interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas and Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz can answer the administrative and criminal complaints filed against them by some family members of the victims of the Kentex fire incident in Valenzuela City. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/sh1v9MdQTq0
JUNE 9 (Reuters) — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end on Monday (June 8) when the saucer-shaped vehicle’s parachute tore away after partly unfurling high over the Pacific Ocean, a NASA TV broadcast showed. A similar problem bedeviled the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator’s (LDSD) debut run last year. The parachute was redesigned and reinforced for the second flight, but more work will be needed […]
