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MAY 5 (Reuters) — A French ship, docked in the Calabrian port of Crotone on Sunday (May 3) bringing over 216 migrants safely to dry land after it had rescued them from three small boats that had run into trouble off the coast of Libya on Saturday (May 2). The Commandant Birot helped several dozen people in distress and intercepted two suspected people smugglers, according to a statement from the French maritime police. Emergency workers […]
MALACANANG on Sunday lauded Manny Pacquiao despite losing the Welterweight belt to American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in a boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Filipinos can hold their heads up high: our national pride, Congressman Manny Pacquiao, did us all proud when he stood his ground against one of the best boxers of our time, Floyd Mayweather,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. Coloma also reiterated President Benigno Aquino III’s thanks to […]
MAY 3 (Eagle News) — The fight of the century ended with US boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., winning by unanimous decision over Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interviewed after the fight, the 38-year old Mayweather expressed admiration for Pacquiao and said, “it was worth the wait.” Pacquiao, 36, in the meantime said, “I thought I won the fight.” Pacquiao said Mayweather moved around a lot […]
MAY 3 (Reuters) — Bakers in the Philippines have made a life-sized cake of Manny Pacquiao to celebrate his upcoming fight in Las Vegas. Cake Artists Zach Yonzon and his wife Aila Sim built a five-foot-five-inch cake of the Filipino boxer which will be displayed in front of their cafe. The cake weighed over 70 kilogrammes and is composed mostly of chocolate cake, ganache,Rice Krispies and fondant. Yonzon, who runs the Bunny Baker cafe with his […]
BRITAIN’S Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their new daughter to a cheering crowd of wellwishers and media in London on Saturday (May 2). Later in the day, the royal couple stepped out of St Mary’s Hospital in London to greet the crowds and give the world its first glimpse of the new princess, who was wrapped in a blanket asleep in Kate’s arm. The royal family’s newest member was born at 8:34 a.m. (0734 […]
MAY 1 (Reuters) — Marches in various cities in Asia on Friday (May 1) rallied for workers’ rights on May Day. In Dhaka, thousands of workers took to the streets to demand better working conditions, especially for those working in garment factories. “We don’t want to see anymore Rana Plazas, no more Tazreen in Bangladesh. This means that we want to see the garment industry and the workers who work there have a safe working […]
MAY 1 (Reuters) — The devastating earthquake in Nepal has drawn high attention from all over the world and several of the UN agencies are offering their help for its recovery. In the past two days, the World Food Program and its affiliate corporations donated over 100 tons of food to the worst-hit districts while the UN Children’s Fund delivered nearly 30 tons of supplies, including tents, water purification tablets, and first aid and hygiene […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — A possible brownout may reel in the most part of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout takes place on Sunday (May 3). Regional ARMM Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Jaime Rivera said that this was due to the thin power supply in the region. Rivera also explained that the production of the hydroelectric plant on Maria Cristina Falls remains low […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippine government may seek another clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, this was after a temporary reprieve from death sentence was granted to her by the Indonesian government. According to DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose, the Philippines could seek for another clemency once they identified and convicted the culprits behind the drug smuggling attempt to bring it in Indonesia by using Veloso. (Eagle […]
MAY 1 (Eagle News) — Authorities were looking into the possibility that stolen metal tracks might have been the cause of the derailment of a Philippine National Railway (PNR) train at the Skyway Magallanes Ext. on Wednesday (April 28). (Eagle News Service Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA Philippines, May 1 (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz reminded and advised employers to pay workers with the proper wages and benefits this Labor Day. Baldoz said that employers should follow the rules on holiday pay after President Benigno S. Aquino III declared May 1 as a regular holiday. (Eagle News Service Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, 1 May (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that Ayala Bridge in Manila will fully open on June 11, 2015. Secretary Rogelio L. Singson said that the movement of dates was to ensure the safety of the public and due to the complexity of the rehabilitation activities on the bridge’s superstructure and retrofitting works on its substructure. The DPWH earlier announced that partial re-opening of the bridge to light […]
