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MANILA Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), nine million Filipinos are unemployed. This result came about despite the lowering of the country’s unemployment rate to its lowest level since 2010. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct a Labor Day job fair. According to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldos, more than 200, 000 new jobs will be offered in the said job fair, both here in the Philippines and abroad. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
TAGUIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho Petilla resigned from his position while saying that his reasons for leaving his office is not political. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MUNTINLUPA City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Frankilin Bucayao asked President Benigno S. Aquino III to replace him as he faced death threats and health problems. According to President Aquino, he already interviewed possible replacements for Bucayo. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will hold a meeting regarding viable alternatives after the Supreme Court did not allow the repair of the malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
APRIL 30 (Reuters) — National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has spotted surface features on the icy world, including a possible polar cap, images released on Wednesday show. With 60 million miles (97 million km) left to go before its July 14, 2015, encounter, New Horizons already has been able to make out surprising light and dark patches on the surface of Pluto, which is currently more than 32 times farther away from […]
APRIL 29 — The 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded on Monday (April 27) evening with the adoption of three declarations, including the declaration on a people-centered ASEAN. The summit, which carried the theme “Our People, Our Community, Our Vision,” was chaired by Malaysia. At the conclusion of the summit in Langkawi, President Benigno S. Aquino III and his fellow Southeast Asian leaders adopted three declarations: the ‘Kuala Lumpur Declaration on a […]
APRIL 29 — President Benigno S. Aquino III returned to Manila on Tuesday afternoon after attending the 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Malaysia from April 26 to 28. Outlining his accomplishments during the Summit, the President said the Philippines’ campaign for the resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea through international law has gained support from Malaysia. “Naglabas ng pahayag ang Chairman ng katatapos lang na ASEAN summit na […]
APRIL 29 — The Philippine government has expressed its gratitude to Indonesian President Joko Widodo for delaying the execution of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso. “The Philippine government thanks President Widodo and the Indonesian government for giving due consideration to President Aquino’s appeal that Mary Jane Veloso be given a reprieve,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement issued on Wednesday morning. “Such reprieve provides an opportunity for the perpetuation of her […]
TWITTER Inc posted quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street targets and cut its full-year revenue forecast due to weak demand for its new direct response advertising, sending its shares down as much as 24 percent on Tuesday (April 28). Twitter projected 2015 revenue of $2.17 billion to $2.27 billion, compared with its earlier forecast of $2.3 billion to $2.35 billion. Analysts on average had been expecting full-year revenue of $2.37 billion. Twitter said its […]
APRIL 29 (Reuters) — Ambulances carrying the remains of executed drug convicts left the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan on Wednesday (April 29). The eight people, including nationals of Australia, Nigeria, Brazil and Indonesia, were executed by firing squad after midnight. But a Filipina who was on the same execution list was not executed as part of the group. A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said it had delayed the execution of Mary Jane […]
APRIL 29 (Reuters) — Activists outside the Indonesian Embassy in Manila erupted in cheers on Wednesday (April 29) after learning about Indonesia’s decision to delay the execution of a Filipina on death row. A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office in Indonesia said the execution of Mary Jane Veloso, a mother of two who was arrested in 2010 after she arrived in Indonesia with 2.6 kg of heroin hidden in her suitcase, had been delayed. […]
