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APRIL 24 (Reuters) – The family of Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina on death row in Indonesia, said on Friday (April 24) they were hopeful for a last-minute pardon ahead of her planned execution. Veloso, one of the 10 drug convicts who will be facing execution by firing squad, was moved to prison island of Nusakambangan on Friday. “We are still hoping that as long as she’s still alive, God will make a miracle. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) – According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), more than 12, 000 Filipino fishermen are affected by the continuing Chinese reclamation in the West Philippine Sea which destroys the coral reefs which served as the natural habitat of several marine life. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
APRIL 24 – The execution of death sentence against Mary Jane Veloso and others was postponed by the Indonesian government in deference to the World Economic Forum and the Africa-Asia Summit, both of which are currently being held in Indonesia. (Jakarta, Indonesia) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) – According to International Relations and Political Science Professor Temario Rivera of the University of the Philippines, the government should consider approaching China for the joint development of the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to a Philippine baking industry group, the price of the popular Pinoy Tasty may decrease as bakers tries using bakers conduct a study of using European flour which is cheaper than flour coming from the United States. The price of Pinoy Tasty may go down by 50 centavos to one peso. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — More than 1, 000 bar exam passers will undergo oath-taking in the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), to finally become a full-pledged attorney. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
APRIL 24 (Eagle News) — According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Cebu will experience an 11-hour brownout due to the annual preventive maintenance of the NGCP. (Cebu, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to Secretary Janet Garin of the Department of Health (DOH), the public should put importance to the completion of vaccination especially for young children. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to the audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) failed to implement properly two projects worth 7.2 billion pesos which resulted in a waste of said funds. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — Senate wants to look into the reason why the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, John Sevilla, who resigned from his position due to political pressure. According to Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., there should be a clarification on what said “political pressure” is. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 24, (Eagle News) — The Division Head of public school teachers in Marawi City went to Metro Manila to personally ask help from President Benigno S. Aquino regarding the alleged abuses made by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), wherein the public school teachers in said city were not given salary for a whole year as well as budget that they need for the daily […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — Senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were given new positions based on the recommendation of the PNP Senior Officers Placement and Promotion Board of Promotions as approved by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
