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ALLEGED multi-billion pork barrel scam queen, Janet Lim Napoles will undergo a two-month orientation before being given an assignment in the Correctional Institution for Women. The Officer-in-charge of said institution assured the public that there will be no special treatment for Napoles. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Department of Education, the government has set aside three billion pesos for the construction of new classrooms in public schools in preparation for the implementation of the K-12 program. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
ROME, Italy, April 18, (Eagle News) – According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the price of rice is expected to recover this year in the world market despite the low demand from exporters. FAO added that the world rice supply was affected not only by the bad weather but by the low price in the world market. One of the most affected is India, which is one of the largest rice exporter in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) — The Senate will conduct an ocular inspection on the controversial Makati relocation site in Calawan, Laguna which amounted to 1.2 billion pesos during the term of former Makati Mayor and now Vice-President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay Sr. Residents in the relocation site complained about lack of electricity and the use of substandard materials in the housing units. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) – Cagayan De Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez filed a resolution asking for the resumption of the peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), after said peace talks bogged down last 2013. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) — Almost three thousand cases of dengue have been recorded in Metro Manila in the first quarter of 2015 despite the fact that dengue is usually more common during the rainy season. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) – According to the latest study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Epidemiology Center (NEC), 32% of the Filipinos in the National Capital Region (NCR), in particular, those in the government service, suffers from mental health problems like anxiety, phobia, substance abuse and depression. Said agencies warned against taking such mental problems lightly and further added that support of loved ones will help greatly. (Eagle […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) — The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) conducted mass actions to air their request for a 16, 000 pesos minimum wage. The program started in the Welcome Rotonda,Quezon City and ended at the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC). Said group lamented the fact that health workers in the country cannot cope up with the current standard of living in the country. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) assured the public that it still has enough time to prepare for the 2016 elections despite the various delays encountered by the said Commission. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is hoping that the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will cooperate to ensure that the members of said group would be surrendered to face justice regarding the Mamasapano incident. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
BEIJING, China, April 17 (Eagle News) — China reacted to the latest comments of President Benigno S. Aquino III warning the international community against the activities of said country in the contested territories in the West Philippine Sea. The state news agency in Beijing, China said that the Philippines should stop fear-mongering which will not help in the peaceful settlement of issues in the said area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is ready to reinforce the Philippine National Police (PNP) in serving the warrant of arrests against 90 individuals identified by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to be involved in the Mamasapano incident. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
