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(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday (September 7) announced that 2,817 out of 4,115 registered Electrical Engineers and 2,525 out of 3,709 registered Master Electricians passed the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations. The results were released after three working days after the last day of the examinations. Online registration for the issuance of professional identification card (ID) and certificate of registration will be on September 19-21.
(Eagle News)– Police on Wednesday (September 7) have released the composite sketch of the primary suspect in the Davao City bombing. The composite image showed a man, about 30 of age, 5’7″ to 5′ 8″ in height, with a slim build and fair to dark skin. The sketch was composed through the help of witnesses. Witnesses said he wore a mask and a bonnet the whole time, even when he was having his massage. Investigators […]
QUEZON CITY, Sept. 8 – The Deparment of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently issued guidelines governing the completion of distribution and titling of landed estates under Republic Act (R.A) No. 3844, as amended, and turned-over by the Landbank of the Philippines through Administrative Order No.08, Series of 2016. Secretary Rafael V. Mariano said the the DAR is mandated under RA No. 9700 to complete the distribution of all remaining undistributed lands covered under the agrarian reform program, which include landed estates acquired […]
MANILA, Sept. 8 – In the aftermath of the September 2 Davao blast, Secretary Ismael ‘Mike’ Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is calling on all local chief executives (LCEs) to give full support to the security efforts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the establishment of necessary security mechanisms to protect the public from the threats of terrorists and lawless […]
UNITED States President Barack Obama met briefly with Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, their two governments said. The encounter took place just before a dinner during a summit of regional leaders in Laos, officials indicated. “They met at the holding room and they were the last people to leave the holding room. I can’t say how long they met,” Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay, travelling with Duterte, told reporters shortly afterwards. “I’m very […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakatakda nang ibalik ng Pilipinas ang bultu-bultong mga basura mula sa Canada na iligal na itinapon sa bansa noon pang 2013. Ito’y bilang pagtupad sa inilabas na kautusan ng Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 1 na nag-aatas na ibalik sa Canada ang mga nasabing basura. Ayon sa Bureau of Customs (BOC), maghahain na ng motion for execution ang Department of Justice (DOJ) na miyembro ng binuong inter-agency committee kasama ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinuspinde na ng Commission on Election (Comelec) ang lahat ng kanilang paghahanda para sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections na nakatakda sana sa Oktubre. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista na malinaw nang hindi matutuloy ang Barangay at SK elections dahil lusot na sa House Committee on Suffrage ang panukalang postponement. Ayon kay Bautista, gusto rin ng senado na ipagpaliban ang barangay at SK […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday (September 7) issued a statement on Facebook, calling for police visibility near schools following a number of bomb threats reported in schools. “While the said bomb threats turned out to be a hoax, we reiterate our call for police visibility near the schools,” DepEd said in its post. The agency also urged school officials and the public to be extra vigilant for the safety of […]
DIPOLOG CITY, (PIA)— The Commission on Elections-Zamboanga del Norte is ready to hold the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Election on October 31, 2016. In the recent “Kapihan sa Dipolog” forum, Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Jossil R. Macute said though the Senate and the House of Representatives are in agreement for the postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay elections, as long as there is no law enacted to that effect, the election is a “go.” […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft, the coast guard said Wednesday, to help Manila expand sea patrols in the face of territorial disputes with China. The two Sherpa 30-seater aircraft will be delivered in December, Philippine coast guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo told AFP. “It will help us in the movements of the Philippine Coast Guard like patrol missions,” Balilo added. The announcement came days after […]
(Eagle News)– Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Spokesman Charles Jose said on Wednesday (September 7) that President Rodrigo Duterte can still cross paths with US President Barack Obama at the ASEAN Summit in Laos. Jose was optimistic that Duterte’s harsh remarks would not strain the relationship between United States and Philippines. “Sa side natin, sinabi ni President Duterte na he continues to value the alliance with the US and he expresses high regard and affinity […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business and Investment Summit on Tuesday (September 6) that the illicit drug trade was a “pressing problem” for his country and the region. Speaking to business representatives from various countries in Laos, he said that the regional bloc needed “stronger resolve to combat transnational crime”. “The trade in illicit and illegal drugs in particular has emerged as a pressing […]
