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(Eagle News) – Another presidential aspirant visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City to make a courtesy call to the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte sought the INC’s endorsement on Friday morning, April 22, when he met Brother Eduardo at the INC’s Bulwagan room where two other presidential aspirants earlier made separate courtesy calls. Duterte made his visit a day after Vice-President […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The family of Jeffrey Laude is still waiting for the Php 4 million compensation awarded to them by the court. According to Julita Kabilan, even Atty. Harry Roque and Atty. Virgie Suarez have not kept them abreast of the updates regarding said compensation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections said that those who have complaints should not resort to hacking in order to gain attention because such acts can negatively impact the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections hired foreign cyber security experts to guarantee the integrity of the election results. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista added that they are consulting Microsoft and other computer firms to ensure the security of the COMELEC website. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III supports the proposal that presidential candidates should publicize their medical records. President Aquino added that although the Constitution guarantees the right of privacy of individuals, the presidential candidates can voluntarily disclose their medical records in the interest of transparency. But more than medical records, President Aquino said that the public should scrutinize the candidates’ speeches and actions to glean where they are going to take the nation when […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of National Defense expressed its anger with China’s deployment of a military craft to the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. According to the DND spokesperson, Peter Paul Galvez, this is clear act of militarization and truly provocative. Still, the DND emphasized the need to diplomatically resolve the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The final verification of the printed ballots of the National Printing Office will be completed today, April 22 which is earlier than the self-imposed deadline of the Commission on Elections which is on April 25. The verification is an important process to ensure that the ballots can be used by the vote-counting machines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines — Vice Presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., today called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to lay down the rules in cases where there are discrepancies in the vote receipts from the actual votes cast. Marcos made the call in the light of mounting reports over alleged discrepancies in vote receipts in the ongoing Overseas Absentee Voting. The Senator urged the Comelec to explain the process that voters should undertake […]
QUEZON CITY, April 22 — There’s another reason to celebrate this year’s Earth Day. Celebrity and former National Youth Commissioner Jose Sixto “Dingdong” G. Dantes III asserts that the Earth Day this 2016 marks the success of young Filipino climate advocates who led and signed up for the #NowPH movement, in order to push for the approval of the Paris Agreement in France last year. Launched by the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the Climate Change […]
CLARK, Pampanga — The Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) was held Thursday (April 21) morning. Government agencies and disaster authorities participated in the drill after a series of deadly earthquakes shook several countries, including Japan, Ecuador, Myanmar and Vanuatu. The countries lie on the pacific ring of fire — an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen. The simultaneous drills were held in Pampanga, […]
After nine months of serving as the highest ranking officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Hernando Iriberri retires today on his 56th birthday. President Aquino himself will lead the testimonial review and change of command ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo this morning. Irreberi assumed the office of Chief of Staff last July 2015 replacing Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang. Meanwhile, AFP Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda will replace Iriberri as acting […]
MANILA, April 22 — A wide range of livelihood assistance is being provided by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) who are affected by El Niño, while initial interventions through needs assessment and profiling were conducted to some 818 workers in the Kidapawan rally for their inclusion in the DOLE’s TUPAD, or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers Program. Three hundred eighty-two informal workers in Soccsksargen were given a total […]
