QUEZON City, Philippines – Simultaneous to the visit of the United States Defense Secretary to the Philippines, a top Chinese military official visited the Chinese troops in the occupied areas in the Spratlys. China plans to add more facilities in the said area. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
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Nationwide earthquake drill on April 21
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reminded the public that there will be a nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on April 21. PHILVOCS added that the earthquake drill is usually done twice or thrice a year and the earthquake drill on Thursday has no connection to the various earthquakes hitting different parts of the globe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
COMELEC asks public to support last debate of presidential candidates
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections asked the public to witness the last leg of the presidential debate to be held at Dagupan, Pangasinan. Said debate is the joint project of the COMELEC and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas as well as the media outfits. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
COMELEC allows 24 thousand voters to join local absentee voting
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections allowed 24, 000 applicants to participate in the local absentee voting which would be held on April 27 to April 29. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/eHrIRg4Yu8M
Several Philippine diplomatic posts record zero votes
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs recorded zero votes on several diplomatic posts despite the fact that many overseas Filipinos registered as absentee voters. The DFA added that 66, 000 overseas absentee voters casted their votes while hundred thousands registered. In particular, the DFA noted the diplomatic posts in Mexico and Chile, with zero votes casted. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
President Aquino’s net satisfaction rating goes down
QUEZON City, Philippines – in the first quarter survey conducted by the Social Weather Station, the net satisfaction rating of President Benigno S. Aquino III in the first quarter of 2016 suffers a reduction at 27% which is considered moderate. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/AOZlP3sBlU0
Majority of “no contact” violators are PUVs – MMDA
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Metro Manila Development Authority, majority of the 450 violators caught by the “no contact” policy were public utility vehicles like jeeps and buses. The MMDA will notify said violators through mail. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lCXLwbB4a64
Conserve water – Malacañang
QUEZON City, Philippines – Despite the assurance of the National Water Resources Board that there is an ample supply of water in Metro Manila, the Malacañang asked the public to conserve water. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the public should be aware of the importance of water conservation especially during the dry season. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gv_i-T03y1M
COMELEC ready for electric failure during election
QUEZON City, Philippine – The Commission on Elections prepared several contingency measures in case of power failure on the May 9 elections. According to COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, each vote counting machine has a battery box that can provide power for 14 hours. The COMELEC also has several generator sets on stand-by. On the other hand, the Department of Energy and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines assured the public that there is ample […]
BOC turns over thousands of license plates to LTO
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs turned over to the Land Transportation Office 303, 000 license plates despite the fact that its supplier failed to pay taxes on said license plate’s shipment. The BOC and the LTO agreed to implement the intra-government payment of duties and taxes. According to the LTO, said turn-over can help in the reduction of the license plate backlog. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
Presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo, muling tataas bukas, Abril 19
(Eagle News) — Muling magtataas ang presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo simula bukas, Abril 19. Magtataas ang Flying V, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc., at SEAOIL Philippines Inc. ng P1.50 sa kada litro ng diesel at P1.10 sa kada litro ng gasolina simula 12:01 ng hatinggabi para sa Flying V, habang simula 6:00 ng umaga naman para sa Phoenix at SEAOIL. Ayon sa Department of Energy (DOE) naglalaro sa P20.05 hanggang P25.77 kada litro ang presyo ng […]
Palace lauds private sector effort to avert brownouts
MANILA, April 18 – Communications Secretary Herminio B. Coloma Jr. recognized the efforts of the private sector to avert brownouts last Friday after the Luzon grid was placed on red alert due to the lack of power reserves. “Nagpalabas ang NGCP ng yellow alert status noong umaga na itinaas pa nila into a red alert status sa bandang tanghali. Ngunit ito ay natugunan kaagad sa pamamagitan ng interruptible load program. Ito ang boluntaryong pagtulong ng […]





