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Senator Marcos tops VP survey

MANILA, Philippines – In the recent vice-presidential survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Senator Bongbong Marcos took the lead with 25% rating. He is followed by Senator Chiz Escudero with 24%. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Philippines sends satellite to ISS

MANILA, Philippines – According to the Department of Science and Technology, the first Philippine-made micro-satellite Diwata-1 will be sent to the International Space Station. Said micro-satellite will monitor weather patterns. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

UP denies social media post regarding Mayor Duterte

LOS Baños, Philippines – The University of the Philippines denied a post in the social media regarding its alleged issuance of a resolution declaring Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as persona non grata in its campuses, in connection with the issue about a UP Los Baños student accused of being disrespectful to the said mayor. According to UP, the Board of Regents did not issue said resolution and that said university is non-partisan and is […]

ADB approves loan for improvement of Angat Dam

PASIG City, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank approved the $123.3 million-loan of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System which will be used in the Angat Dam Water Transmission Improvement Project in order to improve Metro Manila’s water supply. Said project will be completed on 2020 and will be operational by 2021. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/YS2q8MlvA4E

Menorca, a no-show again at CA hearing; INC lawyers to move for case’s dismissal

  (Eagle News) — Expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell “Boyet” Menorca II again failed to show up Monday (March 21) in the hearing on the petition for writ of amparo filed by his camp before the Court of Appeals, and the magistrates are giving him until hearing next week (March 28) to show up. Only his lawyers and his brother Anthony Menorca were present in the hearing and the CA finds this repeated failure […]

Palace denies selective justice claim by Senator Poe

MANILA, Mar. 22 – Malacañang has denied the claim of Senator Grace Poe that the administration is practicing “selective justice” for not filing charges against their allies. During the second presidential debate at the University of the Philippines campus in Cebu City on Sunday, Senator Poe told Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II that the administration does not file cases against important members of the Liberal Party (LP), such as Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph […]

Thousands of passengers expected at bus terminals

QUEZON City, Philippines – Between 10, 000 – 20, 000 passengers are expected at the Araneta Bus Terminal in Cubao, Quezon City. Most of the air-conditioned buses were already fully-booked since last week. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/z3NHyt2DpBo

No support for divorce bill – presidential candidates

CEBU City, Philippines – All four of the presidential candidates who attended the Cebu City leg of the Presidential Debate did not favor the divorce bill, in response to the moderator’s question. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

No Filipinos in the Russian plane crash

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that there were no Filipinos involved in the plane crash in Russia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/5vqMu5RHwzU

Malacañang clarifies possible US travel alert

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma clarified the statement made by the Department of Health that it is expecting that the Philippines will be included in the Level 2 travel alert of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. According to Coloma, if ever the Philippines is included in the said travel alert, said inclusion is based only on the case of an American woman who contracted Zika virus in the […]

FBI to investigate Bangladesh Central Bank hacking

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The Federal Bureau of Investigation will send an investigation team to Bangladesh after said country asked the help of the United States of America in identifying the hackers that stole $81 million from the Central Bank of Bangladesh. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC allows 86 malls to serve as voting precincts

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections implemented its plan to conduct elections in shopping malls, with 86 malls chosen to be voting precincts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/kvejK84rux4