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KANLAON, Negros Oriental — Naapula na ang grass fire na sanhi ng pagbubuga ng abo ng Mount Kanlaon sa Negros oriental. Ayon kay Bacolod City fire Supt. Rodolfo Denaga, nag-pull out na ang kanilang composite team sa barangay Biak naBato, sa bayan ng La Castellana na naapektuhan ng sunog. Bagaman nasa 300 ektaryang damuhan ang natupok, hindi naman nakaabot ang apoy sa magubat na bahagi ng bundok. Samantala, nasa ilalim pa rin ng alert level […]
PASAY City, Philippines — According to the Overseas secretariat of the Department of Foreign Affairs, there are almost 7 million Filipinos that are qualified registered overseas voters. (Eagle News Service)
MANILA, Philippines — Mahigit sa dalawang libong Filipino nurses ang kailangan ngayon sa Kuwait. Ito ay ayon sa Philippine Association of Service Exporters Incorporated o PASEI. Sinabi ni Elsa Villa, Presidente ng PASEI na sakaling ma-hire, ang entry level ng Filipino nurses ay posibleng tumanggap ng minimum monthly compensation na 900 dolyar o mahigit sa 40 libong piso. Ayon kay Villa, sinabihan sila ng labor minister at grupo ng mga pribadong korporasyon sa Kuwait na itatayo […]
(Eagle News) — Kumpara sa sinira ng China na saging mula sa Pilipinas, mas pinangangambahan ng pamahalaan ngayon ang matinding epekto ng El Niño sa banana export ng bansa. Ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), malaking plantasyon ng saging ang apektado na ng El Niño partikular na sa Mindanao. Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga nangungunang banana-exporter sa buong mundo habang top importers naman ng saging ang Japan, China, South Korea, New Zealand at Iran.
(Eagle News) — Ipauubaya na ng Blue Ribbon Committee sa Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) at sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) ang turnover ng mababawing pera mula sa ninakaw na $81 million mula sa bangko ng Bangladesh. Ito ang inihayag ni Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona, chairman ng Blue Ribbon Committee matapos ang resulta ng imbestigasyon sa money laundering scam. Iginiit ni Guingona na dahil sa senate hearing, nangako ang negosyanteng si Kim Wong na isasauli nito […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Communication Secretary Sonny Coloma, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the Republic Act 10754 or the Exemption of Person with Disability from Value-Added Tax, which was authored by Senator Ralph Recto and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez. Said act provides that PWDs are now exempted from paying VAT on medical and dental fees, funeral and burial services as well as cinemas and amusement parks. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
NEGROS Island, Philippines – According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Mount Kanlaon continues to spew ash, with said ash reaching several barangays in the Negros Island. In the past 24 hours, four volcanic earthquakes were recorded by PHILVOCS. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippnes – The Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Neric Acosta filed a petition to the Sandiganbayan to allow him to travel to Bangkok, Thailand to attend a medical congress where he was invited to be a spokesperson. The Sandiganbayan recently issued a decision regarding the graft case wherein Acosta was charged. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ZiAlUKizUgE
MANILA, Philippines – In a study conducted by the National Economic and Development Authority, 80% of Filipinos want a simple and comfortable life by 2040. Said simple life includes owning their own homes, having sufficient income, education and going to local trip vacations. Said study was conducted as part of said government agency’s plan to create a high-income-earning Philippines by 2040. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines may invest in its first-ever submarine fleet to help protect its territory in the disputed South China Sea, President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday. The impoverished nation, which has never before operated submarines and until now relied largely on US surplus ships, has been ramping up defence spending in response to China’s military expansion in the region. China claims almost all of the South China Sea despite conflicting claims from […]
MANILA, Philippines — Wala pang nata-tanggap na ulat ang Philippine Embassy sa Pakistan kung may Pilipinong nadamay sa huling terrorist attack na ikinasawi ng pitumpung (70) tao. Patuloy naman ang pag-monitor nila sa sitwasyon at handang mag-bigay ng tulong sa mga kababayang apektado ng insidente. Hinimok din nila ang mga pilipinong nanga-ngailangan ng tulong na tumawag sa kanila at nagpahayag ng pakikiramay ang embahada sa mga kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga nasawi.
CEBU, Philippines — Ayon sa analysis, 70 micro-grams per cubic meter ang alikabok sa haze na mas mataas sa normal na 50 micro-grams per cubic meter. Hindi pa ma-tukoy ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ang sanhi nito, subalit hini-hinalang mula sa mga sunog sa probinsya. Nag-labas na rin ng advisory ang Department of Health kung paano mag-iingat sa epekto ng haze sa kalusugan.
