MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Three people have been killed after a small ferry sank in the Philipines, police said Saturday, the latest in a series of maritime accidents in the archipelago. The Lady Aime ferry was travelling to Alabat Island from the coastal town of Gumaca, 117 kilometres (72 miles) from Manila, when it sank just 200 metres from shore at 4.40pm on Friday, said Chief Inspector Juan Byron Leogo. Fishermen on the seashore were […]
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INCinema’s “Walang Take Two” bags best director award at the 2016 Int’l Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in London
(Eagle News) – “Walang Take Two,” a Philippine independent film produced by the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s INCinema productions, bagged the award for best director in a foreign language film at the recent 2016 International Filmmaker Festival (IFF) of World Cinema in London. Director Carlo Ortega Cuevas of INCinema’s “Walang Take Two” (No Second Take), the first full-length film of INCinema productions, received the award himself in London on Friday, February 26. “To be given this […]
NPO prints 8 million ballots
QUEZON City, Philippines — As the May 2016 elections nears, the National Printing Office reported that it has printed 8 million official ballots that will be used for the aforementioned election but only 3.8% have been checked and verified. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
DTI has no control over price of spare parts
MANILA , Philippines – In response to the outcry of transport groups all over the country regarding the lowering of the price of spare parts, the Department of Trade and Industry defended itself, saying that the price of spare parts are not under its control. DTI added that spare parts are not considered as basic goods. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/FDWgM1rF5sE
OFWs in Saudi Arabia sell fried chicken skin due to salary delay
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Migrante party-list, the economic situation in Saudi Arabia is worsening, causing salary delay to affect overseas Filipino workers. In order to be able to send money to their relatives in the Philippines, several OFWs are using their food allowance to buy chicken so that they can sell its fried skin. In response, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office said that they commend the OFWs’ resourcefulness in finding alternative ways of […]
Limousine taxi coming soon in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Metro Manila will soon have limousine taxis, inspiration for which was taken by the Department of Transportation and Communication in South Korea. Said limousine taxis aim to give comfortable, safe and convenient form of transportation. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Former Makati mayor Junjun Binay to file bail in Sandiganbayan
QUEZON City, Philippines – Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay will file bail worth almost Php 400,000 in the Sandiganbayan, in connection with the complaint of graft, malversation and falsification of public documents. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
President Aquino encourages youth to study the history of the EDSA revolt
MANILA, Feb. 26 — President Benigno S. Aquino III has told the country’s youth to know the history of the EDSA People Power Revolution to avoid a repeat of the dark years of Marital Law. In his speech during the 30th anniversary celebration of the EDSA revolt on Thursday, the President recalled the hardships during martial rule when the government suppressed freedom as former president Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies committed abuses and engaged in corruption. […]
MILF repositions troops to assist AFP in BIFF pursuit
DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 26 — The military wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have repositioned more than a thousand of its fighters in several barangays to avoid a mis-encounter as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its law enforcement operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and other terrorist groups operating in the province. Last February 5, the AFP’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade initiated a law enforcement operation against […]
COMELEC- Ikinokonsidera ang pagbibigay ng resibo para sa Overseas Absentee Voters
By Sophia Okut QUEZON City, Philippines — Ikinokonsidera ng Commission On Elections o COMELEC ang pagbibigay ng resibo para sa overseas absentee voters. Habang nananatili namang hindi pabor sa pagbibigay nito sa local voters dahil sa limitadong oras. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, isa sa kanilang pinag-usapan ay ang posibilidad na magkaroon ng resibo para sa overseas voters dahil 30 days ang kanilang pagboto, at mas kaunti ang boboto. Nasa mahigit 1.1 milyong Pilipinong […]
TESDA ready to assist displaced OFWs
TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 26 — In the wake of the political and economic crisis in the Middle East, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is prepared to assist returning or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “We can provide free competency assessment and certification for repatriated workers who wish to confirm whether they possess the competencies required in a preferred workplace,” TESDA Director General Irene Isaac said. She said that TESDA can also […]
China nais dominahin ang East Asia; missiles banta sa U.S. Aircraft carriers – US.
UNITED States — Pinaghahandaan umano ng China ang pagdomina sa East Asia. Sinabi ni U.S. Pacific fleet Commander admiral Harry Harris, sa pag-deploy ng Beijing ng missiles sa Paracel Islands sa West Philippine Sea o South China Sea, ang paglagay ng bagong radars sa Cuarteron reef sa Spratly Islands at paggawa ng mga airstrips ay nagpapabago ng operational landscape sa pinag-aagawang mga teritoryo. Ayon kay Harris, bahagi ito ng kagustuhan ng China na militarisasyon sa […]
