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Chinese Coast Guard harasses Filipino fishermen

MANILA, Philippines – The newest incident of harassment against Filipino fishermen were reported wherein 17 fishermen from Pangasinan were driven off the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea through the use of harsh lights by the Chinese Coast Guard. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

UP Cebu, ready for 2nd round of Pilipinas 2016 debates

CEBU City, Philippines – The University of the Philippines – Cebu is ready for the 2nd round of the presidential candidates’ debate to be held on March 20. The Performing Arts Hall of UP Cebu will accommodate 300 live audience only due to security reasons. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Poe leads in pre-election survey

MANILA, Philippines – In the pre-election survey conducted by the Social Weather Station from March 4 to March 7, Senator Grace Poe took the lead among the presidential candidates with 27% while Vice President Jejomar Binay garnered 24%. For the candidates for vice-president, Senator Chiz Escudero took the lead with 28% followed by Senator Bongbong Marcos with 26%. For the senatorial candidates, Senator Tito Sotto took the lead with 53%. (Eagle News Service Described by […]

BOI approves 144 renewable energy investments

MAKATI, Mar 14 – The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a total of 144 renewable energy investment projects worth P170.947 billion from 2010 up to December 2015 with a total generating capacity of 3,861 megawatts. “Our industry development programs are geared towards building sustainable and resilient communities, which includes achieving sustainable energy sources,” said Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo. He added that the development of renewable energy […]

COMELEC, mapipilitang magrekomenda ng pagpapaliban ng halalan sa Mayo

Hindi rin maiiwasan na mapilitan ang COMELEC na irekomenda ang pagpapaliban sa eleksyon at pagtatakda ng bagong petsa ng halalan bago ang Hunyo a-trenta. Sinabi pa sa resolusyon na walang batas na nag-uutos sa mga botante na ihulog sa ballot box ang resibo dahil sa ang balota na mismo ang pinaka-mainam na lumalarawan sa interes ng botante at katibayan ng audit trail. Kaya napagpasyahan ng Comelec en banc na maghain ng motion for reconsideration kasama […]

Kakulangan sa skills, problema sa unemployement – DOLE

Kakulangan sa skills at hindi ng trabaho ang problema ngayon sa labor market. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment o DOLE, sampu (10) lang sa isang libong (1,000) aplikanate ang average na nata-tanggap sa trabaho, dahil ngayon lang pina-pantay ang education at training systems sa industry requirements sa pamamagitan ng international standards. Hindi rin madaling hanapin ang tamang applicant na tugma sa credentials na kailangan sa trabaho. Nasa six hundred (600) hanggang 700-thousand applicants […]

DOH sa publiko: Umiwas sa heat stroke

Dahil sa unti-unting pag-init at pag-alinsangan ng panahon, nagpa-alala ang Department of Health o DOH sa publiko na maging mapagmasid sa ating pangangatawan para maiwasan ang pag-atake ng heat stroke. Ayon sa DOH, ang banta ng heat stroke ay isang medical emergency kung saan tumataas ang insidente sa panahon na mainit at maalinsangang panahon. Ang heat stroke ay ang pinakamalalang heat illness kapag ang katawan ay nag-overheat at hindi magawang bumalik sa normal ang temperatura. […]

Water supply sa tag-init, sapat

Sinabi ni Engineer Teddy Angeles ng La Mesa headworks, na bagaman bumababa ang water level ng mga dam at umiiral ang El Niño, may magagamit pa ring tubig ang mga residente para sa susunod na mga buwan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utCwjxIWmVg

Smartmatic warns against possible failure election failure

MANILA, Philippines — Smartmatic warns against the possibility of failure of elections due to the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the Commission on Election to issue voting receipts. Smartmatic added that the upgrading of vote counting machines may reach two months. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Water reserves in Angat Dam will not reach critical level

QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the PAGASA, although the water reserves in the Angat Dam is going down, the weather agency believes that it will not reach critical levels until June. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Video of LRT running with its door open goes viral

MANILA, Philippines – A video posted by a certain James Cubelo went viral with 400, 000 views. Said video shows the LRT-1 train running at full speed with one of its doors open. The LRT apologized for the incident and said that it will conduct the necessary investigation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)