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LRT and MRT gives discount in International Women’s Day

MANILA, Philippines – In honor of the International Women’s Day, the MRT and LRT will give free transportation to women at scheduled times. On the other hand, the Office of the Ombudsman will give a 50% discount to its women clients. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Nqo6_dqmiSw

Poe will accept SC’s decision regarding disqualification case

MANILA, Philippines – According to Atty. George Garcia, counsel of Senator Grace Poe, his client is ready to accept whatever the decision of the Supreme Court regarding the disqualification case against the senator. He added that the senator’s camp is confident of the credibility of the Supreme Court justices. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Know your presidentiable – Jejomar Binay

QUEZON City, Philippines (March 8) – As the day of the elections near, we as responsible voters should know as much as we can about the candidates, whether they are running for national or local positions. All the more is it important that we try to learn more about those who are running for the top post. Jejomar “Jojo” Cabauatan Binay, Sr. is the current and 15th Vice President of the Philippines under President Benigno […]

Know your presidentiable – Rodrigo Duterte

QUEZON City, Philippines (March 8) – As responsible voters, we should know what are the plans and the stance of the candidates who are running for the top post. Let’s get to know more about Rodrigo Duterte, one of the presidential candidates for the 2016 election. Here are some helpful information gleaned from various sources that will help us assess our choices. Rodrigo “Roda” Roa Duterte is a lawyer and was one of the former mayors of […]

DOH coordinates with US on profile of US resident confirmed positive of Zika virus after PH visit

MANILA, March 8 – The Department of Health is closely coordinating with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) for the profile of the patient confirmed to have Zika virus, and the places she visited in the Philippines. “We were informed that shortly after returning home to the US, an evidence of Zika virus infection was detected from the patient,” Health Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin said. The Department of Health disclosed a report […]

Menorca and family in Vietnam, contrary to his lawyers’ claim that he is nowhere to be found

    (Eagle News) –  Expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II and his family have been spotted in Ho Chi Minh Airport in Vietnam, contrary to reports being disseminated now by his lawyer, Atty. Trixie Angeles, that Menorca was nowhere to be found. Menorca and his wife, Jinky Seiko Otsuka Menorca, and daughter, were seen Sunday night at the airport boarding a flight for Vietnam. They left Manila around 10:45 Sunday night, and […]

Panahon ng tag-init, posibleng ideklara na sa mga susunod na linggo – PAGASA

QUEZON City, Philippines — Posibleng  ideklara na ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)  ang onset ng dry o summer season sa bansa. Ayon kay Anthony Lucero, chief ng Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section ng Pagasa, ramdam na ang mainit na panahon at lalo pa itong titindi sa mga susunod na araw dahil ang peak ng dry season sa bansa ay tuwing buwan ng Abril. Nagpapalala rin aniya sa dry season ang epekto ng […]

Natiwalag na miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na si Lowell Menorca II, nasa Vietnam na

MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa Vietnam na ang natiwalag na miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na si Lowell Menorca II. Kinumpira ito ng Bureau of Immigration taliwas sa sinabi ni Attorney Trixie Angeles, abugado ni Menorca na nawawala at hindi nya macontact ang kaniyang kliyente. Ngayong araw sana ang gagawing cross examination ng mga abugado ng INC para kay Menorca sa Court of Appelas subalit lumabas na pala ng bansa. Sa isinagawang news conference, […]

Six wounded in Somalia airport laptop blast: police

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) — Six people were wounded Monday when a laptop bomb exploded at an airport in Somalia, police said, the second such attack in recent weeks targeting passenger aircraft. The bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the small central town of Beledweyne, some 325 kilometers (200 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, where last month Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents claimed responsibility for a bomb attack which ripped a hole in a passenger plane shortly […]

Newly graduates may end up jobless due to skills mismatch

MANILA, Philippines — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) warned that many graduates this year will find difficulty in getting a job or will end up unemployed. According to the group, this job-skills mismatch crisis is due to a growing mismatch between their training and the job skill.

DPWH offers Summer Government Intership Program

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways encouraged the college students and the out-of-school youths to participate in their Summer Government Internship Program. The project aims to help the student in their education and to give them the opportunity to become public servants. https://youtu.be/1sCkgotnKzs

DOH Caraga lists common summer diseases to watch

BUTUAN CITY (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) Caraga recently issued a public advisory on the common diseases and other health risks the public may acquire during summer. DOH Caraga regional director Dr. Jose Llacuna said they expect the rise of skin disease (sakit sa balat), sun burn, flu, rabies, stomach ailments, and sore eyes. Llacuna said these six common summer diseases are noted to affect one’s health. Skin diseases, Llacuna said, could happen […]