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KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia – In his speech in an Association of South East Asian Nation conference, Las Piñas representative Mark Villar promoted that Filipinos should have the right of free and fast internet access in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to children rights group, Salinlahi – the rights of children as well as the rights of women should be part of the agenda of the presidential candidates for the 2016 elections, as a significant number of said sectors continue to suffer abuse. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
TOKYO, Japan – The Japanese Self-Defense Force will offer five training aircraft for lease to the Philippines to aid in the patrolling of the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines is the first nation in South East Asia to enter into a Defense Equipment Agreement with Japan. Japan will also provide patrol vessels to Vietnam in support of its aim to aid South East Asian countries against China. (Eagle News Service Described […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – In response to the militarization of China in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea, the United States of America sent a naval carrier strike group which is composed of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, supported by two cruisers and two frigates. According to the US Navy, said deployment is a way for the US to maintain a presence in the area and in order to preserve the […]
VALENZUELA City, Philippines – Senator Miriam Santiago does not have any intentions of backing down from the presidential elections despite being in the last place in the various surveys. In a forum that she attended in Valenzuela City, Senator Santiago criticized the other candidates, saying that they don’t have the right to run due to allegations of corruption and immorality, citing as example the other candidates’ early advertising campaign even before the start of the […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections, in partnership with the micro-blogging site, Twitter, launched its official emojis for the 2016 elections. When the appropriate hashtags were used, the official emojis will be generated which includes the icons of each presidential candidates. The COMELEC believes that the use of emojis will contribute to the increased awareness of the voters regarding the election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – As the 2016 election nears, the Commission on Elections have started the transfer of the official ballots from the National Printing Office to its temporary warehouse in Marikina. Using a 10-wheeler truck, the COMELEC transferred 1.7 million official ballots that will then be sent to the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/6mJ9icgYkwI
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections en banc decided to remove the printing function of the vote counting machines regarding vote receipts as this may cause delay in voting hours, which in turn may lead to electoral fraud. In its place, the COMELEC will allow voters to verify their votes onscreen for 15 seconds. If the voter commits an “under-vote” or incomplete shading, he or she can still correct the same. After the 15 […]
MANILA, Philippines – In the latest presidential survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Grace Poe were statistically tied in the first place, both gaining 26%. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The United States of America will conduct joint military exercises with the Philippines, India and Japan near the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. According to observers, said step taken by the US is in response to the Chinese militarization in the said area. It is expected that China will be agitated by this move. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to election lawyer, Atty. Romulo Makalintal, the public should anticipate the decision of the Supreme Court regarding the disqualification case filed against Senator Grace Poe as a presidential candidate. He also added that whatever the SC’s decision is, it should be accepted by the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The next batch of overseas Filipino workers is expected to return to the Philippines from Saudi Arabia due to the continued economic downturn in the said country, which in turn was brought about by the low price of oil in the world market. Said OFWs have not received salaries. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
