MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen have shot dead a local radio reporter in the south of the Philippines, one of the most dangerous countries for media workers in the world, police and an industry watchdog said Wednesday. Elvis Ordaniza, 49, of the DXWO radio station, became the first journalist killed this year in the country, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. He became the 31st journalist or media worker to have been […]
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Senate asks COMELEC to stop conducting elections in malls
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms asked the Commission on Elections to put a stop on its decision to conduct elections in malls. According to Senator Aquilino Pimentel, the COMELEC will only waste time and money in installing voting precincts in malls. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/IdggZX1WxdE
Source code, hard to hack – COMELEC
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, the source code of the software to be used in the 2016 National Elections is difficult to hack. COMELEC added that SMARTMATIC installed sufficient security measures making it hard for outsiders to hack said system to use it for electoral fraud. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
PNP prepares contingency plans for the May 9 elections
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police as well as other concerned government agencies are finalizing the details regarding the contingency plan for the May 9 National Election. As part of said of plan, there is now a Joint Security Coordinating Center in place to ensure the peace and order in various places around the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
LRT to acquire 100 new trains
MANILA, Philippines – The Light Rail Manila Corporation announced the arrival of new trains next year, with 100 of said trains arriving within 12 to 14 months. Said trains will replace the first generation of light rail vehicles which have been operating since 1984. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
DFA tours Philippines to explain West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs is conducting trips to the different regions in the Philippines to explain the importance of the West Philippine Sea. The DFA added that they want to increase the awareness of Filipino citizens regarding the importance of the West Philippine Sea territories to our country’s security and economy. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dex Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Three civilians dead in Philippines as troops, rebels skirmish
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Three civilians were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in a remote Philippine region where the army and Muslim rebels have engaged in sporadic fighting for days, police said Wednesday. Muslim insurgents booby-trapped a highway to target military convoys, but it detonated when a van with six people aboard drove through late Tuesday, according to a report from the provincial police office that was sent to AFP. Three of the van’s passengers […]
4 respondents na naghain ng disqualification cases kay Poe, sumalang sa oral argument ng SC
Itinuloy ng Korte Suprema ang ikalimang oral argument sa kasong diskwalipikasyon ni Sen. Grace Poe. Pero bago ang ang pagtatanong ng mga mahistrado kay Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim, pinaharap muna isa-isa ang apat na pribadong respondent na naghain ng kaso laban kay Poe para maglahad ng kani-kanilang argumento.
Susan Roces: Sen. Poe, hindi anak ng kapatid ko
Tinuldukan naman ng aktres na si Susan Roces ang isyung anak umano ng kanyang kapatid na si Rosemarie Sonora si Sen. Grace Poe kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Ayon kay Roces, hindi niya ipagkakaila kung tunay ngang anak ng kanyang kapatid si Poe ngunit ang problema ay hindi aniya talaga totoo ang naturang balita. Ito ay dahil sa siguradong-sigurado si Roces na hindi buntis ang kanyang kapatid na kasama niya noong 1968, kung kailan ipinanganak […]
Poe, hindi sikretong kandidato ni PNoy – Malacañang
Mariing pinabulaanan ng malakanyang ang usap-usapan na sikretong kandidato ni Pangulong Aquino sa May 9 presidential elections, si Sen. Grace Poe. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, ang pagpapalutang ng mga kandidatong mamanukin ng Pangulo ay kahayagan lamang na malakas ang endorsement power ni PNoy. Aniya, iisa lang ang pambato ng Daang Matuwid team at ito ay si dating Sec. Mar Roxas. Inihayag ni Lacierda na kita naman ng publiko kung papaano ikinakampanya ng Pangulo […]
Kasunduan para makaiwas sa tanim-bala ang mga OFW, nilagdaan
Lumagda sa isang Memorandum of Understanding ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno para protektahan ang mga OFW laban sa tanim-bala scheme sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Layon din daw ng kasunduan na maibalik ang tiwala ng mga pasahero sa mga airport personnel.
“No contact apprehension” policy ng MMDA, ipapatupad simula Marso
Aprubado na ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang pagpapatupad ng “no contact apprehension” policy upang madisiplina ang mga pasaway na motorista. Magiging epektibo ito sa susunod na buwan. Bukod dito, nagdagdag ang ahensya ng cctv cameras sa iba’t ibang lansangan sa Metro Manila para mahuli ang mga lumalabag. https://youtu.be/K9UZpLUW9ZI
