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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) warns the public against the unauthorized banking activities of Global Investment Bank or GIB Philippines Bank Limited (GIB or GPBL). In its website (http://www.gibank.net), GIB/GPBL misrepresents itself to the public as a licensed bank in the Philippines authorized to carry out banking transactions for international activities. The BSP clarifies that GIB/GPBL has no Certificate of Authority to operate as a bank […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang malaking hamon daw sa mga tumatakbo sa pagkapangulo ngayong 2016 elections ang usapin sa problema ng transportasyon sa bansa. Panawagan ng grupong Piston sa susunod na magiging presidente ng bansa na unahin ang kapakanan ng publiko at huwag pairalin ang personal na interes sa pagresolba sa problema ng transportasyon. Binatikos din ng Piston ang pamahalaang Aquino dahil sa kawalan umano ng aksyon sa naturang problema.
PASAY City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagmalaki ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang tinatawag na bottom-up budgeting ng kanyang administrasyon. Ginawa ito ni Pangulong Aquino kasabay ng national forum on buttom-up budgeting sa PICC sa Pasay City kaharap ang mga barangay official ng bansa. Sa ilalim ng “bottom-up budgeting program” kalahok sa pagbabalangkas ng national budget ang nasa higit isang libo at limandaang (1,590) lokal na pamahalaan sa bansa. Ibig sabihin, kung ano ang […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 12 (OPAPP) — The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), together with the various peace structures working under the Bangsamoro peace process, are meeting in the city to re-assess means of moving forward in light of the 16th Congress’ failure to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before it adjourned last week. “Today could have been a much happier occasion, if only we […]
CEBU CITY, February 12 (PIA) – Environment officials are calling on local chief executives to implement the geohazard maps for disaster management. In the recent Kapihan sa PIA held at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7), the department’s geologists announced that they had already completed geohazard maps of all local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas. It is now up to the mayors and barangay captains to put these into use as reference on their disaster risk reduction […]
CEBU CITY, February 12 (PIA) – More than 100 sinkholes are being monitored by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Cebu province. In this week’s Kapihan sa PIA-Cebu, MGB officials revealed there are plenty of sinkholes and probable sinkhole sites which are monitored by their office. Al Emil Berador, MGB-7 Chief Geologist, when asked by reporters, said the presence of sinkholes is the focus of the Subsidence Mapping which they started late last year […]
MANILA, Feb. 12 — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently announced the setting up of a more cohesive and synchronized ‘Assist WELL’ Processing Centers in three Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) agencies and 17 regional offices in the country. The centers will provide an improved and comprehensive welfare, employment, legal, and livelihood (WELL) assistance to returning overseas Filipino workers. “The Assist Well Processing Center is led by a management committee that oversees and […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0VP-qxzyPY (Eagle News) — Zamboanga policemen arrested on Thursday (Feb.11) an accused illegal recruiter who is also facing various cases of estafa while trying to escape the country and allegedly smuggle girls into Malaysia. Authorities identified the accused illegal recruiter as a certain Bless Grace Hernandez-Ardona, who was arrested at the passenger terminal of the Zamboanga Pier. Ardona, who also goes by the name Benito Affleck in social media, was also identified as one of […]
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia – The government peace panel and the peace negotiators of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front went to Malaysia for a two-day meeting in response to the failure of the Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law. According to government peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, they allowed for the abatement of strong emotions with the said failure of the BBL before they scheduled the meeting. The MILF, on the other hand, is questioning the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the United States National Institute of Health and Chinese Academy of Sciences were included in the 31 scientific organizations around the world that pledged to conduct research on the Zika virus and to disseminate garnered information freely. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QV7zD4PmH-g
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Commission on Election said it does not need to overhaul the system it has put into place for the election preparations, as it objected to the critics’ use of the word “overhaul.” It said what is needed are just minor adjustments and some fine-tuning in connection with minor problems encountered by the poll body in its preparations for the 2016 elections. The COMELEC added that no overhaul is needed to […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority collected two tons of illegal campaign materials as it started its Oplan Baklas. Said operation was conducted in several areas in Manila, Quezon City and Makati. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
