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The Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry issued a joint memorandum providing stricter regulations against hoverboards. These includes prohibiting said device from those who are age 14 and younger as well as recommending the use of protective gear. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/SVlh7dVvjE0
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) went to the Department of Foreign Affairs to protest the harassment made by Chinese military against their team in the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. The CAAP team went to the said island in order to scout for an area where they can construct a radar to monitor civil flights in the area when members of the Chinese military prohibited them from doing said action. […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives Sonny Belmonte is proposing the Php 1, 000 increase in the SSS pension. Belmonte made said proposal despite the presidential veto against the proposed Php 2, 000 increase in the SSS pension. Belmonte added that said proposal no longer need to pass in the Congress and it is enough that the SSS executives themselves decide on the said increase. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
Transport group Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations or ACTO proposed a lower minimum fare in public utility jeepneys. From the current minimum fare of Php 7.50, ACTO wants the minimum fare to be lowered to Php 7.00 for the first four kilometers. Said proposal came in the wake of the continued lowering of oil prices in the world market. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace on Monday. President Aquino exchanged pleasantries with Princess Sirindhorn, second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand during a brief and simple ceremony at the Palace. After the courtesy call, the President’s sisters Maria Elena “Ballsy” Aquino-Cruz and Aurora Corazon “Pinky” Aquino-Abellada hosted a dinner in honor of the Thai Princess. In her brief […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo will file cases before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court against the group of Mrs. Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, Mr. Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and other occupants of number 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City. Attorney Danny Villanueva, one of the lawyers of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, said the cases to be filed are for slight physical injury and grave threats. Another case of trespassing will be filed against […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo reiterated its official statement regarding the latest allegations made by expelled INC members, particularly Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez, who had accused the INC of falsifying documents pertaining to its ownership of the two-hectare lot at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue. In this video of the INC’s official stand on the matter, INC spokesperson minister Edwil Zabala vehemently denied these malicious allegations and expressed the INC’s “firm belief” in the […]
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile said that he wants to re-open the investigation of the Mamasapano incident to ascertain the extent of President Benigno Aquino’s liability in the death of 44 members of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to Atty. Bong Suntay, president of Philippine National Taxi Operators Association, the complaints made by commuters regarding taxi drivers’ bad mood and even acts of harming their passengers were due to the severe traffic problem in Metro Manila. Said traffic problem means that taxi drivers suffer a loss of earnings. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
House of Representatives majority leader Neptali Gonzalez warned the Senate that President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III may also veto the proposed Salary Standardization Law or SSL-4 since President Aquino vetoed the proposed SSS pension hike due to fear of said agency being bankrupt in the future. The fourth version of the bureaucracy-wide salary adjustment was forwarded by the House of Representatives to the Senate before the month-long holiday break. (Eagle News Service Described by […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is confident that the Congress will pass the proposed Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, which aims to exempt from taxes balikbayan boxes that are worth Php 10, 000 and lower. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) conducted a test-drive of the new MRT carriages – part of the 43 new carriages bought by the government from China. Said test run was conducted from the Taft Avenue station in Pasay City to the North Avenue station in Quezon City. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
