Senator Grace Poe’s camp will file a motion for reconsideration before the Commission on Election en banc on Tuesday, December 15 regarding the ruling on cancelling her certificate of candidacy (COC). (Eagle News Service)
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Nearly 8,000 passengers stranded at different ports due to typhoon Nona
Nearly 8,000 people were stranded at different ports due to typhoon “Nona” with an international name Melor. According to the Philippine Coast Guards (PCG), the suspension of trips of cargoes and vessels has started at 8:00 pm yesterday, December 13. As of 8:00 am today, 110 vessels, 17 motor bancas and 766 rolling cargoes were stranded. (Eagle News Service)
Local government units on alert due to typhoon “Nona”
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According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the agency has already prepositioned twenty-three million pesos in standby funds and relief goods and non-food items for relief efforts while the Department of Health had basic medicine on standby. The P25,034,400.47 standby funds will be provided as augmentation support to the local government units that will be affected by typhoon “Nona”. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said they are also on […]
Chinese Navy conducts military drills in West Philippine Sea
The Chinese Navy conducted a series of military drill in the disputed West Philippine Sea this past few days. The drills were confirmed by the Chinese Defense Ministry saying it was in accordance with the naval training plan that is a routine arrangement. However, the agency did not say exactly where the drills took place. (Eagle News Service) ARVE Error: json decode error code: 4From url: https://youtu.be/RjPY9sc6f9s
Government ready for ‘Typhoon Nona,’ says Palace
Government front liner agencies are already on standby as Typhoon Nona now enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Palace said on Saturday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has been closely monitoring Typhoon Nona in the past few days, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview on Saturday. The weather disturbance entered PAR early Saturday morning. “Ang utos po ng Pangulong Aquino ay siguraduhin ng ating NDRRMC (National Disaster […]
Gov’t vows to create more quality jobs
MANILA, Dec. 11 (PNA) — The government vows to create more quality jobs for Filipinos before the Aquino administration steps down by mid-2016, said National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Assistant Director General Rosemarie G. Edillon. At the Kapihan ng Media ng Bayan on Friday, Edillon said more than generating jobs, the quality of employment will help in alleviating poverty. “Our focus is to address underemployment,” she added. The official noted that the Labor Force Survey […]
PH economic gains due to good governance
The steady streak of improvements and recognition in the Philippines’ global competitiveness can be attributed to good governance implemented by the Aquino administration, a senior official said Friday. During the Kapihan sa Media ng Bayan held at the Philippine Information Agency, Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said that it was good governance and macroeconomic reforms, which led to the good performance of the government, and then eventually, the Philippines being recognized as the most improved […]
PH hosts ASEAN Agri Engineers Conference
Filipino agricultural engineers and their counterparts from South East Asia recently convened in Manila for the third ASEAN Conference on Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ACABE – 3). The Philippines will host this is in conjunction with the 3rd Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific (RFSAM-AP) and the 11th Session of the Technical Committee of the Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM). Guided by the theme “Human Resource Development for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization,” […]
DOH reminds consumers to give safe gifts for their kids
The Department of Health advised the public to become wise and to ensure the safety of their children in purchasing gifts this holiday season. The agency said a good toy is one that should be suitable to the child’s physical abilities and mental and social development. DOH also reminded the parents to ensure that the child will only play with a toy suited for his or her age. And when choosing for a toy, a […]
COMELEC gun ban for 2016 polls starts January 10, 2016
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Monday, December 7 announced that the implementation of the gun ban for the national 2016 elections will start on January 10, 2016 and will end on June 8. During the period of election gun ban, it is also prohibited to avail services of security personnel and transporting any firearms and deadly weapons including its spare parts. (Eagle News Service)
Psychosocial support to Typhoon Yolanda survivors continues
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Br. Armin Luistro, FSC, emphasized the importance of psychosocial support in rebuilding the lives of the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in the turn-over ceremony of the “Enhanced and Improved Teachers’ Manual on Psychosocial Interventions for Secondary School-aged Students during Disasters and Emergency Situations.” “Life has to move on and life has to be better. And this project is a commitment to make life better for those affected by disasters,” Luistro […]
Unemployment rate drops to new record low in 10 Years
The country’s labor market continued to record positive gains in October 2015 as unemployment rate fell to its lowest in a decade and both employment and underemployment figures further improved, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistics Authority reported today that the country’s unemployment rate dropped further to 5.7 percent in October 2015 from 6.0 percent in the same month last year, making it the new lowest unemployment rate recorded […]
