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According to a report of the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Development, Philippines top the list as having the highest unemployment rate among the neighboring countries in Asia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that it finds no reason to extend the five-day filing period of the certificate of candidacy (CoC) of aspiring candidates in the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Election (COMELEC) rejected the call of the group Gunless Society and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting to implement an earlier total gun ban to stop election-related violence. The COMELEC explained that the said gun ban can only be implemented at the start of the election period on January 10, 2016. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/EBXGDG4enxQ
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is confident that there will be no shortage of teachers willing to serve as Board of Election Inspectors even if the proposal to make said duty voluntary for said teachers. COMELEC added that it only needs 300, 000 teachers for the automated election and that there will be other sources of volunteers as many believe in the importance of elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
MANILA, Oct. 15 (PIA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed on Monday Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel since 2013, as ad interim Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Caguioa will be occupying the position previously held by Leila de Lima, who resigned to seek a senate seat. Secretary Caguioa earned a degree in Economics (Honors Program) from the College of Arts and Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University in 1981, and graduated with honors from […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 15 — With the increasing frequency and severity of disasters which the country has experienced in the past years, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is urging all local chief executives (LCEs) to conduct early preparedness actions to reduce disaster risks in their communities. In a directive issued to all provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, including punong barangays, DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento said preparedness actions include: creating necessary systems and structures, institutionalizing […]
On the third day of the filing of certificate of candidacy, several personalities were seen at the main office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Intramuros to file said document, including former Senator Miguel Zubiri and former MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino. So far, forty-four COC’s for presidency have been filed since the first day. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now investigating the Youtube video of the kidnap victims in Samal. Said investigation is being conducted to confirm if said video was taken in Sulu as well as the identity of the abductors. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The Department of Health (DOH) has clarified that the reported expired medicines discovered at the DOH Regional Office in San Fernando, Pampanga last Saturday are not government-procured. “Nalaman po ng DOH na may iilang non-government organizations (NGOs) na nakatanggap ng mga donasyon mula sa ibang bansa para sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Ang mga gamot na ito ay may iba’t ibang expiration dates. Minarapat ng DOH na tulungan ang mga NGOs na […]
October 14 (PIA6) — Offices of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) throughout the country will be opening its doors for 12 hours daily from Monday to Sunday starting October 17 to October 31, 2015, the deadline for voters’ validation. According to COMELEC-Aklan Provincial Election Officer Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, the move is to have longer office hours in order to serve better those who would be flocking to Municipal COMELEC offices either to have their […]
MANILA, Oct. 14 — The National Government’s flagship poverty alleviation program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), will have a budget allocation of P62.7 billion in the proposed 2016 National Budget to broaden its coverage and include high school students to help more indigent families. Budget Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad said the 4Ps must not only be sustained, but also widened, given that it is one of the most important and effective programs of the National Government that put resources […]
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said she will run for president in the 2016 elections. She added that her running mate is someone who has already declared his or her candidacy. Santiago said the Philippines will be a “much better country” if she will become president in the “near future.” “Today, this country suffers from the malaise of plunder. Plunder is when you look at a person and the person looks at you and you feel like eating […]
