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KOREAN Peninsula, Asia, August 25 (Eagle News) — Leaders of North and South Korea have successfully come into agreement ending the rising tensions between the two nations. South Korea said that it will stop broadcasting propaganda against North Korea while North Korea apologized for the placing of landmines in the South Korean border. Also, North Korea also declared that it is no longer under a semi-state of war. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho […]
BENGUET, Philippines, August 25 (Eagle News) — Retrieval operations are still ongoing after a landslide occured in Benguet. But even if 500 rescuers have already volunteered, said retrieval operations remain slow due to slippery roads and other dangerous conditions brought about by the rampage of “Ineng”. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/3LZw-CxUQ9M
MANILA, Philippines, August 25 (Eagle News) — After a meeting with his close adviser, President Benigno S. Aquino III asked Bureau of Customs (BOC) Chief Albert Lina not to open the balikbayan boxes sent by overseas Filipino workers and to use mobile x-ray machines and drug-sniffing dogs instead. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – – The Department of Health (DOH) calls on the public anew to practice the search and destroy campaign against possible mosquito breeding sites as monitoring shows rise in Dengue cases regionwide. DOH Cordillera Regional Director Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, in a kapihan forum last week, reported a total of 2,383 Dengue cases from January to August 8, which is 103 percent increase compared to the recorded cases during the same period last […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino said on Monday that he is set to meet with key officials to discuss the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan to conduct random inspections of balikbayan boxes that has drawn complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The President told reporters in Cebu City that he had already called Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Customs Commissioner Bert Lina to a meeting as soon as he gets back to Manila. He said […]
ILOCOS Region, Philippines, August 24 (Eagle News) – Due to the rampage of typhoon “Ineng”, large portions of the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur are still without power. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that its personnel are having a hard time repairing the damages in their facilities because of the 7-ft high flood. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, August 24 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine embassy in Saudi Arabia is monitoring the condition of two Filipina nurses in the said country that tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), with the hospital management wherein the two nurses were confined assuring the Philippine embassy that all of the medical needs of the said nurses are being well-taken care of. (Eagle […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 24 (Eagle News) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) postponed the release of Philippine Eagles in the wild after the death of the Philippine Eagle “Pamana” who was shot in Davao two months after he was released in the wild last Independence Day. The DENR is now offering a reward money of 200, 000 pesos to those that could point out the killers of said Philippine Eagle. (Eagle […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 24 (Eagle News) — Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is now back at work after being allowed to post bail last week. According to his daughter, Katrina, Enrile is ready to fulfill his duties as a lawmaker despite his old age and sickness. The senator’s family also expressed their happiness when the senator was allowed to post bail. Enrile’s fellow senator also expressed their happiness on his temporary freedom since he is needed […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 24 (Eagle News) — Due to the movement of oil prices in the world market, oil companies will implement a price rollback on petroleum products amounting to almost 1 peso. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/IOXzZGB3z2Q
DAGUPAN CITY, August 24 (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents to support the school-based immunization program of the government that seeks to prevent and eliminate the emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Maria Wilda Silva of the DOH in the Ilocos, said the health department has started the implementation of its nationwide vaccination program in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) this August. “Children […]
DAGUPAN CITY, August 24 (PIA) – While recognizing the contribution of online shopping to an active economy, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) cautions buyers against fraud and scams when shopping online. Provincial Director Peter Mangabat of DTI-Pangasinan warned consumers to be wary of online sellers that have no business name, address, help desk, live chat or contact details as these unscrupulous individuals take advantage of others when selling goods through the internet. Mangabat mentioned […]
