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QUEZON City, Philippines, July 20 (Eagle News) — The National Food Administration (NFA) assured the public that there is enough rice supply during the lean months despite said period lasting till October due to the effects of El Niño. The NFA was able to ensure that the price of rice will remain stable by acquiring sufficient buffer stocks through rice imports from Thailand and Vietnam. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 20 (Eagle News) — According to Philippine security experts, the public should expect China to express criticisms regarding the 7-hour surveillance mission of the United States of America over the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea, adding that this is the usual reaction of China whenever the United States take steps in the area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
ISABELA, Philippines, July 20 (Eagle News) — According to the Provincial Agriculture Office of Isabela, the province suffered corn crop damages worth 90 million pesos due to the dry spell. Said office expects the estimated damage to triple as more crop damage reports arrive. Said reports will be the basis of whether or not a state of calamity should be declared in the province of Isabela. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith […]
DAGUPAN CITY, July 20 (PIA) – Some 109,000 voters in Pangasinan who have no biometrics are in danger of being disenfranchised during the 2016 elections if they fail to register within the prescribed period, an election official here said. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, advised registered voters who have yet to have their biometrics data taken to go to the nearest Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in their area to avoid deactivation. “Voters who […]
JULY 20 — Malacañang has welcomed the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on hunger, which showed a 12.7 percent drop in the second quarter of the year, the lowest in a decade. “We welcome the latest results of the Social Weather Stations’ self-rated survey on hunger, which saw a significant drop in the number of families experiencing involuntary hunger: from 16.3 percent in June 2014 to 12.7 percent. According to the SWS, […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) – The Office of Solicitor-General (OSG) asked the Supreme Court for another postponement of the oral arguments of the Torre De Manila case due to the fact that the OSG is busy with the matter of territorial dispute between the Philippines and China which was heard in the International Tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands. The OSG is asking for a 30-day postponement. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOTC), six areas in Metro Manila will be the first to benefit from the proposed free wi-fi project of the said department. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/nTLMho3WmDU
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — Health Secretary Janet Garin denied the accusations of former Senator Ping Lacson regarding the 75 billion peso lump sum in the 2016 national budget. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/uzwQn_WY6OY
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — Although retired Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina failed to gain the four-star rank before he retired, he will receive the perks and retirement benefits of the said rank. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that they are studying the possibility of declaring candidates who failed to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) and are also planning to run again in the 2016 elections as nuisance candidates. Said declaration is a prerogative of the COMELEC. The COMELEC already fined more than 5,000 candidates who failed to declare their SOCE last election, including several incumbents. (Eagle […]
SULTAN Kudarat, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — According to medical experts in South Cotabato, the fifteen students who suffered food poisoning after eating candies maybe victims of bacterial contamination. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/edC9I9G_JY8
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — According to a member of the Liberal Party, it is not possible for Senator Grace Poe to become the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party since she is not a member of the said party. What the party is considering us the possibility of a tandem with the said senator. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/DpmZGdgRK0E
