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MANILA, Philippines, July 6 (Eagle News) — The second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) in the country has been announced and confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday (July 6) after a foreigner from the Middle East tested positive of the said virus. According to Health Secretary Janette Garin, the patient has been put in an isolation unit and is being treated at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine […]
JUNE 6 — Malacañang on Sunday warned the public from buying fake rice which reportedly had found its way in the Davao City. “Nananawagan po tayo sa mga mamamayan na maging maingat at bumili lamang ng bigas mula sa mga accredited at reliable na nagbebenta nito, ‘yun po talagang authorized rice dealers o mga tindahan ng bigas na mayroong pahintulot ng NFA (National Food Authority) at sa mga awtoridad,” said Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary […]
(Eagle News) — Severe tropical storm “Egay” has maintained its strength and was estimated in the vicinity of Flora, Apayao as of Sunday noon. With maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 120 kph, storm Egay is forecast to move west northwest at 9 kph. Because of its slow movement, it will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday morning. It is estimated to exit […]
THE owner and crew of MB Nirvana, the passenger ferry that capsized near the port of Ormoc and left at least 60 dead, have been charged with murder, according to the Agence France Press. The Philippine National Police filed the murder charges against 19 people, including ship operator Jorge Bong Zarco, captain Warren Oliviero, and 17 crew members, regional police head Chief Superintendent Asher Dolina told the AFP. The charges were filed late on Friday. […]
QUEZON City (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., for graft and usurpation of official functions, for giving small scale mining permits to allegedly favored individuals that had affected the operations of a mining firm. In a 32-page resolution, Ombudsman Conchita Morales also approved the indictment of six other individuals including Romelino Gojo, a member of the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB). The others indicted in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) had announced that its regular operations will resume by next week, this was after conducting its last test run on Thursday (July 2).
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced that it had forged deals with different major malls in Metro Manila. This deal is for the setting-up of satellite registration and validation booths. This satellite registration project of the COMELEC aims to reach out more voters in connection with poll body’s ramped-up “No Bio, No Boto” campaign. Check out the video for the initial schedule of satellite registration in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The weather bureau in its 5:00 pm forecast update said that the center of Tropical Storm “Egay” was estimated based on all available data at 445 kilometer (km) East of Baler, Aurora (15.3N, 125.7E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometer per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 10 kph. According to the Philippine […]
MANILA, July 3 (PIA) — A not-for-profit watchdog group known for tracking dangerous consumer products and wastes in the market urged consumers nationwide to watch out for fake rice containing plastic resin. “Consumer awareness about this fraudulent trade in plastic-containing rice and caution when making purchases are necessary to protect the public from poison rice,” said Thony Dizon, Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition’s Project Protect. “Consumers should exercise extra vigilance when buying rice, a staple food source, […]
MANILA, July 3– President Benigno Aquino III’s administration has brought a government that is ‘open, transparent and accountable’, a Palace official said in a press briefing Thursday. “Masipag, maagap, at masinop ang gobyerno sa pagtuon sa pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan,” Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang. Giving several examples, Coloma said the government has put in place measures that would help ensure the people’s safety when calamities strike. “Di ba’t […]
UPDATED 6:30 p..m. MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The weather bureau said on its Friday forecast that the tropical storm “Egay” has slightly intensified and slowed down while it continued to move closer to Northern Luzon. Egay has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to move west northwest at 10 kph. Earlier, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and […]
(Eagle News Service) — The National Food Authority said that the so-called “fake rice” found in Davao City and other areas had traces of dibutyl phtalate, a chemical used to soften plastic materials. The NFA’s Food Development Center made the analysis on the contaminated rice confiscated in Davao City on June 26. The FDC analyzed the cooked rice and said that the rice was contaminated with dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer used to soften plastic […]
