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QUEZON City, Philippines, May 19 (Eagle News) — The House Ad-Hoc Committee will continue their voting on the remaining 95 pages of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), with said committee having voted on only 14 pages last time. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines, May 19 (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launches a mobile application called “Friend Trip” which will allow friends on Facebook to know if they are going to the same location so that they can organize a carpool. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 19 (Eagle News) – – Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma denied charges that the Malacañang is forcing its allies in the Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), adding that the meeting between the President and members of the Congress is just a normal consultative process for such an important piece of legislature. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 19 (Eagle News) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued an advisory announcing that various areas in Cagayan will experience a power interruption that will last for ten hours. The reason for said power outage is the replacement of old electric posts in the said area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 19 (Eagle News) – – The eleventh division of the Court of Appeals (CA) issued a two-paged resolution asking Senator Antonio Trillanes to explain why he should not be cited for contempt for his allegations of CA justices accepting bribes from the Binay camp. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, May 19 (PIA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) warned employers anew against engaging fly-by-night, or non-DOLE registered subcontractors, saying it has consequences for their businesses. “Employers owe it to our workers not to engage contractors or sub-contractors not registered with the DOLE under D.O. 18-A. Sooner or later, employers will be at the receiving end of the dire consequences of their action,” DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said in a statement. Baldoz particularly warned […]
QUEZON CITY, May 19—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) launched its handbook on earthquake preparedness entitled “The Valley Fault System in Greater Metro Manila Area Atlas” on May 18 at the Phivolcs Bldg., in UP Diliman, Quezon City. The handbook contains large scale maps detailing areas traversed by the valley fault system (VFS). Copies of the handbook were distributed to local government officials, especially Metro Manila along with the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, […]
MAY 19 (Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) jumpstarted this year’s Brigada Eskwela on Monday, May 18, at Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, simultaneous with all the public schools in the country. This year’s Brigada Eskwela theme is “Tayo Para sa Kalinisan, Kaligtasan at Kahandaan ng ating mga Paaralan”. The week-long school maintenance practice aims to prepare schools for the coming school year and to promote volunteerism among the members of the community. […]
MAY 19 (Eagle News) — Malacanang has assured that the Philippine government will assist Asian migrants who will reach the country’s ports in solidarity with the United Nations convention relating to refugees. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. issued the statement Monday saying that the Philippine government will help address the plight of runaway Asian migrants, known as ‘boat people’, in accordance with its commitment to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Coloma […]
VALENZUELA City, Philippines, May 18 (Eagle News) — The local government of Valenzuela City formed a task force to ensure that all business establishments follow the fire safety standards. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 18 (Eagle News) — According to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, the Senate should not be pressured to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law on the deadline set by the Malacañang on June 17, in the face of the many amendments needed to be made on the BBL.
MANILA, Philippines, May 18 (Eagle News) — The Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee is planning to file contempt charges against 20 personalities, including businessman Antonio Tiu, for failing to attend the sub-committee hearing. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
