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PASIG CITY (PIA) –The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the initial list of Senior High Schools (SHS) online, as part of its continuous preparations for the full implementation of the K to 12 program. The list comprised of DepEd and non-DepEd schools, higher education institutions (HEIs), technical vocational institutions (TVIs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), Dep Ed said. DepEd Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said that “the 2014 and 2015 budgets already have allocations […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 14 (Reuters) — A fire at a Philippine rubber slipper factory killed 31 workers on Wednesday (May 13) and dozens were missing and feared dead, government and fire officials said. Ariel Barayuga, head of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blaze in the capital, Manila, that trapped workers at the two-storey factory building of Kentex Manufacturing Inc, which makes flip-flops and slippers. […]
MAY 14 — Malacañang on Wednesday (May 13) announced the appointment of new government officials and Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges, and the nomination of new ambassadors. Appointed as undersecretaries were Kenneth Hartigan-Go of the Department of Health; and Mildred Yovela Umali-Hermogenes of the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Council under the Office of the President. Named as assistant secretaries were Bienadel Elizabeth Yap of the Department of Public Works and Highways; Elvin Ivan […]
MAY 14 (Reuters) — The remains of a Filipino diplomat who was killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan were brought to an army base in Manila on Wednesday (May 13). A Pakistan military plane brought the body of Filipino Ambassador Domingo Lucenario Jr., who was among the seven people who died on board a Pakistan military helicopter when it crashed in the Gilgit region on Friday (May 8). Family and relatives watched as honor […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings against 19 cosmetic products containing dangerously high levels of lead and mercury. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as a Senate committee conducted inspections on various stores selling school supplies in Manila to find out if they are complying with the suggested retail price as well as if the products complied with the safety standards. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — Secretary Rosalinda Baldos of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) asked overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Yemen to leave the said country as tensions continue to rise. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals (CA) granted the request of the Anti-Money Laundering Council to freeze 242 bank accounts, investments and insurance policies connected to the Binay family. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 13 (Reuters) — Philippine military officials traveled to a disputed island held by the Philippines on Monday (May 11) to re-establish its claim amid tensions with Beijing and its reclamation activities in the South China Sea. China’s rapid reclamation around seven reefs in the Spratlys archipelago of the South China Sea has alarmed claimants, including the Philippines and Vietnam, and drawn growing criticism from U.S. government officials and the military. Armed Forces of the […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the tropical storm “Dodong” left 15.5 million pesos worth of damages in agriculture and infrastructure in the Ilocos region and Cagayan Valley. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives Panel on the Bangsamoro Basic Law postponed its voting regarding the said law to next week, in response to the requests of some members of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the BBL to be furnished copies of the amendments on the said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Pio Catapang said that the AFP is upgrading its territorial defense capability, especially in the West Philippine Sea, by buying ships that will guard the national territory. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
