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Experts recommend joint development between China and Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) – According to  International Relations and Political Science Professor Temario Rivera of the University of the Philippines, the government should consider approaching China for the joint development of the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Expect lower price for Pinoy Tasty

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to a Philippine baking industry group, the price of the popular Pinoy Tasty may decrease as bakers tries using bakers conduct a study of using European flour which is cheaper than flour coming from the United States. The price of Pinoy Tasty may go down by 50 centavos to one peso. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Bar exam passers take oath

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — More than 1, 000 bar exam passers will undergo oath-taking in the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), to finally become a full-pledged attorney. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Cebu will experience 11-hour brownout – NGCP

APRIL 24 (Eagle News) — According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Cebu will experience an 11-hour brownout due to the annual preventive maintenance of the NGCP. (Cebu, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

DOH asks public to prioritize vaccination

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to Secretary Janet Garin of the Department of Health (DOH), the public should put importance to the completion of vaccination especially for young children. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

DENR fails to implement projects

QUEZON City, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to the audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) failed to implement properly two projects worth 7.2 billion pesos which resulted in a waste of said funds. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Conserve water, it’s a limited resource, public told

QUEZON CITY, April 24 (PIA) – An environment watchdog has called on the public to conserve water especially at this time that the dry season has set in and water supply is down. Christina Vergara, EcoWaste Coalition’s Zero Waste Program Officer in a statement said that water as a limited and extremely necessary resource is worth a lot of responsible consuming. In the country, as early as the 3rd quarter of last year, water authorities have […]

PhilHealth warns negligent employers

MANILA, April 24 (PIA) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday (April 23) warned employers who fail to fulfill their obligations to their respective employees by not remitting, under-remitting or not reporting premium contributions. PhilHealth gave the warning after receiving reports on erring employers and relative to Circular No. 003, s. 2015 that pertains to the “Recovery of Payments for Properly Filed Claims by Employed Members but without Qualifying Contributions”. Circular No. 003, s. […]

Public school teachers in Marawi ask help

MANILA, Philippines, April 24, (Eagle News) — The Division Head of public school teachers in Marawi City went to Metro Manila to personally ask help from President Benigno S. Aquino regarding the alleged abuses made by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), wherein the public school teachers in said city were not given salary for a whole year as well as budget that they need for the daily […]

PNP officials undergo re-shuffling

QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — Senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were given new positions based on the recommendation of the PNP Senior Officers Placement and Promotion Board of Promotions as approved by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Sen. Poe tops vice presidential list – SWS

MANILA, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — In the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares topped the vice-presidential list. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

PNP implements measures for benefit of detainees

QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — The Custodial Center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) implemented some minor adjustments for the benefit of the detainees this summer season. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)