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MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — According to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID), Mary Jane Veloso was able to leave the country as a tourist even before she went to Indonesia. The Bureau is currently tracing Veloso’s travel history to help other agencies of the government on their investigations so as to help Mary Jane Veloso to overturn her death sentence before the temporary reprieve given by Indonesia runs out. (Eagle News […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) issued an apology to passengers due to the delayed flights in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) when a heavy equipment crashed into a twelve fiber optic cables of the PLDT, causing the airport complex to lose its telephone and internet capabilities, which resulted in the use of manual processing of passengers. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 30 (Eagle News) — According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading cause of death of women around the world is heart disease. According to the Philippine Heart Association (PHA), the same data is applicable to Filipino women, saying that lack of awareness is the primary factor of such statistic, with Filipino women more concerned with the health of their spouses and children than their […]
QUEZON CITY, 30 April (PIA)–The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued tips on how to avoid illegal recruiters. POEA chief Hans Leo Cacdac issued the reminder to warn those who are planning to work abroad to be wary of job offers posted online and scrupulous individuals who are constantly looking for victims. Cacdac advised prospective overseas workers to apply only with licensed recruitment agencies to avoid illegal recruiters. In his twitter account, @HansLeoCacdac, the POEA […]
Malacañang has assured that services to the public will continue despite the resignation of Energy Secretary Carlo Jericho Petilla. Petilla, who cited personal reasons for leaving his post, is the second member of the Aquino government to quit this month, after Customs Commissioner John Philip Sevilla. “Titiyakin po ng ating pamahalaan na walang pagkaantala o pagkabalam sa paghatid ng mahalagang serbisyo sa ating mamamayan,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. told reporters during Wednesday’s press briefing. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — As part of the major movements among the higher-ups of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the PNP has prepared a short list of possible National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief as its current chief announced his coming retirement this June. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine Air Force will continue patrolling the West Philippine Sea. AFP Chief of Staff, Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, said patrol aims to take photographs of China’s massive reclamation activities. He added that said planes are unarmed, so that China will have no reason for alarm. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The camp of Jennifer Laude approached the Supreme Court to permit live media coverage regarding the hearing against United States Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. The Regional Trial Court of Olongapo City twice rejected the appeal of Laude’s camp for media coverage. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — In response to the report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said that their 1.1 billion peso-fund was all accounted for. The OPAPP just failed to liquidate said fund on time. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), nine million Filipinos are unemployed. This result came about despite the lowering of the country’s unemployment rate to its lowest level since 2010. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct a Labor Day job fair. According to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldos, more than 200, 000 new jobs will be offered in the said job fair, both here in the Philippines and abroad. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
TAGUIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho Petilla resigned from his position while saying that his reasons for leaving his office is not political. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
