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MANILA, Philippines, April 21 (Eagle News) – The coconut oil export of the Philippines went down last February by 18%, meaning that the country’s coconut oil production went down by 56, 000 metric tons. The Philippines is the leading supplier of coconut oil in the world. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, April 21 (Eagle News) — According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), the Aquino administration reached its lowest satisfaction rating of positive 19. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The family of Mary Jane Veloso is confident that she will be spared from the death sentence issued against her by the Indonesian government, with many groups helping said family file another judicial review at the Indonesian courts. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate asked the Office of the Ombudsman to stop the implementation of the memorandum-circular issued by the Manila International Airport Authority for the collection of additional terminal fee. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In a report submitted by the court sheriff, the Sandiganbayan failed to secure the majority of the funds of Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and his wife Lanie Mercado, with the couple’s banks reporting that they were able to close most of their bank accounts before the exposure of the pork barrel scam. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Chiz Escudero is asking that the National Security Council (NSC) to be convened in the face of aggressive reclamation activities conducted by China in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Various protest groups crowded the United States protesting this year’s “Balikatan” exercises, citing as one their reasons the meddling of the United States in the Mamasapano incident, resulting in the death of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – For the first quarter of the year, the Philippines recorded an additional 100, 000 metric tons of rice harvested compared to a similar period last year. Still, said additional harvest did not manage to reach government target. Authorities estimated that the following rice harvests for this year will be low due to the El Niño phenomenon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is planning to provide Filipino fishermen with escorts from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to deter incidents of harassment conducted by China against said fishermen in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Malacañang is asking the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to investigate the incident in West Philippine Sea wherein the Chinese coast guard used water cannons to expel Filipino fishermen from said area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Several oil companies in the country increased the price of petroleum products with more companies following suit. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – MANILA, Philippines – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring Southeast Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). NCCA aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring South East Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states […]
