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Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sisimulan na ang konstruksyon ng Ciudad de Victoria Interchange na umano’y sagot sa matinding traffic sa ilang bayan sa Bulacan. Ito ay matapos ang ground breaking ceremony na isinagawa sa Philippine Arena Ciudad De Victoria sa Bocaue, Bulacan na pinangunahan nina kapatid na Glicerio Santos Jr. General Auditor ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Mark Villar, at dating pangulo at […]
(Eagle News) — The results of a survey that showed that more Filipinos believe their lives have improved are yet another “repudiation” by the public of “the skeptics, left-leaning groups, militant (Catholic) church members and the political opposition,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Friday, Feb. 1. According to Panelo, the results of the SWS survey were a validation of previous surveys that showed that there was a decline in hunger, that there was a decrease […]
(Eagle News) — Mas magiging malamig pa umano ang temperatura sa mga darating na araw, lalo na sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon dahil sa amihan. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), wala pa sa “peak” ang northeast monsoon sa Pilipinas at maaaring maramdaman ito sa kalagitnaan ng Pebrero. Maging ang nine (9) degrees Celsius sa Baguio na naramdaman kamakailan ay posibleng maging mas mahigitan pa. Samantala, wala namang sama ng panahong […]
(Eagle News) — The Sulu police on Friday, Feb. 1, said at least two people may be behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 22 people. According to Senior Supt. Pablo Labra, Sulu provincial police director, based on testimonies from witnesses, a woman wearing a gray jacket with a hood and who appeared to be carrying a bag that was hidden in her jacket, entered the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral prior […]
(Eagle News) — Malaki umano ang tsansa na matamo ng Pilipinas ang target na zero waste. Iyan ay kung kikilos ang local government units, mga korporasyon at maging ang pamahalaan sa pagpapatupad ng total ban sa single-use plastic sa lahat ng lungsod sa Pilipinas. Sa isinagawang “Zero Waste Cities Forum” ng Global Alliance For Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) at Mother Earth Foundation ay hinikayat ang mga opisyal ng iba’t ibang local government unit sa bansa na […]
(Eagle News) — Nananawagan si Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña na ipasa na bago pa ang adjournment ng Kongreso ang nakabinbing panukalang batas na nagtatatag ng Philippine Space Agency. Ayon kay Department of Science and Technology, mahigit 50 taon nang may interes ang pamahalaan sa larangan ng space science and technology. Malayo na rin aniya ang narating ng bansa sa space development mula nang ilunsad ang unang microsatellite nito na Diwata 1. Subalit […]
(Eagle News) — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has withdrawn from the senatorial race. Roque made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 1. “Kamakailan, ako ay sumailalim sa isang operasyon sa akin puso (percutaneous coronary intervention). At sa mga huling araw, kasama ang aking pamilya, ako ay napilitang harapin ang katotohanan ng aking pisikal na sitwasyon, at kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito para sa aking mga hangarin sa paglilingkod sa publiko,” […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday, Feb. 1, defended proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12. “Huwag na mag-conclude na lahat ay mistake lamang dahil siya ay 12 years old, walang science sa conclusion na ito,” Duterte-Carpio said in a social media post. According to the mayor, whether or not a 12-year-old committed a “mistake or a crime” was best determined by a “judge based on the facts […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Feb. 1, again refused to enter a plea in a drug-related case filed against her in a Muntinlupa court. This prompted the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 to enter a not-guilty plea on her behalf. De Lima, who is detained in Camp Crame, faces other drug-related cases in other Muntinlupa courts. She was charged in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel has filed a bill seeking to integrate the subject of computer science in the curriculum of the K to 12 program. In filing Senate Bill No. 2143, which seeks to include the subject in as early as the kindergarten level, Pimentel noted what he said was the inadequacy of the current enhanced basic education program to meet the needs of the times. “Our ranking in the 2017-2018 Global Competitiveness […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 31, expressed condolences to the family of the Filipino maid who was executed for murder in Saudi Arabia. “I would like to express our condolences to the bereaved family of the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who has been executed,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement hours after the Department of Foreign Affairs announced the 39-year-old, who has not been identified, was meted out the sentence by […]
(Eagle News) — More Filipinos believe their quality of life has improved, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey conducted from December 16 to 19, 2018, 37% of Filipinos say their lives are better, while 25% said their lives worsened, for a “net gainers” score of +12, classified by the SWS as “very high.” The SWS said this was a “recovery” from the -2 (fair) in September 2018 and +5 […]
