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(Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warned profiteers not to take advantage of the prices of basic commodities especially those of seasonal or holiday products. The DTI even asked local government units (LGUs) and market administrators to help them pinpoint and catch those who will take advantage of the situation. Those who will be caught overpricing will be barred from continuing doing business in the country until they answer the notice […]
(Eagle News) — Naging mapayapa sa kabuuan ang naging paghahain ng certificate of candidacy (COC) sa buong Metro Manila simula sa unang araw hanggang sa huling araw ng filing nitong Miyerkules, Oktubre 17. Ayon kay National Capital Regional Police office Director Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, wala silang naitalang untoward incident sa limang araw ng COC filing sa 16 na lungsod at isang munisipalidad sa Metro Manila. Umaasa naman ang NCRPO chief na magiging senyales ito para […]
(Eagle News) — Sugatan ang tatlong Philippine National Police security escort ni Food and Drug Administration Director-General Nela Charade Puno, matapos tambangan sa Lupi, Camarines Sur. Batay sa ulat, nangyari ang insidente kaninang 9:10 ng umaga sa kahabaan ng national highway habang si Puno at ang kaniyang escorts ay nasa byahe patungong Daet, Camarines Norte. Isinugod ang mga biktima sa Camarines Norte Provincial Hospital. Patuloy namang nagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon ang mga otoridad para matukoy ang […]
MEXICO CITY (AFP) — The near-extinct vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, has not yet disappeared from its habitat off the coast of Mexico, a research team said Wednesday after spotting six of them. The vaquita has been nearly wiped out by illegal fishing in its native habitat, the Gulf of California, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in May that it could go extinct this year. But “all hope is not lost” for […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the Php1 fare hike for provincial and city buses which will take effect in November. The announcement came a day after the LTFRB approved the PhP10 minimum jeepney fare that will be implemented next month. On Thursday, October 18, the LTFRB issued the order that the fare for ordinary buses will increase from Php 10.00 to Php 11.00, and for the air-conditioned buses […]
by Catherine HOURS / Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Energy sector carbon emissions will rise in 2018 after hitting record levels the year before, dimming prospects for meeting Paris climate treaty goals, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday. The energy sector accounts for 80 percent of global CO2 emissions, with most of the rest caused by deforestation and agriculture, so its performance is key to efforts to rein […]
(Eagle News) – A group of jeepney operators and drivers on Thursday thanked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for its decision approving the proposed Php1 fare hike that will set the minimum jeepney fare from the current P9 to P10 starting November. Zeny Maranan, President of Federation of Jeepney operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) said the one peso fare increase would already be a big help to the jeepney […]
(Eagle News) — Eagle Broadcasting Corporation was recently named as “Best Media Broadcasting Company” for 2018 by the Philippines’ Golden Globe Annual Awards for Business Excellence, citing EBC’s excellence in innovative business practices and reputable ethical image. The Golden Globe Annual Awards for Business Excellence, which is a joint undertaking of National Data Research Examiner and Marketing Services Inc., SINAG News Magazine and SINAG Foundation, chose EBC as the recipient of this year’s “Best Media […]
(Eagle News) — Former Philippine envoy to the United Nations, Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr., took his oath as the new secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, taking over from Alan Peter Cayetano, who filed his candidacy for the 2019 mid-term elections. Locsin was sworn in as DFA secretary by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, October 17. The President chose Locsin, whom he had appointed earlier in 2016 as Philippine envoy to the […]
(Eagle News) — Isang taon na ang lumipas mula nang ideklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na malaya na ang Marawi City sa teroristang Maute-ISIS na lumusob sa lungsod. Pero libu-libong pamilya pa rin na apektado ng limang buwang bakbakan ang hindi pa nakakabalik sa kani-kanilang mga tahanan. Noong Nobyembre 2017, 77,170 na pamilya ang naitalang nawalan ng tahanan dahil sa bakbakan. At batay sa datos mula sa Task Force Bangon Marawi mula nitong Septyembre 2018, […]
(Eagle News) — Isang letter of intent ang nilagdaan sa pagitan ng Hunan Province ng China at lalawigan ng Bulacan para sa pagpapaganda ng relasyon ng dalawang probinsya. Ang Bulacan kasi ang napili ng isang grupo ng mga investor mula sa Hunan Province para paglagakan ng 50 billion pesos investment. Kasama sa mga proyekto ang makabagong commercial center na itatayo sa Pandi, Bulacan sa susunod na taon. Magkakaroon ito ng shopping malls, techno hubs, call […]
(Eagle News) — Inaprubahan na ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang sampung pisong hirit na taas pamasahe sa jeep ng mga transport group. Una nang ihinirit ng transport group ang pisong dagdag pamasahe na inaprubahan nito lamang July 6, 2018. Karagdagang piso naman sa unang apat na kilometro. Mula sa walong pisong orihinal na pamasahe ay magiging sampung piso na ito. Sa desisyon na inilabas ng LTFRB, nakasaad na, “grant the petition […]
