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(Eagle News) — Nangangailangan ng isang libong bagong kawani ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology o BJMP. Ayon kay BJMP Spokesperson Xavier Solda, twenty-three (23) thousand pesos kada buwan ang starting salary ng mga makukuhang aplikante para sa Junior Office 1 na entry position. Maaari aniyang mag-apply ang nasa edad 21 hanggang 30 at nakapagtapos ng anumang 4-year degree course. Kinakailangan din na nakapasa sa Board, Civil Service o Penology Officer exams ang mga […]
(Eagle News) — Umapela si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Amerika, China at Russia na magtulong-tulong sila para kontrahin ang bantang nuclear war ni North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. Sa kanyang pagbisita sa Australian ship na Her Majesty’s (HMAS) Adelaide, sinabi rin ng Pangulo sa Australian Navy na bantayang maigi ang lider ng North Korea. “I hope that in the coming days, we could stay together, especially the alliance between us…the Philippines, America, and even […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda na ang pamahalaan para sa dalawang araw na malawakang transport strike sa darating na October 16 at 17. Inihayag ni Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Board member Aileen Lizada na mababawasan umano ang bilang ng mga bus na bibiyahe sa Metro Manila sa nasabing mga araw. Ayon pa kay Lizada, maaga pa lamang ay magtatalaga na ng libreng sakay ang gobyerno para sa mga commuter. Nakipag-usap na umano ang […]
Manila, Philippines (Eagle News) — Wala raw katotohanan ang alegasyon ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee na hindi niya pinapahalagahan ang kaso ng P6.4 billion na smuggled shabu shipment. Ito ang reaksyon ni Aguirre sa draft report ng Blue Ribbon Committee na nagsabi na tila ipinaubaya lang niya sa kaniyang mga deputy ang kaso dahil siya ay abala sa maraming trabaho. Ayon pa kay Aguirre, totoong abala siya sa maraming gampanin bilang kalihim ng Department of […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Odette” has slightly intensified as it moved westward over the Philippine Sea. In its 11 a.m. weather bulletin on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Odette”–whose eye was last seen 540 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City—was expected to make landfall in Cagayan tonight, moving at 30 kilometers per hour. Pagasa said moderate to heavy rains are expected within the 350-km diameter of the tropical depression, which […]
(Eagle News) — A Quezon City court on Thursday acquitted Major Harry Baliaga Jr. of arbitrary detention charges that stem from the abduction of activist Jonas Burgos over 10 years ago. Branch 216 Presiding Judge Alfonso Ruiz II made the acquittal after ruling that the prosecution “failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the identity of (the) accused as the person who abducted and arbitrarily detained (Burgos).” “No eyewitness testified to identify the accused Baliaga as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A stream of actress, models and ex-employees have come out, many anonymously, to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse dating as far back as the 1990s. The first to speak out The scandal unfurled with the testimonies of eight women published in the New York Times on October 5. The women who spoke out were anonymous ex-employees of the director, known for his work on films […]
by Paula Ramon Agence France-Presse ITUXI Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) — In the darkest reaches of Brazil’s Amazon, solar panels are bringing light — and could help save the rainforest. Aurelio Souza is working to install solar panels in villages along the remote Purus and Ituxi rivers in the western Amazonas state. “The Amazon is the last big frontier for electricity in the country,” says the consultant for a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto, a six-time world champion over four different weight divisions, will fight for the final time on December 2 in New York against hometown foe Sadam Ali, promoters announced Wednesday. Cotto, 41-5 with 33 knockouts, will defend his World Boxing Organization light middleweight crown at Madison Square Garden against Ali, a 2008 US Olympian based in Brooklyn who is 25-1 with 14 knockouts. It will be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that Malacañang will respect the decision of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista to resign from his post, effective December 31, 2017. “We respect the decision of Chairman Andy Bautista. We wish him well,” Presidential Communications secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement. Effective the end of the year, Bautista will be stepping down from his position. In his social media accounts, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday unveiled planned terrorist attacks in several cities in Mindanao, as the crisis in Marawi was drawing to a close. “I’m warning you, the soldiers of the republic, what if they strike at five places at the same time? Zamboanga, maybe Basilan, Isabela — that is what’s coming into my office — and another major city,” he said during groundbreaking ceremonies of Scout Ranger Ville in San Miguel, […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX on Wednesday launched a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it successfully on an ocean platform, as part of its ongoing effort to recycle costly rocket components. On a clear autumn evening at 6:53 pm (2253 GMT), the tall, white Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying the Echostar 105/SES-11 satellite. “Couldn’t be more perfect weather for a launch,” said a commentator […]
