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(Eagle News) — The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines thanked the Commission on Appointments for what it said was its “speedy resolution” of Regina Lopez’s nomination as environment secretary. “(We are) thankful to the Commission…,” COMP vice president Ronald Recidoro said. In an interview with Net 25’s, Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Recidoro added that the country needs a secretary who understands environmental issues and natural resource management. He added that this was not the end […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now studying decreasing the number of skilled Filipino workers deployed abroad. In a statement, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the move was due to the shortage of manpower supply in the country. “We are studying the possibility of decreasing the number of deployment para hindi naman ma-affected yung ating local demand,” the labor secretary said. Bello also said that many local […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start the initial transfer of provincial buses from the Southwest Interim Provincial Terminal (SWIPT) at Uniwide Coastal Mall to a new terminal in Pasay. According to MMDA chairman Tim Orbos, around 300 provincial buses will be transferred to the new SWIPT site at HK Sun Plaza on Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Friday, May 5. Orbos said the new site was better than the […]
(Eagle News) — Ramil Comendador was often late for his law classes at Universidad de Manila. After all, he worked an eight-hour shift at a Commission on Elections Office in Intramuros, Manila, sweeping and mopping floors dirtied more often than not by soiled shoe soles. But the father of two knew that he had to keep on going if he wanted to become a lawyer. Instead of spending the P5000 monthly salary he earned as a janitor to satisfy […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain’s prime minister on Thursday, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election. Britain will choose thousands of new local councillors in a vote that will be closely watched for proof of the strength of May’s Conservatives, which opinion polls suggest are on course for a thumping victory in the June 8 parliamentary elections. Nearly 5,000 […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — HSBC said on Thursday that pre-tax profit fell 19 percent in the first three months of the year but the bank’s chief described them as “a good set of results” after a turbulent 2016. The London-based giant has been on a recovery drive over the past two years aiming to slash costs with measures including laying off tens of thousands of staff and slimming down its business. It blamed the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — There is “no cause for alarm” over the health of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband after a meeting of all royal staff sparked frenzied speculation, a source told AFP Thursday. Television crews descended on Buckingham Palace at dawn after a newspaper report of a “highly unusual” staff meeting prompted speculation of an imminent royal announcement. The palace officially declined to comment. A well-placed source confirmed to AFP that staff […]
May is National Volunteerism Month Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos
SIARGAO ISLAND, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nasa 24 na kababaihan mula sa anim na bansa ang lumahok sa 9th Siargao International Women’s Surfing Cup sa Munisipyo ng General Luna, Surigao del Norte. Bilang ng mga kababaihang lumahok mula sa ibang bansa: 13 mula sa Pilipinas 6 mula sa Australia 2 mula sa Indonesia 1 Japan 1 France 1 Brazil Pinangunahan ni Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre ng Department of Tourism ang pagbubukas ng nasabing programa. […]
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji pleaded with US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Paris climate deal Wednesday, as the tiny Pacific nation prepares to lead the latest UN talks on reducing global emissions. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the world needed America’s leadership “as we confront the greatest challenge of our age”. Climate sceptic Trump should honour his country’s commitments under the Paris deal, said Bainimarama, who will serve as president of the […]
(AFP) — A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers were keeping the white-haired, blue-eyed creature in a cage, a protection group said Tuesday. In an extremely unusual discovery, authorities picked up the female, estimated to be five years old, in a remote village in Kapuas Hulu district. The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), which is caring for the critically endangered ape — believed to be albino […]
China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the “dialogue” between Beijing and Manila over their border dispute in the South China Sea during a phone call with President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte is loosening the Philippines’ long alliance with the United States while strengthening ties with China and Russia, saying this week he might turn down an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit the US. The call came two days after Duterte toured a visiting Chinese […]
