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Australia toughens foreign worker visas; says Australian jobs for Australians

CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popular with foreigners and replace it with a visa requiring better English-language and work skills, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday (April 18). Turnbull rejected suggestions the visa policy change was in response to far-right wing political parties, such as One Nation, demanding more nationalistic policies. He said the visa change would attract better skilled workers and see Australians employed over cheap foreign […]

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AFP at PNP, may hanggang ika-15 ng Hunyo upang okupahin ang mga pabahay na gawa ng NHA

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Nagbigay na ng deadline ang National Housing Authority hanggang June 15 ngayong taon sa mga tauhan ng Philippine National Police at Armed Forces of the Philippines para okupahin ang mga nakatiwang-wang na housing units. Ayon kay NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr., kung hindi pa rin maookupahan ang pabahay hanggang sa araw na iyon, posibleng ibigay na lamang ito sa mga kwalipikadong benepisyaryo. Kabilang na rito ang mga public […]

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Japan volcanic islands may hold key to coral survival

by Ursula Hyzy Agence France-Presse TARA, Japan (AFP) — The key to the survival of the world’s threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say. The seabed of Shikine island is a “living laboratory” for researchers aboard the schooner Tara, a French-led scientific expedition, who are looking for clues to help protect coral from the damaging effects of climate change. While coral reefs […]

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US Vice President arrives in Japan

AYSE, Japan (Reuters) — United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Tokyo on Tuesday (April 18), where he is expected to reassure Washington’s ally amid tensions over North Korea while also holding talks the White House hopes will open doors for US goods and attract infrastructure investment. An aircraft carrying Pence and his wife Karen landed at a US base in Ayase, on the outskirts of Tokyo, at 12:15 local time (0315 GMT). Pence will […]

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NBA: Playoff results

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Results on Monday in the NBA playoffs (series best of seven): Eastern Conference At Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers 117 Indiana Pacers 111 (Cleveland lead series 2-0) Western Conference At San Antonio San Antonio Spurs 96 Memphis Grizzlies 82 (San Antonio lead series 2-0) © Agence France-Presse

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NBA: Irving shines as Cavs take grip on Pacers

LOS ANGELES,United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving scored 37 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a fierce late fightback from the Indiana Pacers to hold on for a 117-111 victory and take a 2-0 series lead in their Eastern Conference playoff duel on Monday. The reigning NBA champions appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win after opening up an 18-point lead at the end of the third quarter in front of their home fans […]

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Former Sen. Marcos, nagbayad na ng PHP36-M sa SC para sa kaniyang poll protest

(Eagle News) — Binayaran na ni dating Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa Korte Suprema ang unang installment ng cash deposits na  PHP 66 million na sinisingil ng Presidential Electoral Tribunal para umusad ang kanyang electoral protest laban kay Vice-President Leni Robredo. Kahapon, Abril 17 ang deadline na itinakda ng PET sa kampo ni Marcos para bayaran ang unang installment ng electoral protest fee. Personal na nagtungo si Marcos sa Korte Suprema para magbayad. Kabuuang […]

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NHA in “negotiations” with PNP, AFP to address “low occupancy rate” of NHA-built houses

(Eagle News Service) — The National Housing Authority has begun “negotiations” with the boards of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in charge of awarding NHA-constructed housing units to their personnel. Marcelino Escalada Jr., NHA general manager, said during the joint congressional hearing into the illegal occupation of NHA units in Bulacan by the Kalipunang Damayang Mahihirap on Monday that this was to address the low occupancy rate of  NHA-built […]

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BSP, kinukonsidera ang mabilis na pagbubukas ng bank accounts

(Eagle News) — Kinukonsidera ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas na gawing madali sa publiko ang pagbubukas ng basic bank account. Ayon sa BSP, dapat ay mababa ang requirements, walang bayad, aberya at maintaining balance. Target ng BSP ang beneficiaries ng Conditional Cash Transfer Program na magbukas ng bank accounts dahil sa sa ganitong paraan ay direktang mapupunta ang kanilang pera sa account sa pamamagitan ng national retail payment system. Batay sa 2014 Consumer Finance Survey […]

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PRC, nagbabala ukol sa pekeng online ID renewal service

(Eagle News) — Nag-paalala ang Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) sa mga magre-renew ng kanilang professional Identification Cards na direktang makipag-ugnayan sa ahensya upang hindi maging biktima ng identity theft. Ito ay matapos makatanggap ng ulat ang PRC na may ilang grupong nag-aalok ng pekeng renewal services sa internet. Ayon sa PRC, maaaring direktang i-renew ang mga litrato ng professionals sa anumang tanggapan at opisyal na online services ng ahensya. Maaaring ma-access ang online services ng […]

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PHIVOLCS, naglatag ng paraang dapat gawin ng publiko para makaiwas sa pinsala ng lindol

By Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Pagsunod sa Philippine Building Code, pagpapakita ng pinsalang maaring idulot ng malakas na lindol at paghahanda sa mga dapat gawin sa panahon ng lindol. Ito ang tamang tandaan at gawin ng isang residente upang makaiwas sa posibleng aksidente sa pagtama ng sinasabing “The Big One” o ang magnitude 7.2 na lindol na inaasahang anumang oras maaring mangyari ayon kay Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology  Director […]

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Seven hurt in twin blasts in Mindanao

(AFP) — Seven people were injured when two bomb explosions rocked a petrol station in the southern part of the country near rebel enclaves, police said Tuesday. An improvised explosive was thrown on Monday night on the roof of the gasoline station in Tacurong city in Mindanao, which has been plagued by a decades-old Muslim insurgency. Two soldiers, three policemen and two civilians were wounded when a second blast went off minutes later as security forces were […]

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