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(Eagle News)– In a Facebook post, Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin on Friday (October 7) expressed his apologies to the Jewish community for his recent remarks. “I apologize to the Jews, and to the memory of those who died in the Holocaust, for any offense I gave them, but only to them,” Locsin said. “I apologize for my casual references to the Holocaust, which was the greatest evil ever visited on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Meralco will reduce its charges on electricity for the third time. The reduction is due to lower generation and transmission charges. The reduction is equivalent to 15 centavos per kilowatt/hour. https://youtu.be/3cDv4wIEPAk
QUEZON City, Philippines – The exchange rate between the peso and the dollar may reach Php 50 for every dollar due to the negative remarks made by President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a Philippine senator. Senator Ralph Recto said that the President should refrain from giving negative remarks against the US because it affects the peso-dollar exchange rate. He said studies show that every time the President makes a negative remark against the US, the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to the United States of America and the European Union to stop the giving of financial assistance, the US will not withdraw their financial aid to the country. United States State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that they already heard of the challenge and that although it does not represent the good relations between the US and the Philippines, the US government will not stop or […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will join forces in the war against illegal drugs. The alliance will focus on groups selling illegal drugs in central Mindanao.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the government is not able to take massive steps to resolve the traffic problem due to the failure to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte. According to the Secretary, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) is doing all it can to resolve the traffic problem. https://youtu.be/Vk9K0YlPS1c
GUADALUPE, Philippines — The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement its “no window hours” policy in EDSA and in C5 road this October. If implemented, the MMDA expects that the number of vehicles will be reduced by 18 to 20 percent.
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday worked to ramp up enthusiasm for its virtual reality line, unveiling new gear including a lower-end wireless headset prototype. The company’s Oculus virtual reality division is set to release in coming months a new “Touch” controller and a more affordable computer for powering virtual experiences using Rift headsets. “We are here to make virtual reality the next major computing platform,” Facebook cofounder and […]
(Reuters)– The United States-Philippines ties are going through “bumps on the road” and the Armed Forces of the Philippines could manage if treaty ally the United States were to withdraw aid, Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. The Philippines intended to buy arms from China and Russia and there had been no adverse reaction from within the military to President Rodrigo Duterte’s vows to scale back defense ties with the United States, Lorenzana said. Lorenzana’s […]
NUVA ECIJA (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng dentel mission sa mga paaralan ang Department of Health (DOH) at Provincial Government ng Nueva Ecija. Tinatawag nila ang proyekto na “Smile Mo, Labs Ko”. Nitong nakaraang Huwebes, October 6 sa Gabaldon Central School, Nueva Ecija nila isinagawa ang nasabing aktibidad. Nakinabang ang mga mag-aaral sa elementarya ng nasabing Paaralan. Narito ang bilang ng mga mag-aaral na tumanggap ng libreng serbisyo: 606 ang tumanggap ng libreng toothbrush, toothpaste at Oral Health Education 120 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not beg the United States of America and the European Union for financial assistance to the Philippines if both countries. This is in reaction to the alleged threats of the EU and the US to stop giving financial aid to the Philippines due to the fiery rhetoric usedd by the President against them. The EU and the US also said that they will stop sending […]
NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) — Hurricane Matthew’s blast through the Bahamas brought harrowing reports of roofs blown off, windows shattering and water rising perilously, including a social-media post from one desperate resident who said, “I’m on a chest of drawers. Phone battery low.” But there were no reports of fatalities from the National Emergency Management Agency. After the storm passed and headed northwest towards Florida, residents emerged from their homes to assess the damage, […]
