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Sustainable resource management promotion urged to promote 17 SGDs

Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent With the theme “Empowering Sustainable Convergence”, the ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Summit and Awards (ACSSA) held at the Manila Marriott Grand Ballroom Hotel last July 21, 2016 urged industry leaders, sustainability practitioners, civil society partners, regional regulators, public sector leaders and aid agencies to converge and become more involved in sustainable development. One of the event’s speakers, David Young, Chief Operations Officer of impact investing technology company ADEC Innovations, focused on the […]

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Sueno to PNP: Be on the look out for truck drivers who are ‘high’ on drugs

MANILA, July 21 — Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno on Monday, July 18 directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be on the look out for cargo truck drivers and porters who reportedly get high on drugs to be able to handle long trips. At the same time, the DILG Chief ordered local government units and the local police to keep a tight watch on roadside eateries which are being used as front […]

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Panukalang prepaid sim registration, isinulong sa senado

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nag-hain ng panukalang batas si Senator Panfilo Lacson ukol sa registration ng prepaid sim cards para pigilin ang scams at krimen gamit ang modernong gadgets gaya ng smart phones at tablets. Sa ilalim nito, dapat mag-fill up ng registration form ang mga nais gumamit ng prepaid sim cards at mag-pakita ng valid identification card (ID) at dokumento gaya ng passports. Kailangang itago at ingatan ng dealers at service providers ang […]

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Rehab sa Davao City, posibleng tanggihan ang mga susunod na pasyente

DAVAO City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng tanggihan ng drug rehabilitation sa Davao City ang mga susunod na admission dahil sa over-crowding. Ayon sa Davao City Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents, dumami ang mga pasyenteng na-admit noong nakaraang buwan dahil sa pina-igting na operasyon kontra ilegal na droga. Isan-daang (100) residente lang ang kasya sa pasilidad at sa ngayon ay nasa 114 na ang naka-admit at sumasa-ilalim sa treatment. Bukod sa espasyo , […]

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Five detained over Nice attack to face judge

by Anne Pascale REBOUL Sophie DEVILLER NICE, France (AFP) — Five people detained after last week’s massacre in Nice are due to appear before a judge Thursday, as France is set to pass a law extending the state of emergency. The government is scrambling to reassure a jittery population after the country’s third major attack in 18 months killed 84 people out celebrating Bastille Day. Four men and one woman aged between 22 and 40 […]

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Ilang pagbabago sa gaganaping SONA, inisa-isa

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May ilang pagbabago sa unang State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa Hulyo 25. Ayon kay House Deputy Secretary-General Artemio Adasa, wala nang welcoming committee at tanging mga leader ng Kamara, Senado at mga majority leader ng dalawang kapulungan ng kongreso ang sasalubong sa pangulo. Mananatili naman anya ang red carpet na daraanan ng mga dadalo kahit pina-simple na lamang sa “business attire” at […]

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Don’t call me ‘His Excellency’ – President Rodrigo Duterte

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered all government employees to refrain from addressing him “His Excellency” in all official communications. A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Friday, July 15 stated that the president shall be addressed in all official communications, events or materials as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte only, and without the term ‘His Excellency’. The memorandum also stated that all members of the cabinet shall be […]

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Pitong Kabang Palay: Pelikulang tampok ang mga magsasakang Pilipino

Ang pitong kabang palay ay kuwento ng isang pamilya na nabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng pakikipisan sa pagsasaka, na ‘yung isang masayahin at matalinong anak ay magsisimulang mangarap para sa kanyang pamilya. Batid ni balong ang pagpupursige ng kanyang mga magulang upang maitawid ang pang-araw-araw nilang pamumuhay. Dahil sa pagmamahal at kasipagan ng kanyang mga magulang, matututunan din ni balong ang maging isang masipag, maasahan at mapagmahal na anak at kapatid. Magsisimula itong mangarap para sa […]

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Myrtle Sarrosa, inilabas na ang “Now Playing” album

Sa kaniyang muling pagbisita dito sa Net 25 at Pinas FM 95.5, masayang ibinalita sa atin ni Myrtle ang kaniyang bagong album. Mula sa Ivory Music and Video, inihahandog ni Myrtle ang kaniyang pangalawang album na kung saan lahat nga awitin dito ay kaniya mismong naisulat. Bukod diyan, graduating with honor din si Myrtle sa University of the Philippines. Recording artist na rin si Myrtle Sarrosa at malapit nang maging available ang kanyang first album […]

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TESDA to open its training centers to drug addicts and pushers

TAGUIG CITY, July 21 (PIA) — Newly appointed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Secretary, Atty. Guiling Mamondiong announced on Wednesday that TESDA will be opening its training centers all over the country for skills training of drug dependents and pushers. “This is in response to reports of convicts and inmates who resort to their old trades after serving time in jail because they have no other means of livelihood,“  Mamondiong said. The Secretary emphasized the need […]

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Trump tweets “Cruz got booed off the stage, didn’t honor the pledge!”

REUTERS — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacted on Wednesday (July 20) after U.S. Senator Ted Cruz cold reception at the Republican National Convention. “Wow, Ted Cruz got booed off the stage, didn’t honor the pledge! I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. No big deal,” Trump Tweeted after Cruz got jeered during his speech at the convention as it became clear he would not endorse his former rival. Cruz […]

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South Korean president calls for unity over THAAD deployment

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday (July 21) the move to deploy a THAAD missile defense system was “inevitable” because of a growing threat from North Korea and that division in the South over its deployment is what Pyongyang seeks. North Korea’s launch of three ballistic missiles on Tuesday (July 19) was the latest evidence that the anti-missile system is needed, Park said at a National Security Council […]

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