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(REUTERS) Wal-Mart Stores Inc would have to spend an additional $4.95 billion if it were to raise the minimum wage for its hourly employees in the United States to $15 per hour from the current $10 per hour, according to an estimate by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research. As the country’s largest private employer, Wal-Mart employs nearly 1.5 million people in the United States. Of that, 1.1 million are hourly employees, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Thru his Instagram account, award-winning actor Coco Martin shared his harvest from his backyard vegetable garden. Coco’s post became trending after his followers made use of the hashtag #BahayKuboNiCoco (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In a web video, President Barack Obama formally endorsed presumptive Democrat presidential nominee after meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/Pfkb1FqZ730
QUEZON City, Philippines – Environmental group, Haribon Foundation reported that 59 native fish species may go extinct within the next 15 to 25 years. Included in the list of fish species are the “talakitok”, “maya-maya” and “lapu-lapu|. Haribon cites over-fishing and the destruction of coral reefs as the main reasons. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Several ballots included in the random manual audit were discovered missing but the Commission on Elections assured the public, saying that the missing ballots don’t have an effect on the election results since they were already transmitted prior to their gathering for the random manual audit. Still, the COMELEC is asking those responsible for an explanation as to why the ballots were missing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – With the aim to promote farming and agriculture, film director Maryo J. De Los Reyes officially launched The Farm Film Festival with six entries. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration prepares its Juno spacecraft for its July 4 flight to Jupiter – the first in history. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Iglesia Ni Cristo and the New Era University conducted a community outreach program for the native Kabihug tribe in Camarines Norte. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Outgoing Social Welfare and Develpment Secretary Dinky Soliman recommended that members of the police should undergo a seminar before enforcing the curfew for minors in order to avoid traumatizing the children. She also added that there should be a widespread information dissemination so that everyone would be aware of the proposed curfew. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The MRT-3 will implement its 30-minute free internet for its passengers as they wait in the MRT stations as well as in the moving MRT trains. Only the first 30 minutes are free each day but those that will go over the allotted time will be charged. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – In celebration of Independence Day, the Department of Labor and Employment will hold the 2016 Kalayaan Job Fair. DOLE added that more than 22, 000 jobs will be offered in the Independence Day job fair. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/LWXAPvhOFG0
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Capital Regional Police Office is prepared for the start of classes on June 13 and is now at full alert. The NCRPO deployed 18, 000 police in Metro Manila to handle all possible contingencies. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/NGQtgCFpgOk
