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(Eagle News) — Naglabas ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng pondong aabot sa P500 million na gagamitin sa pagpapatayo ng mga pampublikong paaralan sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Mindanao. Ang ipatatayong mga paaralan ay para sa komunidad ng indigenous people sa Regions 9 at 13. Sa nasabing proyekto, nasa mahigit 600 silid-aralan ang ipatatayo sa mahigit 250 sites. Kinuha ang pondo sa contingent fund para sa 2015 na una ng inaprubahan ni Pangulong […]
(Eagle News) — Naghain ng mosyon sa Sandiganbayan si Senador Jinggoy Estrada na humihiling na pansamantala siyang makalabas ng kulungan para dumalo sa ika-86 na kaarawan ng kanyang ina at dating First Lady Loi Ejercito Estrada. Sa kaniyang mosyon, hiniling ni Estrada na payagan siyang makalabas ng kanyang detention cell sa loob ng apat na oras sa Hunyo 4 mula 8:00 ng gabi hanggang 12:00 ng hatinggabi. Matatandaang naghain din ng parehong request noong nakaraang […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 27) – “Captain America: Civil War” is one of the most-awaited films of 2016. That said, take away the cool special effects and spectacular action scenes and you have a mildly-entertaining film that can be summarized like this: “He is my best friend and I will take his side no matter what!” Did I mention that this review will be full of spoilers? Our favorite superhero team is thrown into a dilemma […]
(Reuters) Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world’s first atomic bombing in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and invigorate efforts to end nuclear arms. Even before it occurred, though, the visit stirred debate, with critics accusing both sides of having selective memories and pointing to paradoxes in policies relying on nuclear deterrence while calling […]
BONN, Germany – Climate negotiators ended almost two weeks of discussions in Bonn today, having made solid, if slow, progress in developing rules and tools that will guide implementation of the global climate deal adopted in Paris last year. Mark Lutes, WWF’s Head of Delegation to the Bonn meeting, said while governments appear committed to making the Paris Agreement operational as soon as possible, the urgency that drove the negotiations in Paris was definitely missing […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Supreme Court released the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of the 15 Justices for the year 2015. Remaining at the top is Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza with a net worth of Php 200M which is higher compared to his net worth in 2014. At the bottom of the list is Associate Justice Marvic Leonen at Php 2, 265, 000. This is the second time that the Supreme Court […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Energy Regulatory Commission approved the application of Meralco to widen the scope of the pre-paid electricity service to Pasig, Mandaluyong and Makati. Currently, the pre-paid electricity service is available in Manila and Cavite. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/NI30oGvN6OI
by Cecil MORELLA MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine police shot dead eight drug suspects this week, authorities said Friday, following repeated calls by president-elect Rodrigo Duterte for security forces to kill criminals. Gunmen on motorcycles also murdered three petty criminals in Duterte’s hometown of Davao, police said, deepening fears of mass extra-judicial killings once the controversial politician begins his six-year term on June 30. Police insisted the eight drug suspects were killed lawfully, with the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The low-pressure area in the West Philippine Sea will affect the western portion of the Philippines bringing weak rains to Metro Manila, MiMaRopa, western Visayas, Zamboanga peninsula as well as Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite and Batangas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the LPA may develop into a tropical cyclone but it will not enter the Philippine landmass. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP) — Barack Obama arrived at Hiroshima’s atomic bomb park Friday on a historic first visit by a sitting US president. Obama was greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, where he was due to lay a wreath at the cenotaph to victims of the 1945 nuclear strike. jca-hg/aph © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
QUEZON City, Philippines – In response to United States President Barack Obama’s allegations regarding a large country bullying smaller countries in Asia, China challenged what it calls “outsiders” to stop the show of force that threatens to escalate the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education did not allow a large number of universities and colleges from increasing their tuition fees. The CHED will release the list of institutions allowed to implement an increase in their tuition fees but added that only a few were allowed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/PPcjvTse8hs
