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QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of Camarines Sur representative and vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo remains calm at the early lead of vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, saying that the same happened in the unofficial quick count but Robredo was able to take the lead after reaching 90%. Robredo’s camp said that they trust the National Board of Canvassers and that they are vigilant against any discrepancy. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte warned Senator-elect Leila De Lima that he will not go easy on her and will investigate her slow and weak response regarding reports of illegal drugs in the national penitentiary. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Finance, through outgoing Secretary Cesar Purisima, recommended to the incoming Duterte administration to lower the income tax and to increase the value-added tax or VAT. Specifically, the individual and corporate income tax should be lowered from 32% to 25% and to exempt from income tax a total of 11 million wage-earners as well as fiscal incentive rationalization and index excise taxes on gas and diesel. Regarding VAT, the […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said on Friday that Japan’s World War II violence is more worthy of remembrance than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, ahead of a historic visit by US President Barack Obama. The trip is the first visit to the city by a sitting American President since the world was first shown the potential key to its own destruction in a bombing that claimed the lives of 140,000 people. Chinese foreign minister […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the results of the survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last March 30 to April 2, 46% of 1, 200 respondents considered themselves poor which is lower compared to a similar survey conducted last December 2015 where 50% considered themselves poor. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/wEVjZd6EWyA
QUEZON City, Philippines – As early as now, the Congress through incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that its ready to give the executive department extra power to solve the traffic problem, especially in Metro Manila. Alvarez said the traffic problem can already be considered as a crisis and the new administration needs to implement drastic measures to solve it. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The National Youth Commission urged the concerned authorities to conduct a full investigation on the cause of death of at least five young people during a public concert held at the open parking grounds of the Mall of Asia in Pasay City over the weekend. According to police reports, the cause of death of the victims is still under investigation. Young people are saddened by this turn of events where lives were compromised. […]
The Jeep Wrangler moves into 2016 with updates designed to further enhance the Wrangler ownership experience. The combination of open-air freedom, off-road capability and on-road refinement has brought Jeep Wrangler’s popularity at an all-time high. For 2016, the Jeep Wrangler comes in five variants:Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara, All-new Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport S (3.6L V6 or 2.8L Diesel), and the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport. Features for the 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited line-up […]
by Marlowe HOOD BONN, Germany (AFP) — Even after the world sealed a historic climate deal in Paris, the UN’s climate chief is worried humanity won’t be able break its fossil fuel habit in time to avert catastrophe, she told AFP Thursday. “My concern is whether the transformation is going to happen fast enough to avert the worst impacts,” Christiana Figueres said, referring to the global shift from carbon-polluting fossil fuels to green energy. “Greenhouse […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Three foreign tourists were killed and one other remains missing after a packed speed boat capsized off the popular Thai holiday island of Koh Samui, a police officer said Friday. The boat, which was carrying 32 tourists plus four crew, flipped over Thursday afternoon after it was slammed by a wave near a rocky stretch of coast off the island in the Gulf of Thailand. The bodies of a 28-year-old British […]
