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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy asked the public to refrain from using multiple electric appliances during noontime to alleviate the demand for power during said time. According to the DOE, the Luzon Power Grid was placed under yellow alert due to the thin power supply. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ng-lnU7g_og
QUEZON City, Philippines – The group Bayan Muna conducted a lightning rally in the Quezon City office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue during the last day of the filing of the income tax return. Said group asks that the government should reduce the tax levied against low and middle income earners. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/hJCPYWkqivM
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ralph Recto asked the Commisison on Elections and the Department of Education to consider a Php 1000 increase on the honorarium to be received by the Board of Election Inspectors. The senator made the suggestion after the COMELEC decided to extend the duty of the BEI to 11 hours or from 6 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
METRO Manila, Philippines – Good news for commuters! The MRT will add two new trains next week which will greatly alleviate the problematic situation faced by commuters everyday. From 14-18 trains operating everyday, the MRT now has 20 trains in operation. The new trains feature safety belts and digital signages. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police asks the public to refrain from spreading unverified reports regarding planned terrorist attacks on shopping malls. This is in response to a text message warning the public to stay away from malls due to said terrorist attacks. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/T6VNSBTcmGc
TOKYO, Japan – According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 6 earthquake hit the southwestern portion of Japan. Said quake centered on Komamoto City and resulted in 9 deaths and hundreds injured. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs set aside 20 million pesos in order to install additional CCTV cameras in its offices and ports all over the country. According to BOC Commissioner Alberto Lina, said measure aims to strengthen the security and monitoring in all BOC offices. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/L_cYv6gQx6c
Some of Japan’s biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region was struck by a deadly earthquake, fueling worries about disruption to supply lines and possible effects on the wider economy. At least nine people were killed in Thursday night’s 6.5-magnitude quake, which also toppled houses and buckled roads on the southwestern island of Kyushu. With widespread damage to infrastructure, several companies — including in the steel, […]
Ben Askren faces his latest challenge against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship’s Manila return By Diego de la Paz MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Eagle News) – Ben “Funky” Askren is putting both his undefeated streak and his welterweight title on the line against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship: Global Rivals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night. Askren, a former Olympic freestyle wrestler for Team USA in […]
Poachers shot dead a rhinoceros at a wildlife park in northeast India hours after Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate visited the sanctuary, a wildlife official said Friday. Rangers found the dead rhino with its horn missing on Thursday — the day the royal couple left the Kaziranga National Park in Assam state, home to two-thirds of the planet’s remaining one-horned rhinos. “Poachers used AK-47 assault rifles to kill the adult male rhino and after […]
LAGUINDINGAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, April 15 – The government has surpassed its target of bringing electricity to rural areas nationwide through the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). The SEP, which was launched in September 2011 as a flagship program of President Benigno S. Aquino III, was able to energize 32,688 sitios as of last March 31. The target was 32,441 sitios. President Aquino on Wednesday acknowledged former and present Energy secretaries, as well as the electric cooperatives […]
(Eagle News) — Naaresto na ng kapulisan ang suspek na diumano’y nangangarnap, nagpapanggap na taxi driver, at pinagnanakawan ang kaniyang mga babaeng pasahero habang ginahasa pa nito ang isa sa mga biktima. Kinilala ng mga awtoridad ang suspek na si Ricky Ramos na anila’y nangangarnap ng taxi units at kadalasang binibiktima ang mga call center agent sa ilang mga lugar sa Quezon City, Pasay, at Makati. Napag-alamang positibong tinukoy ng mga biktima ang naturang suspek […]
