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MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections gave consideration to Filipinos that want to participate in the overseas Filipino voting even if they are in countries that are in a state of turmoil. COMELEC will give said voters the opportunity to vote using personal manual voting that will be sent through registered mail. Said type of voting will be conducted in 26 diplomatic posts including Iran, Iraq and Syria. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to Senator Koko Pimentel, the government should learn a lesson regarding the violence in the Kidapawan crisis. The senator made said statement after the fact-finding hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pimentel added that during emergencies like the one that sparked the Kidapawan crisis, local government units and the national government should respond in a timely and urgent manner to avert a crisis. (Eagle News Service […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) – Strong thunderstorms moved through parts of Florida and Georgia late on Wednesday night (April 6) and into early Thursday morning (April 7). The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed in Pinellas County, in the western part of the Florida peninsula. Strong winds and rain caused damage in Hall County, Georgia, in the north central portion of the state, downing trees and power lines. County officials reported […]
Mindoro – Our boat fights the fury of Amihan, the northeast monsoon. I’m just fighting to keep my dinner down. It’s night and we’re on the Princess Camile, a tuna vessel going head-to-head with angry six-foot waves. I gaze out at the darkness. I have no idea where we are – but a little gadget attached to our boat mast does. To track the routes of fishing boats in the Mindoro Strait, WWF and NAVAMA have […]
MANILA, Philippines – Joining the ranks of Forbes’ “50 Most Powerful Women in Asia” are two Filipina businesswomen- Teresita Sy-Coson and first-timer Robina Gokongwei-Pe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the University of the Philippines – Diliman, it received the first batch of computers, projectors and printers donated to the said university in response to the fire that damaged the UP Faculty Center. Said donations will be used for the needs of the Colleges of Arts and Letters, Social Sciences and Philosophy. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection, the fire caused damages worth Php 3M. (Eagle News Service […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator JV Ejercito and his co-accused asked the Sandiganbayan 6th Division to dismiss the technical malversation case filed against them due to the lack of the element of application of said public funds in a purpose that is not provided in the law. His co-accused filed a separate motion to dismiss said case due to lack of probable cause. The Sandiganbayan 6th Division asked the prosecution to answer said motion within […]
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III and Prince Albert II of Monaco on Thursday witnessed the signing of the Philippines-Monaco Framework Agreement for Cooperation that will form the basis for future cooperation between the two countries. The Agreement, which covers such areas of cooperation as economic, scientific, humanitarian, and disaster risk reduction and management partnership and environmental protection, was signed in Malacañang Palace by Foreign Affairs Secretary Jose Rene Almendras for the Philippines and Minister […]
LAS Vegas, United States (AFP) — Twenty-one years after clambering through the ropes for his first professional fight, Manny Pacquiao will make the long walk to the ring for what could well be the final time on Saturday in Las Vegas. It will complete one of the most vivid rags-to-riches journeys in a sport that is famous for them, an odyssey which has taken him from a $20 purse to a reported $20 million payday […]
(Eagle News) — Pito pang probinsya sa bansa ang isinailalim sa state of calamity ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council o NDRRMC dahil sa El Niño phenomenon. Kinabibilangan ito ng Isabela, Quirino, Bukidnon, Davao Del Sur, Cotabato, Maguindanao at Basilan. Pinag-aaralan na rin ang pagdedeklara ng state of calamity sa bayan ng Paquibato sa Davao City. Tinatayang nasa 800 ektarya na ng sakahan sa Paquibato district ang apektado ng matinding tagtuyot.
(Eagle News) — Mararamdaman din ngayong buwan ang dagdag singil sa tubig kasunod ng anunsyo ng Meralco ng dagdag singil sa kuryente. Ito ay dahil sa Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment o FCDA kasunod ng bahagyang pagsadsad ng halaga ng piso. Dagdag na eleven (P0.11) centavos kada cubic meter ang ipapatupad ng Manila Water Corporation habang five (P0.5) centavos naman sa Maynilad. Ang FCDA ay tariff mechanism na ibibinigay sa utility companies para maka-agapay sa paggalaw […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Honda has confirmed another death involving a Takata airbag, bringing the global total to 11 fatalities in a scandal that has set off the biggest auto recall in US history. The latest death came last week when a 17-year-old Texas teenager died from injuries sustained after her 2002 Honda Civic collided with another car, activating the defective airbag. Honda’s US unit on Wednesday confirmed the death, which is the 10th […]
