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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Another long weekend is coming up. Malacanang on Friday declared June 26, Monday, as a regular holiday in the country. Proclamation No. 235, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, said that the declaration was made in observance of Eid’l Fitr, an important Muslim holiday. The declaration was made upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. Below is the copy of the declaration:
(Eagle News) — The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing adult joblessness at 22.9% in March 2017, which is 2.2% below the 25.1% last December 2016, is an affirmation of the significant strides of the Duterte administration in sustaining the country’s robust economic growth and making it inclusive. The government increased investments in infrastructure will usher in the Golden Age of Infrastructure through our Build-Build-Build campaign which is expected to employ millions […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Law topped the list of fields that provide the highest salaries to fresh graduates, this based on an online platform for job seekers. Jobstreet Philippines country manager Philip Gioca said based on their survey conducted in the last quarter of 2016 until February 2017, fresh graduates or new hires in in the legal field get a monthly average of P27, 124. The survey was sent out to 644 respondents (employers and companies) who […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Most Asian markets were higher Tuesday on the first trading day of the year, continuing their trajectory from the end of a volatile 2016. Overall, world markets ended last year in the black despite shock votes in Britain and the United States. But Shanghai was the exception with a slump of more than 12 percent and Japan’s Nikkei posted only modest gains. However Chinese stocks finished solidly higher Tuesday after […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinahayag ni Budget Secretary, Benjamin Diokno na nakalaan ang 2017 budget para sa pagkuha ng mga karagdagang guro at sa pagpapatayo ng mga paaralan sa bansa. Anim na raang libong (600,000) guro pa ang kailangan para sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan at halos apat na pu’t walong libong (48,000) paaralan ang nakatakdang ipatayo sa 2017. Nakalaan rin ang bahagi ng pondo para sa iba pang mga pangangailangan sa edukasyon partikular na ang […]
(Eagle News)– The Senate on Tuesday (September 13) approved on its third and final reading the measure postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan pollls initially due next month and rescheduling it to October 23, 2017. With a vote of 20-2, Senate Bill 1112 was unanimously approved. The two senators who voted negative to the proposal were Senators Ralph Recto and Antonio Trillanes IV. The approved bill states that due to rescheduling, the term of incumbent […]
(Eagle News)– Both chambers of Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives, have agreed to move the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to 2017. The new date agreed for the polls is October 23, 2017. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said in a caucus at the House of Representatives that they will file a bill postponing the elections to next year. The Senate will file their own bill as well.
