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NEW YOR, United States (AFP) — Drunk driving has been a social taboo for decades, but New Jersey has now added drunk droning to the statute books: outlawing the flying of unmanned aircraft after one too many drinks. The law makes it an offense to operate a drone under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug or with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or more. Infractions can be punishable by […]
(Eagle News) –The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is expected to raise over P786 billion in revenues in a span of five years. According to Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the projected revenues amount to P786.4 billion in that period of time. Based on DOF data, Package 1 of TRAIN, which was signed into law on Dec 19, 2017, is expected to generate P89.9 billion. Package 1 raises taxes on fuel, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s mayor on Monday signed into law the repeal of a 91-year-old piece of legislation that had technically banned dancing in thousands of bars, clubs and restaurants in the city. The city council voted overwhelmingly on October 31 to axe the law, which had come into effect in 1926 during Prohibition and which campaigners decried as racist, saying it was used initially to crack down on Harlem’s jazz […]
(Eagle News) — Suspect-turned-state witness Marc Ventura said ten others were present in the initiation rites that led to Horacio Castillo III’s death, a report said. According to a report by dzbb, in his affidavit submitted to the Department of Justice on Thursday, Ventura said apart from those charged by the Manila Police District, Edric Pilapil, Zach Abulencia, Daniel Ragos, Dave Felix, Sam Cagalingan, Alex Cairo, Luis Kapulong, Kim Cyrill Roque and Ged Villanueva participated […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the free tuition act providing tuition subsidies to state universities and colleges, local universities, and state-run technical vocational schools. “If there’s a will, there’s a way,” Senior deputy executive secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Friday. According to Guevarra, prior to the signing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education bill, there had been “a lot of discussions about it because of its heavy budgetary implications.” The […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — An Emirati state minister Friday welcomed changes to Qatar’s anti-terror legislation as a “positive” step in the crisis between Doha and four Arab neighbor which accuse it of backing extremists. Qatar announced a decree by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani late on Thursday establishing two nominal lists of individuals and terrorist entities, and the requirements for being included in them. It also defined terrorists, terrorist crimes, terrorist entities as well as […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian MPs on Wednesday passed a law to strip naturalized citizens of passports for offenses classed as “terrorism” following a deadly April suicide bombing in the Saint Petersburg metro. The lower house of parliament passed the bill in its final third reading. It now goes through the senate and to President Vladimir Putin for a final signature. Putin called for such a law after the April 3 attack in the […]
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 […]
(Eagle News ) — Muling nagpulong ang mga miyembro ng newly expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) para sa dalawang araw nitong sesyon. Pangunahing layunin ng BTC ay bumuo ng isang congressional measure para palitan ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ng Bangsamoro entity batay sa peace compact sa pagitan ng gobyerno at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Ang BTC ay inilunsad sa Davao City na pinangunahan mismo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, ito ang ipinalit […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will use a maiden prime-time speech to Congress to flesh out his policy agenda Tuesday, promising tougher immigration enforcement and “historic tax reform.” “By finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions of dollars and make our communities safer for everyone,” he is expected to say, according to excerpts released by the White House. “Our economic team is developing historic tax […]
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) — Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Tuesday vetoed a law he called “discriminatory”, which would have made it even harder for Muslims and other religious minorities in the EU member to receive state subsidies. “This law infringes fundamental rights,” Kiska said in a statement, a couple of weeks after Slovak lawmakers adopted the legislation tabled by the right-wing Slovak National Party (SNS), a governing coalition member. The bill would have required a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 14) – Before, kneeling on salt, stones, pebbles and what-have-you was the most used punishment for erring children.Nowadays, punishments are done by public humiliation, physical abuse, neglect, degradation, cruelty and other forms of abusive actions. During his time as Education Secretary, Armin Luistro reminded DepEd personnel in particular and the public in general that corporal punishment and violence in any form, whether committed against grown-ups or children are prohibited in public schools. Luistro […]
