News in Photos
In photos: DOTr-MARINA intensifies monitoring and inspection in all ports nationwide for the opening of classes
The Department of Transportation – Maritime Industry Authority (DOTr-MARINA) has heightened the monitoring and inspection of ships at the Port of Manila and other major ports in the country in anticipation of the start of the School Year 2018-2019. The intensified operations, which started last week, aims to ensure the safety of the riding public on port areas where the influx of passengers, especially students, is expected to increase this week due to the start […]
LOOK: Sand art in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
Sand art filled the shoreline of Mabua Beach recently as Tandag in Surigao del Sur celebrated its 10th founding anniversary. Photos by Merly Orozco, Eagle News Service
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In focus: The nuclear test site North Korea decided to destroy
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Huge explosions reportedly shook North Korea’s only known nuclear test site on Thursday, in a ceremony that Pyongyang said had “completely” destroyed the facility near the Chinese border. The Punggye-ri test site, located beneath a mountain in the far northeast, hosted all six nuclear tests Pyongyang has conducted — most recently last September. Earlier this month the North announced it would blow up the site’s access tunnels in front of […]
In photos: Winners in recently-concluded barangay, SK elections in ARMM undergo drug testing
(Eagle News Service) — Winners in the recently concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao underwent drug testing on Monday, May 21. The drug-testing was organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Emilio Enot
In photos: Meghan Markle and her mother on their way to the wedding
In photos: DOTr launches train driving simulator for LRT-2 train operators
The Department of Transportation (DOTr)- Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) launched a state-of-the-art Train Driving Simulator which will help improve the driving skills of train operators and ensure the passengers’ safety at the LRT Line 2 system. Through the new simulator system, train operators will also acquire necessary skills to react properly and quickly in any potential situation during revenue operations. This project is part of LRTA’s commitment to deliver world-class service for the passengers. (Photos […]
In photo: Bong Go and presidential son “Baste” jet ski during PHL Rise commemoration
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and the youngest son of President Rodrigo Duterte, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte rode their jet ski as they took a tour around the Casiguran Sound during the Philippine Rise commemoration on May 15, 2018. Duterte on Tuesday asserted the Philippines’ sovereignty over the Philippine Rise. Duterte said he does not distinguish between sovereign rights and sovereign territory because the underwater feature falls within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic […]
In photos: DSWD offers cash assistance program to poor families in Bohol
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 7 through Listahanan program visited several poor families in Bohol on Wednesday, May 16 to validate potential beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT). UCT is a program of DSWD that aims to reduce poverty by helping poor households in their daily living amid increasing prices of goods and services. (Photos courtesy DSWD Region 7 Facebook page)
News in Photos: Gov’t officials cast their votes for Barangay polls
Government officials in their designated precincts cast their votes as poll precincts opened for the 2018 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Monday, May 14 . Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo together with his husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo cast their votes in Barangay San Nicolas Elementary School in Lubao, Pampanga around 12 PM – Eagle News Service Joel Mapiles Sen. Ralph Recto, Batangas 6th District Congresswoman Vilma-Santos Recto and their son Ryan Recto, cast their […]
Sereno back in office as Chief Justice, but will inhibit from quo warranto proceedings
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said she was within her rights to return to the high court as the chief magistrate, but will inhibit from the proceedings on quo warranto filed against her “out of delicadeza,” according to a statement issued by her camp. Sereno’s spokesperson for the impeachment hearings, Atty. Carlo Cruz said that Sereno had already finished preparations for the expected impeachment trial at the Senate and […]
