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Breastfeeding in public? Cover Up!

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 26) – A mother breastfeeding her child in public. Believe it or not, said scenario is the subject of a lot of debate. A debate that centers on its acceptability. One side argues that it’s a mother’s right to breastfeed her baby and said act is actually acceptable in many countries, but there are some places where breastfeeding in public is not acceptable. Breastfeeding is a beautiful act –  an intimate moment where the mother […]

Solon proposes lowering of required age for senior citizenship

QUEZON City, Philippines – Congressman Rommel Batucabe proposed the lowering of the required age for senior citizenship from 60 to 56 years old. According to Batucabe, this will also lower the optional retirement age. He added that those who are 56 years old are already experiencing the same ailments as those who are 60 years old and that they should be allowed to avail of early retirement benefits. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]

Respect the UN Court ruling – Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., the government will follow the ruling of the United Nations arbitral tribunal regarding the Philippines’ case against China in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. Experts had discussed the possibility of the Philippines winning the case due to China’s unabated expansion in the disputed territories. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Php 50 standard fare for P2P buses

METRO Manila, Philippines – According to the Land Transportation and Franchising Board, the standard fare of the point-to-point bus service route from Ortigas Ave. to Makati is now at Php 50, with the remaining routes still at Php 55. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

MMDA collects 9 tons of illegal campaign materials

MAKATI City, Philippines – According to Metro Manila Development Authority, ever since the start of the “Oplan Baklas”, it has confiscated 9 tons of illegal campaign materials. Said materials will be donated to organizations that will recycle said materials. The MMDA plans to assign personnel to do monitoring during nighttime which is the time when illegal campaign materials are installed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by […]

LTFRB warns against cutting trips

MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board warned drivers and operators of public utility vehicles against cutting trips. According to the LTFRB, such act is akin to stealing from passengers that paid the right fare. Those that will violate this warning will be fined Php 5, 000 and there is also a possibility that they will lose their franchise. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]

COMELEC warns candidates against campaigning during graduation ceremonies

PASIG City, Philippines – The Department of Education warned politicians against campaigning during the graduation period with the DepEd partnering with the Commission on Elections in monitoring the greetings of said politicians to the graduates. On the other hand, DepEd also reminded public schools to conduct a simple graduation ceremony and that collecting for graduation expenses is not allowed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]

Box office hit director Wenn Deramas dies of cardiac arrest

QUEZON City, Philippines – Friends, co-workers and fans expressed their condolences in social media for box office-hit director Wenn Deramas who died due to cardiac arrest in the Capitol Medical Center. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

PH Internet Speed: Slow and Expensive

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 29) – Filipinos are using social media platforms 53 hours a week, which means a whole 11 hours more than the global average of 42 hours and that’s the reason why the Philippines was named as the “Social Media Capital of the World”. But what makes the title more amazing is the fact that, according to Ookla, the world’s leading Internet speed testing company that ranks and index the download speed of […]

Businessbytes: Lessons learned from Mark Zuckerberg

  by Robert Capistrano BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News) —  At the Mobile World Congress 2016 here in Barcelona, Spain, many hugely anticipated events like the latest product launches, company exhibits and keynote speeches from industry movers and shakers awaited its over 100,000 global attendees. But it was Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and CEO who was truly the rock star of the four-day event, as he clearly stole the show. Even local media and paparazzi hounded […]