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According to the latest survey of the Social Weather Station (SWS), 11.2 million Filipino families consider themselves poor. In addition, 7.4 million of said families worry about where they will get their next meal. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/OlsOI0WeFVg
President Benigno S. Aquino III appointed former Deputy Executive Secretary Ronaldo Geron as the new chief of the Bureau of Immigration. Geron took his oath of office yesterday, January 6. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) submitted its comment to the Supreme Court in connection to the issue of disqualification against Senator Grace Poe. In the said comment, the COMELEC stood by its decision disqualifying Poe from running for president. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
South Korean Defence Minister Han Min-koo said on Thursday (January 7) he discussed with U.S. counterpart Ash Carter North Korea’s latest nuclear test. Han said Carter reaffirmed the ‘ironclad’ commitment to the South. “Secretary Carter reaffirmed the ironclad commitment of the United States to the defence of the Republic of Korea, and that this commitment includes all aspects of the United States’ extended deterrence,” said Han at a briefing in Seoul. The two defence chiefs […]
North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful nuclear bomb even though experts voiced doubt the device set off by the isolated nation was as advanced as Pyongyang claimed. While North Korea has a long history of voicing bellicose rhetoric against the United States and its Asian allies, the assertion by Pyongyang on Wednesday (January 6) that it had tested a hydrogen device, much more powerful than an atomic bomb, came as a surprise. North […]
Residents in Yanji, a Chinese city not far from the North Korean border, expressed concern and fear on Thursday (January 7), a day after North Korea’s latest nuclear test. North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful nuclear bomb on Wednesday (January 6), drawing threats of further sanctions even though the United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced as the isolated nation claimed. The underground explosion shook the earth so […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 7) – “Sounds robotic”. The above statement concerns many popular songs of this age, for they sound more like machines rather than the voice or instruments of the artist. Along with synthesizers and mixers,the auto-tune conquered the pop scenery, making the supergroup artists sound better than ever, bending realities to elevated expectations. Originally, the auto-tune is meant to correct pitch or tone inaccuracies.This happens when the processor shifts the pitches to the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 7) – Admit it, us Pinoys have some unique beliefs which includes folk illnesses like “pasma” and “lamig”. Although there are no scientific findings yet and said afflictions are not generally recognized by contemporary medical science, still some Filipinos believed that they are real. Stories of its occurrence have been handed down from generation to generation. Many still believe that “pasma” and “lamig” are real, so are they? “Pasma” is attributed to the […]
Members of the Native American tribe near Burns, Oregon, where an armed standoff between a self-styled militia and the federal government has been taking place, said they want the occupation of the land to end. At an emotional news conference in Burns, Oregon on Wednesday (January 6), tribal leaders denounced the occupiers’ claims that they want to help local residents, and said the protesters’ ignorance of the region’s real history was offensive. “We don’t got […]
Officials in Costa Rica on Wednesday (January 6) outlined some of the logistical details of a pilot plan to transport stranded U.S.-bound Cuban migrants out of the country. The first leg of the journey, from Costa Rica to El Salvador via airplane, is scheduled for Tuesday (January 12). A group of around 180 people will be able to leave on a flight to El Salvador on Tuesday evening, they will then have ground transportation to […]
A flight carrying 131 Guatemalans arrived on Wednesday (January 6) in Guatemala City with the first group of migrants from the Central American country to be deported from the United States this year. This was the first of six flights planned for the upcoming days, carrying Guatemalans who were taken into custody by U.S. authorities over the past two weeks. The deportations are part of a U.S. plan to tackle a surge in arrivals of […]
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz urges the public to learn more about R.A. 10361, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Act, or Batas Kasambahay. Domestic workers, or kasambahay, employers, recruitment agencies, DOLE partners in government, and civil society organizations can access e-learning course on Batas Kasambahay via elearning.dole.gov.ph, the e-learning portal of the DOLE Labor Governance Learning Center. In a statement, Baldoz said that the DOLE, through the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, […]
