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The Department of Social Welfare and Development conducted an anti-street dweller operations in Manila, where 141 street dwellers were taken in by DSWD and sent to Boystown in Marikina. Said street-dwellers received free food and will receive free medical treatment. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman said that the operations are not connected with the coming APEC summit and is part of the year-long project of the DSWD. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
In anticipation of the coming long vacation during the APEC summit, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority warned against the heavy traffic on November 30 as students and government employees avail of the said long vacation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
According to the Asia-Pacific APEC National Organizing Council, the government has set aside Php 10 billion for the APEC Summit, which the government treats as a long-term investment. Said council added that said amount is lower compared to the expenses incurred by other countries that hosted said summit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
China’s state media, People’s Daily, stated in its social media account that the President of China will attend the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in November 18 and 19 which will be held in the Philippines despite the ongoing territorial dispute between the Philippines and China. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA – The European Higher Education Fair 2105 has attracted a total of 2,423 students, researchers and academicians which was more than last year’s figure of 1,746. Mr Mattias Lentz, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the EU Delegation to the Philippines said that the continuing information campaign of the EU Delegation, the EU member states embassies and cultural institutes coupled with the increasing number of bilateral academic partnerships and exchanges between the Philippines and European Higher […]
Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo inaugurated the housing project provided by the Iglesia Ni Cristo to the indigenous tribe in Camarines Norte. The Iglesia Ni Cristo also provided livelihood projects like eco-farming, dried fish factory and garment factory. The Iglesia Ni Cristo also built an educational center in the said area while construction of a medical center was also started. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
The Senate sub-committee on Public Services, headed by Senator Grace Poe, will hold a hearing regarding the shortcomings of the Mass Railway Transit or MRT. Tabled in the hearing are such issues like accidents that occurred in the MRT, incidents of MRT breakdowns as well as issues on maintenance. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Amidst the challenge of the United States of America regarding the claims of China in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, China declared that consultation and negotiation between China and the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) is enough to resolve said dispute and other countries’ intervention is not needed. China also suffered another setback when the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands ruled that it has jurisdiction to resolve […]
The National Bureau of Investigation (NAIA)said that it is ready to reveal the results of its investigation regarding the “laglag-bala” scheme in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), adding that the seven-man task force has gathered much information which it is ready to submit within two days. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) regional office in Cagayan reminded the public that the old banknote series launched in 1985 will only be accepted until December 31, 2015. Ma. Elena Madriaga, senior research specialist, said the start for the old banknotes demonetization has been announced early last year to give the public enough time to make a full transition to the new-generation currency. She said from January 1, 2016 up to December 31, 2016, […]
Mealworms can help save the planet. It turns out the insects are able to naturally biodegrade Styrofoam that would have otherwise sit in a landfill for more than a million years. Researchers from Beijing and California have found that tackling the ever growing problem of plastic pollution may be as easy as feeding worms. “Our study found that actually mealworms eat Styrofoam and they digest Styrofoam in their gut,” said co-author of the study Wei-Min […]
The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday (November 7) although he gave no timeline for any such actions. “We’ve done them before, all over the world,” Carter said at a defense forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. “And we will do them again.” China claims most of the South China Sea, through which […]
