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MANILA, Philippines, August 18 (Eagle News) — The Senate approved the proposed Php 2, 000 increase of the SSS monthly pension in a hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Private Enterprises despite the allegations of the SSS that their fund will run out by 2029. Senator Cynthia Villar responded that the SSS should implement a more efficient collection system. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
ORMOC, Leyte, August 18 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the burned vessel MV Wonderful Star must be transferred immediately to prevent the possibility of an oil spill as well as the possibility of damages to the port due to the coming of the super-typhoon. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), on the other hand, does not want to move the vessel as long as the investigation is ongoing. (Eagle News […]
BANGKOK, Thailand, August 18 (Eagle News) — A pipe bomb explosion in a popular shrine in Bangkok, Thailand left 21 dead including a Fililipino. Most of the casualties are Chinese and Taiwanese tourists. The Philippine Embassy is coordinating with Thai authorities to confirm the alleged Filipino death. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/BewodxL1LgM
MANILA, Philippines, August 18 (Eagle News) — According to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB), three days before the deadline, Uber submitted documents for accreditation as well as paid the Php 10,000 accreditation fee. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), “Ineng” may enter the Philippine area of responsibility this afternoon and said weather disturbance may develop into a super-typhoon which will also strengthen the “habagat”. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 18 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the El Niño may last until June 2016 after it was discovered that the heat temperature of the sea was recorded at three degrees Celsius compared to 2.3 degree Celsius when the El Niño hit the Philippines in 1997-1998. PAGASA added that the Philippines will experience below-peak rainfall especially during the peak of the El Niño […]
AUGUST 18 (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday (August 18) that authorities were looking for a “suspect” seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near the site of a bomb blast that killed 22 people, including eight foreigners. “We have checked the closed circuit camera footage and there appears to be a suspect but it wasn’t clear. We have to investigate more,” Prayuth told reporters at Bangkok’s Government House. Officials have not […]
A new study published in the journal ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ has found that lignin-based, environmentally-benign nanoparticles (EbNPs) could replace the better known and less eco-friendly silver-based nanoparticles in pesticides. Nanoparticles are microscopic particles that exist in the environment and the silver-based nanoparticles are considered the most widely used in pesticides. While the silver-based nanoparticles exhibit broad anti-microbial properties that can kill bacteria, fungi and other microbes, they are also considered hazardous to the environment. For that […]
(Courtesy China Central Television news) — Thousands of officials, firefighters, policemen and locals mourned the victims of the massive Tianjin warehouse blasts at the accident site in north China’s port city of Tianjin on Tuesday. All the mourners held a moment of silence, and bowed to pay respect to their loved ones in a service ceremony. The death toll of the blasts has climbed to 114 including 39 firefighters, a municipal publicity official told a […]
MANILA, Aug. 18 — The government is intensifying drive against proliferating investment scams, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said on Sunday. “Pinaiigting ng ating Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa pamamagitan ng Consumers’ Protection and Advocacy Bureau at ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), sa pamamagitan ng kanilang Enforcement and Investor Protection Department, ang mga hakbang para balaan ang ating mga mamamayan na huwag magpaloko sa mga pyramid scam, Ponzi scam, at […]
MANILA, Aug. 18 — Amid calls to let the next Congress pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from some members of the House of Representatives and other sectors, chief government peace negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer remained firm that passing the law now would give the country the best shot at achieving peace in Mindanao. Ferrer said delaying the passage of the BBL and letting the next Congress under a new President consider it would be a […]
AUGUST 18 (Eagle News) — Severe EL Niño is expected to hit Metro Manila and 29 provinces in the country starting next month. According to the country’s weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the increasing temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean could bring drought to the country. Because of this, dams in the country will be affected, including those in Mindanao where hydro power plants would also be severely hit. The […]
