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President Aquino meets top presidentiables

MANILA, Philippines, July 15 (Eagle News) — Anytime this week, President Benigno S. Aquino III will hold a joint meeting with Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Senator Grace Poe and Senator Francis Escudero regarding who will be the running mate of Roxas in the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

President Aquino asks PDEA to be more active against illegal drugs

MANILA, Philippines, July 15 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III called the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other concerned government agencies to implement a more vigorous campaign against illegal drugs in the country including smuggling and manufacturing activities. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Nov 18-19, special non-working holiday in NCR

MANILA, Philippines, July 15 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III declared in Proclamation No. 1072 that November 18 and 19, 2015 will be special non-working holidays in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) meeting that will be held in the said dates in Metro Manila. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Eat-all-you-can hacks!

QUEZON City, Philippines – (Eagle News Service, July 15) – There is a marked increase in the number of eat-all-you-can places, capitalizing on the Filipinos’ innate love for food. These places are always jam-packed, with long lines waiting patiently for their chance to eat as much as they can. To help you maximize your ultimate pig-out experience, here are some useful hacks that you can try: First, look around. As already said earlier, there are […]

NCRPO implements no-leave policy on SONA

MANILA, Philippines, July 15 (Eagle News) — The National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) will implement a strict “no-leave” policy as part of its security measures in the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/osueNJN_v-M

Fake rice investigation winds up

MANILA, Philippines, July 15 (Eagle News) — The special inter-agency task group wounded up its investigation into the alleged fake rice in Davao City, finding that there is no synthetic rice and incident was due to mishandling. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Eoo2MLdJUfg

Ampatuan Sr, in a coma

QUEZON City, Philippines – After being confined for two months due to liver cancer, former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., is now comatose after suffering a heart attack earlier this week. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Basketball – The Basket Of Knowledge

The Unity Games is getting nearer and nearer and the excitement is already mounting. Here’s your daily dose of fun sports facts and trivia as we wait for the Unity Games! #UnityGamesIntl2015 #UnityGames2015 Infographics designer: Shaira Darleen Barretto Researcher: Mary Rose Faith Bonalos

Makati urged to adopt ATM payroll, eliminate ghost employees

JULY 15 (DBM) — Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad has urged the City of Makati to finally do away with handing out envelopes during payday in favor of a comprehensive electronic payroll system, in reference to a 2012 report by the Commission on Audit (COA) that noted the city was still paying their employees using cash. The 2012 COA Annual Audit Report on Makati also noted that majority of government […]

DPWH installs earthquake recording instrument

JULY 15 (DPWH) — Leading the public sector in maximizing resources and technology available for disaster risk reduction, two (2) units of accelerograph were installed at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Head Office to ensure the serviceability, performance, and structural integrity against earthquake of its five (5) storey building at Port Area, Manila. Installation of accelerograph, a sensing equipment that measures seismic acceleration or strong ground motion that processes and converts the […]

Update on alleged candy poisoning

JULY 15 (DOH) — The Department of Health (DOH) stressed out the importance of food safety on acquiring and intake of unknown products as 1,925 people were reported to be poisoned in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Agusan del Sur on Friday, July 10, after they ate candies. Currently, 66 patients are still admitted in different hospitals for observation. “DOH is closely coordinating with the hospitals of CARAGA Region in monitoring the affected […]

National Motorcross Competition, isinagawa

Isinagawa ang National Motorcross Competition sa bahagi ng Koronadal City sa Mindanao, kung saan ay nilahukan ito ng mga local riders at dumayong riders mula sa Metro Manila, Cebu, Dumaguete, Bukidnon, Davao, North Cotabato at Sarangani. Ang Motorcross Competition na ito ay isa sa mga pinakatampok na bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng 16th Nalak Festival na ginanap sa Barangay Paraiso ng Koronadal City. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Danilo Tejada)