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MANILA – The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines together with its partners congratulated the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards held tonight (8 July 2015) in Makati City. Jefry Tupas, NewsDesk, who is based in Davao City won the grand prize for his article, “The Teachers of Raja Muda”. The grand finalists were Mr Jes Aznar, Mindanews (photo essay) and Stella Estremera, Sun Star Davao (written text in print media). Tupas got […]
QUEZON CITY, 9 July (PIA) – All units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are ready for the onset of Tropical Cyclone ‘Falcon.’ This after the PNP has activated its Implan ‘Saklolo’ (Policing During Disaster) to ensure availability of PNP personnel and resources for disaster incident management operations in areas threatened by ‘Falcon.’ According to Chief Superintendent Wilfredo Franco, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate for Police Community Relations and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Disaster Management, […]
PASIG, July 9—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on Wednesday that it has begun the bidding process for engineering consultancy services, which will deliver the west extension project’s Detailed Engineering Design (DED). The DED will serve as the basis for the construction or civil works component of the project, which will be bid out once the design, is completed. It will cover three (3) stations, the tracks, the viaduct, and electromechanical requirements including […]
PASAY CITY, July 9—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advises the public not to fall to the modus operandi of drug syndicates, describing also the profile of recruiters working for them and their victims. The information on the modus operandi of drug syndicates is based on the report from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “We call for personal vigilance and responsibility on the part of Filipinos who travel abroad. We remind our kababayans that the laws imposed by host countries […]
MANILA, July 9 — The Palace on Wednesday (July 9) defended the hiring of a foreign counsel to represent the Philippines at the Arbitral Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, in the country’s territorial dispute with China. “You hire someone on the basis of competence. You hire someone on the basis of expertise and the field of knowledge that one possesses,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said, commenting on reports that […]
AS DELIVERED Statement Before the Permanent Court of Arbitration Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands WHY THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT THIS CASE TO ARBITRATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION AND THE WORLD Republic of the Philippines v. People’s Republic of China HON. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO Secretary of Foreign Affairs 07 July 2015 Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Tribunal, it is a great honor to respectfully appear before you on behalf of my country, the […]
(Reuters) — Twenty-five people were killed on Tuesday (July 07) after a suicide bomber, suspected of belonging to Boko Haram, attacked a crowd in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria. The attack took place in the compound of a local government building where people had gathered to greet a newly-appointed head administrator. There were conflicting reports as to whether the bomber was male or female. In a separate attack, witnesses and a military source said […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau said monsoon rains which may trigger flashfloods and landslides will be experienced over Metro Manila, the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Central Luzon, Calabarzon and Mimaropa. As of 4:00 am today, the eye of Typhoon Falcon was located based on all available data at 885 km East Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes (21.8°N, 130.3°E) with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 […]
Trading in all securities were halted on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday following earlier reports of technical difficulties, although NYSE-listed issues was still trading on other exchanges. After the halt, U.S. stocks extended their losses, but in low volumes, with the S&P 500 hitting a session low and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq both falling more than 1 percent. “It’s under control. We’re just waiting for word. There’s no sign […]
(Reuters) World markets were down on Wednesday (July 8) as investors worried about Greece’s debt crisis, a meltdown in Chinese markets and a slump in commodities. Euro zone leaders on Tuesday (July 7) gave Athens until the end of the week to come up with proposals for reforms in return for loans. Without the aid, Greece is likely to crash out of Europe’s single currency bloc. Markey analyst Chris Beauchamp said but a solution […]
(Reuters) Analyst said on Wednesday (July 8) that the measures taken by Chinese authorities to support its tumbled stock markets were seen as “backsliding” from its greater financial reform. Chinese stocks continued plunging on Wednesday after the country’s securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of “panic sentiment” and the market showed signs of freezing up as firms scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended. “It’s very bad. It could […]
(Reuters) Big job cuts at Microsoft. The world’s largest software company is cutting up to 7,800 positions – most of them in its phone business. This move comes just one year after it launched one of the largest layoffs in tech history – some 18,000 jobs – as it tried to focus on cloud computing and mobile software services. Microsoft will write off $7.6 billion associated with Nokia’s handset unit it bought last year. It’s […]
