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PNR to increase fare in July

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will implement a fare increase in July, which means that the minimum fare will increase from Php 10.00 to Php 15.00. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/bJaXMjCHYzo

No massive layoff of college professors – DepEd, CHED

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) allayed the fears of college professors regarding the possibility of losing their jobs once the senior high school component of the K-to-12 program starts. Said government agencies stated that they have prepared financial assistance programs to aid teachers who will lose teaching loads. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

MM and Cebu top air pollution

MANILA, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) — According to the studies conducted by the College of Public Health of the University of the Philippines, 32% of jeepney drivers in Metro Manila and Cebu have emphysema or lung damage due to both areas having extreme air pollution. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Meralco and power plants should give refund – Bayan Muna

QUEZON City, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) — According to Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, Meralco and twelve power plants should give a refund to the consumers as the investigatory unit of the Energy Regulatory Commission revealed an alleged “conspiracy” between aforementioned parties that resulted in an increase in the price of electricity. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/UnL8LebaGX0

Retired police encounters problems regarding benefits

QUEZON City, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) — In case you missed it, Ret. Gen. Van Luspo revealed in an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose the problems of retired police regarding unreleased 32 months differential benefits. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Law expert gives opinion about Senator Poe’s residency

QUEZON City, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) – In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Atty. Amado Valdez, Chairman Emeritus of the Philippine Association of Law Schools, gives his considered opinion regarding the issue about the residency of Senator Grace Poe. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Aquino thanks Japan’s business leaders for investing in the Phl; pushes for further economic cooperation

JUNE 4 (Reuters) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino met with business leaders in Tokyo on Thursday (June 4) to further show the Southeast Asian country’s commitment to an amicable relationship with Japan not only by security ties but also through economic cooperation. In the early morning of the second day of his four-day visit to Japan, Aquino addressed a room full of businessmen and women and talked about the Philippines’ appreciation of Japan’s past and […]

President Aquino, Emperor Akihito talk of “deep and abiding friendship” between Phl and Japan

JUNE 4 (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III and Emperor Akihito paid tribute to the “deep and abiding friendship” between the Philippines and Japan and of the strategic partnership between their people during a state banquet hosted by the latter and his wife, Empress Michiko, in honor of the visiting Philippine leader at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. In his remarks during the state banquet on Wednesday evening (June 3), President Aquino […]

Congress will still meet BLBAR deadline

QUEZON City, Philippines, June 4 (Eagle News) – According to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, the House of Representatives will strive to meet the deadline for passing the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BLBAR) on June 11, which is the last day of session of the 16th Congress. Belmonte added that they will adopt strict measures to ensure this. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1S_x0rkokbY

Philippine’s Aquino addresses Japanese parliament, compares China to Nazi’s Germany

JUNE 4 (Reuters) — Philippines President Benigno Aquino addressed Japanese parliament on Wednesday (June 3), praising Japan’s post-war efforts as having gone beyond healing the wounds of World War Two, after earlier comparing China with Nazi Germany. “For your part, you have gone beyond fulfilling obligation to heal the wounds of the past, and acted with truly altruistic intentions. You rebuilt not only yourself but those of us who’ve been left further behind had it […]

Los Angeles City Council gives a fresh nod to $15 minimum wage

JUNE 4 (Reuters) — The Los Angeles City Council gave a second nod of approval on Wednesday (June 3) to a proposal to increase the minimum wage in the nation’s second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020 from the current $9, but the measure must still come back for another vote, officials said. The council voted 13-1 to approve the measure, just over two weeks after a preliminary 14-1 vote in favor of the […]

Aquino: Phl-Japan partnership to counterbalance maritime disputes in South China Sea

JUNE 4 (Eagle News) — President Aquino told members of Japan’s National Diet that a strong Philippine-Japanese partnership would be a vital counterbalance against regional instability created by conflicting claims in the South China Sea. In his speech delivered before Japan’s National Diet, which is the country’s bicameral legislature, Aquino said the current economic and people-to-people engagement between the Philippines and Japan is a shining example of what can be achieved when peace and stability […]