MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court granted the request of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism to have a copy of the SALN of the justices of the Court of Tax Appeals. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/SYgZh5fF9RE
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Roxas asks NCRPO to install CCTV cameras in Monumento
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas asked the National Capital Region Office to install 34 CCTV cameras in the Monumento area due to the heavy concentration of commuters in the said area every day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
DOJ files complaint against alleged Mexican member of drug cartel
MAKATI City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Justice filed a complaint against the Mexican who is suspected of being a member of the Sinaloa drug cartel in the Makati Regional Trial Court. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
DOLE assures new jobs for those affected by K-12 program
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment assured the teaching and non-teaching staff that will be displaced by the implementation of the K-12 program will be prioritized by the said department through the giving of assistance in finding new jobs. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/JCI3JPxdXi4
House of Representatives approves new anti-hazing law
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives approved in its third and final reading, the new Anti-Hazing Law which prescribes heavier penalties against all forms of hazing. Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian is the proponent of said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Various groups protest coal-powered plants
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Various environmental and civil society organizations launched a one million signature campaign to protest the creation of coal-powered plants in spite of the existence of the Renewable Energy Law and Climate Change Law. Said campaign was launch during the celebration of World Environment Day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/KentQk0DUhs
AFP and MILF repair schools in Maguindanao
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – For the first time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front joined hands to conduct repairs on various public schools in Maguindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
PSA: DPWH will conduct road repairs and reblocking this weekend
METRO Manila, Philippines (Eagle News) – In our public service announcement, the Department of Public Works and Highways will conduct several road repairs and road reblocking this weekend. Please watch the attached video for more details on the affected areas. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/1ccxqXXQxrg
Philippine’s inflation at 1.6% last May
According to the National Economic and Development Authority, last May, the inflation rate of the Philippines dropped to 1.6% due to the sufficient supply of food, low electricity charges and the petroleum price rollback. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Asia’s Got Talent Gerphil Flores, Proud Filipino
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Asia’s Got Talent third place winner Gerphil Flores proudly declared that she is a Filipino despite being half-German. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Blast at Ghana petrol station kills 90 seeking shelter from storm
JUNE 5 (Reuters) — An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital killed around 90 people sheltering from a storm early on Thursday (June 4), emergency services said, in the worst disaster to strike the West African state in more than a decade. The force of the blast gave few a chance to escape. People were burned beyond recognition where they stood under the station’s awning, or trapped in the charred wreckage of cars […]
South Korean President visits quarantine hospital with MERS cases; authorities confirm 4th MERS fatality
JUNE 5 (Reuters) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the National Medical Center in Seoul on Friday (June 5) where Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patients are being hospitalized. The government has promised to do everything it can to end the outbreak which began in South Korea last month when an infected South Korean man brought it back from a business trip to the Middle East. Park met medical workers who wore personal protected […]