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PCIJ to receive SALN of CTA justices

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

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)

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)

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 […]