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MANILA, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — Top security and intelligence officials are asking the government to increase the defense budget for an aggressive build-up of the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Philippines has the lowest defense budget in Asia, despite the increase in military spending. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — House Ad-Hoc Committee Chairman Rufus Rodriguez said that several provisions of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) were removed because they gave the impression that a “sub-state” is being established. Included in the revised provisions is the preamble. Also the name of the law has been change from BBL to Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — House Ad-Hoc Committee Chairman Rufus Rodriguez is expecting that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be questioned in the Supreme Court after the version passed by his committee received many negative feedback, including Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who said that the BBL is unconstitutional. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) released a Php 1.9 billion budget for the mid-year bonus of 155, 000 active uniformed and non-uniformed personnel. The PNP said that this is under the directive of the Malacañang. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — A former Catholic official gave strongly-worded criticisms against politicians who were conducting early advertisement campaigns prior to the upcoming elections. The Commission on Election (COMELEC), on the other hand, said that said politicians can only be declared to have engaged in prohibited premature advertising only after they have filed certificate of candidacy.
MAY 25 (Eagle News) — An estimated 35, 000 companies as well as many others are possible targets for hackers. Said potential victims are users of an online banking system, after several customers lost their money. (Brussels, Belgium) (Courtesy of Reuters) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 25 (Reuters) — Dozens of protesters rallied against oil producers on Sunday (May 24) in California’s Santa Barbara as a cleanup of the ocean continued along the coastline after oil spilled from a pipeline rupture. Protesters rallied and marched through the city carrying a structure mocking an oil pipe with signs reading: “Clean energy future for our kids”, “No more dirty oil.” Up to 2,500 barrels (105,000 gallons) of crude petroleum, according to latest […]
MAY 25 (Reuters) — Surrounded by hundreds of supporters, Sean O’Brien, who gained worldwide fame as “Dancing Man,” busted a move at a party honoring him Saturday (May 23) night in Los Angeles, California. O’Brian, from Liverpool, England, became an overnight sensation after a video of people mocking him while he was dancing went viral. About 1300 well-wishers showed up to honor O’Brien at a party hosted by “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” star […]
MAY 25 (Reuters) — Mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner who inspired the movie “A Beautiful Mind,” was killed in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey, state police said on Sunday (May 24). The couple was in a taxi cab whose driver lost control and crashed into a guard rail on Saturday afternoon while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike, said Sgt. Gregory Williams, a spokesman for the New Jersey […]
The European Union in the Philippines together with its collaborators and partners announced that the deadline for submission of entries to the EU Peace Journalism Awards has been extended to 15 June 2015. The EU Delegation said that all articles/broadcast/images published, produced and uploaded in media outlets until 15 June 2015 will be considered as eligible entries. The entries may be submitted to [email protected] Download the EU Peace Journalism Awards entry form here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m4ssu3-Sp7WCmiE814uC2Cat4B5VGSpRxJDKQKW6KHs/edit?pli=1 The Journalism […]
MAY 25 (Eagle News) — Have you ever wondered if your house can withstand a strong earthquake? Or does it need further “earthquake-proofing” to make your house stronger and less vulnerable in case of a big quake? Phivolcs recently released a “house self-check test” entitled “How Safe is Your House?” It can be viewed through the Phivolcs website This “House self-check” can help an ordinary layman to understand and evaluate the integrity of his house […]
MAY 25 (Eagle News) — Have you ever wondered if your house can withstand a strong earthquake? Or does it need further “earthquake-proofing” to make your house stronger and less vulnerable in case of a big quake? The recent devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal stressed the importance of making sure that your house is sturdy and strong enough to withstand a strong tremor. It is better to be prepared after all […]
