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MAY 8 (Eagle News) — Vigan City was officially named as one of the seven new wonder cities of the world, with a representative of the New7Wonder group awarding the bronze plaque to city officials in a formal ceremony attended by Vice President Jejomar Binay. (Vigan City, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 8 — In United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA) named Chicago Bulls member Jimmy Butler as Most Improved Player for the year 2014-2015. Butler is the first member of the Chicago Bulls to receive the award. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) banned sea travel in areas that will be in the path of “Dodong”. The PCG has also prepared its emergency units and asked those who are inhabiting coastal areas to be prepared for evacuation. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle) — The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) warned the public against buying unregistered medicine since this may cause harm in the health of consumers. The FDA further reminded the public to only buy medicine at stores recognized by the said agency. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman placed the entire country under blue alert as tropical storm “Dodong” continues its threat. She added that relief goods were already pre-positioned in provinces that are in the storm’s path. Funds were also released for emergency purchases. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is already coordinating with the Department of National Defense (DND), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) — According to Gabriela representative, Luz Ilagan, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima may faced charges of dereliction of duty based on her statement saying that it is not her priority to pursue the third batch of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) cases as she faces more important cases. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged the public to be careful in buying pork after receiving reports that several hog raisers are using anti-asthma medicine on their livestock. Said medicine may result in higher quality of meat but it has negative side effects on humans. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) – Congress passed on second reading the proposed national identification system law. Under said bill, there will be only one government-issued ID which will be used in all transactions with the government. This will feature some basic information about the card holder. Under the proposed law, those who will give wrong information in their IDs will be fined P500,000 and will be jailed for six months to a […]
Quezon City, Philippines, May 8 (PhilHealth) — The state-run health insurer urged all senior citizens to be vigilant of fixers who may be charging fees in exchange for their help in facilitating their enrollment with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “In the first place, there really is no need to rush for enrollment since they can readily avail of PhilHealth benefits once they need it with or without a PhilHealth ID. They just need […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 8) – It is a sad fact that many of our fellow Filipinos who work as ordinary employees faced abuses from their bosses. Of course, the Philippine Constitution provided safeguards for the rights of laborers and the Congress have enacted laws to guarantee that such rights should be upheld. Of course there are many kinds of complaints, and there are appropriate government agencies to handle each kind. The […]
MAY 8 — President Benigno S. Aquino III flew to Ottawa, the first stop of his three-day state visit to Canada, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after completing a successful one-day working visit to Chicago. Shortly after his arrival in Ottawa, President Aquino traveled to Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada’s governor general, where he was welcomed by Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston with military honors, including a 21-gun salute. After […]
MAY 8 (Reuters) — With the earthquake in Nepal having decimated its capital and countryside, millions of dollars in aid and assistance have flown into the Himalayan nation, including the latest radar technology designed to find survivors buried in rubble. One such device is FINDER, Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response, which sends out low-powered microwave radar to detect human heartbeats. “FINDER is a very low-powered radar that puts a low-powered radio signal towards […]
