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PASIG CITY (PIA) –The Department of Education (DepEd) has released the initial list of Senior High Schools (SHS) online, as part of its continuous preparations for the full implementation of the K to 12 program. The list comprised of DepEd and non-DepEd schools, higher education institutions (HEIs), technical vocational institutions (TVIs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), Dep Ed said. DepEd Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said that “the 2014 and 2015 budgets already have allocations […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 14 (Reuters) — A fire at a Philippine rubber slipper factory killed 31 workers on Wednesday (May 13) and dozens were missing and feared dead, government and fire officials said. Ariel Barayuga, head of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said investigators were trying to determine the cause of the blaze in the capital, Manila, that trapped workers at the two-storey factory building of Kentex Manufacturing Inc, which makes flip-flops and slippers. […]
MAY 14 — Malacañang on Wednesday (May 13) announced the appointment of new government officials and Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges, and the nomination of new ambassadors. Appointed as undersecretaries were Kenneth Hartigan-Go of the Department of Health; and Mildred Yovela Umali-Hermogenes of the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Council under the Office of the President. Named as assistant secretaries were Bienadel Elizabeth Yap of the Department of Public Works and Highways; Elvin Ivan […]
MAY 14 (Reuters) — China on Wednesday (May 13) warned the United States not to take “risky and provocative” actions in the disputed South China Sea. The comment came after a U.S. official said the Pentagon was considering sending its military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. Defense Secretary Ash Carter requested options that include sending aircraft and ships within 12 […]
MAY 14 (Reuters) — The remains of a Filipino diplomat who was killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan were brought to an army base in Manila on Wednesday (May 13). A Pakistan military plane brought the body of Filipino Ambassador Domingo Lucenario Jr., who was among the seven people who died on board a Pakistan military helicopter when it crashed in the Gilgit region on Friday (May 8). Family and relatives watched as honor […]
MAY 14 (Reuters) — The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday voiced China’s “serious concern” toward a U.S. official’s remarks on the Pentagon’s plan to send military aircraft and ships to the South China Sea. Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a routine press briefing that the U.S. side should clarify relevant remarks. According to a Reuters report, a U.S. official said on Tuesday the Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to “assert freedom […]
Atraksyon ngayon sa bayan ng Gloria, lalawigan ng Oriental Mindoro ang Walang Langit Falls, na kung saan patok ito sa mga mahilig sa adventure dahil sa kakaibang scenery nito na tunay ngang nakakarelax. Ang Walang Langit Falls ay mayroong magandang talon na natatago sa mayayabong na mga puno at tanging sinag lamang ng araw ang tumatagos kung kaya naman tinawag itong Walang Langit Falls.
Tampok ang ipinagmamalaki ng Calamian Island ang Maquinit Hot Spring sa nasabing lalawigan ang nag-iisang salt watered spring sa buong bansa. Dinarayo ito hindi lamang ng mga taga bayan ng coron kundi pati na rin ang mga local at foreign tourist pagkatapos na makapag island hooping o matapos ng kanilang pag-akyat sa Mt. Tapyas. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Princes Joy Alvarez, MRFaith Bonalos, Jericho Morales)
Isang sports program ang inilunsad para sa mga kabataan sa lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur na mayroong layuning patuloy na mahasa ang mga kabataan sa larangan ng pampalakasan at mailayo sa anomang bisyo. Ito ay isinagawa sa Cabugao Gymnasium na pinangunahan nina Cong. Ronald Singson at Gov. Ryan Singson kasama ang mga Mayor sa unang distrito ng nasabing probinsya. Ang tema ng nasabing palaro ay “Victory is the goal, Determination gets you there”. Layunin rin nito […]
Nagsagawa ng blood donation drive ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa siyudad ng Valencia, lalawigan ng Bukidnon, Mindanao. Layunin ng aktibidad na ito na makapaghikayat ng marami pang blood donors dahil sa malaking tulong ang naibibigay nito sa mga nangangailangan. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Rica Cabe, Eagle News Service MRFaith Bonalos, Jerico Morales)
Habang nagaganap ang Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2015 sa isla ng Boracay probinsya ng Aklan ay tuloy tuloy naman ang pagdagsa ng mga turista sa nasabing isla. Dahil sa iba’t-ibang beach activities, ay patuloy ang pag-aayos ng MMDA, coastguards maging ang kapulisan upang masiguro ang kaligtasan ng mga magpupunta sa isla ng Boracay. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Matt Villegas, Eagle News Service MRFaith Bonalos, Jericho Morales)
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — “Pambansang Kamao,” Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao returned to the Philippines early this morning and conducted various activities like a press briefing, motorcade and courtesy call to President Benigno S. Aquino III. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
