Maraming bilang ng mga nagsipagtapos ng kolehiyo at high school kasama ang kanilang mga mgaulang ang dumalo sa isinagawang career orientation na isang proyekto ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo para sa mga bagong nagsipagtapos ng kolehiyo at high school dito sa bayan ng Catanauan, Quezon, isinagawa ito sa Eyn`s Restaurant. Layunin nito na magabayan ang mga kabataan sa maayos na pagtatrabaho ayon sa kursong kanilang napili para sa ikapagkakaroon ng maayos at magandang […]
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Ocular inspection sa mga probadong paaralan at kolehiyo, isinagawa ng BFP
Isang ocular inspection ang isinagawa ng mga kawani ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa ilang pribadong paaralan, maging ng mga dormitoryo at mga silid aralan. Layunin ng ocular na ito na masiguro ang kaligtasan ng pasilidad ng mga paaralan lalo na ng mga dormitoryo at silid-aralan, kung saan ay mahigpit rin ipinatutupad ang Fire Safety Standard ng bawat gusali. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Sheena Butac, Steve Yuson, Eagle News Service MRFaith Bonalos, Jericho Morales)
Oxalic acid found in ErgoCha milk tea
MANILA, Philippines, May 11 (Eagle News) — Police investigators found a toxic substance called oxalic acid in the milk tea samples submitted to their laboratories that may have caused the death of the shop owner of ErgoCha shop, and one of its customers in April. Oxalic acid is described by various medical websites as very toxic and is usually used as a cleaning agent. According to the results of the investigation conducted by the Philippine […]
Senate continues investigation against Binay
MANILA, Philippines, May 11 (Eagle News) — The Senate proceeded with its 22nd hearing on the alleged anomalies involving Vice President Jejomar Binay. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Regional HIV testing opens in Palawan
MAY 11 (Eagle News) — The first regional human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing center was opened to the public at the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Also formally launched is the free voluntary HIV testing for the public all over the Philippines. (Puerto Princesa, Palawan) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Prices of petroleum products to increase again this week
MANILA, Philippines, May 11 (Eagle News) — According to industry sources, the price of petroleum products may once again increase this year, by possibly one peso. Meanwhile, various transport groups are asking for the return of the Php 8.50 minimum fare. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
NLEX, to be renamed Corazon Aquino Expressway
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 11 (Eagle News) — The House Committee on Public Works and Highways passed the bill that proposed the renaming of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) into the President Corazon C. Aquino Expressway. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
New storm may enter PAR
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 11 (Eagle News) — “Dodong” may be still within the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) already spotted another storm nearing the PAR. Said storm will be given the name “Egay” once it enters the PAR. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns
MAY 11 (Reuters) — Since Nigeria’s army began clearing large areas of the country’s northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind. Along the main roads heading north from Adamawa’s state capital Yola, some trade has resumed in the towns but ghostly pockets and haunting reminders of the insurgent takeover are evident. Islamist militant group […]
Nepal earthquake survivors turn to rebuilding homes and lives
MAY 11 (Reuters) — Earthquake survivors in Kathmandu began cleanup work and turn to rebuilding their lives on Monday morning (May 11), 16 days after a massive earthquake brought down buildings and killed thousands of people. Workers were seen cleaning up Durbar Square, a UNESCO world heritage site that used to attract tens of thousands of tourists every year before the disaster. Despite the government’s pledge to rebuild the country, some worry that the task […]
Pres. Aquino trumpets transformation of PHL to Filipino community in Vancouver
MAY 11 — President Benigno S. Aquino III has reported the continuing reforms his administration has instituted in the Philippines when he met his “bosses” —- the Filipino community here in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). In his speech facing hundreds of Filipino Canadians here, President Aquino trumpeted the continuing transformation in the Philippines from being a corrupt country into a progressive nation brought about by good governance. “Aminin ko ho, maski ako, […]
WWF: West Philippine Sea in Rough Waters
THE dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3902 square meters of seabed in the Tubbataha Reefs. Ongoing reclamation in a half-dozen reefs has now obliterated 1.2 million square meters – 310 times the damage wrought on Tubbataha. Mechanical dredgers which cut, crush and compact corals have also stirred […]