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Job Fairs at Multi-Service Caravan isinagawa sa lalawigan ng Zambales

MAYO 6 — Matagumpay na naisagawa ang job fairs at multi-service caravan sa Masinloc Gymnasium sa bayan ng Masinloc, lalawigan ng Zambales bilang bahagi sa pagdiriwang ng Labor Day. Pinilahan ng maraming nagnanais makahanap ng trabaho ang samu’t-saring trabahong hatid ng iba’t-ibang kompanya, mga bakanteng trabaho sa lalawigang ito at sa mga karatig lalawigan maging sa ibang bansa. Naroon din ang ilang representative ng Army Recruitment Office para sa mga mamayang nagnanais na magsilbi sa […]

Storm gathers strength as it nears PAR

QUEZON City, Philippines, May 6 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the severe tropical storm with the international name “Noul” continues to gather strength as it nears the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). The weather bureau added that it will hit Cagayan as a super-typhoon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Mayweather ready for rematch

MAY 6 — In a television interview, American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. expressed his readiness for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao next year after the latter has recovered from his surgery. Pacquiao is scheduled to undergo a surgery for his injured shoulder. (Las Vegas, Nevada) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Malacañang will find solution to lower percentage of poor Filipino families

MANILA, Philippines, May 6 (Eagle News) — In response to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS) which revealed that 11.4 million Filipino families are poor, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the government continues to fight poverty through the continued implementation of its pro-poor program, including the conditional cash transfer program. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

ISIS now in the US

MAY 6 — The terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have entered the United States when the said group took responsibility for an attack in Texas which resulted in the death of two gunmen. (Texas, United States) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Groups ask LTFRB to suspend law regarding school service

QUEZON City, Philippines, May 6 (Eagle News) — The National Alliance of School Service Associations of the Philippines asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to suspend the implementation of a law which will phase out all school service vehicles that are 15 years old and above. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Clark airport cancels flights

MAY 6 (Eagle News) –The Clark International Airport cancelled flights as said airport encountered technical difficulties regarding its navigator equipment which is used for airplane landings in the runway. (Clark, Pampanga) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Exclusive: Possible shortage of school bus

QUEZON City, Philippines, May 6 (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview by Agila Balita Alas Dose, several citizens’ groups expressed their concern not only on the worsening condition of air pollution in Metro Manila but also with the possible shortage of school bus because of rules implemented by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Every week, one journalist is killed, according to UNESCO

MAY 6 — Based on the latest statistics released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), one journalist is killed every week around the world. UNESCO added that 593 journalists have been killed worldwide from 2006-2013, with only 6.4% being resolved. (Paris, France) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

He is still our hero

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, May 6) – Like everyone else, I am one of the countless who were disappointed when the Pambansang Kamao, Manny Pacquiao, lose to his arch-rival Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in what was touted as the fight of the century. I must confess that I am  not really a boxing fan, but like many Filipinos I have been drawn to the story of Pacquiao – a story most of us is […]

President Aquino leaves for Chicago, Canada

MAY 6 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Wednesday (May 6) left for a working visit to Chicago, the United States, and a state visit to Canada from May 6 to 9. In his pre-departure speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, the President said this trip aims to promote a more open and stronger trade relations between the Philippines and the US and Canada. “Kukunin natin ang pagkakataong ito, […]