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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — As part of the major movements among the higher-ups of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the PNP has prepared a short list of possible National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief as its current chief announced his coming retirement this June. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine Air Force will continue patrolling the West Philippine Sea. AFP Chief of Staff, Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, said patrol aims to take photographs of China’s massive reclamation activities. He added that said planes are unarmed, so that China will have no reason for alarm. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The camp of Jennifer Laude approached the Supreme Court to permit live media coverage regarding the hearing against United States Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. The Regional Trial Court of Olongapo City twice rejected the appeal of Laude’s camp for media coverage. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — In response to the report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said that their 1.1 billion peso-fund was all accounted for. The OPAPP just failed to liquidate said fund on time. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA Philippines (Eagle News) — According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), nine million Filipinos are unemployed. This result came about despite the lowering of the country’s unemployment rate to its lowest level since 2010. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will conduct a Labor Day job fair. According to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldos, more than 200, 000 new jobs will be offered in the said job fair, both here in the Philippines and abroad. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
TAGUIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho Petilla resigned from his position while saying that his reasons for leaving his office is not political. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MUNTINLUPA City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Frankilin Bucayao asked President Benigno S. Aquino III to replace him as he faced death threats and health problems. According to President Aquino, he already interviewed possible replacements for Bucayo. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will hold a meeting regarding viable alternatives after the Supreme Court did not allow the repair of the malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
THE Cinemalaya Foundation announces the opening of the Cinemalaya Institute in June 2015. The Cinemalaya Institute will provide education, training and accreditation of practitioners in key aspects of film production. The Cinemalaya Institute will be housed in the New Media, School of Arts & Design of the College of St. Benilde, the partner of Cinemalaya Foundation for this project. The Cinemalaya Institute is a three semester intensive training program that will offer training in Writing, […]
APRIL 30 (Reuters) — At a final news conference Wednesday (April 29) ahead of Saturday night’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, there were malicious stare downs, no chair throwing tantrums or any trash talking. Instead, both fighters offered up a healthy dose of appreciation, admiration and respect for the opposing camp Maybe that’s because the fight can stand on its own, as a match-up between two once-in-a-lifetime fighters who are very good at what they do. “The thing […]
To encourage more regional arts organizations and give them ample time to complete and submit the required documents and materials, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Cultural Excnage Department (CED) has extended the deadline for submission of applications for the Local Tour Grants Program to May 8, 2015. Six (6) qualified cultural performing groups from the regions will be given a Php60,000 tour grant each to enable them to implement a short tour of […]
