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Activists and family of Filipino on death row appeal for clemency

More than a hundred activists gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Manila on Friday (April 24) to appeal for clemency pending the execution of a Filipino national in Indonesia. Mary Jane Veloso, a mother of two children, was arrested with 2.6 kilograms of heroin at Yogyakarta airport in 2010. Her plea for presidential clemency and judicial review were rejected. Migrant rights activists accompanied several family members in front of the embassy gate, carrying placards and […]

Expect lower price for Pinoy Tasty

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to a Philippine baking industry group, the price of the popular Pinoy Tasty may decrease as bakers tries using bakers conduct a study of using European flour which is cheaper than flour coming from the United States. The price of Pinoy Tasty may go down by 50 centavos to one peso. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Bar exam passers take oath

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — More than 1, 000 bar exam passers will undergo oath-taking in the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), to finally become a full-pledged attorney. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Cebu will experience 11-hour brownout – NGCP

APRIL 24 (Eagle News) — According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Cebu will experience an 11-hour brownout due to the annual preventive maintenance of the NGCP. (Cebu, Philippines) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

DOH asks public to prioritize vaccination

MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to Secretary Janet Garin of the Department of Health (DOH), the public should put importance to the completion of vaccination especially for young children. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

DENR fails to implement projects

QUEZON City, April 24 (Eagle News) — According to the audit report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) failed to implement properly two projects worth 7.2 billion pesos which resulted in a waste of said funds. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Denmark’s Eco-warrior cleans river

APRIL 24 — A 37-years old Danish artist turned Eco-warrior showed his love for the environment when he single-handedly cleaned a river and through his efforts turned said river trash-free. (Rotterdam, Denmark) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Former child star Sawyer Sweeten commits suicide

APRIL 24 (Reuters) — Sawyer Sweeten, who alongside his brother and sister starred as one of Ray Romano’s children in the hit sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has committed suicide, according to various media reports. Sweeten, born May 12, 1995, was 19 years old. Various outlets are reporting that during a visit with family in Texas, he shot himself in the head with a shotgun. Sawyer Sweeten and his real-life twin brother Sullivan Sweeten played on-screen […]

‘Safest bike ever’ devised by British entrepreneur

A British entrepreneur has designed what he calls ‘the safest bike in history’ and hopes its manufacture could help those currently reluctant to cycle, due to safety concerns, to get in the saddle. Crispin Sinclair and his team have created the Babel Bike, which they are seeking to fund via crowd-sourcing website Indigoego. According to Sinclair, the Babel’s protective cage positioned around the rider, combined with a double seat-belt and host of other safety features […]

Philippines makes humanitarian appeal for death row inmate in Indonesia

APRIL 24 — Philippines Vice President, Jejomar Binay said on Thursday (April 23) that he had made an appeal for mercy on behalf of a Filipina currently on death row in Indonesia. Mary Jane Veloso, a mother of two children, was arrested with 2.6 kilograms of heroin at Yogyakarta airport in 2010. Her plea for presidential clemency and judicial review were rejected. Binay, who was in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, for the Asia-Africa conference met his […]

Conserve water, it’s a limited resource, public told

QUEZON CITY, April 24 (PIA) – An environment watchdog has called on the public to conserve water especially at this time that the dry season has set in and water supply is down. Christina Vergara, EcoWaste Coalition’s Zero Waste Program Officer in a statement said that water as a limited and extremely necessary resource is worth a lot of responsible consuming. In the country, as early as the 3rd quarter of last year, water authorities have […]

PhilHealth warns negligent employers

MANILA, April 24 (PIA) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday (April 23) warned employers who fail to fulfill their obligations to their respective employees by not remitting, under-remitting or not reporting premium contributions. PhilHealth gave the warning after receiving reports on erring employers and relative to Circular No. 003, s. 2015 that pertains to the “Recovery of Payments for Properly Filed Claims by Employed Members but without Qualifying Contributions”. Circular No. 003, s. […]