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 […]
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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. […]
Senate to investigate Customs Commissioner’s resignation
MANILA, Philippines, April 24 (Eagle News) — Senate wants to look into the reason why the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, John Sevilla, who resigned from his position due to political pressure. According to Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., there should be a clarification on what said “political pressure” is. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Public school teachers in Marawi ask help
MANILA, Philippines, April 24, (Eagle News) — The Division Head of public school teachers in Marawi City went to Metro Manila to personally ask help from President Benigno S. Aquino regarding the alleged abuses made by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), wherein the public school teachers in said city were not given salary for a whole year as well as budget that they need for the daily […]
PNP officials undergo re-shuffling
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 23 (Eagle News) — Senior officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were given new positions based on the recommendation of the PNP Senior Officers Placement and Promotion Board of Promotions as approved by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Obama admits hostages killed in raid
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday (April 23) apologized for a counterterrorism operation in January that accidentally killed two aid workers held hostage by al Qaeda, American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto. “As a husband and as a father, I cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the Weinstein and Lo Porto families are enduring today,” Obama told reporters, with a deep sigh, saying he took responsibility for the deaths and has ordered […]
Asia Africa summit closes on promises of increased South-South cooperation
The Asia Africa Summit closed on Thursday (April 23) with leaders of Asia and Africa endorsing documents aimed at strengthening multilateral relationships between the two regions. Among the leaders in attendance were Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Speaking during the closing ceremony, summit host, Indonesian President Joko Widodo told the audience that three key documents had been approved. These include; the Bandung Message to Strengthen South-South Cooperation, the Declaration on Reinvigorating […]
Political watchers: Malaysia might downplay maritime dispute at upcoming ASEAN Summit
Despite increasing concerns over Chinese reclamation works on the South China Sea, political watchers say Malaysia, the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), is likely to downplay the issue in the upcoming 26th summit meeting. China claims most of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea through which five trillion dollar in ship-borne trade passes every year. The waters are also claimed by Philippines, Vietnam,Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. Recent satellite images showed China […]
Tuloy ang paglilitis kay Pemberton
ABRIL 23, (Eagle News) — Kasabay ng pagsasagawa ng Balikatan 2015 exercises sa Zambales ay sabay namang isinagawa ang paglilitis kay Private Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton kaugnay sa pagpatay kay Jeffrey Laude. (Agila Probinsya) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Rescue Olympics sa Aklan, pinangunahan ng BFP
ABRIL 23, (Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ng Bureau of Fire Prevention (BFP) at ng mga ilang miyembro ng lokal na pamahalaan ang isang rescue Olympics sa Aklan. (Agila Probinsya) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Tickets for Pacquiao-Mayweather fight now available
APRIL 23 (Eagle News) — Finally, tickets for the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight are now available after the negotiations between Top Rank, MGM and Mayweather Productions finally pushed through. The tickets have a price range of $1, 500 to $7, 000. (Las Vegas, USA) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
