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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) announced that the “Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight of the Century” postage stamps are now available for ten pesos each. PhlPost issued half a million copies of said postage stamps. In addition, PhlPost also issued 30,000 souvenir sheets worth forty pesos each. Said postage stamps and souvenir sheets are available in the main office of PhlPost as well as their local branches all over the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Jay […]
MANILA, Philippines – MANILA, Philippines – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring Southeast Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). NCCA aimed to increase the awareness of Filipinos regarding the culture of the neighboring South East Asian Nations through an exhibit of national costumes of the member-states […]
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima said that it is not an option for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to not surrender its members that were involved in the Mamasapano incident, adding that the said group is still under the Philippine laws. She further said that she is confident that the MILF will surrender its members in the name of peace. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]
PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is confident that the implementation of the K-to-12 program will push through despite several petitions for the suspension of said program. He added that the government has prepared for the K-to-12 program, with the construction of new classrooms and school buildings. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) asked the public to take care of the environment. Said announcement was made in advance of the national celebration for Earth Day on April 22. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Thousands of cyclists joined the campaign for clean air and alternative modes of transportation in celebration of Earth Day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Union of Filipino Consumers and Commuters warns against possible coin shortage as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it will procure new coins using multiply technology. According to the group’s research, coins made using the multiply technology have durability issues. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded higher revenue for the first quarter of 2015. According to Customs Commissioner John Sevilla, the Bureau collected 6.6% more compared to the same period last year, which is worth 92.2 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pushing for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which had earlier been signed by representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This was conveyed on Monday by OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani as he continued his five-day visit to the Philippines to push forward the peace agreement and the autonomous […]
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — Another round of oil price hike was felt on Monday, April 20, as oil companies increased by at least one peso per liter the prices of gasoline and diesel. Flying V hiked the price of gasoline by P1.50 per liter Monday midnight, and also hiked diesel prices by P1 per liter. Seaoil is set to follow starting the first hour of Tuesday (April 21) by increasing the price […]
LIBYA’S Foreign Minister Muhammad Dayri told reporters on Monday (April 20) how he is “appalled” by the barbaric beheading of at least 28 Christians in Libya, after a video purportedly made by Islamic State was posted on social media sites. “We are appalled at this barbaric killing of 28 Ethiopian nationals yesterday in Libya. This is not the first time that these hordes of ISIS do operate with this tragic and horrible actions in Libya,” […]
PHILIPPINE and U.S. soldiers began their biggest combined military exercise in 15 years on Monday (April 20), in a demonstration of Washington’s commitment to its long-time ally as it rebalances to Asia in the face of China’s expansion in the South China Sea. The annual “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games are part of a new U.S. military initiative known as Pacific Pathways, involving a series of drills across the Asia-Pacific as America deploys more troops, ships […]
