The Philippine Azkals are ready to face Thailand War Elephants in Bangkok, with said team’s coach saying that the team is feeling pressure due to the home court advantage of the Thai team.
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Bicycle made out of gold
In England, a 24 carat gold bicycle worth 250, 000 euro is making news. Said bicycle is also decorated with diamonds and crystals.
Jewish refugee during Holocaust shares memories of war and old Manila
The Philippine Women’s University (PWU) and the Israel Embassy in Manila held a special event where an alumna of class 1944 spoke to the class of 2014 – a journey of 70 years in a time machine. On December 3, Margot Cassel-Pins was joined by her family in the video room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel to address the students in the PWU Hall, sharing stories about her life journey that is […]
Malacanang assures funds are enough for typhoon Ruby assistance
(Eagle News Service) — Malacañang said the government has enough additional funds from the 2014 national budget and from the proposed 2015 national expenditure program to augment assistance in areas affected by Typhoon ‘Ruby’. Based on initial reports, the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar was the worst hit by Typhoon Ruby (international name Hagupit) where it had made its first landfall on Saturday, December 6. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte made the declaration in […]
20 other APEC economies express support for priorities set for 2015 APEC meet
Twenty other APEC member economies have expressed full support for the Philippines’ four major priorities for its hosting of the APEC summit next year with the theme on the importance of “inclusive growth. This was expressed during the two-day symposium for the Informal Senior Officials Meeting (ISOM) in Makati City. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario, the chair of the APEC 2015 ISOM, said they presented the Philippines’ priorities to the members of APEC, which […]
Vigan City declared as one of the “New Seven Wonders Cities Of The World”
(Photo courtesy by Noel Pangan-EBC News Correspondent Ilocos Sur) Vigan City in Ilocos Sur is chosen as the one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World (N7WC). The announcement was made last December 8 (Monday) via electronic media by N7WC foundation President Bernard Weber. The other cities declared as among the New Seven Wonder Cities of the World are Beirut, Lebanon; Doha, Qatar; Durban, South Africa; Havana, Cuba; Kuala Kumpur, Malaysia; and La […]
“Ruby” leaves agricultural damages
According to the Department of Agriculture, the agricultural damage caused by “Ruby” reached 1.27 billion pesos. This amount came from Region IV – A, Region V, IX and VIII and may increase once reports of damages came in from the other regions affected by the typhoon.
VP Binay’s ratings suffer setback
In the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Vice President Jejomar Binay suffered a setback in his ratings which is now lower by five percent. With the said setback, VP Binay still leads as a candidate for presidential election in the 2016.
Typhoon leaves Philippine area fof responsibility
“Ruby” gathers strength as it leaves the country while a new low pressure area was spotted in southern Mindanao.
“Ruby” leaves nine dead
Confirmed casualties caused by “Ruby” have risen to nine, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, with the casualties occurring in Quezon province, Oriental Mindoro, Iloilo, Cebu and Samar.
LTFRB will implement lower passenger fare before year ends
The Land Transportation and Franchising Board will try to implement a lower passenger fare before the year ends. Said fare rollback was proposed due to the series of oil price rollbacks implemented recently by the oil companies.
House leaders, asked to prioritize evacuation center law
Bayan Muna party-list representative Neri Colmenares asked the leaders of Congress to pass the proposed evacuation center law, which will mandate the construction of true evacuation centers in the barangays.
